DO WHAT YOU LOVE, LONGER
Instinct is a GPS smartwatch built to break convention, conquer the elements and endure longer. It’s now taking battery life to a new level by harnessing the power of the sun.
WHEN YOU CAN RELY ON INSTINCT, THE WORLD CAN RELY ON YOU!
You’ve never been one to follow the beaten path — that’s where Instinct comes in. This rugged GPS watch was built to withstand the toughest environments.
DURABLE CASE AND DISPLAY
The fiber-reinforced polymer case adds durability, and the chemically strengthened, scratch-resistant display is high contrast and sunlight readable.
PURPOSE-BUILT BANDS
Fully vented silicone bands include 2 independent, removable keeper loops to ensure a secure fit and to keep you from getting caught on things.
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Barometric altimeter | Yes |
| Compass | Yes |
| Galileo | Yes |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | Yes |
| GLONASS | Yes |
| GPS | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Thermometer | Yes |
| Clock Features | |
| Alarm clock | Yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time | Yes |
| GPS Time Sync | Yes |
| Stopwatch | Yes |
| Sunrise/sunset times | Yes |
| Time/date | Yes |
| Timer | Yes |
| Daily Smart Features | |
| Calendar | Yes |
| Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | Yes |
| Connect IQ™ | Yes (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, ANT+, Wi-Fi |
| Controls smartphone music | Yes |
| Find my Phone feature | Yes |
| Find My Watch feature | Yes |
| Garmin Pay™ | Yes |
| Music Storage | Up to 500 songs |
| Plays and controls watch music | Yes |
| Smart notifications | Yes |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | Yes |
| VIRB® Camera Remote | Yes |
| Weather | Yes |
| Fitness Equipment/Gym | |
| Automatic rep counting | Yes |
| Available gym activity profiles | Strength, cardio and elliptical training, stair stepping, floor climbing, indoor rowing and yoga |
| Cardio workouts | Yes |
| Strength workouts | Yes |
| GENERAL | |
| Battery life | Smartwatch mode: Up to 14 days GPS mode: Up to 16 hours UltraTrac™ mode: Up to 40 hours |
| Bezel material: | Fibre-reinforced polymer |
| Case material: | Fibre-reinforced polymer |
| Colour display | Yes |
| Display resolution | 128 x 128 pixels |
| Display size | Custom, two-window design; 23 x 23 mm |
| Display type | Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Lens material: | Chemically-strengthened glass |
| Memory/history | 16 MB |
| Physical size | 45 x 45 x 15.3 mm |
| QuickFit™ watch band compatible | Yes (22 mm) |
| Strap material: | Silicone |
| Water rating | 10 ATM |
| Weight , | 52 g |
| Heart Rate Features | |
| % HR max | Yes |
| % HRR | Yes |
| Auto max HR | Yes |
| HR alerts | Yes |
| HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) | Yes |
| HR calories | Yes |
| HR zones | Yes |
| HRV stress test | Yes (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) (with compatible accessory) |
| Records heart rate while swimming | Yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™) |
| Recovery time | Yes |
| Outdoor Recreation Features | |
| Area calculation | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Around Me mode | Yes |
| Available outdoor recreation profiles | Hiking, climbing, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, XC skiing, stand-up paddleboarding, rowing, kayaking, jumpmaster, tactical |
| Back to start | Yes |
| Barometric trend indicator | Yes ( with storm alert) |
| Bread crumb trail in real time | Yes |
| ClimbPro™ ascent planner | Yes |
| Compatible with BaseCamp™ | Yes |
| Distance to destination | Yes |
| Dual grid coordinates | Yes |
| Elevation profile | Yes |
| Future elevation plot | Yes |
| GPS coordinates | Yes |
| Hunt/fish calendar | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Point-to-point navigation | Yes |
| Preloaded topographical maps | Yes |
| Projected waypoint | Yes |
| Sight 'N Go | Yes |
| Sun and moon information | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Total ascent/descent | Yes |
| TracBack® | Yes |
| Trail run auto climb | Yes |
| UltraTrac™ mode | Yes |
| Vertical speed | Yes |
| XERO™ Locations | Yes |
| Training, Planning and Analysis Features | |
| Activity history on watch | Yes |
| Advanced workouts | Yes |
| Audio prompts | Yes |
| Auto Lap® | Yes |
| Auto multisport activities | Yes |
| Auto Pause® | Yes |
| Auto scroll | Yes |
| Configurable lap alerts | Yes |
| Course guidance | Yes |
| Customisable activity profiles | Yes |
| Customisable alerts | Yes |
| Customisable screen(s) | Yes |
| Downloadable training plans | Yes |
| Finish time | Yes |
| GPS speed and distance | Yes |
| Group LiveTrack | Yes |
| Hot keys | Yes |
| Interval training | Yes |
| LiveTrack | Yes |
| Manual lap | Yes |
| Multi-sport | Yes |
| Race an Activity | Yes |
| Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) | Yes |
| Segments (Live, Garmin) | Yes |
| Touch and/or button lock | Yes |
| Training Effect (aerobic) | Yes |
| Training Effect (anaerobic) | Yes |
| Training Load | Yes (your total training load for the last 7 days calculated from estimated EPOC) |
| Training Status | Yes (lets you see if you’re training effectively by tracking your training history and fitness level trend) |
| Trendline™ popularity routing | Yes |
| V02 max | Yes |
| Virtual Partner | Yes |
| Running Features | |
| Available run profiles | Running, treadmill running, indoor track running and trail running |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | Yes |
| Foot pod capable | Yes |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | Yes |
| Ground contact time and balance | Yes (with compatible accessory) (shows how much time, in the running motion, your foot is on the ground rather than in flight and lets you check your running symmetry) |
| Lactate threshold | Yes (with compatible accessory) (through analysis of your pace and heart rate, estimates the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue) |
| Performance condition | Yes (after running 6–20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level) |
| Race predictor | Yes |
| Run workouts | Yes |
| Running Dynamics | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Stride length (real time) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | Yes (with compatible accessory) (the degree of 'bounce' in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length) |
| Cycling Features | |
| Available cycling profiles | Biking, indoor biking, mountain biking, triathlon |
| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | Yes |
| Compatible with Vector | Yes (power meter) |
| Courses | Yes |
| FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Garmin Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) | Yes |
| Power meter compatible | Yes (displays power data from compatible third-party ANT+™-enabled power meters) |
| Race an activity | Yes |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor) | yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors) |
| Time/distance alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goal) | Yes |
| Golfing Features | |
| Auto CourseView updates | Yes |
| Digital Scorecard | Yes |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | Yes |
| Green View with manual pin position | Yes |
| Hazards and course targets | Yes |
| Round timer/odometer | Yes |
| Stat tracking | Yes (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) |
| TruSwing™ compatible | Yes |
| Measures shot distance | Automatic (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) |
| Yardage to F/M/B | Yes (distance to front, middle and back of green) |
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | Yes |
| Swimming Features | |
| Available swim profiles | Pool swimming, open water swimming, swimming/running |
| Drill logging | Yes |
| Heart rate | Yes (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) |
| Open-water swim metrics | Yes (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, calories) |
| Pool swim metrics | Yes (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count/rate, calories) |
| Pool swim workouts | Yes |
| Stroke type identification (eg. freestyle) | Yes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) |
| Swim efficiency (SWOLF) | Yes |
| Activity Tracking Features | |
| All-day stress tracking | Yes |
| Calories burned | Yes |
| Distance traveled | Yes |
| Fitness Age | Yes (in app) |
| Floors climbed | Yes |
| Intensity minutes | Yes |
| Move IQ™ | Yes |
| TrueUp™ | Yes |
| Step counter | Yes |
| Auto goal | Yes (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) |
| Move bar | Yes (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) |
| Sleep monitoring | Yes (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep) |
