Garmin Instinct Solar , Rugged Outdoor Smartwatch with Solar Charging Capabilities and Tactical Features, Built-in Sports Apps and Health Monitoring, Black

So easy to read and dual time...happy, need to sync to keep accurate, solar charging is great

The only good thing about this Garmin is the battery life! The layout is cumbersome. The fonts are to small to read when in run mode.. I dont like this Garmin. It doesnt have any watch faces you can download . Just not for me!

I have used this watch for several months now, in the gym, at work, and for everyday life. The battery life is great I usually only have to charge the watch once or twice a month. The app that goes alone with it is also easy to use. I can’t recommend this watch enough.

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After many months of feature and price comparison shopping I settled on the Garmin Instinct Tactical Solar. Ive always loved my negative display G-Shocks and this was the closest smartwatch I could find to that look and ruggedness. The Instinct solar checked two of the biggest boxes I had: 1) Long battery life, this lasts 30+ days on a full charge and tops up via solar (I didnt want a watch that needed to be recharged constantly; 2) smart/health/outdoors features without the look of a typical smart watch (Apple/Samsung). Does it have a full color touch screen display? Nope, but thats fine with me. All the features I needed, without all the drawbacks. Great product, great features, great service and shipping! #TheBBBChallenge

This is my first smartwatch of any variety. Frankly I find it overly complicated for most purposes. Sometimes I get notifications, sometimes I dont. Theres probably a setting somewhere thats messed up but Ive given up trying to sort out most of the features. Experienced smartwatch users may do better with it but it clearly isnt as instinctive as products by Samsung or Apple.

So, I have owned this watch for about 4 months now. This is a decent watch for people who don’t like smart watches. I transitioned to this watch from a Casio G-Shock DW6600, which I absolutely love. I had difficulty bringing myself to purchase a watch of this price mostly due to the fact that my watch needs to stand up to severe abuse as a Police Officer, Diver, Athlete and avid Outdoorsman. To be honest, I was concerned that this watch wouldn’t be able to endure my level of abuse. I also worry that with more technology / “bells & whistles” the more likelihood the system can fail. Having said that, the watch has performed well. I’ve bumped it a couple times and put it through some heat and rain, gone on a couple runs / hikes and it has endured with nothing to show other than a few scrapes.

I’ve owned expensive watches, dive watches 2 different fitbits, Apple Watch 6 and a Garmin vivosmart 3. After having and absolutely hating the new Apple Watch I decided to go back to Garmin. I am absolutely in love with this watch. Exactly what I need and exactly the bloated crap I don’t need. Perfect for hiking and my workout. It’s comfortable and 12 day battery life I am in love, especially after a 12 hour battery life on Apple Watch.

You name it, this watch does it. Fitness tracker, smart watch, navigation aid, watch with world time, and the list goes on. It will even track your sleep patterns with movement, HR, and pulse ox measurements.

If you need a fitness watch and an alert watch paired with your phone, then I recommend this one. It tracks your BPM and Steps as well as activity. Has GPS and everything most smartwatches have. The only thing I wish if the cost could come down a bit. Built well for functionality. Solar Charge and charging for up to 24 days is great. However, needs a little better control features, and settings take a bit of learning.