Garmin Instinct 2X Solar, Rugged GPS Smartwatch, Built-in Flashlight, Solar Charging Capability, Multi-Band GNSS, Graphite

Awesome watch. Battery lasts so long. Love the built in flash light, it's super bright. It's a very serious watch with a little bit of a learning curve, especially if coming from a Fitbit. It's sort of like going to Linux from windows. A bit clunky at first but once you get the hang of it, you'll love it.While the heart rate monitor may occasionally say your heart rate is going crazy high while resting (I generally resolve that issue by removing the watch and then putting it back on) it works really well at tracking and giving you health insights.A slight drawback is that it doesn't detect naps. If it does, I can't find where it's shown in the app or watch.

I wanted to wait a few months before writing a review on this watch, as I've never owned a Garmin and was aware they have a proprietary software that I would need to get used to. It's also more expensive, which took me a while to pull the cord, and I didn't know whether I would feel buyers remorse and let it cloud my feelings on performance. While I was not surprised per se, I had also expected this to take some time to navigate, as it has an immense amount of functionality. However, it was completely natural to use. Also great watch faces and really bright, easy to read info, which is notable given all the information on the face. Very easy to navigate functions. Sleep monitoring is (much) more accurate and consistent than the last two watches I had, neither of which were particularly cheap or lower quality. Battery life is amazing. I charge once a week out of habit, but it's usually around 50% so could last two weeks. I'm not a heavy user so assume that could be different for others, but any way you cut it, the battery will stay charged a long time. To charge, it is a proprietary cord, so that's the only downside, but unless you lose cords all the time you should be fine. I'm sold on Garmin now!

Good watch with alot of functions, I like specially the sleep tracker. It simple to use, I never used a manual. It charges very fast. It a very good watch for this money.

Purchased the instinct solar 2X and was IMMEDIATELY sorry I didn't buy one sooner. If you like double or triple sensor outdoors/solar watches the solar instinct line is 99% perfect. Durable, subtle, low profile, and light weight. The only downside is you have to charge the 2X every ~40 days if you get an hour or two of sun per day. You can also go for ~3 days of activity with the battery saver and GPS tracking on during movement. I hear the 3 solar is even better on battery, solar, and legibility. It's also nice because it is very smart, but feels kind of early y2k dumb, using the watch does not feel like another screen to steal you attention span. It's just an excellent timepiece and fitness tool.With the 40 day battery mode, you will get text/call notifications, weather, constant heart rate, health stats, morning report, step count, sleep track, altimeter tracking, compass, daily alarm, stop watch/timer, and of course a tiny bit of red light use (seriously awesome to have a tiny red light at night to not ruin your night vision but not need a room light).When doing outdoor activity, you can set up or download .gpx files to form a course/trail to navigate with turn by turn directions. It is perfectly light weight to keep the map in your bag and just look at the watch if you lose the trail.

Bought this watch for my husband for Xmas last year. It is still working pretty good and my husband loves it! Battery really lasts. It tracks steps, stress and sleep pretty well. We love it! Highly recommend it!

I was in the market for a ‘smart G-shock” watch but was very disappointed that one meeting my needs didn’t exist. I saw the Instinct 2X solar and decided to buy my first Garmin device ever. After 2+ years of traveling the world and not babying this watch, I am happy to say this watch is easily my favorite watch ever and has performed amazingly if not perfectly. I wanted a tough watch ✅, solar charging ✅, heartbeat and sleep monitor ✅✅, world time capability ✅, step counter✅; the sports modes and GPS modes were a bonus and I’d never thought I’d use them until quite recently. I can not tell you how many people I’ve impressed with just the flashlight alone. It took me 2+ years to find the GPS tracking useful until I realized I can use it to precisely pinpoint the gravesites of deceased relatives in the cemeteries. I saved each location in the watch and it leads directly back when I go visit to pay my respects. No more playing “I think it’s over here” with my cousins and siblings when we visit our deceased ancestors.This watch has been all over the world with me including the beach and ocean in Neves and the jungles of Costa Rica. It’s scratched up, dinged, been immersed in fresh and salt water and still keeps working.The battery life is awesome, up to 41 days on a full charge in smart watch mode but this is the only criticism I have about this watch. My previous EDC solar G-shock watch was 100% solar, no charging or battery changes needed. The instinct 2X solar claims unlimited power with 3+ hours of direct sunlight but I find I need to charge the watch about once a month for a few hours which isn’t bad (compared to an Apple Watch) but it’s not 100% solar powered.I’m considering the instinct 3 solar but the only potential deal maker for me to give up the instinct 2X solar is if the instinct 3 solar is 100% solar, no external charging needed.All in all, I love this watch! It’s 99% perfect in my opinion. If it was 100% solar, then it would be perfect.