Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Instinct 2 45 mm Smartwatch Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Graphite - (2022)
Average customer rating
4.4
(575 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 575 reviews
5 Stars
399
4 Stars
94
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
27
1 Star
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Customer Reviews for Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Instinct 2 45 mm Smartwatch Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Graphite - (2022)
Customer Rating
4
Overall - I like it.
on February 23, 2025
Posted by: SV1KN
Bought it to replace an aging Venue SQ.
Pros – Very customizable but takes a while to get used to navigating menus.
Seems very sturdy (I did manage to crack the Chrystal on my old Venue).
Phenomenal battery life!
Waterproof – looking forward to using it windsurfing.
Cons – My main complaint is with the backlight system. The gesture function (turning on the backlight with a wrist movement) is not available during whatever sleep period you designate.
This is when I want it most. If I wake up during the night, I want to check the time quickly and easily, not fumble around with both hands pushing buttons. I can’t imagine any reason why this is not an option as it is in all the other modes. I’m guessing they could easily change this with an update and I hope they do.
The other con is the less than accurate heart rate monitor; however, it’s been the same on all the previous fitness watches I’ve owned and I suppose it could be me.
Seems very sturdy (I did manage to crack the Chrystal on my old Venue).
Phenomenal battery life!
Waterproof – looking forward to using it windsurfing.
Cons – My main complaint is with the backlight system. The gesture function (turning on the backlight with a wrist movement) is not available during whatever sleep period you designate.
This is when I want it most. If I wake up during the night, I want to check the time quickly and easily, not fumble around with both hands pushing buttons. I can’t imagine any reason why this is not an option as it is in all the other modes. I’m guessing they could easily change this with an update and I hope they do.
The other con is the less than accurate heart rate monitor; however, it’s been the same on all the previous fitness watches I’ve owned and I suppose it could be me.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, March 5, 2025
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
4
enjoy
on February 25, 2025
Posted by: RN08
I have been enjoying this watch, getting to know how if functions and all that if offers. I am a little frustrated because lately it hasn't been able to sync or update my data. I would love to have this figured out so I don't have to keep restarting and disconnecting
Response from GarminBy Garmin, March 5, 2025
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
4
Spendy but I like it
on February 28, 2025
Posted by: Ty41
Got this 2 weeks ago at first it didn't track my sleep but it seems to be working now tracks steps, heart beat and temperature outside which is cool but it should be for an old watch at 300 bucks
Response from GarminBy Garmin, March 5, 2025
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
4
Great Watch Foe The Price
on February 28, 2025
Posted by: RSC214
I really enjoy this watch. I have been wanting a Garman Smart Watch for a while now and Instinct 2 does not disappoint. I like the Connect app because it takes the information that I can get from the watch and it makes it bigger. However when you see the name Garman you think GPS and the watch does use GPS when you are tracking exercise and you can see a map of you journey on the app or even on the watch but on the watch you can only see a line indicating your route but not an actual map. I'm thinking a more expensive Garmin watch would have more GPS features Garmin is known for.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, March 5, 2025
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
2
Instinct
on March 1, 2025
Posted by: DaleE44
Great watch, but the heart monitor is not accurate. So, I took it back because this was important.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, March 5, 2025
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct 2. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
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Customer Rating
1
needlessly complicated
on March 5, 2025
Posted by: Runner/cyclist
The Instinct 2 is awful, avoid at any cost. Use instructions are not clear or intuitive, the device is needlessly complicated to use.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, March 5, 2025
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct 2. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
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Customer Rating
5
Excellent watch
on March 5, 2025
Posted by: Manny A.
I love this watch it does everything I expected to recommend The instant 2
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Customer Rating
5
Nice display & great battery life
on March 6, 2025
Posted by: roybull
Easy to setup and customize (connect iq, Glance watch face). I have time, day, battery status, local temperature, plus daily steps, weekly intensity minutes, and heart rate displayed on watch. This is very convenient. Additional apps might be needed for tracking data from a non-garmin device (smart scale). I got 14 days usage out of the first charge, and it took about 2 hours for a full recharge from 7%. I'm very satisfied with that.
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