Instinct 3 45mm Solar

Garmin

Instinct 3 45mm Solar

#7 in Smartwatches
194 positive 5 neutral 56 negative

Based on 255 Reddit mentions

What people say about

Summary of sentiment across key features mentioned by users.

battery life

94/11

fitness tracking

85/7

display quality

33/15

durability

42/4

build quality

29/17

gps accuracy

35/7

user interface

31/9

software updates

14/26

What people are saying

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Garmin Owners Now Have To Pay To Unlock Features Thanks To Connect+

Greed I suppose. Bummer as I like my Garmin Instinct solar. The ski GPS tracking has been really fun and informative. Plus it ties with my company's virgin pulse/personify account.

SarcasticOptimist in r/gadgets

March 30, 2025 2:09 PM

91

Thanks Bezos

Original watch was super slow to ship to Hawaii so Amazon offered a refund or replacement. The replacement arrived within 3 days but the original was still moving through the system. I now have two Garmin Instincts 2x Solars for the price of one.

MassaSnowshi in r/Garmininstinct

April 18, 2025 10:07 PM

80

Orange solar ring

Hi all,

Instinct 3 45mm solar owner for a while and I have got a question, maybe you guys could help me out.

First off all, I’m very pleased with the watch model and his features!

What I started to dislike after a while, is the orange solar ring related to the total look of the watch. I prefer a

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TEMEIJERT in r/Garmininstinct

April 2, 2025 9:54 PM

76

How does this sub feel about quality watches as part of your gear?

Garmin instinct series has been my go to. Love em.

SixtyAteWhiskey68 in r/QualityTacticalGear

December 16, 2024 4:26 PM

75

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

67

Coros Nomad

Feels like a Garmin Instinct 3 competitor. Seems like a bit of an odd launch to me

SoftGroundbreaking53 in r/Coros

August 19, 2025 1:01 PM

57

Best Black Friday deals you have caught?

Upgraded my running watch from a £55 eBay refurb to a Garmin Instinct 3. Old watch was showing its age and I’m running 5 times a week with a bunch of long races in the pipeline so it made sense for me

dhlf in r/AskUK

November 27, 2025 5:37 PM

56

Instinct 3 Tactical

I guess most people will not get it for the tactical functions, but because it's the only option to get the I3 with MIP that doesn't have stupid colored accent on the casing. Garmin knows that well and it's a scummy practice if you ask me.

pawlik23 in r/Garmininstinct

April 24, 2025 10:19 AM

52

[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

50

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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