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 watch
on January 1, 2024
Posted by: Noutje
I wear the watch for 4 weeks. I must say the watch is incredible! The sensors are really accurate. Is compared them with an independent system with a chest band and the test proved the accuracy of the watch.
It took some time to understand the menu structure of the watch, but after 4 weeks I'm able to find the most things without tlhelp.
It took some time to understand the menu structure of the watch, but after 4 weeks I'm able to find the most things without tlhelp.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Excellent
on January 1, 2024
Posted by: khrome83
Switched from a Apple Watch 8 to this Garmin Venu 3. I am really impressed with the motivation this causes. For some reason closing the rings on the Apple Watch, is not nearly as exciting as adopting challenges and trying to achieve them. The commitment on the Garmin is great. I love the data, and the coachs built into the system that give practical advice. The body battery is a great feature also. Overall, its not the easiest to setup, and the app is not as refined. But looking past those things, its a better data and motifvation machine over the apple watch.
The band that came with the watch did not do well for me, and caused me issues. I replaced the band and solved that problem easily.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Amazing and overwhelming.
on January 1, 2024
Posted by: JerryJ
I’ve had my Garmin venue three for a couple months now. Still learning the ins and outs of its operation. Trying to set up a custom workout is frustrating. Not finding any of the specific exercises that I’m looking for. Subsequently what I’m doing is not on sync with what the watch thinks I’m doing.
Still working on a custom watch face. Just not finding the items I’m looking for. Overall I am really enjoying this new watch. Coming from the vevo, active three it is quite an upgrade!
Still working on a custom watch face. Just not finding the items I’m looking for. Overall I am really enjoying this new watch. Coming from the vevo, active three it is quite an upgrade!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Venue 3
on December 31, 2023
Posted by: Klowe
Absolutely love watch. One major short coming is that it can't be untethered from phone like Samsung smart watch 6, my other watch. Garmin battery life significantly better than Samsung.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
A complete smartwatch
on December 30, 2023
Posted by: pabloargo
I like that it comes close to a smartwatch but without neglecting the sporty. The battery doesn't last more than 5-6 days and I expected a little more but I have quite a few features and it's a very nice watch to use
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Love mostly everything about it.
on December 27, 2023
Posted by: T101
I got this about a month ago, love everything about it except it’s not accurate counting stairs-flights. Way off.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Garmin Venu 3 Christmas 2023
on December 27, 2023
Posted by: WayneZ
I received a Garmin Venu 3 for Christmas (as I specifically bought it for my wife to give it to me) as a replacement for my other smartwatch due to them continually downgrading their app. I had been thinking of switching to Garmin for the past 2 years but due to price points kept going back with the competitor. Now I am wondering why I didn't get "smart" two years ago. The Venu 3 has everything the competitor ended: challenges for multiple types of exercises, fitness programs, expeditions, weekly challenges, and customizable app layout and watch faces. I am just beginning to use and learn its many features but have already gotten excited about achieving daily and weekly goals on multiple items. The Watch Face I am using, called GLANCE (free version), allows a complete customization where I can see progress arcs on steps, battery percentage and battery percentage arc, time with AM/PM and seconds, date (customizable format), distance, heart rate, and calories. That's all EASILY visible on the main watch face. I am still learning how to click thru for more details on the watch but have added multiple exercises which I plan on adding to my weekly exercise list. Then we go to the APP. Which literally blows away the former smart watch's app I used. Not even comparable. The app can be condensed or expanded on your phone. The map details on my walk show street names and you can even see what side of the street I walked on thru my neighborhood. It shows pace to such a level of color coded detail I can literally see where I had to stop and wait for my dog's to pee as we walked thru the neighborhood. I am literally kicking my self for not switching years ago. You do have to add My Fitness Pal to count calories and link it to Garmin as they suggest and this is seamless. They have a free version but I opted to actually pay for the version which allows a product code scan, which is awesome. I have had the Venu 3 and Garmin for about 3 days of use now and can highly recommend buying this product. Battery life is very good even with my usage of turning on all the battery draining features for daily use. The App Store, and even Garmin's web site, does not do the App justice in describing its features. Once you start to get into the details of what the app and watch are capable for enhancing fitness goals, its pretty remarkable. If you are on the "fence" about what Smart Watch to buy I can highly recommend Garmin for its App and this particular model, the Venu 3 which is highly rated on the internet in multiple review articles.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Good
on December 26, 2023
Posted by: GT57
. Good so far. Has some god features but wish it worked with Apple
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin