Garmin Instinct 3 - 50 mm - Solar - Tactical Edition Black with Black Band

Garmin Instinct 3 – Tactical Edition is a rugged GPS smartwatch built for tough missions, featuring solar charging, a metal-reinforced bezel, and dedicated tactical features. Designed to operate with a supertough 50 mm fiber-reinforced polymer case and a metal-reinforced bezel, it also carries a 10 ATM water rating. The display is monochrome and sunlight-visible with transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) technology (176 x 176 pixels). With multi-band GPS and SatIQ™ technology, you can navigate with positioning that also helps optimize battery life. A built-in 3-axis compass and additional navigation sensors support outdoor use, whether you’re planning routes or tracking activity in the field. This edition emphasizes mission-ready tactical control, including stealth mode, jumpmaster activity, waypoint projection, and a kill switch. For aiming-related tasks, it includes a preloaded Applied Ballistics solver (unlock required). When you need illumination, the smartwatch includes a built-in LED flashlight with variable intensities and strobe modes. Health and wellness monitoring is also built in, including wrist-based heart rate sampling, advanced sleep monitoring, Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation, and respiration. Stay connected with Garmin Connect™ and Garmin Messenger™ app features such as smart notifications and two-way text messaging (Android only), plus Garmin Pay™ contactless payments with participating providers.
Key Features
• Rugged GPS smartwatch with solar charging
• Bolted construction with a metal-reinforced bezel
• Dedicated tactical features
• Stealth mode
• Jumpmaster activity
• Waypoint projection
• Dual-position GPS format
• Preloaded tactical activity
• Kill switch
• Rucking activity
• Built-in 3-axis compass
• Multi-band GPS with SatIQ™ technology
• Built-in LED flashlight
• Variable intensities
• Strobe modes
• Tactical night vision capability with NVG mode
• Controls to further dim brightness and black out the display
• Rucking activity profile allows you to input your pack weight
• Tactical features include projected waypoints and stealth mode
• Applied Ballistics solver (unlock required)
• AB Quantum mobile app for compatible Apple or Android smartphones
• XERO® C2 compatibility
• Kill switch wipes the device of all user memory
• Jumpmaster mode calculates high-altitude release points according to military guidelines
• Tactical activity shows time, pace, time of day, elevation and your location in both coordinate types
• Stage timer for remaining time in your current course of fire or stage
• Activity tracking and built-in sports apps (including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training)
• Garmin Coach adaptive or prebuilt training plans
• Workout creation from more than 1,600 exercises in the Garmin Connect™ app
• Intensity minutes
• VO2 Max
• Altitude and heat acclimation
• HIIT workouts including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata or custom workouts
• Daily suggested workouts that adapt after every run or ride
• Recovery time
• Daily movements (steps, calories burned, floors climbed and more)
• HRV status through heart rate variability while you sleep
• Wrist-based heart rate
• Stress tracking
• Morning report overview
• Health snapshot (2-minute session)
• Pulse Ox sensor
• Mindful breathing
• Hydration
• Respiration
• Fitness age estimate
• Nap detection
• Smart wake alarm
• Breathing variations
• Lifestyle logging (caffeine and alcohol intake)
• Nutrition in the Garmin Connect™ app
• Garmin Connect app (free, zero-subscription)
• Garmin Messenger™ app for two-way text messaging (Android only)
• Smart notifications
• Garmin Pay™ contactless payments
• Safety and tracking features with incident detection (during select activities) and messaging with live location
• Connect IQ™ Store
• LIVETRACK feature to follow real-time location and view preplanned courses
• ABC sensors: altimeter, barometer, and 3-axis electronic compass
• SatIQ™ technology
• Garmin Share for sharing saved locations, courses and workouts with compatible Garmin devices
• Water rating: 10 ATM
• Tested to U.S. military standards for thermal, shock and water resistance
• Battery life: Up to 40 days/unlimited with solar (smartwatch mode)
• Battery saver watch mode: Up to 100 days/unlimited with solar
• Solar charging: assumes typical use with SatIQ technology (as listed in original description)
Specifications
• Model name/designation: Instinct 3 – Tactical Edition
• Case material: fiber-reinforced polymer
• Bezel material: metal-reinforced bezel
• Strap material: silicone
• Lens material: Power Glass™
• QuickFit® watch band compatible
• Display type: Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
• Display resolution: 176 x 176 pixels
• Physical size: 50 x 50 x 14.4 mm
• Battery type: Lithium ion
• Charging method: Garmin proprietary plug charger
• Memory/History: 128 MB
• Water rating: 10 ATM
• GPS time sync
• Automatic daylight saving time
• Clock features: time/date, alarm clock, timer, stopwatch, sunrise/sunset times
• Sensors: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
• SatIQ™ Technology
• Sensors: Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
• Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor
• Sensors: barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer
• Daily smart features: Find My Phone, Find My Garmin, Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps), On-device Connect IQ™ Store
• Text response/reject phone call with text (Android only)
• Calendar
• Weather forecasts
• Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile
• Controls smartphone music
• Compatible with Garmin Messenger app
• Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
• Smartphone compatibility: iPhone®, Android™
• Passcode
• Incident detection: incident detection alert on phone for wearables; incident detection during select activities
• Tactical features: Ballistics solver yes (unlock required), dual grid coordinates, night vision mode
• Gaming features: GameOn™ app compatible
• Trucking smartwatch features: truck driver workouts, workout tutorials, easy break planning, truck plaza loyalty programs
• Compatibility: compatible with dēzl™ OTR truck navigators
• Activity tracking features: step counter, move alerts, auto goal, calories burned, floors climbed, distance traveled, TrueUp™, Move IQ™
• Activity profiles include: Jumpmaster, Tactical, Inline Skating
• Workout and training plans: Daily Suggested Workout - Running (Pace and Heart Rate Based), Daily Suggested Workout - Cycling (Pace and Heart Rate Based)
• Garmin Running Coach Experts
• Garmin Coach - Prebuilt Cycling Plans
• Activity profiles listed across sports and activities in original description (including cycling, gym strength, HIIT, cardio, swim, on the water, motor sports, racket sports, snow & winter, team sports, in the ring)
• Training, planning and analysis: customizable data pages, downloadable training plans, course guidance, HR zones, HR alerts, HR calories, % HR max, % HRR, auto max HR, race glance/widget, HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+®), respiration rate during exercise with compatible accessory, GPS speed and distance, customizable activity profiles, Auto Pause®, interval training, improved interval, advanced workouts, HRM running pace and distance, Auto Lap®, manual lap, rest timer, configurable lap alerts, heat and altitude acclimation, VO2 Max (Run), VO2 Max (Trail Run), load ratio, training load
• Connectivity: Bluetooth®, ANT+®
• Battery life details (as stated):
• 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*
• Display size: Custom, two-window design: 1.1” x 1.1” (27 x 27 mm)
• Weight: 58 g
• Fits wrists with a circumference of: 141-213 mm
• Solar charging notes (as stated):
• 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
• Solar charging assumptions appear in original description as * / ** / *** entries
• General materials listed: fiber-reinforced polymer/aluminum
• Battery power modes: Battery saver (customizable low power watch); power modes - customizable in-activity battery settings
• Includes health and wellness sensors/features as listed in original description (heart rate, resting heart rate, abnormal heart rate alerts yes (high and low), respiration rate, all-day stress, relaxation reminders, relaxation breathing timer, breathwork, sleep yes (advanced), sleep coach, hydration yes, women’s health yes, health status)
• ABC sensors: altimeter, barometer and 3-axis electronic compass