Adventure watch Instinct 3 45mm AMOLED Black
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Instinct 3 is the rugged GPS smartwatch that's designed to be worn through anything. Follow yours, wherever the adventure leads.
BRIGHT 1.2-INCH AMOLED DISPLAY
UP TO 18 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE
DETAILED HEALTH AND WELLNESS FEATURES
SMART NOTIFICATIONS1
BUILT-IN FLASHLIGHT
RUGGED DESIGN
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| AMOLED display | RUGGED DESIGN | BUILT-IN FLASHLIGHT |
| With a bright 1.2-inch AMOLED display and a 50 mm case, you're ready for any adventure. | Explore confidently with a rugged design, including a metal-reinforced bezel and scratch-resistant display. | See and be seen with a built-in flashlight, featuring variable intensities and an alternate red light. |
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| 24/7 health and wellness monitoring | Smart notifications | BATTERY LIFE |
| Be ready for anything with health monitoring features, including heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, Pulse Ox2 and more. | Pair the watch with a compatible Apple® or Android™ smartphone to receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch. | Leave the charger at home and enjoy up to 24 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. |
| DAILY MOVEMENTS | HRV STATUS | WRIST-BASED HEART RATE |
| Track daily steps, calories burned, floors climbed and more right from your wrist3. | Better understand your overall health by tracking your heart rate variability while you sleep. | Instinct 3 monitors your heart rate so you're aware of it 24/73. |
| STRESS TRACKING | MORNING REPORT | HEALTH SNAPSHOT |
| Find out if you're having a calm, balanced or stressful day. | Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery, daily calendar, HRV status and more as soon as you wake up. You can even customise your reports theme, data shown and more. | Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report and share it with your doctor. |
| Pulse Ox sensor | MINDFUL BREATHING | RESPIRATION |
| Monitor your blood oxygen saturation during the day or while you sleep2. | Use breathing exercises to track stress and respiration. | See how you're breathing 24/7. |
| HYDRATION | FITNESS AGE | NAP DETECTION |
| Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to make sure you're drinking enough. | See how your fitness compares to your actual age. | 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 learn more about exercise and nutrition. |
| BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS | GARMIN COACH | WORKOUT CREATION |
| Track activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more. | Train for an event, reach a goal or improve your fitness with Garmin Coach training plans for runners and cyclists. | Build progressive workouts from more than 1,600 exercises in the Connect™ app and send them directly to your watch. |
| INTENSITY MINUTES | VO2 MAX | ALTITUDE AND HEAT ACCLIMATION |
| Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes. | Track your current fitness level and see how it changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more. | See how well you're coping with your current altitude or heat based on your health stats. |
| HIIT WORKOUTS | DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS | Recovery time |
| Track your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata or custom workouts. | View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run. | Know how long you should recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training. |
| Garmin Connect | Garmin Messenger™ App | Smart notifications |
| See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app. | Communicate with two-way text messaging4 right from your wrist. | Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with a compatible Apple or Android smartphone. |
| GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS | SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES | CONNECT IQ™ STORE |
| Breeze through payment queues and public transport systems with supported providers. | If you feel unsafe or your watch detects an incident, a message with your location is sent5. | Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch. |
| LIVETRACK FEATURE | ABC SENSORS | SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY |
| Friends and family can follow your location in real time5 and view your planned courses. | Navigate your next route with the altimeter, barometer and electronic 3-axis compass. | Get superior positioning accuracy with multi-band GPS while optimising battery life. |
| GARMIN SHARE | ||
| Use this feature to easily share saved locations, courses and workouts with friends’ compatible Garmin devices. |
1When paired with a compatible smartphone.
2This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox is not available in all countries.
4Both the sender and the recipient must have the Garmin Messenger app installed on their paired smartphones
5When paired with a compatible smartphone. See safety and tracking feature requirements at Garmin.com/safety.
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What You'll Love | |
| Sleep Score and Insights | |
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| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 28 days Unlimited with solar |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation | |
| LED flashlight | |
| Garmin Pay™ | |
| Multi-band GPS | |
| Training Readiness | |
| Training Status | |
| Watch display type | Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Solar charging | |
| Water rating | 10 ATM |
General | |
| Strap material | Silicone |
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| Lens material | Power Glass™ |
| Bezel material | Fiber-reinforced polymer/aluminum |
| Case material | Fibre-reinforced polymer |
| QuickFit® watch band compatible | Yes (22 mm) |
| Physical size | 45 x 45 x 14.9 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 137-204 mm |
| Weight | 52 g |
| Display Size | Custom, two-window design; 23 x 23 mm (0.9″ x 0.9″) |
| Display Resolution | 176 x 176 pixels |
| Battery type | Lithium ion |
| Battery life | Smartwatch: Up to 28 days/Unlimited with solar* Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 65 days/Unlimited with solar* GPS Only: Up to 40 hours/130 hours with solar** All Satellite Systems: Up to 28 hours/50 hours with solar** All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 24 hours/40 hours with solar*** Max Battery GPS: Up to 100 hours/Unlimited with solar** Expedition GPS: Up to 36 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 |
Clock features | |
| Time/date | |
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| GPS time sync | |
| Automatic daylight saving time | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Timer | |
| Stopwatch | |
| Sunrise/sunset times | |
Health & Wellness Monitoring | |
| Heart Rate (Constant, every second) | |
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| Resting heart rate | |
| Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts | Yes (high and low) |
| Respiration Rate | |
| Fitness Age | |
| Body Battery™ Energy Monitor | |
| All-day Stress | |
| Relaxation reminders | |
| Relaxation Breathing Timer | |
| Breathwork | |
| Sleep | Yes (advanced) |
| Sleep coach | |
| Breathing variations | |
| Nap detection | |
| Hydration | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women's Health | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Health Snapshot | |
| Health Status | |
Sensors | |
| GPS | |
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| GLONASS | |
| Galileo | |
| SatIQ™ technology | |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor | |
| Barometric altimeter | |
| Compass | |
| Gyroscope | |
| Accelerometer | |
| Thermometer | |
Daily smart features | |
| Find my phone | |
|---|---|
| Find My Garmin (helps locate lost device) | |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+® |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps) | |
| On-device Connect IQ™ Store | |
| Smart Notifications | |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | |
| Morning report | |
| Calendar | |
| Weather forecasts | |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile | |
| Battery Saver (customisable low power watch) | |
| Controls smartphone music | |
| Compatible with Garmin Messenger app | |
| Smart trainer control | |
| Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Stocks | |
| Garmin Share | |
| Passcode | |
Workout and Training Plans | |
| Daily Suggested Workout - Running (Pace and Heart Rate Based) | |
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| Daily Suggested Workout - Cycling (Pace and Heart Rate Based) | |
| Garmin Running Coach Experts | |
| Garmin Coach - Prebuilt Cycling Plans | |
| Cardio workouts | |
| Strength workouts | |
| HIIT workouts | |
| Yoga workouts | |
| Pilates workouts | |
Activity profiles | |
| Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor rowing |
|---|---|
| Multisport | Triathlon |
| WELLNESS | Walking, Indoor Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Mobility |
| INDOOR RUNNING | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual running |
| Outdoor running | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Obstacle Racing |
| Outdoor recreation | Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery |
| Cycling | Biking, Road biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel biking, Bike commuting, Bike touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX |
| Swim | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| On the water | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Fishing, Boating, Water Skiing, Snorkeling, Wakeboarding, Wakesurfing, Tubing, Whitewater |
| Motor sports | Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling |
| Racket sports | Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball |
| Snow & Winter | Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing |
| Team sports | Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball |
| In the ring | Boxing, Mixed martial arts |
| Other activity profiles | Tactical, Inline Skating |
Safety and tracking features | |
| Incident detection during select activities | |
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| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | |
| Assistance | |
| Live event sharing | |
Tactical features | |
| Dual grid coordinates | |
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| XERO™ Locations | |
Gaming Features | |
| Gaming activity | |
|---|---|
| GameOn™ app compatible | |
Trucking Smartwatch Features | |
| Truck driver workouts | |
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| Workout tutorials | |
| Easy break planning | |
| Truck plaza loyalty programs | |
| Compatible with dēzl™ OTR truck navigators | |
Activity tracking features | |
| Step counter | |
|---|---|
| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity) | |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | |
| Calories Burned | |
| Floors climbed | |
| Distance travelled | |
| Intensity minutes | |
| TrueUp™ | |
| Move IQ™ | |
| Garmin Connect™ Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Automatic rep counting | |
Training, planning and analysis features | |
| Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) | |
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| Customisable screen(s) | |
| Downloadable training plans | |
| Course guidance | |
| HR Zones | |
| HR Alerts | |
| HR Calories | |
| % HR Max | |
| % HRR | |
| Recovery Time | |
| Auto Max HR | |
| Race glance/widget | |
| HRV Status | |
| HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | |
| Respiration Rate (During Exercise) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS speed and distance | |
| Customisable activity profiles | |
| Auto Pause® automatic timer halt | |
| Interval training | |
| Advanced workouts | |
| Power Modes - customisable in-activity battery settings | |
| HRM running pace and distance | |
| Auto Lap® interval tracking feature | |
| Manual lap | |
| Rest timer | |
| Configurable lap alerts | |
| Heat and Altitude Acclimation | |
| VO2 Max (Run) | |
| VO2 Max (Trail Run) | |
| Load ratio | |
| Training Load | |
| Training load focus | |
| Training Effect | |
| Training Effect (Anaerobic) | |
| Primary benefit (training effect labels) | |
| Workout benefit | |
| Customisable alerts | |
| Voice alerts | |
| Multisport auto transition | |
| Finish time | |
| Virtual partner | |
| Race an activity | |
| Manual multisport activities | |
| Touch and/or button lock | |
| Shortcuts | |
| Auto scroll | |
| Activity history on watch | |
| Physio TrueUp | |
| Unified Training Status | |
Running features | |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | |
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| Running dynamics | |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | |
| Ground contact time and balance | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Stride length (real time) | |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | |
| Running power | |
| Grade-adjusted pace | |
| Performance condition | |
| Lactate threshold | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | |
| Run workouts | |
| Trail run auto climb | |
| Race predictor | |
| Foot pod capable | |
| Run/walk/stand detection | |
Golfing features | |
| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | |
|---|---|
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | |
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | Manual |
| Digital scorecard | |
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | |
| Auto CourseView updates | |
| Green View with manual pin position | |
| Hazards and course targets | |
| Round timer/odometer | |
| Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | |
| Pairs with Garmin Golf app | |
| Tournament legal | |
Outdoor recreation | |
| Projected waypoint | |
|---|---|
| UltraTrac mode | |
| Elevation profile | |
| Distance to destination | |
| Barometric trend indicator with storm alert | |
| Vertical speed | |
| Total ascent/descent | |
| Future elevation plot | |
| GPS coordinates | |
| Sight 'N Go | |
| Area calculation | |
| Sun and moon information | |
| Expedition GPS Activity | |
| Tides | |
| Tides Glance | |
Mapping & Navigation | |
| Point-to-point navigation | |
|---|---|
| Breadcrumb trail in real time | |
| Back to start | |
| TracBack® | |
| REFERENCE POINT | |
Cycling features | |
| Courses | |
|---|---|
| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | |
| Race an activity | |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | |
| FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | |
| MTB Grit & Flow | |
| Advanced cycling dynamics | |
| Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) | |
| Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | |
| Power meter compatible | |
Swimming features | |
| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | |
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| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | |
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | |
| Drill logging (pool swim only) | |
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | |
| "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) | |
| Auto rest (pool swim only) | |
| Time and distance alerts | |
| Countdown start (pool swim only) | |
| Pool swim workouts | |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | |
| Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) | |
Articulated lorry features | |
| PrePass weigh station notifications and bypass decisions | |
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Security and Legal Information | |
| Security updates until at least (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2027-01-06 |
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- Instinct 3 – 45 mm, Solar smartwatch with silicone band
- Charging/data cable
- Documentation








