Customer Reviews for Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Venu 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Stainless Steel and Black - (2023)
Customer Rating
5
Great Fitness Watch
on January 10, 2025
Posted by: Diesel803
I upgraded to the Venu 3 after having a Fitbit Versa for years and couldn’t believe how much better it is. The battery life is amazing and I love the fitness features!
This is the best fitness watch I have ever owned. The biometrics are top notch. It has to many great features to list. I would buy it again in a heartbeat.
I received this watch for Christmas and have loved it since day 1. I previously had a Garmin Instinct 2 for years, so getting used to the buttons and touch screen is still a work in progress. But the look, functionality, and battery life are great with this watch. The watch has a plethora of workouts, and the watch face is customizable. This watch rivals the Samsung and Apple watches, and I think the battery life puts it above the others and the cost isn't outrageous. I love Garmin watches!
I primarily bought this for the Garmin reliability and the ECG option. As a timepeice and activity tracker, it is solid. The ECG is picky with wrist/forearm placement/pressure. I have about an 80% success rate. The watch vibration has been "audible" since day one and people in meetings will ask me "Is that your watch??!!" I've contacted support a few times and they have been less than helpful and do not followup. I've also noticed that features disappear and even full resets can't bring them back. The ability to take calls on my watch disappeared, music doesn't play anymore, but the Starbucks app works and Scouts can find my watch if it give them the GPS coordinates.
My Venu 3 is good but not excellent. The software isn't intuitive and easy to use. I just got it, so I hope as I learn more of the watch I'll get the results I hoped for.