Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Venu 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Stainless Steel and Black - (2023)
Average customer rating
4.4
(869 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 869 reviews
5 Stars
581
4 Stars
162
3 Stars
72
2 Stars
28
1 Star
26
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Venu 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Stainless Steel and Black - (2023)
Customer Rating
5
Great features!
on August 23, 2026
Posted by: DitDat
Love all the features. The quick scroll. This is the first watch I've had that I'm able to answer phone calls from even when my phone is not in the same room. My husband says the sound on the receiving side is pretty good too!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Great for a while
on August 23, 2026
Posted by: Joe16
I got this retirement gift two years ago. I really liked it but it just stopped working. Would not hold a charge then would not even charge at all so I threw it away. Think I might go to an Apple watch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Combo Watch/Tracker
on August 11, 2026
Posted by: CMax
Got as a gift a month ago. Great combo of a smart watch and fitness tracker..still learning all the tricks. Watch offers a lot of the $$$
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
on August 11, 2026
Posted by: Mcmullen729
Every day it’s trying to do an update. I have hard reset it 3 times. Followed all the troubleshooting instructions and it still does it. It doesn’t record my steps, also doesn’t sync to my iPhone all the time.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Connection issues
on August 9, 2026
Posted by: tired and annoyed
In the beginning I loved it. It did everything I needed and wanted it to do and then some. In the last few months it won't stay connected to my phone. When it disconnects I have to fight with it to reconnect.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Watch.
on August 5, 2026
Posted by: Jhhall90
I love this thing. I have been a long time Apple Watch user ever since the first one came out. The Apple Watch for me felt cheap while the price increased as the years went and I got tired of hanging to constantly charge it. With this Venu3, I love everything about it including the battery, the accuracy it gives when I’ve had a stressful day, and especially the morning reports I get. This kicks Apple in the butt. I also love the price point of this too. My only minor complaint is if I’m using my Apple Maps or gos, it dkesnt give me haptic feedback like the ape watch did but that is very minor and doesn’t warrant a star deduction.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Venue 3 watch
on August 2, 2026
Posted by: Ojii
I am two years into wearing my Venue 3 watch, after researching the Garmin line of watches the Venue 3 fit my needs, very easy to navigate all functions, helping me keep on track with exercises and getting my daily steps count completed, I am extremely satisfied with my Venue 3 watch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Life saver
on July 22, 2026
Posted by: Bobgbspc
My son bought me the Venu3 for my birthday 2 years ago after I had a heart attack. July 1st 2024. This July 1st i was back in the hospital. My watch showed my heart rate would drop to 26bpm. In actuality it was doubling up. I was having an extra heartbeat every three or four beats. I'm doing fine now. I love my watch. I wish I could figure out the golf app...lol!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin