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45mm Garmin Instinct 3 Outdoor GPS Smartwatch (Black)

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Various retailers have 45mm Garmin Instinct 3 Outdoor GPS Smartwatch (Black) for $249.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member phoinix for finding this deal.

Available Retailers: Amazon also has 50mm Garmin Instinct 3 Outdoor GPS Smartwatch (Charcoal) for $299.99. Shipping is free.

Features:
  • Make a bold statement with this rugged GPS smartwatch, featuring a vibrant 1.2" AMOLED display and up to 18 days of battery life
  • Engineered with a supertough 45 mm fiber-reinforced polymer case and metal-reinforced bezel
  • Built-in LED flashlight with variable intensities and strobe modes gives you greater visibility in the outdoors and provides convenient illumination when you need it
  • Know your body better with health monitoring features, including wrist-based heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, 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)
  • Navigate confidently with a 3-axis compass, barometric altimeter and multi-band GPS with SatIQ technology, which delivers superior positioning while also optimizing battery life

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $100 lower than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $349.99
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Various retailers have 45mm Garmin Instinct 3 Outdoor GPS Smartwatch (Black) for $249.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member phoinix for finding this deal.

Available Retailers: Amazon also has 50mm Garmin Instinct 3 Outdoor GPS Smartwatch (Charcoal) for $299.99. Shipping is free.

Features:
  • Make a bold statement with this rugged GPS smartwatch, featuring a vibrant 1.2" AMOLED display and up to 18 days of battery life
  • Engineered with a supertough 45 mm fiber-reinforced polymer case and metal-reinforced bezel
  • Built-in LED flashlight with variable intensities and strobe modes gives you greater visibility in the outdoors and provides convenient illumination when you need it
  • Know your body better with health monitoring features, including wrist-based heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, 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)
  • Navigate confidently with a 3-axis compass, barometric altimeter and multi-band GPS with SatIQ technology, which delivers superior positioning while also optimizing battery life

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $100 lower than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $349.99
  • About this store:

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Written by phoinix

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Today 9:14 AM
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VioletHome155Today 9:14 AM
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Thanks for posting this, good deal! Just found the same deal at best buy before seeing this, in case anyone is looking to use some reward points/certificates. Although their listing is a bit weird (30mm option is Amoled 45mm and 40mm option is solar 45mm). There is also a trade in option.
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Today 1:12 PM
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mer063Today 1:12 PM
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Solar is same price.
To those who have it, what is real battery life at full use, except gps?
Today 1:36 PM
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dslausToday 1:36 PM
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Quote from VioletHome155 View quoted comment :
Thanks for posting this, good deal! Just found the same deal at best buy before seeing this, in case anyone is looking to use some reward points/certificates. Although their listing is a bit weird (30mm option is Amoled 45mm and 40mm option is solar 45mm). There is also a trade in option.
Good callout. Is anyone able to see Instinct 2 on the trade-in list?
Today 1:38 PM
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gozerheadToday 1:38 PM
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Quote from VioletHome155 View quoted comment :
Thanks for posting this, good deal! Just found the same deal at best buy before seeing this, in case anyone is looking to use some reward points/certificates. Although their listing is a bit weird (30mm option is Amoled 45mm and 40mm option is solar 45mm). There is also a trade in option.
A trade in at Best Buy? How does that work? I have a used MIP I'd definitely trade in for this.
Today 4:45 PM
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needToday 4:45 PM
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Via Best Buy, urlhasbeenblocked rebate applies, and if you have AMEX Platinum, you can get another $25. I looked at the trade-in's for my existing Garmin watches - yes, they are older, but not doing it for $10. I'm getting this and perhaps giveaway to friends, my other two Garmin watches. My wrist is smaller (less than 7"), so went with the smaller sized AMOLED.
Today 5:05 PM
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sygyzyToday 5:05 PM
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The trade-ins are terrible. If you choose Instinct they give you 2 options - esports or the Tactical version from 2018. In Good (best) condition, you can get a $5 refund or $5 gift card.
Today 5:33 PM
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DonovanS3795Today 5:33 PM
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Quote from dslaus View quoted comment :
Good callout. Is anyone able to see Instinct 2 on the trade-in list?
I don't see it. I ran through the Instinct 1 trade in instead and it offered $5. I'd image reselling on ebay would be a much better result.

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Today 5:58 PM
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WiseHose774Today 5:58 PM
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Anyone know the battery life on this? My instinct 2 can last a good 22 days before charging.
Today 6:27 PM
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mpetrovskyToday 6:27 PM
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Quote from mer063 View quoted comment :
Solar is same price.
To those who have it, what is real battery life at full use, except gps?
I would expect it to be worse than 2 first generations of Instincts (I had 1st and currently wearing 2nd gen).
1st and 2nd gen last for good 26-28 days (without GPS but with activity tracking in gym).
3rd gen is advertised to have 18 days.
It's all about display. 1st and 2nd gen use B/W LCD display, 3rd gen is AMOLED and it makes all the difference: nice and bright color display eats your battery.
Today 6:28 PM
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jedecToday 6:28 PM
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Quote from mer063 View quoted comment :
Solar is same price.
To those who have it, what is real battery life at full use, except gps?
Real world feels very close to Garmin's spec, which is like 20+ days.

Coming from Samsung Watch 7 and 8, which I rarely wear because of poor battery life, The 1 thing I really miss is text/email without a phone (which is fairly useful when I run/swim as I don't bring my phone).

It's a bit obsolete (even when I bought mine a year ago), but it's a good watch (in fact, I just bought 2 solars to give to my parents). These watches are very easy to use (due to a lack of features/non-touch screen and 5 physical buttons).
Today 6:30 PM
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jedecToday 6:30 PM
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Quote from mpetrovsky View quoted comment :
I would expect it to be worse than 2 first generations of Instincts (I had 1st and currently wearing 2nd gen).
1st and 2nd gen last for good 26-28 days (without GPS but with activity tracking in gym).
3rd gen is advertised to have 18 days.
It's all about display. 1st and 2nd gen use B/W LCD display, 3rd gen is AMOLED and it makes all the difference: nice and bright color display eats your battery.
The solar version here uses Garmin's MIP display.
Today 6:38 PM
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jedecToday 6:38 PM
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Quote from WiseHose774 View quoted comment :
Anyone know the battery life on this? My instinct 2 can last a good 22 days before charging.
I have this watch (45mm AMOLED). With the display in always-on mode and lowest brightness, I get 7 days on a full charge.

Frankly, I should have returned this watch and gotten another solar version. (Being an ex-watch collector, I tend to like different watches.) I keep this one on the charge cable all the time and don't usually wear it.

Supposedly, this watch can show picture text, which is why I bought it in the first place. It's been months and I've yet to test this feature. Maybe I'll test it right now....

let's see....

hmm, I don't know.. it shows a text with an image icon and a down arrow. I guess it doesn't display text image after all Frown


oh, wait a minute. It's showing the image now. I guess BT is just slow. really slow compared to my Samsung watches.
Today 7:16 PM
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ownage999932Today 7:16 PM
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Quote from WiseHose774 View quoted comment :
Anyone know the battery life on this? My instinct 2 can last a good 22 days before charging.
The battery last 18 days on full charge
Today 7:17 PM
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ownage999932Today 7:17 PM
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Quote from ownage999932 View quoted comment :
The battery last 18 days on full charge
Itll last longer depending on how u have it setup though

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Today 7:33 PM
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swnbenToday 7:33 PM
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Outdoor... instead of....

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