Garmin Instinct 3 AMOLED and Solar GPS Smartwatch

About This Item

Engineered to take on your toughest adventures, Instinct® 3 is the rugged GPS smartwatch with bolted construction, a metal-reinforced bezel and scratch-resistant lens. It features a vibrant 1.2” AMOLED display, built-in LED flashlight and 24/7 health and wellness tracking. Follow your instinct, wherever it leads, with up to 18 days of battery life.

FEATURES:
  • Make a bold statement with this rugged GPS smartwatch, featuring a vibrant 1.2” AMOLED display and up to 18 days of battery life
  • Engineered with a supertough 45 mm fiber-reinforced polymer case and metal-reinforced bezel
  • Built-in LED flashlight with variable intensities and strobe modes gives you greater visibility in the outdoors and provides convenient illumination when you need it
  • Know your body better with health monitoring features, including wrist-based heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, Pulse Ox and more (this is not a medical device, and data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked; Pulse Ox not available in all countries)
  • Navigate confidently with a 3-axis compass, barometric altimeter and multi-band GPS with SatIQ™ technology, which delivers superior positioning while also optimizing battery life
  • 10 ATM water-rated and designed to MIL-STD-810 for thermal and shock resistance
  • Leave your cash and cards at home; Garmin?Pay™ contactless payments (with supported bank) let you pay for purchases on the go and breeze through select transit systems
  • Stay connected with smart notifications and Connect?IQ™ Store compatibility, which allows you to download new apps and watch faces (when paired with your compatible smartphone)
  • Safety and tracking features include incident detection (during select activities) and Assistance, both of which call or send a message with your live location to emergency contacts when paired with your smartphone; requires setup and your smartphone to be in an area with network coverage where data connectivity is available
  • Sync the Instinct® 3 smartwatch with the Garmin?Connect™ app, and get more details on your health and fitness data plus personalized insights and more
  • Brand : Garmin
  • Country of Origin : Imported
  • Web ID: 25GMNUNSTNCT345MLGEN
Strap materialsilicone
Lens MaterialChemically Strengthened Glass
Bezel Materialfiber-reinforced polymer/aluminum
Case materialfiber-reinforced polymer
QuickFit® watch band compatibleyes (26 mm)
Physical size50 x 50 x 14.4 mm
Weight59 g
Display Size1.3" (33 mm) diameter
Display resolution416 x 416 pixels
Color displayYes
Large font optionTes
Battery typeLithium ion
Charging methodGarmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/History4 GB

REVIEWS

4.4
83%
Recommended

269 Reviews

Very Happy With Garmin Instinct Iii

I have had a few Garmin watches in my life including Garmin Instinct, Forerunner and now Garmin Instinct III. While I have few complaints about the first two the Instinct III is hard to beat for durability, accuracy and dependability. It tracks all of the body metrics that I need tracked and very user friendly. I am not a runner so for runners this may not be the best option but for all others this is a great watch to have as a life trainer.

Sharp Display

Clear sharp display, easy to read. I used the Garmin Connect app to choose a watch face with hour, minute, and second hands. I also went with the red, green and white display colors, making it even easier to read. The battery life is excellent, about two weeks, and the battery life indicator is accurate. My last watch would indicate nine days of battery life, but only go five. I use mine at work in the medical field. With some watches, when you wash your hands, it’s hard to get the watch clean and dry without removing it from your wrist. Not a problem with this one. I also use it to record my hikes. The hikes are fun to look at on the Connect app. I’m glad I chose this model. After two weeks of ownership I can see no downside.

Drosen5469

I like the watch but found that navigating to use fitness stuff is tough

Great To Be Back On The Garmin Team

I received this as a birthday present a few weeks ago. I thought the 50mm dial would be too big, but very happy with the size. I haven't had a working Garmin for several years so it takes a while to reacquaint yourself with the many features of the Instinct 3 Solar. So far no issues programing the device and it sync's well with the app. The default screen set up come with the fields I wanted to see regularly. I look forward to exploring the many customizations possible on the device.

I Love The Colors About It

I absolutely love this watch, and the functionality details about it and the battery life is amazing.

Great Balanced-watch!

Extremely happy with my purchase. The watch is super light, very easy to use and it has a great battery life. Couldn’t be happier!

Garbage

I bought the watch. It connected with no problems. Two weeks ago it disconnected and I haven’t been able to connect it again. I spoke with somebody last week and was disconnected

Amazing Watch. Exactly What I Was Looking For.

Amazing Watch. Exactly what i was looking for. Thanks

Love The Instinct #3,

Love it! Trying to learn all it can do, which is a lot. I went from a iWatch to this. iWatch had to charge each day, hated that. Not I get 24 days on the Garmin. My daughter has had Garmin watches for years. She kept trying to get me to move to Garmin, she was right, best watch I have had

Must Have

Tools some getting used to compared to the original Instinct, but this thing is incredible. Love the detail and options. Like going from dial up internet to fiber. Massive difference in the best way.

Garmin Watch

Great watch feels amazing, never in the way during runs or workouts. Tons of features.

Great Watch

Upgraded from a Fenix and this is great for me. The battery life lasts a full 2 weeks which is great.

Instinct

Recently purchase the Instinct. However, I found that it was just a little too complex for this old man. Great features, but the display was a little cluttered. Love my Garmin products, I have several, and i'll have newer ones as prices become more competitive. Great support from Garmin at all times, a big plus.

Great For The Outdoors

I bought watch a little less than a month ago to replace my Garmin Venu Sq. That one was starting to become unreliable, and the battery wasn't lasting as long as it was before. The Instinct is so much better! The battery really does hold up for 18 days if you set it up to conserve when the display is on. I feel like this watch gives me much better monitoring capability. Navigation is easy with the buttons and the default settings are fine for me. The main watch display has a really nice summary of all the major stats and information that I'm interested: Time, day, month, day, temperature, high and low temperature, sunrise, sunset, steps, elevation, heart rate, and days left on the charge. I also like the morning stats that come up every morning. The torch flashlight is really bright for as small as it is. Overall it's a really great watch.

Over The Moon Happy!

Was over the moon Ecstatic when my fitbit Versa finally crapped out so I could justify a major upgrade. I'm an outdoor enthusiast into hiking, backpacking, camping, kayaking and just about anything in outdoor activities. I absolutely love my new Garmin Instinct 3. Initially was not the Garmin I was going to go with but after seeing this side by side with my planned purchase the Instinct 3 was Hands down the better option for me. Bit of a learning curve getting accustomed to all the bells and whistles that this watch packs. The battery life for me as a backpacker was a huge selling point (7days of always on)... Can't beat that for the backcountry. One less thing I have to worry about charging. Love my Garmin Instinct 3 and will now be a lifelong Garmin Watch Wearer!

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