Customer Ratings & Reviews

This watch is awesome. I charged it the first day and set it up with the Garmin connect app. Which is super easy to do. I’m a outdoors kinda guy and absolutely love the features this watch offers. Way better battery life then most smart watches. I got tired of charging my Apple Watch every night. The sensors for heart rate and vo2max are more accurate then Apple Watch. The navigation feature are great. You can easily create way points and navigate back to your staring point. Monitors sleep as well. The connect app gives you all the data you need to see everything more detailed. The watch face is super simplistic more like the G Shock. Sure there are better screens or watch faces from other products but if you like simple and not having to charge your watch every night then this watch is for you. It is a bigger watch but very comfortable to wear. The more stuff you do the faster the battery goes down. I get the notifications I want by turning of the ones I don’t need in my iPhone settings. The build in solar charges the Watch pretty efficiently. If you have a dog tracker then you can connect it to the Watch via garmin canine. The Garmin explore app is also useful with topo map and navigation/ tracking while hiking. I wish it had a hunting and fishing feature. But all and all, simply said I like this Garmin Instinct Solar way better then my Apple Watch 6.

Bought this watch mainly for how long the battery lasts and to track my sleep. A little over 2 weeks now and love it. Very comfortable to wear and love how it connects to my phone for notifications.

This was a gift for a relative who found touchscreen smartwatches too complicated. It solved many of thoser issues, but has its own challenges. PROS: +Rugged design seems durable +Amazing battery life and solar charging +Lightweight and comfortable to wear +Easy to read monochrome display +Fitness tracking appears to work well +Vibrates for an incoming phone call or notification +The bubble in the upper right corner tells you what you're selecting. CONS: -Navigation is overly complicated. It's not always clear which button is needed to access a menu -Buttons are on the lower portion of the watch and can be hard to press when on your wrist. Gripping the face often triggers actions on the other side. -The charger is somewhat awkward to plug in Overall, it's a very good watch that could be near perfect with some usability tweaks,

If you are looking for something that will last for days before needing charged like I was. If you are only interested in fitness tracking like I am. If you prefer the look of a normal watch rather than the "Apple Watch" look like me... then this is a good watch for you. The only thing I found a little odd was how to access all of the capabilities. It is not as intuitive. It is not junk... it just has a learning curve that you must overcome. Took me about 2-4 days to get used to it.

A solid, rugged, reliable time piece. Notifications hit every time. The solar charging is spot on. Very comfortable to wear. Sleep tracking is decent. Only con is the screen has a tendency to appear washed out at times.

I traded in my Apple Watch to get this. The health tracking is way better, along with the sleep tracking. I couldnt even track my sleep with Apple Watch because the battery would die and need to be charged overnight. Comparatively, my watch now has a battery life of 26 days. I love this watch and highly recommend buying it!

Very happy with this acquisition! I purchased it for hiking in AZ, have not had any issues with it at all. Battery lasts 8-12 days on full charge and is very useful in giving you information on sleep habits as well.

This watch is fantastic! I bought this watch to upgrade for better fitness tracking. My apple watch just wasn't cutting it. The features the app has will improve your training tremendously. If you like the look of G-Shocks and Casios, this is the watch for you.

Really like this watch. Still learning what it can do, several weeks after purchase. The basics of operation were fairly easy. One of the most useful features for me has been the ability to look at my sleep patterns. I bought this watch so I could track where I am - altitude, location, etc. It works.

I wanted a watch to essentially track my stats and this watch does just that. It has a lot of fun features as far as fitness tracking. I love that’s it’s waterproof so I can wear it all the time. It’s very comfortable and easy to clean. I’ve had this watch for 4 months now an I think I finally have the short cuts and extra features on the watch. That is probably the only negative thing I have to say but it does come with a manual and there are videos on the internet if you want to save time. Overall: I don’t regret this purchase and it’s everything plus more than I wanted.

Wow, awesome smartwatch. I was using another brand and all of the sudden it just died on me. The battery life is outstanding!!! The fitness tracking is easy to follow. Also, you can read texts, answer your phone, and receive notifications too. Glad I switched to Garmin.

I bought this for my husband for Christmas and he absolutely loves it. He is outdoors all the time and runs a lot so it is perfect for him. He also enjoys checking his sleeping patterns. So far he is very happy with it. Time will tell !!

Can’t wear smart watches at work so the look of this watch allows me to get by and still track pedometer, sleep, cals.

Bought this watch for my husband who hates watches. He absolutely loves it and uses it every day. Loves that it keeps track of all his steps and fitness.

Fits nice. Accuracy of heart rate for the most part accurate, It has issues randomly higher heart rate, up too 20 bpm higher for a short time then another product i use and it didn't record it. Also steps is also exceptionally higher then two other products i use at the same time. one app said 4686 steps, google fit said 6088 steps , instinct 8981 steps. The app could use a blow up of the graph. Sleep function seams very accurate and stairs. Most of everything else seams OK so far.Just understand what you are buying. Read the instinct fine print for accuracy of this product.

Excellent device for providing valuable feedback on physical activity and sleep.