Customer Ratings & Reviews

This was a gift for my boyfriend. He absolutely loves it! He appreciates the very long battery life, the charging capabilities through the solar cell, the flash light and the physical buttons on the bessel. Absolutely recommend for someone who hates charging a watch regularly but still want all the fancy smart watch features.

Great improvement from Apple Watch!!! I appreciate the ruggedness and durability as well as the battery life. The solar feature keeps my battery charged for two weeks. It is very easy to use for fitness tracking and gives much more in-depth and accurate information then Apple Watch and just using the Health app

I have had this watch for a little over a month now and absolutely love it. I don’t miss having an Apple Watch at all. It’s rugged, extremely durable, has lots of cool and unique features. Many of which I haven’t even played with or checked out. I love that it is completely waterproof, I also have not had to charge it. As long as your in the sun some of it has sun hitting it, it charges. Great watch, will stay with this line for sure, great for law enforcement and other first responders.

Garmin Instinct 3 Solar — Better Than I Ever Expected I honestly didn’t expect these watches to be this good — but Garmin Instinct 3 Solar completely blew my expectations away. This watch is not about fancy animations or useless smart features. It’s about reliability, endurance, and truth. The battery life is insane — with solar charging, I almost forget what a charger even is. I wear it every day, outdoors, indoors, workouts, sleep — and it just keeps going. The build quality is rock solid. It feels like a real tool, not a toy. Scratches, cold, heat, sweat — it doesn’t care. This is a watch you trust, not one you babysit. Health and activity tracking is spot on: heart rate, stress, sleep, Body Battery — everything feels honest and consistent. No fake numbers, no drama. Just clean, reliable data that actually helps you understand your body. The screen is perfectly readable in sunlight, the buttons work flawlessly (even with gloves or wet hands), and the simplicity of the interface is a huge plus. No distractions. No nonsense. This watch feels like it was made for people who value freedom, durability, and independence. After using it, I can confidently say: Garmin Instinct 3 Solar is better than all my expectations — and easily one of the best watches I’ve ever owned. Highly recommended. No regrets. Zero.

Garmin always makes such incredible products. I had the original Garmin instinct and recently as of becoming a licensed captain. I decided to switch to the Solar model absolutely incredible. Battery life is amazing lasts for weeks. And with working out tracks all of my health metrics especially the sleep score which is incredible.

Received this watch for Christmas. I wanted the Apple Watch but this is much more durable as i do HVAC and id probably break the Apple Watch. This watch does everything I need to do GPS sleep data, heart rate, pedometer,

The improved contast is worth it personally. There is almost no difference between the elevate 4 and 5 sensor on my wrist so I do not care its the “old sensor”. All of these instinct watches, and quite frankly all fitness/sports/smartwatches have their issues, quirks and glitches. This one requires proper updating through Garmin Express to get the battery life to display properly. The orange accents do not bother me like I thought they might. They are subtle and gives it some character. I can not use silicone or rubber watch straps. The Ultrafit nylon straps are incredibly comfortable and create a better fit and adjustment. I typically disable all features except for HR and full charge gets 31 days with one or two activites tracked. Solar charging is incredible compared to prior gen.

This is my first smartwatch; having to charge a watch seemed very inconvenient, so I have stuck to traditional watches. I wanted to keep track of my fitness goals, so a smartwatch was a good option compared to carrying my phone everywhere. When looking for watches, long battery life and a screen that wasn’t so bright and colorful (like a phone screen) were my top priorities. I decided on the instinct 3 solar because of the long battery life, what the watch was able to track, and having access to Garmin’s GPS function for running. The watch fits and feels like any other watch; the screen isn’t distracting; it tracks everything I’m looking for in regards to health and fitness. The light on the watch was a nice feature, but not necessarily a selling point.

Overall, I like the watch. The interface is mildly annoying but it’s not a touchscreen so I expected it. The battery life is amazing and overall it’s a good watch.

This is a great watch! Upgraded from the instinct first edition and it was well worth the price. I use the flashlight all the time. Who would have thought it would be so handy? My wife calls it my super power. LOL Battery life is even better than the first series. With pulse oxygen on for monitoring sleep i get 19 days battery life.

I bought this for my fiancé as a gift! He really likes this watch, it's comfortable and multifunctional.

Awesome watch and very durable. The built in flashlight is a plus too!

I bought this watch after doing some research, Im have hypertension and always need to monitor my BP Ive had other smart watch like samsung an apple and this one is the best. I work alot out in the sun and last week I was doing a job out in the sun I knew I was really pushing my limits but you get to a point it feels normal but its not. Once I finished the job about 10 hr got in my service vehicle drank about two bottle of water I was super tired and burnt from so much sun. My watch started beeping and stating my HR was over 100 bpm I felt I was about to turn into Hulk jajaja so I stop took my med. The stats on the phone are really freindly it has so many uses, battery ñast for ever, defenetly Im not going back to other watches.

The best watch for a runner. Almost no need of charging it. Great style. Love it!

Love the durability and battery life on this watch I like the connectivity it has with my phone and the companion phone app. I enjoy it having multiple exercises that it can track.

Although I haven't figured out all the functions, I'm pretty happy with this watch. I especially like the torch feature since I'm really into flashlights and having that was a pleasant surprise.

Well worth the money! I work outside all day and enjoy the solar charging. It has a ton of exercises to choose from to track. I have only used it at work and a couple bike rides but I haven’t begun to use it to its full capability. The torch light is really convenient when you need both hands to work on something at night. Or just getting a drink of water in the middle of the night. I’ve had a fitbit watches for ten years and this blows them out of the water.

I wanted a watch that was more geared towards working out than an Apple Watch. This is my first ever non-Apple wearable and I love it. It tracks my sleep among many other things, some of which I am still finding out. The battery life is amazing. I went from charging a watch every night to this watch, which I’ve had for about 30 days and had to charge once. It has been a huge upgrade. I don’t think I could go back to Apple after having this.

As a former apple water owner for 10+ years I decided to switch to the Garmin. I love the battery life and screen visibility when outside in the sun. It easily tracks my workouts and still receives phone calls and texts on it. Love this watch and I’m excited to own it for a long time.

Phenomenal watch this is my second garmin I upgraded from the instinct solar and this one has been nothing but great.