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
Great Watch
on July 7, 2022
Posted by: Jack C
I have thoroughly enjoyed this watch. For a mid level rugged GPS watch this is a fantastic buy.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great watch for the outdoors
on May 15, 2022
Posted by: Elizabeth G
Watch is configured great. There is a bit of a learning curve, but after that it's intuitive. I love that it charges up via solar, which gives me peace of mind on long backcountry trips. Not a fan of the plastic/rubber wristbands and the fact that better replacements are quite spendy. But, the harming app and highly customizable workouts are a huge benefit. Overall, great watch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Reliable and accurate
on April 20, 2022
Posted by: Offir K
I love the accuracy and reliability of the watch. Pairs easily and quickly with garmin Connect App.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
on April 16, 2022
Posted by: Anonymous
I own a Garmin watch and I have seen Garmin watches on many of my colleages at REI-Rockville.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Everything you need, nothing you don't
on March 24, 2022
Posted by: Sterling F
An outdoorsy watch that doesn't try to replace your phone with a ridiculous feature set. Companion app is straightforward and intuitive üëçüèª
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
User Friendly Good Battery Life
on March 3, 2022
Posted by: Seth C
Charges relatively fast and when it is really sunny it hardly needs charged. Very durable used for WFF and haven't had any issues. Battery will drain if there are too many functions being ran at once also if the Pulse Ox is used for sleep it will drain.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Solid and simple
on February 24, 2022
Posted by: Hunter M
from frisco, CO, US
For all that it does this watch is easy to use. The battery life is amazing, I get many days of hard use off of one charge. I switched from the original smart watch to this one and I don't think I will go back
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Works great except for a few bugs.
on February 16, 2022
Posted by: Harrison O
There have been moments when the pulse ox sensor will start taking a reading and the progress bar will be almost full but it never finishes no matter how still I hold my wrist. I have even tried resting my arm on a table. My other issue is with the heart rate broadcast. I have been having issues where the heart rate data broadcast/recorded during workouts when pairs to my garmin head unit or my wahoo trainer that the numbers run substantially low. This is frustrating because it's showing my heart rate to be in Z1/Z2 when I'm putting in an effort much closer to Z4/Z5.
I give it a high score because as an all around fitness tracking watch it does alright except for those few instances. It also has a great battery life and the solar charging truly does work.
I give it a high score because as an all around fitness tracking watch it does alright except for those few instances. It also has a great battery life and the solar charging truly does work.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin