Garmin Instinct® Solar Rugged GPS Smartwatch 45mm Orchid - Orchid

I work in the hvac field and I needed a rugged watch. A smart watch that could handle abuse. I've had it for a month now and I'm very happy. When I'm working on rooftop units I get enough sun in a day to actually charge it a couple more days. It's a great watch for outside work. It has a body battery that tells you how much you've charged yourself (slept) or if you're low. Haha. Sometimes I'd rather not know.

Great watch. Simple reliable and built tough. You will not regret this purchase.

Researched for about 3 weeks. This smart watch monitors heart, step counter, stress, sleep, vox, & sleep. Best choice in buying this garmin smart watch. Highly recommend. I use it to monitor my elliptical daily workout. Already planning to buy another Garmin Instinct give as X-Mas present.

It's more than a watch, really. Many great and handy features at an attractive price. Don't expect solar to mean it never needs to be charged; you will need to charge it but it lasts weeks and the solar helps extend that. However, battery life will depend on usage.

I bought this for myself for an early Christmas present. Usually costs around $400, but I got it on sale for $300. Bought online and i received it in about 3 days. I wouldn’t have been mad if I had paid $400. Battery life is incredible, even when using all of the features. I would buy again but it is built well enough I probably won’t have to.

The metrics given are insightful and robust. The battery is outstanding and given the many functions the watch performs, it's amazing how long it lasts between charges. I highly recommend anyone making the jump in price if the Fenix or similar watches are too expensive. This is a great in between in price. I am upgrading from a Fitbit Ionic without ANY regrets.

Bought this because i got tired of my Apple watch barely making it through the day and failing to deliver notifications. The Instinct Solar wins on both these: I only charge my Instict one a week now and I could wait up to two weeks if I wanted to. Solar charging really does work, a week outside meant my battery meter barely moved. GPS tracking is surprisingly accurate when enabled (but GPS is a battery drainer). And I like the more traditionaly "retro" watch look this has. My favorite feature is the customizability of the watch faces: the graph can be anything I want it to be: solar intake, steps, heart rate, altititude,etc. Along with ability to tweak the info in the small circle and two changeable data fields under the time. Very powerful. Downsides? Many Many settings under the hood to potentially tweak to get the best out of this and the button interface vs. touchscreen definitely takes some getting used to. Price definitely feels somewhat steep retail as well for the platics and rubber this is made out of. Otherwise a month into ownership I don't regret the purchase and bought a lavender one for my wife as well.

This was a gift for my daughter. She loves it. Exactly what she wanted. It tracks steps, but looks like a regular watch. She also does a lot more. My husband also has one. I guess I will be getting one soon.