Instinct 2

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Instinct 2

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Garmin Watch (I recommend an Instinct 2 or 3, the battery lasts forever) connected via Gadgetbridge so all your data stays on your device. Plus you can use Garmin Pay.

TogepiGoPrrriii in r/GrapheneOS

November 13, 2025 10:28 PM

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[Question] What is today's equivalent to a Rolex from the 50s?

Garmin Instinct 2s solar. Designed for functionality, dead reliable, useable under any circumstances. It is what actual explorers use nowadays. Eta: just saw the quartz criterion. That eliminates any actually relevant watches.

azroscoe in r/Watches

April 13, 2025 9:27 PM

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Best watch for running without your phone?

Garmin >>> Pixel. No debate. Since you run early in the morning and in mountain lion territory, Garmin’s features like incident detection, live tracking, and the ability to send your location to emergency contacts are perfect for ensuring your safety. Some Garmin watches that meet your needs are the

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BluwulfX in r/GarminWatches

July 22, 2025 4:45 PM

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What’s a brand you’ll never trust again and why?

I've had my Garmin Instinct 2 for about a year now. It's almost comical how much more data I get from my swims compared to the Fitbit Charge 5 I had. Fitbit basically had like duration and extrapolated number of laps from motion. That was it. It was also wrong on even that one metric more often than

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DarthWoo in r/AskReddit

July 2, 2025 1:31 AM

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Geschenk für Soldaten

Kommt natürlich drauf an wie teuer es werden soll, aber ne Uhr hilft definitiv. Entweder Casio/G-Shock, oder wenn es teurer sein darf z.B. Garmin Instinct 2.

Sufficient_Speed_542 in r/bundeswehr

December 8, 2025 2:34 PM

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Fitness Watches for Backpacking

Garmin solar instinct 2x, sun will power it. Has everything you would need except sos

TheWatchMker in r/Ultralight

January 2, 2025 3:26 PM

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Question regarding the Instinct Solar

Gestrue can be turned on and off on all Garmin watches. On an MIP screen with gesture or with a button press, you turn on the backlight. On an AMOLED screen it switches to full power. On the Instinct Solar if you are in daylight and there's enough light, you don't need the backlight but if you are i

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hakapes in r/Garmininstinct

March 15, 2026 9:48 PM

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Apple Watch Can Predict Heart Failure Using pVO2 Data with an AI Model

I have the Instinct 2 and I absolutely love it. Although I’ve never tried an Android watch. It’s not as “fancy” as an Apple Watch with all the colors and stuff (I prefer that), but it’s still great. I charge it to full and the battery lasts 25 days. That’s the part that blows my mind. My wife has to

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itsLOSE-notLOOSE in r/science

March 22, 2026 1:18 AM

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Do You Think Galaxy Watch Design Will Be Back To Being Circle?

The squircle actually made me leave Galaxy Watch altogether for a Garmin Instinct 2 Solar. I love having my watch actually look and feel like a digital watch with the always on MIP screen. Charging daily is also such a pain in the ass that I'm not settling for under 2 week battery life. I'll probabl

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Basic_Barnacle4719 in r/GalaxyWatch

March 25, 2026 3:41 PM

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Dead.

Garmin Instinct 2 Solar. Period. A proper navigation system (Unlike the Rangeman who lacks any navigation whatsoever), GPS, Glonass, Galileo, HR and O2 sensors, Alti/Baro, Compass, fitness tracking, smartwatch functions, infinite battery life under certain circumstances, a long long list of features

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vickham141 in r/gshock

January 11, 2025 4:29 AM

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