Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Instinct Solar Smartwatch 45mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Flame Red
Average customer rating
4.1
(732 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 732 reviews
5 Stars
449
4 Stars
122
3 Stars
50
2 Stars
42
1 Star
69
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Instinct Solar Smartwatch 45mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Flame Red
Customer Rating
5
Finally a tough watch I can read
on December 24, 2021
Posted by: Kimidoodle916
Bought this for myself for Christmas and am absolutely loving it. My over 50 eyes can read it clearly and it does everything you could want a watch to do and then some....very pleased with it.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, December 26, 2021
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Easy to use
on December 25, 2021
Posted by: Rissabilly
Bought this about a month ago and very easy to navigate
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, December 26, 2021
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great features
on December 25, 2021
Posted by: Bigbear
Great watch! Only thing I noticed is the step counter counts even when I am driving slow on bumpy roads on Jeep trails. You can manually change but is a pain.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, December 26, 2021
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
bought it for golf but this model does not support
on December 27, 2021
Posted by: Mark5637
doesn't support golf very disappointed but looks like a cool watch need to buy one for golf can you recommend one
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, December 27, 2021
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
No surf tracker app
on December 28, 2021
Posted by: MD76
I was tossing up between the Fenix and the solar instinct and ended up going with the instinct based on several ads stating it was Garmins first designated surf watch. It was touted as being one of the best on the market. I was excited to explore its features only to be disappointed that the surf tracker app doesn’t even feature on this watch and it’s only available on a certain model which isn’t sold in major retailers. When I tried to download it from the App Store, I discovered it’s not even compatible with this watch! Pretty disappointed as I’m now stuck with a watch that doesn’t have the function I bought it for. Should have gone with the Fenix. Perhaps Garmin could update the watch to include it in the limited apps you can download onto this watch
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, December 29, 2021
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct Solar. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Thanks Jenny
Thanks Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Nice tracker for running and doing weights
on December 29, 2021
Posted by: Lem617
So happy to have his watch replacing my old Garmin phoenix four I am really happy about the body battery status display the built-in heart rate monitor and the ease of use even better is the battery life I haven’t tested it for what I really really needed which is my yearly 24 hour challenge in August for the past three years I am not being able to record the whole event on my watch the a short battery life. I also have an Apple Watch but it is very difficult to control the functions with sweaty fingers so the push button controls on the Garmin keep me from losing my focus on My fueling and rehydrating.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 3, 2022
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
The Best Watch made
on December 31, 2021
Posted by: DougN
This is the best and easiest GPS watch available, I have a Sunnoto and it doesnt come close
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 3, 2022
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Stolen
on December 31, 2021
Posted by: Losing your best friend s
My watch was stolen — I just got it and loved it - I hope to save enough soon and get another — amazingly good watch
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 3, 2022
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin