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Bike Closet has Garmin Instinct GPS Solar Smartwatch (Camo) on sale for $129. Shipping is $10.

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Features:
  • Variable based on sun-exposure, Instinct can provide unprecedented battery life to those that explore under the sun.
  • Instinct is built to the U.S. military standard 810 for thermal, shock and water resistance (rated to 100 meters).
  • View how various settings and sensors impact your watches battery life, so you can make battery-extending changes on the fly.
  • Use preloaded activity profiles for swimming, running, biking, hiking, rowing, strength and more.
  • Get heart rate data along with alerts if your heart rate stays too high or too low while you're at rest. Gauge how hard your heart is working during activities, even underwater.

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Bike Closet [bikecloset.com] has Garmin Instinct GPS Solar Smartwatch (Camo) on sale for $129.
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Last Edited by Prince_K December 24, 2022 at 08:40 AM
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Crazy low for solar

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12-23-2022 at 09:32 PM.
12-23-2022 at 09:32 PM.
Crazy low for solar
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rookie1001
12-24-2022 at 12:12 AM.
12-24-2022 at 12:12 AM.
seems good deal.
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HappyMustang5340
12-24-2022 at 05:29 AM.
12-24-2022 at 05:29 AM.
Ordered 1 , 2 weeks ago at 149. Good deal!
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cyclops13
12-24-2022 at 05:42 AM.
12-24-2022 at 05:42 AM.
Wow. Price seems great. How is this seller though? Reliable? Returns?
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dst1
12-24-2022 at 07:16 AM.
12-24-2022 at 07:16 AM.
Wow. I got in on the GameStop Garmin Instinct deal for $70 two months; now I wished I had waited. This is definitely worth the $60 upgrade. Better sensors, more options, and Oxygen reader. The solar is a gimmick, it doesn't add that much value on this model.

Seller is reputable too.

I'd argue that this is best deal on an introductory Garmin watch going on right now. Only downside if color, which isn't for everyone.
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12-24-2022 at 07:31 AM.
12-24-2022 at 07:31 AM.
Quote from dst1 :
Wow. I got in on the GameStop Garmin Instinct deal for $70 two months; now I wished I had waited. This is definitely worth the $60 upgrade. Better sensors, more options, and Oxygen reader. The solar is a gimmick, it doesn't add that much value on this model.

Seller is reputable too.

I'd argue that this is best deal on an introductory Garmin watch going on right now. Only downside if color, which isn't for everyone.

I disagree with "solar is a gimmick on this watch". There is value to those who are outdoors a lot. I'd argue that it's more of a gimmick on the Fenix, where it's just a thin ring of solar.

I agree with the rest, a great watch for those who like the outdoors and are focused more on fitness tracking, navigation and sensors rather than the "smart watch" functions - calls, messages, etc.
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12-24-2022 at 07:37 AM.
12-24-2022 at 07:37 AM.
Quote from SDR1290 :
I disagree with "solar is a gimmick on this watch". There is value to those who are outdoors a lot. I'd argue that it's more of a gimmick on the Fenix, where it's just a thin ring of solar.

I agree with the rest, a great watch for those who like the outdoors and are focused more on fitness tracking, navigation and sensors rather than the "smart watch" functions - calls, messages, etc.

So it doesn't do the "smart watch" stuff like text and phone notifications?
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12-24-2022 at 07:44 AM.
12-24-2022 at 07:44 AM.
Quote from fungo45 :
So it doesn't do the "smart watch" stuff like text and phone notifications?

It does, the basic stuff. Notifications. But it's not a touch screen, can't take calls, etc.

What I meant was that it's got more value as a fitness tracker, gps, outdoor navigation + basic notifications.
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bjracer429
12-24-2022 at 07:50 AM.
12-24-2022 at 07:50 AM.
Shipping is $10 so in total this camo color is $10 less than the Buydig price in other colors.
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12-24-2022 at 07:51 AM.
12-24-2022 at 07:51 AM.
Quote from SDR1290 :
It does, the basic stuff. Notifications. But it's not a touch screen, can't take calls, etc.

What I meant was that it's got more value as a fitness tracker, gps, outdoor navigation + basic notifications.

Awesome, thanks. Do you know if it has the Golf app? Looking online, it looks like the version 2 does, so assuming this one doesn't
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/...VbG7WAeEm6
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12-24-2022 at 08:18 AM.
12-24-2022 at 08:18 AM.
Quote from fungo45 :
Awesome, thanks. Do you know if it has the Golf app? Looking online, it looks like the version 2 does, so assuming this one doesn't
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/...VbG7WAeEm6

Not sure about that.
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KiantaA
12-24-2022 at 08:26 AM.
12-24-2022 at 08:26 AM.
I am wearing this exact watch right now, I bought I "new" without tags on ebay for $200 about a month ago and it is worth every penny. Battery last about 30 days when not running GPS. If running a lot it will of course drop a lot (I think about half as long). Has a lot of features especially for the price and charges really fast with USB if you need to recharge it. I wear mine pretty much 24/7 just occasionally take it off while watching TV to recharge when it gets to 2 to 3 days remaining. Sure it can't take calls but to me that is dumb... I had a watch with a sim card in the past and it wouldn't keep a charge past 24 hours and I never used the call feature anyway... If I am on a run I am not going to answer the phone anyways and if not running then I would have my phone to answer calls 🤷
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