Customer Reviews for Garmin Instinct 3 Tactical Edition AMOLED GPS Smartwatch with Silicone Band, Black, 50mm (010-03020-50)
18 reviews
Most helpful positive review
Posted Oct 16, 2025
Great Tactical Watch
I'm glad I purchased this watch. It was a upgraded from the very first Instinct.
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Most helpful critical review
Posted Oct 15, 2025
Rugged watch
It’s a solid watch, but not at all user friendly. No touch screen makes it even harder to navigate >
Nater1313
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Posted Oct 18, 2025
Great screen
Went from the Fenis 7x sapphire pro. Great watch and love garmin watches
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Mrcrj
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Posted Oct 16, 2025
Great Tactical Watch
I'm glad I purchased this watch. It was a upgraded from the very first Instinct.
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Missing my fenix
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Posted Oct 15, 2025
Rugged watch
It’s a solid watch, but not at all user friendly. No touch screen makes it even harder to navigate >
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Response from Staples :
We appreciate the review! I totally understand how navigating without a touchscreen can feel less intuitive at first.
To help, we have a Getting Started guide that walks through how to navigate using buttons, gestures, and the menu system: http://ms.spr.ly/6420sfKAY
If you have questions or need any assistance, Garmin Support is happy to help and can be reached at 1-800-800-1020 Monday - Friday, 7am - 7pm Central (Closed weekends and holidays).
Garmin, October 16, 2025
FC-LongRange
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Posted Oct 13, 2025
Simple and feature rich!
Great smart watch with awesome battery life! As a hunter and competitive shooter, the built in ballistics app allows fast access to data when you need it in the field. The flashlight is always available when you need a fast, handsfree illumination!
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JB6868
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Posted Oct 8, 2025
Comfortable and customizable
I purchased this to track my activities and sleep. Having so much info at a glance of the watch face is a welcome sight. I am able to get every piece of info on there and the color customization is icing on the cake. Plus a 24 day battery is a major bonus.
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Boatsman13
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Posted Oct 7, 2025
excellent all around watch
I haven't had it for too long, but I love the features. It tracks all the information that I need, and the light feature is next-level. Great Product.
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W T C
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Posted Oct 4, 2025
Great features
I bought this watch last month and so far so good.
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Scar_actual
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Posted Aug 1, 2025
GRmin instinct 3 tactical AMOLED
Great watch, great features, battery life and accessibility to daily monitoring on it with several features like body battery, stress, great features like dual grid coordinates, all of it works flawlessly. best watch I’ve had hands down.
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Rjiv
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Posted Jul 20, 2025
Great watch and useful
I bought it a few weeks ago, I had been without one for many years.
I have learned to use and rely upon it. I can’t imagine how I did without it, simple to understand and easy to read even with older eyes
I have learned to use and rely upon it. I can’t imagine how I did without it, simple to understand and easy to read even with older eyes
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OldScubaDude
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Posted Jul 16, 2025
It’s more than I imagined it would be!
My son bought this for me as a birthday gift to replace my other fitness watch a month ago. I am simply floored as to just how much better this watch is. I’m still discovering the all the features and settings. It is very rugged and can withstand all my activities, which is something my previous watch was not.
I would highly recommend this to anyone, especially so...
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Back to Fit, Health & Lif
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Posted Jul 9, 2025
Awesome Tool
I bought this model because I am going back into fitness after a year of illness. The features are more than i expected. I have gone into new interests caused by features
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Bmclaughlan
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Posted Jul 4, 2025
Massive upgrade
Bought this to replace my previous Instinct Tactical. The display is 10x better, with increased speed and more detailed data.
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Camara26
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Posted Jun 22, 2025
Great features
I bought this about a month ago and I like it it a lot
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FatNFurious
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Posted Jun 14, 2025
Great watch!!
My watch was delivered about a month ago and I don’t think I’ve taken it off besides to charge it once. It weights nothing, barely know you’re wearing it. I added a rubber cover to keep it from getting beat up, and added a magnetic watch band. Neither of these were needed but as my wife says I can’t leave things alone lol. Great watch I recommend it to everyone.
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BigWilly
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Posted Jun 12, 2025
Awesome features!
I have owned 2 instinct series watches and have been very impressed. I purchased the 3 and it is the best one yet. Very impressive features and super user friendly!
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MSG8
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Posted Jun 4, 2025
Great watch
I really like the size and color. It is much easier to see than my Instinct II.
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Rogue
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Posted May 26, 2025
Love this watch!!! THANK YOU “Garmin”
Great looking watch with the features that I need and ever wanted. It’s strong, durable and it’s easy to set all the features that I use on a daily basis and most of all makes my life easier.
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Paul63
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Posted May 26, 2025
Superb battery life
Been wearing the Garmin Instinct 3 for a couple weeks now - haven’t had to charge it yet…
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