If I had a dollar for every time some project that was ipx5 rated failed after getting caught in the rain one too many times...I'd have enough to buy another Garmin Fenix.
If repairability is one of their selling points, not having spare parts immediately available is a big misstep.
Looks like display and battery are “coming soon”, and those are the only 2 parts they have repair videos for as well.
The watch I am wearing right now is a steel automatic that would have an IP69 rating as it’s rated to 150 meters of water depth.
Will the UNA hint us with a little bit of fog on the window?
The CABLE is IP68? But the watch is IPX5? This is just up to the line of criminally deceptive false advertising. It's not criminal because the fine print, but what an absolute loss of trust. They know what they're doing. IPX5 is a no-go, which they know, which is why they're being so deceptive.
Way beyond IP5X.
Note though that all these watches are water resistant, the seals degrade over time and water can get in. Even the Apple Watch Ultra, plenty of people who had it leaking after scuba dives or even after swimming.
You can usually improve longetivity by following manufacturer instructions (e.g. typically rinsing with tap water after pool or sea use, avoiding saunas/steam baths, etc.).
This is also why almost none of the manufacturers will fix the device under warranty when there is water damage, despite the IP rating.
Even Apple themselvers recommend against submerging and iPhone in water:
To prevent liquid damage, avoid: [...] Intentionally submerging your iPhone in water
https://support.apple.com/en-us/108039
The water resistance in these phones exist so that the phone hopefully survives when they get wet accidentally (heavy rain, pool drop, etc.). Not to shower with the phone, cleaning it by putting it under the tap, or doing underwater photography. Usually, it survives, until the seals fail.
So accidentally dropping the phone in a bath or toilet for a few seconds doesnt count as that?
And of course high heat melts the glue (like hot tubs)