Garmin Instinct Solar , Rugged Outdoor Smartwatch With Solar Charging Capabilities And Tactical Feat
Garmin Instinct Solar , Rugged Outdoor Smartwatch with Solar Charging Capabilities and Tactical Features, Built-in Sports Apps and Health Monitoring, Black
- Solar charging capabilities allow you to extend battery life beyond traditional charging.Supported Application:GPS. Connectivity technology:GPS. Wireless comm standard:infrared
- Rugged GPS Watch is water-rated to 100 meters and constructed to U.S. military standard 810 for thermal, shock and water resistance
- Built-in 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter plus multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) track in more challenging environments than GPS alone
- Dedicated tactical features include Jumpmaster mode, waypoint projection, dual-position GPS format and preloaded tactical activity
- Go dark with stealth mode to disable wireless communication and data sharing
- Track your activities for running, biking, swimming, strength and more
- Help understand your health and wellness better with all-day health monitoring and Pulse Ox (this is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition)
- View how various settings and sensors impact your Watch’s battery life, so you can make battery-extending changes on the fly
Brand : Garmin
Category : Electronics,GPS, Finders & Accessories,Sports & Handheld GPS,Handheld GPS Units
Rating : 4.7
ListPrice : US $399.99
Price : US $249.99
Review Count : 676
Garmin Instinct Solar , Rugged Outdoor Smartwatch with Solar Charging Capabilities and Tactical Features, Built-in Sports Apps and Health Monitoring, Black
- This watch is pretty good. Its lightweight, rugged and honestly its so reliably boring that you forget it\'s on your wrist. The GPS function keeps time accurate no matter where you go but it sucks the battery life down from 30+ days on watch mode to one day if it\'s in constant GPS use, same with the compass. MGRS is accurate to your 10 digit so no worries there. Dive rated to 300\' or so, so you don\'t have to worry about taking it off to get a little wet. Solar feature is cool concept, but I have yet to see it make a difference in battery life, so I don\'t think the technology has gotten to the point where the watch has unlimited life on solar. I got this watch so I can disconnect from my phone addiction, so I can\'t vouch for any integrated health or sleep apps. The heart rate monitor seems to read a bit higher than actual heart rate but it gets the job done. All in all it\'s a great watch that tells time and has some nice additional features for MIL, LEO, Maritime professionals or outdoorsman & women.
- I haven\'t had this watch for long but already I have no complaints. I do outdoor general construction including concrete form work and this is the only watch I can trust to not break on me. The all rubber wrist band is nice as it\'ll break when it needs to and I don\'t have to worry about de-gloving. It is in fact waterproof so far, I spent half an hour cleaning out a storm drain and got mud and water all over but as soon as I got home I threw it in the sink and scrubbed it off. The battery life is wonderful and the interface is easy to use and understand. There are so many great features and the GPS is incredibly accurate to my surprise. If I come across any issues later I\'ll update this review but with first impressions I have no qualms or issues. 10/10Update: 2 months later and as you can see in the second picture it\'s still going strong. There\'s slight wear and probably dirt as well on the keepers (which hold the strap flawlessly) and a small knick out of the plastic between the Menu and ABC button. I roughly dragged my hand across hardened concrete that was still stuck to one of the steel forms at work and it just took the slightest chunk out of the outer bezel if you\'d call it that. No scratches to the glass no water damage, the battery life isn\'t affected by the cold even when it got down to the single digits, I never have to worry about this watch. It\'s also amazing how it can pick up sunlight on a cloudy winter day. The only thing I\'ve noticed is the heart rate tracker seems to have issues accurately tracking my pulse as of lately but I\'m not sure if thats mechanical or human error. I do know my heart rate didn\'t drop down to 48 BPM while stacking lumber though. Still havent used the GPS yet but i have used the compass to find north on New job sites. Overall still an amazing watch and well worth the price especially if you\'re out in the field every day.
- You name it, this watch does it. Fitness tracker, smart watch, navigation aid, watch with world time, and the list goes on. It will even track your sleep patterns with movement, HR, and pulse ox measurements.I considered a traditional smart watch and fitness trackers in my search for wearable tech. I really liked the way the Garmin looked vs the other basic square designs. I had prior experience with a Forerunner so I knew that their Connect service would track the activities I wanted to, so I gave it a go.A couple months in, I am really happy with this device. Be prepared to potentially frustrate yourself with all of the button combinations and settings available in the watch. There are additional settings in the Connect app that affect the watch or the app and sometimes are not clear due to terminology overload.I\'m not outside enough these days to get the solar energy required to keep the watch charged without plugging it in. Currently, I get 5 to 6 days before I plug the watch into the included USB cable and let it charge overnight. With all the smart functions turned off, it will go months between charges. I don\'t think anything will beat my old solar G-Shock though. It still reports a full charge but hasn\'t been outside in a year. Of course, it doesn\'t do anything other than tell time and set itself from the atomic clock.I\'ve had two glitches that required a restart. The first was after getting everything set up, the watch would not chime at mile markers on runs. The second was after being in operation for about a month with daily running, walking, and biking, it was behaving a little strangly (randomly pausing on a run) and a restart cleared that.The Connect app is awesome. The one thing I wish it had is data sharing with Peloton - I manually add my ride metrics into the app after I\'m done. I may try to do some work with the two vendors\' APIs to see if I can automate that part of it.
- Looks like a great watch, just hard to figure easiest functions
- I\'ve waited a long time to buy a smart watch looking at a lot of watches, trying some cheaper knockoffs, finally choosing the Garmin Instinct Tactical Solar. I could not be happier. I am looking forward to exploring the features and applying them to my daily routine. While I had a problem getting it to pair with my iPhone 12, Amazon Tech Support explained how to reset the watch so that it would pair with my phone it does not diminish how much I like it.
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