Garmin Instinct GPS Watch: Durable and Accurate Tracking for Outdoor Adventures in Graphite

Michael Wiese: Works other than the compass. I’ve tried 2 of them and had accuracy issues with both of them.

United States on Oct 10, 2023

Swede63Swede63: I love this watch!!! I replaced an older Fitbit with this Garmin Instinct and only wonder why I waited so long. Got the 'refurbished' version and saved a bunch of money. Lots of Youtube videos on how to operate the watch, but suffice it to say that it really isn't complicated once you figure out the buttons. Oh, and I paired it with the Garmin Connect app only my iPhone, so I really don't do much on the watch directly.

Pros:
- Far superior connection with the Garmin Connect app. Syncs almost instantly and I rarely have to prompt it to sync.
- Very nice display. Quite legible, especially in sunlight.
- App has all kinds of interesting data displays - superior to the Fitbit app in my opinion. I especially like the step averages.
- Screen is configurable - I display heartrate, steps, sunrise and of course date and time.
- Countdown timer and stopwatch are easily accessed and I use them frequently. Don't want that soda in the fridge to freeze solid:)
- Battery life is ridiculous. While I have yet to use that GPS in the month I've had this watch and can't speak to that, routine battery life seems to be at least 5 days. I have yet for the watch to warn me of a...

United States on Sep 28, 2023

Steve: This watch is amazing keeps perfect time and the battery lasts forever as far as the charge goes and when I got it it looked brand new.

United States on Aug 02, 2023

I bought it with hesitation as it is refurbished, but I have to say it's great product. The only small issue is I need to make sure that the charging Cable is fit correctly and charging the watch: I bought it with hesitation
But now I am happy with it.

Only small issue is charging cable which I need to make sure if it fits properly

Canada on Jul 03, 2023

Cliente Amazon: Excelente reloj, llevo usándolo más de 2 años y nunca me ha fallado, todo funciona tal como lo prometen.

Mexico on May 17, 2023

Jerome Tanguay: A bit complex to operate but otherwise seems ok

Canada on May 15, 2023

Stampy167: I was looking for something to track my bike rides that included heart rate. This has been perfect for it. I have tried the Apple watch two other times but I just don't like that much ocnnection to my phone. This is easy to shut off notifications from the phone (in iOS just removed notification center updates for whatever app) and one YouTube video shows the gist of anything I need to do with it. Each face is customizable as needed, I like seeing the temp on my watch as well as my heart rate.. I have taken it mountain biking and the GPS stays connected without issue. I was only expecting to wear this while biking but it looks good and is comfortable enough that I find myself wearing it all day.

United States on Apr 10, 2023

Tchenko KlisarovTchenko Klisarov: Very fast and accurate delivery - I received it on 02/20/2023.
So far, it has been working perfectly-accurate reading of heart rate, atmospheric pressure, altitude and GPS coordinates.
Very good mobile application, accurate reading of different phases of sleep.
Good battery - with average load - first charge after 8 days of work!
Disadvantage - inaccurate reading of the temperature and blocking of the entire clock once.
For the ratio of quality and functions - price - I highly recommend it.

Germany on Mar 02, 2023

gerG: This watch is let down by the small low resolution display. It has excellent contrast, but I can't tell a 5 from a 6 in the fields with small font size. I switched it to dark text on white background and improved contrast, but still too much squinting and guessing. It is a small square display on a large round face. Worse yet they masked off part of the display to make part of it look like a separate round display. Poor design choice in my estimation. Pros and cons:
+Tells time without waving arm around or touching screen
+No touch screen (a benefit for me in an active type watch)
+Good button action
+Excellent contrast
+Live pulse rate
+Garmin app is very good
+Amazing battery life
-Itty bitty display on a large watch. Text and small numbers very hard to read.
-Inaccurate and erratic pulse rate
-No pulse ox (SpO2)
-Expensive relative to other watches

Alternatives: I also own a Ticwatch Pro 3 and a Samsung Active 2. All about the same price. The Garmin is the most rugged and has the best software. The Samsung is nice looking and has decent software, but I have to flail around or tap the screen to tell the time. The Ticwatch is far and away...

United States on Mar 25, 2022

MrMay: I used to wear a slim girly fitbit on my wrist that was too small for my man size wrist, and wanted a man size watch mainly for the heart monitor function,so bought this refurbished Garmin.

What came was a new watch as far as I'm concerned. It's well made and has every function available for everything you may want to monitor. Came with no instructions but common sense and You Tube soon had me on my way. On first set up you need to choose all the excersise activities as once you have gone past that set up, you can't go back to add walking cycling running etc, and have to re-set the watch back to factory setting and start again I found out, so tick everything to add it to the list of activities first. Great easy phone app,with no probs connecting and it gives notifications from phone texts,calls,e-mail and even news items if required. I have used the cycling facility GPS and walking and both give an accurate measurement of distance. Heart monitor is accurate also as I tested it with my other device and they came out the same more or less give or take a beat. Great watch. Has everything you would need from a watch of this kind for a great price,and the battery life is also...

United Kingdom on Sep 05, 2021