Customer Reviews for Garmin Instinct 3 Tactical Edition Solar GPS Smartwatch with Silicone Band, Black, 45mm (010-02934-50)
Garmin Instinct 3 Tactical Edition Solar GPS Smartwatch with Silicone Band, Black, 45mm (010-02934-50) is New at Staples
Item # : 24653958
Model # : GRM0293450
- Lead the mission with this rugged GPS smartwatch, featuring solar charging for unlimited battery life (assumes all-day wear in smartwatch mode with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions)
- Engineered with a super-tough 45-mm fiber-reinforced polymer case and metal-reinforced bezel
Price is $569.99
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17 reviews
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Posted Jan 17, 2026
Great features
This is my 3rd watch, Forerunner 35, 8yrs, Garmin Instinct, 7yrs and still goin. Know Instinct 3-45 Tactical you can’t go wrong with Garmin.
MAJ Oakley
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Posted Jan 21, 2026
Great but small…
Love the watch but the 45 mm is small to read. My old eyes had trouble. Otherwise , great build and solid piece.
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ED26
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Posted Jan 17, 2026
Great features
This is my 3rd watch, Forerunner 35, 8yrs, Garmin Instinct, 7yrs and still goin. Know Instinct 3-45 Tactical you can’t go wrong with Garmin.
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Jmr1151
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Posted Jan 15, 2026
GARMIN
Simple and durable. Love it more than my Apple Watch 7.
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DigitalOutdoors
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Posted Jan 9, 2026
Great Tool
Great balance between smart watch and tool. The Flashlight is awesome and highly used! Battery life is outstanding, it's extremely light and does everything I need it to. The 45mm is prefect on my wrist.
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Bartender/Soldier/Student
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Posted Jan 4, 2026
Throw away your Apple Watch!
I decided to ditch my Apple Watch in favor of trying out the Garmin Instinct 3 Tactical Solar, and couldn’t be happier. The main selling point for me on this watch was the battery life, which is absolutely incredible. I got this watch three weeks ago and I’m still around 30% battery life without any recharges.
The data on the watch face is easy to read, even with so...
The data on the watch face is easy to read, even with so...
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RicoJavy
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Posted Dec 25, 2025
A great addition my daily life
Great addition to my daily life, keeping me informed of my current health details, with many practical tools and information. I love it, best watch I ever had!!!
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CPT Trucker
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Posted Dec 18, 2025
Great watch with a ton of features
I bought this watch as a replacement for a Garmin watch that I had for 20+ years that broke. As a Military Veteran and a current Truck Driver this watch has so many features (some I’ll probably never use!) that are great, it’s worth the price. The options available to customize the watch to one’s liking are great. In the short time that I’ve had this watch I haven’t had...
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Rob1967
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Posted Nov 18, 2025
Best of the best!!!
I bought this watch because I was a former Recon Marine. Let me tell you, I replaced my Apple Watch with this one because it has every feature the Apple Watch has, and a battery that I don’t have to worry about charging. If you’re looking for a rugged watch that can get you through anything, then look no more. This is by far my favorite purchase made this year. Just buy...
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Sticker
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Posted Oct 13, 2025
Sweet!
Pretty impressed.
It was a bit complicated, but was able to share laser locations from my garmin xero x1i crossbow scope.
It was a bit complicated, but was able to share laser locations from my garmin xero x1i crossbow scope.
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SFC. D
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Posted Oct 8, 2025
Overall upgrade
Purchased this watch a month ago to upgrade from my Instinct 2. This watch is a total upgrade all around. The display options, the activities, the torch. Great product with zero complaints so far. I'm about to take it on a mobilization, so we'll see how well it holds up to the conditions I'll put it through there. If it's anything like the Instinct 2, it'll hold up to j...
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J Bone
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Posted Sep 26, 2025
Great Features for an activity watch
I love the instinct watch does what I want it to do and more this thing is loaded with data I will never use. Do not buy it as a smart watch it is not that on this model. I bought the solar tactical but would not buy the solar again. Buy the regular AMOLED tactical much easier to see and read. Still happy with the purchase just would have selected a different t model. T...
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Wern
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Posted Aug 21, 2025
Just what I wanted
It has everything and more , great battery life, solar charging is awesome .
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Patrick44
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Posted Aug 16, 2025
Best watch I’ve ever owned.
I’ve had Apple Watch, G-Shock, Timex Diver, and many others. This Garmin Tactical Instinct 3 Solar is far and away the most superior timepiece I’ve ever owned. All of its capabilities are just amazing. The look of it, the functionality, battery life, and all of the widgets and faces that it comes with are just amazing. I always wanted a Rolex, but I now realize that Gar...
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Rezz
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Posted Aug 1, 2025
Overall
It's great and all but it wasn't what I was expecting
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A.J.Southworth
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Posted Jul 25, 2025
Amazing watch
I bought this a few weeks ago and honestly, it's great, the flashlight that's built in is an actual flashlight instead of the ones that just light up the screen, I haven't tested the water resistance fully yet but so far, little splashes have been fine and it's overall been really helpful.
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Giorgos
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Posted Jun 4, 2025
Vast improvement over the Instinct 2
A lot of useful new features and a vastly improved screen compared to the previous Instinct generation. Overall, a solid upgrade.
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