Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 50 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Solar Sunburst with Sunburst/Gray Band - (2026)
Average customer rating
4.3
(120 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 120 reviews
5 Stars
80
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
5
1 Star
8
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 50 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Solar Sunburst with Sunburst/Gray Band - (2026)
Customer Rating
5
Awesome watch with great function
on October 3, 2026
Posted by: Review after 20 days
A wonderful tool that is a solid platform to use and to collect key details of activities throughout the day with a battery life that is easy the best. Love this watch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Extremely functional and simple to use
on October 1, 2026
Posted by: Squatch
Love this watch! This is my second Instinct and the upgrades are incredible.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Simple but powerdul
on September 30, 2026
Posted by: MikeS171
I didn’t know if I would like the buttons as opposed to the touchscreen, but I do. I like the simplicity of the monochrome display. It has everything I need in a watch. I like the battery life! I bought the 50mm size and really like it as well.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
nice job garmin!
on September 29, 2026
Posted by: bigporkchop
i love it! the solar is so quick to respond in the sun. the screen is so bright and clear. my only wish was to be able to put a different color ring versus the orange. i like the orange but wish i would have bought the tactical instead with the black band. other than that, i love it.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Inaccurate steps
on September 23, 2026
Posted by: Opue701
I like the product….but the steps are not working correctly. If I’m pushing a shopping cart in a store it won’t track my steps, but it will track steps if I’m sitting at desk and I move my arms. This is inaccuracy that is hard for me to wrap my mind around.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great for the back country
on September 23, 2026
Posted by: Gten
Took this on a 6 day backpack trip. The torch and the compass are awesome. The solar was strong enough that my battery level actually increased a couple days.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Dog Tracker
on September 19, 2026
Posted by: Watch upgrade
Bought this new Instinct to replace my old 5yr old Instinct. Battery seemed to die fairly quickly on my old unit. Primarily bought this new unit for time, date and tracking my bird dogs in the field during the field competition.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Fits the BILL
on September 16, 2026
Posted by: Solat 3 is a MUST !!!
True Garmin fashion... great features, stylish, and durable. With the excellent app!!!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin