Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Instinct 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm AMOLED Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Citrine with Citrine Band - (2026)
Average customer rating
4.5
(145 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 145 reviews
5 Stars
108
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
3
1 Star
9
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Instinct 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm AMOLED Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Citrine with Citrine Band - (2026)
Customer Rating
4
Instinct 3 AMOLD Tactical
on September 17, 2026
Posted by: paul141
No problem with the watch itself but the user manual is very confusing and required several calls to resolve the issues I had.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
By it.
on September 13, 2026
Posted by: Will rides
Great for hiking and paddle boarding. Lots of heath information and really good battery life.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
How do I switch from one saved watch face to anoth
on September 12, 2026
Posted by: Pierre
The watch is great but the owner manual sucks big time. A simple task like switching from one saved watch face to another turns into major issue, and instructions cannot be found anywhere!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Nice watch!
on September 9, 2026
Posted by: Garmin Instinct 3
I don’t have anything bad to say about the watch and personally think it was a great buy. Previously had the Coros Pace 4 which I didn’t care for.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
First Time Garmin user.
on September 8, 2026
Posted by: The Dragon
I love my Garmin instinct 3. I wish I would of bought one sooner. It's very intuitive. And has crazy features.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
An okay watch.
on September 6, 2026
Posted by: CAVCOP
This is my 4th Garmin Instinct. The AMOLED is my first, and visibility wise it’s great and the ability to change background colors is good. The wrist gesture is so so, and for me too long of a delay and I have to over exaggerate turning my wrist. Battery life is less than 18 days vs the 28 plus I am used to. If turn off wrist gesture to constant on it’s a bit over a week. Not using pulse ox, which clearly would drain it even faster. I do military/gov contract work and the non AMOLED could last a few weeks in the field. My old ones all died after a year or two. Sadly I fear this one will be the same. Not sure if I would buy a new and improved one, unless it’s proven it’s self for a few years. Battery issues seem to be the down side. Oddly I can’t attach images.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Step-by-step instructions
on September 4, 2026
Posted by: DanielPierre
I actually like my Garmin watch very much! The only downside is the fact that step-by-step instructions explaining the many functional features of the (4) does not exist. This would be extremely helpful for us seniors!!!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great battery life...
on September 2, 2026
Posted by: bmorris
Great device. I'm very pleased with this purchase...
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin