Instinct 3
Instinct 3 is the rugged GPS smartwatch that’s designed to be worn through anything. Follow yours, wherever the adventure leads.
Product Highlights:
- UNLIMITED BATTERY IN SMARTWATCH MODE WITH SOLAR CHARGING
- DETAILED HEALTH AND WELLNESS FEATURES
- SMART NOTIFICATIONS
- BUILT-IN FLASHLIGHT
- RUGGED DESIGN
- MULTI-BAND GPS WITH SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY
Product Features:
SOLAR CHARGING
Get unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging.
RUGGED DESIGN
Explore confidently with a rugged design, including a 1.1-inch display, 50 mm metal-reinforced bezel and scratch-resistant display.
BUILT-IN FLASHLIGHT
See and be seen with a built-in flashlight, featuring variable intensities and an alternate red light.
24/7 HEALTH AND WELLNESS MONITORING
Make bold moves with health monitoring features, including heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, Pulse Ox3 and more.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your compatible Apple® or Android™ smartphone.
MULTI-BAND GPS WITH SATIQ
Navigate confidently with multi-band GPS, featuring SatIQ technology, which delivers superior positioning while optimizing battery life.
DAILY MOVEMENTS
Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned, floors climbed and more from your wrist.
HRV STATUS
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health through heart rate variability while you sleep.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
Instinct 3 tracks your heart rate, so you can stay in the know all day and night.
STRESS TRACKING
Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
MORNING REPORT
Receive an overview of your sleep recovery, daily calendar, HRV status and more as soon as you wake up. You can even customize your report to show what you want to see.
HEALTH SNAPSHOT
Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your health care provider.
PULSE OX SENSOR
Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep.
MINDFUL BREATHING
Start a breathwork activity to track your stress and respiration.
RESPIRATION
See how you’re breathing throughout the day and night.
HYDRATION
Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated.
FITNESS AGE
Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.
NAP DETECTION
Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and the ideal time and duration they should be.
WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
Track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Track activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.
GARMIN COACH
Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with Garmin Coach training plans for runners and cyclists.
WORKOUT CREATION
Create step-by-step workouts from more than 1,600 exercises in the Garmin Connect™ app, and send them directly to your watch.
INTENSITY MINUTES
Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes.
VO2 MAX
See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.
ALTITUDE AND HEAT ACCLIMATION
See how you’re holding up to the current elevation or heat based on your health metrics.
HIIT WORKOUTS
Track your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata or custom workouts.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride.
RECOVERY TIME
Know how long you should recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.
GARMIN CONNECT
See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.
GARMIN MESSENGER™ APP
Communicate via two-way text messaging on your wrist.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your compatible Apple or Android smartphone.
GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES
If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location.
CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.
LIVETRACK FEATURE
Friends and family can follow your real-time location6 and view preplanned courses.
ABC SENSORS
Navigate your next trail with an altimeter, barometer and 3-axis electronic compass.
GARMIN SHARE
Use this feature to easily share saved locations, courses and workouts with friends’ compatible Garmin devices.
Product Specifications:
General
Strap material silicone
Lens Material Power Glass™
Bezel Material fiber-reinforced polymer/aluminum
Case material fiber-reinforced polymer
QuickFit® watch band compatible yes (26 mm)
Physical size
50 x 50 x 14.4 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 141-213 mm
Weight 58 g
Display Size custom, two-window design; 1.1” x 1.1” (27 x 27 mm)
Display resolution 176 x 176 pixels
Battery life
Smartwatch: Up to 40 days/Unlimited with solar*
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 100 days/Unlimited with solar*
GPS Only: Up to 60 hours/ 260 hours with solar**
All Satellite Systems: Up to 40 hours/80 hours with solar**
All Satellite Systems Multi-Band: Up to 34 hours/60 hours with solar***
Max Battery GPS: Up to 150 hours/Unlimited with solar**
Expedition GPS: Up to 60 days/Unlimited with solar*
*Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions
**Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions
***Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions; assuming typical use with SatIQ technology
Charging method Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/History 128 MB
