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
(105 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 105 reviews
5 Stars
70
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
5
1 Star
7
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 50 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Solar Sunburst with Sunburst/Gray Band - (2026)
Customer Rating
5
Love the watch
on January 16, 2026
Posted by: Smokejumper
The larger display is great. Still working on getting everything that I eat activated but at this point all is working awesome.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
excellent watch with a lot of features
on January 15, 2026
Posted by: Mikey42
I purchased this watch for all my adventures into the backcountry and to track of my fitness goals. sometimes it is a little confusing to use, you have to scroll through all the options the instinct has to offer. I think it would be helpful if Garmin would actually include more instruction pamplets instead of a little picture pamplet
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Excellent followup
on January 12, 2026
Posted by: IkeL
Bought this a few weeks ago after wearing the Instinct Solar 2 for 3 years. Absolutely love the upgrade. Didn't necessarily need to upgrade, but love Garmin and all the features.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great overall
on January 11, 2026
Posted by: Laroosh
I love the features and the gps tracking! It has an amazing battery life.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Getting Accustomed
on January 8, 2026
Posted by: Archangel
I received this as a Christmas gift and so far, I love it. I only wished that it was the smaller 45mm version, but it is starting to be less noticeable as I wear it daily. Still learning all the features, but it really a nice item. I have even stopped wearing my Tag and put it on an autowinder.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
My do everything timepiece!
on January 8, 2026
Posted by: Montythescot
I had an Instinct 2 and loved it - got an Instinct 3 as a gift. It keeps track of the the metrics I want and keeps accurate time! :)
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Instinct 3
on January 7, 2026
Posted by: Mel1310
Great battery life only issue is the buttons and menus are difficult to understand.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Loaded with features and long battery life
on January 4, 2026
Posted by: Anonymous
It has taken a little while to learn all the features but once that is accomplished the watch is the best watch for the outdoors, training, and connectivity that i have ever owned
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin