Customer Ratings & Reviews

Best smartwatch I ever owned. Battery life is incredible I have only charged it 3 times since my purchase.

Have always had Garmin wearables. The Instinct 2 Solar is light, durable with excellent battery life. The updated 2 version allows adjustments to be made through the app. Well done Garmin.

I had the prior Instinct as well as Apple Watch 5. The battery on AW had expired and Instinct was feeling old. I looked at AW9 and couldn't stomach the price. I like the improvements over the original Instinct including payments, better health sensors, faster performance and cleaner physical interface. Sadly, this is even more useless for swimming than Instinct v1. Lap counting shows I've completed 4 laps when I've done 2 freestyle laps - should be an easy count. Heartrate now works for swim, but if you really care about distance, which I don't so much, it's a total fail. I'm not sure how it could count laps so poorly. Not sure what the Solar option does, but in general I saved a lot compared to Apple and I have good health sensors. Battery lasts 4-5 days for me, which is amazing. VO2 is appreciated and of the main sensors I was looking for. I like the way it feels and looks and it's not too uncomfortable to sleep with. Night mode is very good as well.

Love my Garmin watch! Keeps tract of everything! Yhe Best watch for me! Easy to setup ! Garmin watches are the way to go if you stay active!

Great battery life unparallel to other watch and the solar charge function is amazing. Nice durable great for health and sport. Still learning all the bells and whistles but this was the perfect choice.l

This watch is so much better with the solar. The life span lasts so much longer now and I barely have to worry about charging every single week. You do need to be outdoors to get some good light but it’s a decent trade off to get the watch trickle charged. The garmin stats are great too.

Great battery life and easy to use. Only reason I'd get rid of it is to get a newer model.

Love this watch. Tracks my fitness accurately and long battery life. It also tracks location when hiking and adds a bit of a safety net.

My husband loves his watch because of all the features it comes with! Helps him track how active his been through out the day.

I love the watch and it has great features plus GPS. Best value and quality. The battery charge last for a long time. One charge can last about a month.

I am not a regular or smart watch person, but this watch has been on my wrist for a month now and i couldnt be more impressed. Garmin has the best system for the health/adventure minded individual. Even with the barebones/lack of touchscreen capable screen, this watch works and flows seamlessly with my Galaxy s22 ultra. I am able to track health markers i never considered in the past and am well informed while exercising. I suspect I will only use this watch for a year and consider upgrading to a slightly bigger, or more tech packed model but either way, i am very pleased with the Instinct 2 solar!

Has great features and the battery lasts a long time. Solar charging sure helps the battery.

This watch has a lot of features which are easy to locate and use. It’s both durable and reliable, even in extreme temperatures. Easy to read display.

I wanted a lightweight watch that I wouldn’t notice wearing, and something that could do multisport tracking with accuracy, and a long battery life. It was also important to me that it was not flashy or appearing like the typical smartwatch. This is the perfect watch for me

Amazing watch 28day charge time. Versatile and does everything i want. Its not color but its long time between charges and ability to solar charge make this Amazing.

This is a good Smartwatch and I would recommend it to others.

It works well and is rugged. There are many things it can do, but there is a learning curve. I am not sure the solar helps extend the time between charges as much as you would hope.

Sold my Apple Watch for this? You bet your money I did! This is so much more versatile than the Apple Watch! Going on 3 months having this watch and I haven’t looked back since. Having a wayyyyy better battery life than the Apple. I’m actually not afraid to get this watch wet either. Being outdoors and active, not afraid to beat this watch up. Highly recommend if you’re an outdoorsy person or even just a casual person that doesn’t do much outdoors.

Im a first responder and i have used this watch in so many different ways. Im very happy with this purchase

Great for tracking activity and being solar battery life is awesome.