Customer Reviews for Garmin - Lily 2 Classic Smartwatch 34 mm Anodized Aluminum - Dark Bronze with Mulberry Leather Band - (2024)
Customer Rating
3
Lilly 2
on June 8, 2025
Posted by: Map04
Got this as a gift. At first I liked it but I’m begging to dislike the watch. It’s hard to operate and I’m constantly tapping to simply see what time it is. The online instruction book has not been overly helpful.
I'm very dissappointed in the battery life, considering my previous smart watch would last 3+ weeks! The Lily's battery lasts about 4 days. The "wake up" feature to tap the screen or flip your wrist does not work. I'm constantly tapping on the screen to wake it up. I worked out this morning for 40 minutes at an aggressive walking pace and it said I walked 1900 steps and only burned 143 calories, even though the distance was 1.5 miles. Not a chance. And the sleep score seems off too. On what I think are restful nights I get a score of 50ish, and then on toss and turn nights I get a score of 80ish. Can't find the feature to send a (pre-made) text when declining a phone call. I wish the band was a bit wider. Might go back to my other watch - a Withings!
This is my second Lily watch. I find it helpful for counting my steps and keeping track of my heart rate. I am 72 and have limited mobility with Rheumatoid. It helps to keep me moving and challenges me. I don't use many of its features but still feel it is worth the cost.
I got this for Mothers Day after getting rid of the “well known” smartwatch. The prior watch was too big for my arm as I’m very petite and I just didn’t care for the functions. My Lily 2 though!!!! Oh she’s a powerful little thing. She gives so much info, is stylish and doesn’t look ridiculous on my arm. I love the sleep feedback and the body battery (learning my sleep is really awful). I just love everything about her.
Hello. I don’t like the watch for 4 reasons. (1) The user needs to TWIST AND LIFT her wrist to see the time. If the user looks down at the watch when seated, the time is not visible without the wrist and lift motion. (2) More frustrating than that is that there is an ANNOYING DELAY in the watch loading the time once the twist and lift happens. Seems like a malfunction. (3) If the user is laying down, like on a sofa or in bed, THE TIME DOES NOT EASILY LOAD with a twist and lift, I think, because there is not enough of a wrist lift. (4) Last, when the user is outside, because of the screen, it is very, very difficult for the user to start an outside activity (e.g. a walk or a bike rides) and to see notifications. The screen is not visible in sunlight at all. The user presses the watch as instructed but cannot see if the press was successful.
I bought this after a long internet search and visits to stores. I wanted a watch that was an individual statement and not a large square on my thin wrist. I have had Garmin fit watches for some time and like what they offer. It took a little while to discover the many features, but it is well organized and provides lots of data. Everyday starts with a greeting and a summary of my sleep. It synced seamlessly with my phone and offers a wide range of notification sounds. So glad I made this choice.
I bought the Lily 2 Classic a little over a month ago and so far I love it! I am a 66 year old woman and here are the features that are important to me. I like the screen, the functions, and the ability to read the screen. On the first screen it shows the time, my steps, and heart rate. With a swipe I can see my steps, intensity minutes, and sleep score. Another swipe and I see my heart rate, stress level, and body battery. Even though the information isn't 'medical grade,' as a heart attack survivor I like having this information with just a swipe of the screen. Another swipe shows my calendar events and the outside temperature and weather - another handy feature. One more swipe and I can record fluid intake. Although I haven't used the GPS feature very often due to a recent foot surgery, I really like it. All I have to do is be sure and open the app on my phone and then set Lily and away we go! Lily 2's size fits me very well. Last year I bought a Garmin Vivoactive Sport, and while I liked the features this watch had, I found it to be bigger than I wanted on my small wrist. I will continue to use the Vivoactive Sport for outside jobs such as mowing, and farm and yard work, but Lily (as I like to call her) will be my daily friend when I'm doing day to day chores, running errands, and want to look just a little bit 'smarter.'