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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 418 reviews

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  • Battery Life

    Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars

  • Durability

    Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars

  • Comfort

    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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97%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are pleased with the Instinct 2 45 mm Smartwatch, especially its amazing battery life and overall performance. Many appreciate its comfort, lightweight feel, and comprehensive features, including sleep tracking and flawless GPS accuracy. The watch's design and water resistance are also well-received. However, some users have noted concerns regarding the accuracy of its heart rate monitoring.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quality smart watch that is perfect for me

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s perfect for me. I like being able to monitor my sleep, heart rate, steps, and general health related things. I like being able to control my music and get text messages on the screen. But most of all I love that it looks like a normal watch and isn’t touch screen or too complicated. It has all the features I need and none of the ones I don’t. It’s just right. If you want to have a smart phone on your wrist this isn’t it. This thing is rugged! I had the original instinct and after years it didn’t have a scuff on it and this one is looking to be just the same.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
      Posted .

      Thank you for your review. Garmin Garmin

  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great rugged Garmin device

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this as a birthday gift for my husband and he loves it. It features changeable watch faces so you can adapt the appearance to your needs. It's high quality, rugged and easy to use if you understand the basic Garmin interface, if you don't, check out the YouTube videos or Garmin support for how-tos. This has an AWESOME battery life and needs to be charged less than once a week with an hour of daily GPS activity use and frequent use to check notifications. Best Buy delivered it quickly and without incident.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
      Posted .

      Thank you for your review. Garmin Garmin

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great watch…. Still learning about all functions. Very accurate so far

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
      Posted .

      Thank you for your review. Garmin Garmin

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This is an excellent watch!

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice watch! It has everything I need for hiking and exploring in the mountains. It's rugged and very accurate.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid as always

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great watch - already been field-tested in back-country Colorado. Tracked route in an out of fishing site. Excellent elevation tools. Overall durable and high-quality. Worth the price - esp. if you can grab it on sale!

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
      Posted .

      Thank you for your review. Garmin Garmin

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    5/5 Recommend!

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this for my husband and he loves this watch. He wears it everywhere, including to work and it has upheld the conditions well! When he wears it all the time and has it on a little too tight it does rub his wrist and cause slight irritation but I would certainly recommend this product!

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
      Posted .

      Thank you for your review. Garmin Garmin

  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awseom

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is what ypu expect. Great product. Long battery life.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Impressive

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Charges last for 19 days, a little complex to learn how to move from one mode to the next but nothing the average person can't learn. I LOVE it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
      Posted .

      Thank you for your review. Garmin Garmin

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It still works.

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works! Fine and durable. Nothing else to say!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Heart rate monitoring

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Has bugs after last update! Beware

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For the amount of money this watch costs- it should be problem free. Since i Have had the watch the heart rate is never accurate when you don't have a sport chosen. If you go for aa walk the heart rate is way under what it should be and so the calorie count is way off. After this last update, the watch has bugs. If you use the GPS function on walk- it goes crazy calculating miles and is way off. It will say 7 miles walked in a half hour. I don't even run seven miles in a half hour. Again, this messes up my stats. The running part seems accurate. So this needs to be fixed as soon as possible.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
      Posted .

      Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct 2. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
      Thanks Jenny Garmin

  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Garmin

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good condition, more convenient good battery and accurate heartbeat

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I give it 5 stars based on appearance only.

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I believe this is a good watch. I did not use it however because I wanted more functionality from my first watch. So I returned and got a forerunner 955 solar. But the instinct 2 was a nice looking watch for what's it's worth.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
      Posted .

      Thank you for your review. Garmin Garmin

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Garmin Watch

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this watch to keep track of my heart rhythm as i was recently diagnosed with afib it works perfect. Now I can quickly check my heart rate wherever I am.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The perfect watch

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this watch for a Christmas gift for my husband and he loves it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Garmin Instinct 2

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love my Garmin Instinct 2. Quality product, courteous customer service at pick up with no hassles.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Garmin

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Husband loves it! Tracks progress on all sorts of issues.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Garmin Instinct 2 purchase

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great device for monitoring health stats. Arrived in the mail quickly. No regrets at all.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    lies

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Horrible service. I was told they were going to send it to the store after it got sent back. But just got a refund!! And was going to buy it when it was cheaper but went up in price!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
      Posted .

      Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct 2. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at
      product.support@garmin.com. Garmin Garmin