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
(646 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 646 reviews
5 Stars
432
4 Stars
105
3 Stars
65
2 Stars
25
1 Star
19
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Venu 3S GPS Smartwatch 41 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Stainless Steel and French Gray - (2023)
Customer Rating
5
Best Watch Evs
on September 19, 2025
Posted by: Minttysaturation
I received my Venu 3S and I'm absolutely loving it! Ever feature and detail so helpful and beautifully made for an active plus lifestyle! The watch is versatile and beautiful, every feature thoughtfully made. 5 stars 4 sho!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Die hard venu fan here
on September 20, 2025
Posted by: TinaMarie22
I had the first gen Venu, which lasted me nearly 5 years and my husband just upgraded mine for me this summer to the Venu 3. I love it. New features added with the old ones still functional and the beige/gold colorway is so chic
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Super basic
on September 21, 2025
Posted by: Triedtobehonest
Every app I I try to get for the watch say I need an update, despite the watch being fully up to date. The apps I'm talking about are stuff like Spotify, maps, and honestly most of the downloadable watch faces. The watch is still usable so I'll probably keep it, but I can only imagine if thats a consistent issue across all their watches, that is definitely a form of false advertisement. Being the apps played a huge roll in why I got the watch .... if you don't care about ythe apps issue the watch is fine for like the basic stuff. I also had hoped the keyboard for text messages worked a bit better i suppose the screen is small but its inconvenient to reply on it. Maybe if they had an option for scribble to text like the Samsung watches had that'd probably make up for the apps lol. Anyway I give it 3 stars cuz other than the things I mentioned it does the other stuff as described but its not really anything special, battery life is good, otherwise I probably would've gotten a Samsung watch.
Response from GarminBy Care, September 22, 2025
I'm sorry to hear that you are having issues with additional apps from Connect IQ Store uploading to your watch. Our product support team is more than happy to help resolve this for you. You can reach them Monday through Friday 7a-7p CST at 800-800-1020.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Best watch ever
on September 21, 2025
Posted by: Bsmith
Best decision I could have made going from my apple to garmin venu s3. More accurate and just all around better. Great product.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great Alternative to Apple watch
on September 24, 2025
Posted by: Geoffrey L
This smartwatch offers the user a dressy alternative to the Apple watch and other Garmin activity watches. With its touchscreen scrolling and easy ability to navigate texts, the watch helps bridge the gap between apple watch functionality while offering great battery life and Garmin superior activity tracking. I've used the Garmin 945 LTE and fenix 5 which both lack the touch screen scrolling and ability to respond to texts and phone calls (android only) The only thing that will make the Venu better is the ability to respond to text while connected on the Iphone.
Written by a customer while visiting ExpertVoice.com
Customer Rating
5
Well built!!
on September 27, 2025
Posted by: divinbud
I am absolutely enjoying this watch so far. I have had it about a month or two and over my previous fitbit, it is an absolute luxury. The look, feel and overall use have been pure quality.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Best decision I’ve made!
on September 29, 2025
Posted by: MadSaxe24
I’ve had this for one month, and tested various workouts on it. I LOVE that I don’t have to charge this every day like an Apple Watch, I love all the health AND fitness data it gives me, and obviously the aesthetic look. I’ve been trying to sway ever person I can on getting this over an Apple Watch. 10/10, would recommend!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love the amazing features
on September 30, 2025
Posted by: Kimmy67
my husband bought it for me and I could not be happier with it
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin