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
5
Beautiful smartwatch and great features
on January 25, 2025
Posted by: Madge
I’ve had an Apple Watch for years but was tiring of always adjusting notification settings, working towards a seemingly random “move” goal, and then it started shutting down in cold weather activities, robbing me of tracking abilities. I research and polled my athletic friends and coaches, overwhelmingly being pointed in the direction of Garmin. The Venu 3S met my sport tracking requirements, and the battery life and a health features pushed me to choose it over an Apple Watch. After a month with it, I can easily say I won’t go back. I love the precision of watch features, how appealing it looks, and mostly I love that I can better control annoying phone notifications so I’m less distracted and anxious throughout my days. This watch has been a dream and I look forward to many happy years with my Venu!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Venu 3s
on January 25, 2025
Posted by: haywren
Overall a solid watch! Great for working out. Only downside, it does not have as many smart features that connect to the iPhone like the Apple Watch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
on January 25, 2025
Posted by: Megan S
In all honesty, I'm not too impressed with the watch, I switched from an Apple Watch to better track not only my activities but my sleep as well. It tracks my runs great! I've only had it once or twice where my distance won't align with my running partners but that could also be user error. When it comes to tracking sleep, it's about 50/50 on if it will record or not. The watch face is also very prone to scratches so if you are in the military like myself, perhaps a different version would be best.
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
I love it!
on January 25, 2025
Posted by: LynnC
I bought this a month ago to replace my previous Venu, though when I made the switch I felt like I was letting down an old friend. I considered an Apple Watch, but couldn’t be happier I chose the Venue 3S. The feedback it provides is easy to use and accessible and the new features are impressive. I’m not super techie, and still learning more about the watch’s options, but I love it!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Wife Loves It!
on January 24, 2025
Posted by: Anonymous
We traded in Apple watches for Garmin's, not going back. If you wanted to serious about training/getting in shape etc... Garmin is the way!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Watch
on January 23, 2025
Posted by: Benjamin B
from Harrison, OH, US
Amazing watch with great battery life and features.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Not all perfect
on January 21, 2025
Posted by: Trainer
I upgraded my Garmin watch from Fenix to Venus6S. Although I love it, it’s got some glitches. My training status doesn’t want to show despite training and recording all of my activities as usual. Really a struggle to get it to work perfectly.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Great Features / But is HR accurate?
on January 21, 2025
Posted by: Kell
Debating if I want to go back to my Apple Watch. I really like how smart the Garmin is when it comes to HR recovery and zone training. However, I wish it connected to my Oura ring, bummer. Also, the HR accuracy is in question. It’ll spike when I’m not doing anything intense, and vice versa be low when I’m out of breath. maybe it need to be calibrated? Not sure.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin