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
24
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Instinct 2 45 mm Smartwatch Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Graphite - (2022)
Customer Rating
4
Awesome watch
on June 21, 2025
Posted by: Jumper 118
You get what you pay for, and this is no exception. I'm very active and this watch stands up to it! It is rather simple to use which is nice. Whether I'm walking, swimming, doing construction, this watch delivers. The only drawback is I can't find a way to make the watch face brighter (not the backlight feature). After trying a competitors smart watch which failed quickly, I am very well pleased with the functionality and durability of this watch. I would recommend it to everyone.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Watch!
on June 21, 2025
Posted by: Pete4266
Love it so far. The watch does everything I need and more!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Extremely Durable
on June 22, 2025
Posted by: Logibear
I’ve bumped, scrapped, and bashed this thing on so many surfaces, nothing.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Almost perfect
on June 24, 2025
Posted by: GarminNoText
I love everything about the watch except it would never show iMessage notifications in the watch. I tried everything online: make sure all notifications on for the watch and my phone, no DND mode, no battery saving mode, I paired and unpaired, software all up to date, I even factory reset. Absolutely nothing worked. Every other notification worked though. Had to go back to my apple watch. Wildly disappointed.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great replacement for my Instinct 1st Gen.
on June 25, 2025
Posted by: Shutster67
I got this to replace my 1st generation instinct that could not be serviced by the company. I expected the same quality that I had with the 1st but it exceeded my expectations. The GPS acquisition is almost instant when I turn the watch on. I'm very satisfied with the purchase. The data transfer to my smartphone is very fast also.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Excellent Watch!
on June 27, 2025
Posted by: Fredo42
I bought this watch about 2 weeks and so far I’m very happy with it. It has what I need from an outdoor watch and the ruggedness for it.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Love it
on June 28, 2025
Posted by: Foxy24
Recently got the farming instinct. I love it. Not as easy to use as the Apple Watch but seems more durable and way longer battery life.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
All the features that I need.
on June 30, 2025
Posted by: Glendale George
Currently training for my first 70.3 Ironman event and needed more training data than Strava. I also wanted to keep it simple. This watch meets all of my needs and uploads to Strava so my community can follow my progress. Pairing the watch to my Garman account making this a powerful training tool with a very small learning curve, very intuitive device. After a month of use I am very happy with my purchase.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin