Customer Reviews for Garmin Instinct 3 Tactical Edition Solar GPS Smartwatch with Silicone Band, Black, 50mm (010-02935-50)

ABELR78

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Posted Nov 7, 2025

Awesome

I've been wearing Garmin for years now. Specifically the tactical solar line. The 3 is the best so far. Battery life is great. This watch is packed with a ton of features I may never use them all.

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JumpStart

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Posted Nov 2, 2025

Beyond Awesome

Purchased the watch a little over a month ago and have only charged it twice although I really didn’t need to as I still had 14 days of charge remaining. Love all the features even though I have not used them all yet. I probably will never use the watch to it’s full potential but it’s great to know what it is capable of doing. Having solar charging available as a backup...

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Love ittttttttttttttttttt

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Posted Oct 29, 2025

Simply the best

Simply the best watch everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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Omega5

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Posted Oct 28, 2025

C'mon Garmin...

This watch replaced a watch and a fitness watch that I was wearing. It has nice features and all, but...

...for a watch that is marketed as a "Tactical" watch, it sure could use a better watch crystal to protect the face. I have had the watch less than a month and the face already has a scratch from everyday wear around the house and running errands. I wore a G Shock...

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Brylo

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Posted Oct 19, 2025

Perfect for active lifestyle!

I bought the Instinct 3 tactical Solar 3-4 weeks ago. So far it has been perfect for my needs. No buyers remorse here.

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Valhalla

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Posted Oct 15, 2025

Fantastic all around watch

I spent a great amount of time researching after having a Vivo Active3. Was nervous I was going backwards in displays.

Turns out to be one of the best choices I ever made. Has all the options I need with quick and easy access without having to be attached to charger every day or two.

Looks old school but provides relevant tech for now.

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Michael hambey

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Posted Oct 15, 2025

Beat watch ever

Money well spent. The best watch that I have ever owned.

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RBMcGee

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Posted Sep 20, 2025

Great Fit, look and functionality

I received this watch as a gift for my birthday and I was not disappointed by it. In fact I love it. Its got tons of features and functions. It does everything I wanted it for.

The only grip I have is a chip on the Glass/crystal, I noticed it about 5 days after getting it. I'm not sure what it is i did to scratch or chip the glass. I didn't do any very active activi...

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Mike Hawk

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Posted Sep 6, 2025

Zero Complaints!

I bought the watch a month ago and it's amazing! The watch is lasting 7-8 days before needing to be charged. Crisp & clear screen and the flashlight is being used regularly. Zero complaints whatsoever!

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Weqaish

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Posted Aug 27, 2025

Very good

The watch is good very light functional a lot of option

It needs some upgraded like to accept any Visa card. Also, it has different specification between android and Apple.

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Kanser

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Posted Aug 22, 2025

Awesome watch

This was my evolution from a Gshock into a "smartwatch" and so far I love it. It wears much smaller than it looks and it has so many features and available downloads I think it's going to be a while before I need to upgrade. My job keeps me out of the sun quite a bit but even the sun I do get seems to be keeping the battery maintained for daily use. I used it to track m...

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DesertDawg

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Posted Aug 14, 2025

3rd instinct watch for me and love them all

I bought the instinct 3 solar tactical for work to replace my 2X tactical and the rigidity of it survives my work as a field mechanic and the solar option works fantastic as I never have to charge it, and when it’s dirty I just wash it with a soapy rag and it’s good as new

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Hiking with Shawn

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Posted Aug 13, 2025

I love this watch!

I've just got into trail running and I've been hiking for over a decade. I was using a very cheap Garmin Vivoactive watch that isn't even produced anymore. It was a good watch but it wasn't very accurate. The GPS would get lost during my runs and hikes thick in the forest.
I researched other Garmin watches and found the Instinct 3 solar to give me everything I wanted. ...

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Goatman

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Posted Aug 10, 2025

Great Watch with a Great Battery Life

I am very pleased with this watch. The battery life on this watch and solar capability, is what drove me to choose this model. I personally removed the text notifications as I wanted this watch mostly for the GPS and as an every day watch. The rucking feature is also great along with all the other running/work out features. As a hunter and former 0311 I can’t recommend ...

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JohnnyRedlight

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Posted Aug 6, 2025

A lot of watch

Love my Instinct 3 Solar Tactical! I have to say it has many more features than I need at this point in my life. I only wish this technology existed when I served in the military.
Great watch! Love it!

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Skeeter

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Posted Jul 28, 2025

TOPS

Had it for a couple of weeks now and have nothing bad to say about it

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SKEENS

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Posted Jul 25, 2025

returned

Returned a couple days after purchasing. After first charge & setup kept getting low battery alerts and would stitch to power saving mode almost non-stop. After researching issue & contacting support there was an needed update but after several attempts for multiple days it would not take the update. Returned watch & when with something different,

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aldayalnite

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Posted Jul 23, 2025

Got me on track!

This thing has changed the game for my fitness and nutrition regime. Can’t wait to get to know it better and truly unlock its potential. Favorite feature so far is rucking and sleep tracking.

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Nick48

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Posted Jul 22, 2025

Tons of features!

Great watch with tons of features! Love the solar. Pretty intuitive to navigate through. Would have given it five stars but I have an issue with the watch restarting when getting into the info portions of some of the apps. Found that when that happens you will lose stored data. Not the end of the world but has happened too many times not to mention it.

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