Customer Reviews for Garmin Instinct 3 Smartwatch, GPS, 45mm, Whitestone & Bolt Blue Silicone Band (010-02934-03)
Garmin Instinct 3 Smartwatch, GPS, 45mm, Whitestone & Bolt Blue Silicone Band (010-02934-03) is New at Staples
Item # : 24678715
Model # : GRM0293403
- Make a bold statement with this rugged GPS smartwatch, featuring a 0.9-in. display with solar charging lens and unlimited battery life with solar charging (assumes all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions)
- Engineered with a super-tough 45mm fiber-reinforced polymer case and metal-reinforced bezel; fits wrists with a circumference of 5.39 in. to 8.03 in. (137 mm to 204 mm)
Price is $409.99
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111 reviews
Most helpful positive review
Posted Mar 20, 2026
Good battery, minimal distractions
I bought this a few weeks ago because I was tired of my apple watch constantly needing to be charged every two days. I am also a fan that this is not a touch screen watch. Less distractions while I am working out and moving around. The torch on the watch is amazing! I love having that feature available to me. It is super useful when moving around in the dark. I feel lik...
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Most helpful critical review
Posted Aug 1, 2025
Not for me
Way to difficult to operate...i opted for the 570 Forerunner instead... much more intuitive
Dreamer
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Posted Mar 20, 2026
Good battery, minimal distractions
I bought this a few weeks ago because I was tired of my apple watch constantly needing to be charged every two days. I am also a fan that this is not a touch screen watch. Less distractions while I am working out and moving around. The torch on the watch is amazing! I love having that feature available to me. It is super useful when moving around in the dark. I feel lik...
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Lkinder
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Posted Mar 19, 2026
Beefy watch
It’s super great and I love the flashlight. It has all the bells and whistles. However, it was too bulky for me. I wish there was a smaller version. I got the Instinct E
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Instint Lover
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Posted Mar 19, 2026
Great Watch
Great Watch, at the beginnning I was about to returned but day by day I figured out it's de best one. I love this watch. It has a lot of funtional features, I love the compass, the torch, gps, the heart tracking and the solar features that one is so cool.
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Jon22
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Posted Mar 15, 2026
What a great watch!
Bought this I3 about month ago, 3/15/26 at time of this review. This watch is amazing. From a smartwatch perspective, I'm coming from a Samsung Galaxy watch 5 Pro, which is packed with features itself. I am thoroughly impressed with the functionality and battery life. Battery life is not comparable with the Samsung, which at best gets about 2 days. With the Instinct 3 I...
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Tbyers#3
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Posted Mar 12, 2026
Garmin Instinct 3 Solar
I have been wanting one of the Garmin solar watches for a few years now. I finally got one. The Instinct 3 solar. I am very happy with it. I have yet to charge it since I received it. It is very comfortable and also accurate with all the health tracking. Also, I like the smart watch capabilities without all the fancy things some other watches have such as the led touch ...
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Instinct3
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Posted Mar 9, 2026
Good watch, ok app
Back to Garmin after a few years with Suunto - which I think still has a superior mobile platform; Garmin Connect still has a lot of catching up to do. Tthe actual watch itself is great. I used an original Instinct 1 for about three years and the Instinct 3 Solar has fixed all of the shortcomings of the Instinct 1, with the added benefit of the torch and updated hardwar...
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Eagle Bob
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Posted Mar 9, 2026
The essentials and more
It does everything I want, and much more! In my opinion there is absolutely no need for a fancier watch than this.
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Kita12
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Posted Mar 4, 2026
Solar
I like it it’s durable and I love the solar aspect of it, with my settings it can almost last a month with the solar feature
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Geoff13
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Posted Feb 26, 2026
Comfortable watch with great features
Now had the watch for ~3 weeks and am pleased with it thus far. Lots of great features, easily tracked a couple of cross-country and downhill ski sessions. Some of the controls took a bit of working out. The one thing I did not fully twig to was, despite the amount of memory in the watch, it cannot store/play music files - it can control music playing from a phone, but ...
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Coltonmahalick
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Posted Feb 5, 2026
Great Use
I am happy with the amount of items I can use on my Garmin instinct 3 watch I got my watch a month ago and the watch still hasn’t died overall great watch I had an Apple Watch before but this watch is much more worth it
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Ozzie603
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Posted Feb 4, 2026
Great Features but setting it up is not easy
I bought this close to a month ago. Works great in monitoring bit when I workout out. It's difficult because it's a manual process to put the sets in and spend too much time. Changing from set to set and exercise to exercise. My fitbit was alot easier to set up when working with weights.
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Vernon
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Posted Jan 31, 2026
Overall OK
This watch was purchased as a replacement for an Instinct 2, neither one would track an accurate pulse rate. I can exercise for 30 to 60 minutes, and the pulse rate stays in the 60s to 70s. I move the watch around anyplace it would move on my wrist with no improvement. If I stop exercising for a few minutes or change activities, the pulse rate would improve close to ...
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Sjhaynes7
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Posted Jan 30, 2026
Works great
Changed from Apple Watch to a 45 mm version. Much more simple interface and keeps the grandkids off the watch. It was too easy for them to touch and changes things and was distracting for me. The Garmin interfaces much better with the apps I use and is better at tracking multiple activities. Doesn’t work great for cycling heart rate but is ok in a pinch.
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Erin27
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Posted Jan 29, 2026
Nice watch
Nice watch but it won’t solar charge, I can’t figure out why.
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CTaz
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Posted Jan 22, 2026
So far ... great
I've had my watch for 3 weeks now. I have very small wrists and I was worried about what it looked like on my wrist. It does look large however it is as light or lighter than my Fitbit Sense2 which started dying and needed replaced. It is very comfortable to wear all day long. My worries about that work quickly negated. I am a hiker and I liked the idea of the map featu...
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HéctorRS
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Posted Jan 20, 2026
Excelente reloj S-Mart
Es mi segundo garmin, dejo de herencia a un hijo el vivo active y compre un instinct 3 solar, estoy feliz por ello.
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ButterlabLex
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Posted Jan 17, 2026
Well rounded
Got this watch for Christmas and couldn’t be happier with it. Very robust for the type of outdoor work I do, screen is very scratch resistant. It replaced my venu 3 which I loved but it did not stand well to what I put it through compared to the instinct. Watch is very functional without much fodder and the solar charging keeps the battery going a long time. Definitely ...
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Ryhno
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Posted Jan 17, 2026
Stellar product
I had the instinct for 2 years and upgraded to the instinct3 solar recently. This watch is engineering gold. I am very active outdoors between mountaineering and surfing. This watch keeps track of every internal and external parameters anyone could ask for. At work, I scrub into surgery and can track my stress to better understand my bodies responses. Thank you Garmin!
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Mayo5150
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Posted Jan 12, 2026
Great Look! Great Features!
I have been using Garmin for years and see no reason to change now. I've had my Instinct 3 for about a month. This watch has taken a little getting used to since I was coming from a Vivoactive with a touchscreen. Getting back to using buttons has taken some time, but I pretty much have it down now. The Instinct 3 connected to my existing Garmin Connect account/app with ...
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Pawpaw#1
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Posted Jan 12, 2026
Fantastic watch
Was a Christmas gift and I love it. Used it hunting with my Etrex Legend HCx and compass. Plus love the health tracking.
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