Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Instinct 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm AMOLED Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Citrine with Citrine Band - (2026)
Average customer rating
4.4
(104 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 104 reviews
5 Stars
78
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Star
8
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Instinct 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm AMOLED Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Citrine with Citrine Band - (2026)
Customer Rating
5
light weight, fantastic
on May 16, 2026
Posted by: rls3
This is my 3rd Garmin watch, the first I was a bit overzealous and it was too big and too heavy for my wrist, so the husband got it and has been wearing it the last 10yrs.
2nd watch was a FENIX 6, loved it, nice weight, went well with everything, even dressed up.
Love the INSTINCT, MUCH lighter, could have gone bigger than the 45mm, but so many more options. I cannot live without a watch both for work and personal. Would highly recommend and will always have a GARMIN. Husband got a new INSTINCT 3 as well as he hunts upland birds with his dog and he LOVES the dog tracking ability.
2nd watch was a FENIX 6, loved it, nice weight, went well with everything, even dressed up.
Love the INSTINCT, MUCH lighter, could have gone bigger than the 45mm, but so many more options. I cannot live without a watch both for work and personal. Would highly recommend and will always have a GARMIN. Husband got a new INSTINCT 3 as well as he hunts upland birds with his dog and he LOVES the dog tracking ability.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Best purchase so far in 2026
on May 19, 2026
Posted by: Sam shah
Perfect for the price, been a month using it feels lightweight and battery life is awesome
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
on May 21, 2026
Posted by: Higgleytown
Great watch, haven't really used most of the other outdoor tracking yet. Steps are off, but I do use my arms allot. Love the screen. The app connection is excellent. The body metrics are very helpful.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
on May 25, 2026
Posted by: ssh1
I bought this watch about a month ago and I am obsessed with it!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Would buy again!
on May 27, 2026
Posted by: Shayne207
Bought this a few weeks ago, great for fitness tracking and teams up with Strava great, the only complaints I have, at times when im working we carry some of our tools with us in two hands so it won't pick up my steps unless im swinging my arms like a normal walk which for the day drastically reduces my step count on the watch,,,, and the tracking of food is very easy BUT it would be nice to have a tab on the garmin ap that shows calorie intake comparing to burnt calories to make it easy to see surplus or deficit, other than those couple things I would highly recommend and buy again! Great watch very rugged and easy to use!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love my Garmin Instinct 3
on May 27, 2026
Posted by: AJ Gest
I recently purchased the Garmin Instinct 3 (no solar). I am using this to track my health and training progress. I use the Garmin Connect app to assess my progress. I really like this smartwatch and would recommend it to anyone interested in improving their fitness and health. There are a lot of settings that I've yet to explore but that will come with time.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Amazing
on May 27, 2026
Posted by: ljhb
Love everything about it. From the flashlight, to its ability to know what part of my body im working out.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Multiple uses
on May 31, 2026
Posted by: Smythe
I discover new things about it daily… new uses as I work my way through the various screens….use it for sleep tracking and my daily calendar …and the clock face is ideal for me.
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