

🖤 Rugged meets refined — the smartwatch that works as hard as you do.
The Garmin Instinct 3 GPS 45mm is a rugged, military-grade smartwatch featuring a vibrant 1.2” AMOLED display, multi-band GPS with SatIQ for superior positioning, and up to 18 days of battery life. Designed for outdoor enthusiasts and professionals, it offers advanced health monitoring, built-in LED flashlight, shock and water resistance (10 ATM), Garmin Pay contactless payments, and smart notifications, all packed into a durable fiber-reinforced polymer case with metal bezel.



















| ASIN | B0DSC8JF59 |
| Batteries | 1 CR5 batteries required. (included) |
| Battery power rating | 18 days |
| Best Sellers Rank | 1,589 in Electronics & Photo ( See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo ) 74 in Smartwatches |
| Colour | Black |
| Connectivity technologies | Bluetooth |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,082) |
| Date First Available | 6 Jan. 2025 |
| GPS | Built-in GPS |
| Human interface input | Buttons |
| Item Weight | 53 g |
| Item model number | 010-02936-00 |
| OS | Garmin OS |
| Other display features | Wireless |
| Product Dimensions | 4.5 x 4.5 x 1.49 cm; 53 g |
| Scanner Resolution | 240x135 |
| Special features | Activity Tracker, Contactless Payments, Custom Activity Tracking, GPS, Touchscreen |
| What’s in the box | Garmin Instinct 3, cable, documentation |
G**R
Another great Garmin watch
Great battery life, super screen and well built, shame there's no maps but all in all I think it's worth it as the amoled screen is great and the GPS is amazingly accurate. Previous I had a Fenix 5X this is a great replacement at a fantastic cost and I find the button controls are much more practical to use compared to touch screen given it's a Outdoor watch.
C**N
Great smartwatch
I bought this watch to replace an old Samsung Galaxy. The lack of a touchscreen took a little getting used to but once I got used to the watch it wasn't an issue. The battery life is excellent, 18 days charge is amazing. I have changed the strap as I don't like silicon ones, which is a personal choice. There are many features I haven't used yet. I do think this is good quality and good value for money.
M**H
Great watch
After owning this for a few months now, I am glad I went for the Garmin rather than an Apple Watch. Battery life is 28 days and does all the notifications I require.
C**S
Garmin Instinct 3 - excellent
Very pleased with the Garmin Instinct 3, easy to set up and use. Great analytics and heart rate zone monitoring. Comfortable on the wrist too.
D**T
Brilliant overall fitness watch
Shocked at how good this watch is. I only set it up this morning, which was simple and quick. I like how the watch looks fairly basic and old fashioned, but underlying those minimal details are so many different additional options. Not sure on the other reviews I've read about people finding it difficult to navigate using the buttons. I agree, it's not as straightforward as the Vivoactive 5 I had, but it took me about 10 minutes to be able to fully learn and navigate the whole system. I'd definitely recommend this watch. Whether you want it for outdoor or indoor activities, this watch covers everything. If you want the glam of the modern swipe watches, I'd avoid buying this as you'll be disappointed with the old standards of button pressing.
S**R
It doesn’t connect to the app and finding menu items is a joke
Absolute rubbish. Won’t connect to the app. Waste of time. Tried all the trouble shooting hints just rubbish. Another tech that failed.
A**S
Hardware is absolutely superb, the software UI has room for improvement
The watch itself is fantastic quality with a crisp and bright display, with accurate GPS tracking and great battery life. The only issues I have with it really are with whoever designs the actual software user interface - I find that the app is clunky, and that you cannot modify several key settings on the phone. Navigation on the phone also feels a little counterintuitive and the contextual buttons keep switching puprpose depending on screen. If you've used a Garmin before then probably none of this is a problem and you've developed 'muscle memory' but as someone new to the ecosystem its frustrating difficult to figure out how to do something as basic as switch the clock to 24 hours, since there is nothing in the settings relating to it - you have to install and fire up a separate app on your phone, which seems absurd.
N**K
Rugged, long battery life, and love the new colours
It's rugged, doesn't feel like you've got a block of glass strapped to your wrist that might shatter at any moment. The battery life and UI are great for me, simple but plenty capable, I went to a more full featured smart watch for a while from a big phone brand and couldn't stand having it on charge all the time, and found no use from all its extra abilities. I would, and have in fact, recommend Garmin watches to my family and friends.
T**A
Mükemmel bi saat , 18 güne yakın şarjının gitmesi çok iyi
R**O
Orologio bellissimo esteticamente, funzioni complete, precisione assoluta dei sensori, torcia integrata che in certe occasioni fa la differenza e poi…… Garmin non ha bisogno di presentazioni!! Amazon sempre preciso e puntuale nelle consegne e con imballi sempre al top.
S**M
Love this watch, has everything you need. I was looking at the data as I use for running and it has the same run features as the more expensive 265. The torch and redshift actually come in handy too. Battery life is fantastic, getting 2 weeks and that’s also using it for 1-2 hr daily activities
V**J
I am using this watch for 10 days now. It has everything I wanted. It is giving me a great battery backup. GPS Accuracy is amazing. Will surely recommend it. Just remember it has no touch feature, it uses buttons.
J**C
Montre de qualité avec une multitude d'informations impressionnantes. La précision est très bonne. L'autonomie en charge complète est de 16 jours.
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