Customer Ratings & Reviews
Customer reviews
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 232 reviews
(232 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Battery Life4.9
Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
- Durability4.9
Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
- Comfort4.8
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Solid watch
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Wish offered band customization options when purchasing like the amoled version. The flashlight is the best feature!
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Twilight with Twilight Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Garmin solar
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is an excellent watch it’s comfortable to wear all the time only have to charge it once a month fit is great. The face one the watch isn’t as big as you think
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Black Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
Garmin watch
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great watch that works wonderfully. Solar charging is amazing
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Black Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
Needs manual
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It did not come with a manual, and as complex as it is it needs one. I know it is on line, but that requires more work for me, plus I now need my PC to be able to use-learn all the features. It's nice to have a written manual to refer to with out going to a computer. I wasn't aware to use al the features I need to buy apps, it would have nice to be told that up front.
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Black Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
Great watch
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great watch works awesome but need instructions and YouTube is not the best
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Twilight with Twilight Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Best Entry Level watch
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Amazing watch with great features. I enjoy the fact that it is not a touch screen. The screen is very visible even in bright conditions. It functions great for triathletes and automatically tracks your transitions.
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Twilight with Twilight Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Garmin Instinct 3
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great watch !!! The torch light is an awesome addition .
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Black Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Garmin Instinct 3
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Happy with my Garmin Instinct so far. The color , twilight , looks quite a bit different for real then on the computer.
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Twilight with Twilight Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
10/10
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Unfortunately had to replace a different watch and was stressing over a replacement. This fit every check box for me and works wonders
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Black Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice and good quality
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Nice and i gifted to my friend. He is satisfied and happy.
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Black Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 3 out of 5 stars
Complicated
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It’s a nice watch for notifications and to track activity. My boyfriend says it’s a very complicated watch to use.
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Black Band - (2025)
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome gift
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Nice watch, and with a rugged look, also perfect for a gift on Father's Day.
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Black Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Best watch ever
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is the best watch if you want a very good fitness tracker but not a smart watch. Love it came from an Apple Watch Ultra and love this so much better.
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 50 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Charcoal Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent watch
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Purchased after buying 3 cheep watches for military training. This watch as it all and very well built.
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Black Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 3 out of 5 stars
Not worth it
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is advertised at 28 days of battery life in regular smartwatch mode, or unlimited if you get lots of sunlight, but you won’t get anywhere near that. I didn’t do any gps activities, got decent sunlight exposure, downloaded the latest software update, and I only got 11 days. Thats a huge disappointment. Other than that, its a solid, rugged watch. But I returned it, because battery life was my main reason for purchasing this to begin with. If you dont mind charging it that often, i’d recommend it, but if that matters to you, skip this one. The 50mm model probably does better than this, but I doubt it’ll be significantly better, and it’s much bulkier than this 45mm.
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Black Band - (2025)
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
Garmin watch
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Watch is functional, display could be better and easier to ise
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Black Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent product. I bought two for my sons and they loved!!!
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Twilight with Twilight Band - (2025)
I would recommend this to a friendRated 3 out of 5 stars
Watch
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Can’t get steps off of watch, no instructions, you have to go to internet which is unnecessarily difficult.
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Black Band - (2025)
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 3 out of 5 stars
Nice watch, not a huge leap from the 2
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Decided to upgrade from my Instinct 2 and was mostly disappointed. This is a fantastic watch, just not worth the upgrade if you have the 2 or 2x. Probably worth the upgrade if you still have the original Instinct, otherwise wait this one out for the inevitable much improved 4. After ten days of use, decided to return and go back to the 2
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Twilight with Twilight Band - (2025)
No, I would not recommend this to a friendRated 2 out of 5 stars
Battery life not so good
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.First battery held more than 10 days. 2nd charge quickly drained out. 3rd charge - about 9% of memory daily with minimal use. Still monitoring it. May return this. I bought this a long battery life
This review is from Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Black with Black Band - (2025)
No, I would not recommend this to a friend













