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May 5, 2025 11:50 AM

50mm Garmin Instinct 2X Solar GPS Smartwatch w/ Solar Charging (Graphite)

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Amazon has 50mm Garmin Instinct 2X Solar GPS Smartwatch w/ Solar Charging (Graphite, 010-02805-10) on sale for $297.99. Shipping is free.

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Features:
  • Bold, rugged GPS smartwatch is built to U.S. military standard 810 for thermal, shock and water resistance — with a large solar-charged display and durable 50 mm polymer case
  • Solar charging: Power Glass lens extends battery life, producing 50% more energy than the standard Instinct 2 solar watch
  • Infinite battery life in smartwatch mode when exposed to 3 hours of direct sunlight (50,000 lux) per day
  • Built-in LED flashlight with variable intensities and strobe modes gives you greater visibility while you train at night and provides convenient illumination when you need it
  • 24/7 health and wellness tracking helps you stay on top of your body metrics with wrist-based heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, respiration tracking, Pulse Ox and more (this is not a medical device, and data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.)
  • Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics team
  • Built-in sports apps to take on running, biking, swimming, strength training and more, plus VO2 max and other training features

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  • About this Offer:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $39.50 less (11.70% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $337.49 at the time of this posting.
    • This offer matches previous Front Page deal that earned 27+ thumbs up.
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Amazon has 50mm Garmin Instinct 2X Solar GPS Smartwatch w/ Solar Charging (Graphite, 010-02805-10) on sale for $297.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Bold, rugged GPS smartwatch is built to U.S. military standard 810 for thermal, shock and water resistance — with a large solar-charged display and durable 50 mm polymer case
  • Solar charging: Power Glass lens extends battery life, producing 50% more energy than the standard Instinct 2 solar watch
  • Infinite battery life in smartwatch mode when exposed to 3 hours of direct sunlight (50,000 lux) per day
  • Built-in LED flashlight with variable intensities and strobe modes gives you greater visibility while you train at night and provides convenient illumination when you need it
  • 24/7 health and wellness tracking helps you stay on top of your body metrics with wrist-based heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, respiration tracking, Pulse Ox and more (this is not a medical device, and data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.)
  • Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics team
  • Built-in sports apps to take on running, biking, swimming, strength training and more, plus VO2 max and other training features

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this Offer:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $39.50 less (11.70% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $337.49 at the time of this posting.
    • This offer matches previous Front Page deal that earned 27+ thumbs up.
  • About this Store:
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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May 5, 2025 2:11 PM
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ElatedEducation667May 5, 2025 2:11 PM
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New to Garmin, is the "x" mean extra large size vs a normal 2?
May 5, 2025 6:12 PM
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BoastfulDirt1475May 5, 2025 6:12 PM
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Quote from ElatedEducation667 View quoted comment :
New to Garmin, is the "x" mean extra large size vs a normal 2?
Yeah, essentially.
May 6, 2025 1:27 PM
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Joined Jul 2008
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This one comes with a built-in flashlight, which I love using all the time. Super handy.
May 7, 2025 4:09 AM
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Joined Nov 2015
diggieMay 7, 2025 4:09 AM
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Quote from ElatedEducation667 View quoted comment :
New to Garmin, is the "x" mean extra large size vs a normal 2?
It is larger, it has a bigger battery, it has a flashlight built in.

If I use standard GPS settings and on-demand SpO2 instead of always on, I get 40 days of battery on a full charge and that's even without much solar time. If you're out in the sun a lot you'll get unlimited battery.

Btw an essential accessory IMO are some of the USB-C to Garmin adapters from Amazon, which will let you charge this thing with any standard USB cable.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5R6XMP8

You can also get small rubber covers for the charge port to keep it clean. Like these (I didn't use this listing personally but they look right):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L1ZVNHT/

I also recommend these to protect the glass:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4QDNQ9Q
Fit great and almost no impact on solar charging. Garmin says using a protector may void your warranty, which is some BS btw Garmin if you're reading.

Make sure you put the latest firmware on, it's pretty decent now. Older firmware has lots of bugs. You can do it via the app.
Last edited by diggie May 6, 2025 at 09:16 PM.
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May 7, 2025 6:08 AM
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aclaysMay 7, 2025 6:08 AM
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How is the sleep tracking and heart rate tracking? I'd be coming from fitbit.
May 7, 2025 3:29 PM
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sup3rson1cMay 7, 2025 3:29 PM
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Quote from diggie View quoted comment :
It is larger, it has a bigger battery, it has a flashlight built in.

If I use standard GPS settings and on-demand SpO2 instead of always on, I get 40 days of battery on a full charge and that's even without much solar time. If you're out in the sun a lot you'll get unlimited battery.

Btw an essential accessory IMO are some of the USB-C to Garmin adapters from Amazon, which will let you charge this thing with any standard USB cable.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5R6XMP8

You can also get small rubber covers for the charge port to keep it clean. Like these (I didn't use this listing personally but they look right):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L1ZVNHT/

I also recommend these to protect the glass:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4QDNQ9Q
Fit great and almost no impact on solar charging. Garmin says using a protector may void your warranty, which is some BS btw Garmin if you're reading.

Make sure you put the latest firmware on, it's pretty decent now. Older firmware has lots of bugs. You can do it via the app.
That adaptor is money. Thanks.
May 7, 2025 7:20 PM
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Tim1942May 7, 2025 7:20 PM
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Same price at Walmart. Found an old email from a CB app topped me out at 13% CB

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May 8, 2025 12:12 PM
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HuBuMay 8, 2025 12:12 PM
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Quote from sup3rson1c View quoted comment :
That adaptor is money. Thanks.
I prefer the 90deg adapate over the straight one..
May 8, 2025 1:03 PM
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Santa_ClausMay 8, 2025 1:03 PM
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Quote from HuBu View quoted comment :
I prefer the 90deg adapate over the straight one..
Link?
May 8, 2025 1:18 PM
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Flfishing13May 8, 2025 1:18 PM
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Get all notifications, battery life is amazing, easily my favorite smart watch
May 8, 2025 1:34 PM
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HuBuMay 8, 2025 1:34 PM
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May 8, 2025 3:48 PM
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ilikebikeMay 8, 2025 3:48 PM
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DC Rainmaker's super In-Depth Instinct 2X review [dcrainmaker.com]

It's worth pointing out that the 2x has a ton of improvements over the Instinct 2 beyond just a larger screen. Garmin will typically use these screen changes to do a "mid-cycle refresh" of their watches.

From the review:
Quote :
– Increased watch size to a 50mm case (previous Instinct 2S is 40mm and Instinct 2 is 45mm)
– Increased display size from 0.9" to 1.1"
– Increased solar panels by 50% compared to Instinct 2 Solar
– Massively increased battery claims/specifications (see battery chart)
– Added screws to front case
– Added multiband/dual-frequency GPS/GNSS
– Added flashlight/torch, both white and red light, plus strobe options (like Fenix 7X or Enduro 2 series)
– Added Training Readiness suite of metrics (like Fenix 7 series)
– Added solar lux hour tracking metric (like Fenix 7 series)
– Added Morning Report (like other Garmin watches)
– Adding obstacle course racing activity profile in near-term update (like Fenix 7 series, also now in Instinct 2 public beta)
– Adding Boxing and MMA Activity Profiles in the next quarterly update
I've had this watch for over a year now and it's my favorite watch I've owned.
May 8, 2025 6:02 PM
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diggieMay 8, 2025 6:02 PM
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Quote from HuBu View quoted comment :
I prefer the 90deg adapate over the straight one..
I haven't tried the 90 degree version, but I would be cautious about it because I don't see how you can plug that into this watch and not have your USB cable fighting with the watch straps, whereas that doesn't happen with the straight adapter. On the 2X (this watch) the charge port is in line with the straps. I can see how it would work on some other models where the port is on the side, but that's not the case here.
Last edited by diggie May 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM.

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