Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Venu 3S GPS Smartwatch 41 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Stainless Steel and French Gray - (2023)
Average customer rating
4.4
(701 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 701 reviews
5 Stars
462
4 Stars
118
3 Stars
70
2 Stars
27
1 Star
24
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Venu 3S GPS Smartwatch 41 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Stainless Steel and French Gray - (2023)
Customer Rating
4
Good! Except for tracking.
on October 11, 2026
Posted by: Moritch1
Can’t remember how long ago I bought this. I really do like not having to come up with plans and there are trainers on my watch. I do wish there was walking training as I’m pregnant and don’t want to run train. I was it had the tracking abilities like my Apple Watch did so I didn’t have to bring my phone with my as well.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Integration with iPhone failed
on October 9, 2026
Posted by: Elinak
The watch was great for a year. Then it started not connecting to my iPhone. I tried hard reset, installing all software updates and nothing worked. The watch could not be paired with my iPhone. After multiple attempts, it now shows as paired with the app but no data is transfered to the app. The exercise is not showing in the app. I no longer get notifications on the watch for text messages. All these are enabled in the menu. I am about to to abandon Garmin because of these failures and switch to Apple Watch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great watch
on October 5, 2026
Posted by: Chyost1
I like it. It is a replacement. I love the brand. I highly recommend.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Make Bluetooth better
on October 3, 2026
Posted by: Deb5
I love almost everything about it. Just wish Bluetooth would broadcast a little farther. I have to always have to carry phone. 1 floor . My headphones work all through my house
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Pros and Cons. (Moved from Apple Watch)
on September 28, 2026
Posted by: venu3s
I'm still learning some of the ins and outs of this watch. There are things that I really like about it (body battery, challenges, lifestyle tracking, I like the layout of the sleep tracking better, etc.) and things that I don't like (no longer able to ping my phone, no theater mode, less interactive media controls, and the fact that I'm unable being able to sync my google calendar since I don't use my phone's calendar).
It is a beautiful watch. Big screen but feels sleek on my watch. When I had an apple watch I switched out my watch band before and after every shift at work and had one dedicated to swimming. That is not practical with this watch. The small pins are much harder to manipulate than the buttons on an apple watch. Honestly this is one of the most likely things to be my deal breaker.
TBD on which way the scale tips, but for now I like this device enough that I'm sticking with it.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Garmin pay missing credit card options
on September 24, 2026
Posted by: Sqnyc
Overall this version is a nice upgrade from the first series especially that they had a smaller dial size for my wrist size. I wish there are more Garmin pay card options I can load on the watch. Particularly for Amex and transit cards because being able to just tap with my watch would make it more comparable to Apple Watch to be able to tap and pay quickly through transit systems.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Steps. Love watching my steps
on September 17, 2026
Posted by: Mrdp
My son pushed me to get the Garmin to monitor my steps and heart rate. I’m 69 and I am thoroughly enjoying improving on my steps bThe watch is easy to charge the battery lasts for days and I get messages from my phone. Well worth the proce
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love the watch
on September 14, 2026
Posted by: North Oaks Guy
I love my watch. I love the battery life. The constant heart monitor helped when I go into afib.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin