Garmin 010-02064-70 Instinct Tactical, Rugged GPS Watch, Tactical Specific features, Constructed to U.S. Military Standard 810G for Thermal, Shock and Water Resistance, Black

The headline answer I give is - not likely ever!I am thoroughly impressed by this watch. The Instinct Tactical is my second smartwatch ever (first was Moto). My consideration for the next watch was specific, I wanted to have GPS, practical features, RTHR, great data analytics to review patterns, this watch fits the desire.Beyond the scope of expectations, what brought me in is the following:German Engineering - Top NotchReputable company that has been in the business for a long time - very longBattery that can a really long time last up to 14 days (not tested, details of how I last 10 days below).Something that goes against the trend of the typical smartwatch buyers.Features that matter (not stuffed with what most WANT instead of what makes sense for a watch).I say, if you want to use your Apple Pay, or Google Pay, etc. Just pull out your phone...A little bit of coverage on where I'm coming from:Logical buying choice that will actually last longer than 2 years. The premise of smart watches that are appealing are the bright color OLED panel, touch screen, gestures, etc. All of these features use a ridiculous amount of battery and the idea of having to take a watch off every couple days doesn't make sense.You see, if you imagine any device with Lithium Ion having a maximum number of possible charges (ranging from 500 - 1500 charges) in addition to the quality at which these charges degrade WITHIN this lifetime, some thing that has to be charges so often just doesn't cut it for me, and it shouldn't for you either (phone and notebooks are different - we're talking smartwear technology). Things that REALLY are not necessary in the phone, only desired to be apart of the stylistic trends of those around you.This watch intelligently meets my expectations, and does so in a way that is different from the trend. This watch has a seemingly simplistic design, one that some might see as being a regular watch - they can think what they want.When I talk about this watch to people (like when I get notifications to the Instinct), a number of them were pleasantly surprised, and to say its a Garmin watch, they jokingly ask if it has GPS "YES", I say, as well as "... oh.. well can you track your bearings, ACTUALLY use the compass for navigation - use your watch to navigate?" ... "YES, YES".This watch has some really unique feats up its circuitry and I REALLY am so impressed by this design concept (no OLED, no touch, no NFC), it truly is unique and quite frankly, a surprise considering the functions of other watches in this pricepoint.The Tactical was an unrecognized surprised until later, it has a "stealth" function that will disable all radio functions (Bluetooth, GPS, etc.). BUT with having an onboard memory, it will maintain record of your steps, HR.. etc. etc. until you reconnect (not forever obviously).I cant speak for other watches, but because of the depth in the GPS functionality, features that are just really cool include detailed views of when the sun's position in the sky, when potential storms are likely to arrive in the area.I'm not an avid hiker, adventurer, biker, etc. I just go to the gym and work. This watch lasts for about 10-12 days, and I have monitoring running actively (every second), using the dark-themed watch face, and a quick toggle to turn on and off functionality that uses GPS on the menu slider.I HIGHLY recommend this watch if you are in the market for something if you are, or plan to be active, want some unique features as well as practical ones. Impressive data analytics of your stress, sleep, heart rate, step count, and other familiar trackers. I love showing off the functions of this watch when people poke with curiosity, I could (and would) sell this product for Garmin with a lot of joy.Its a 2018 watch, but honestly, as it STILL holds is price-value between $200-300, tells you something (a good rule of thumb).The 4 stars for the sleep tracking - I suspect that it uses your movement, HR and patterns between them, to determine your deep, light and REM sleep states. I think this area is tricky for all watches with this technology, as the difficulty in knowing independent without other technologies, is tough when one is watching a show before going to sleep - where movement is zero, and the transition to going to sleep has no movement. This can result in the graphs appearing as though I were sleeping. So for the stats that show that I was asleep for 10 hours with a REM cycle at the time I was bingeing the last episode of something before lights out, when I actually slept for 7-8.. it throws off my weekly, and monthly stats slightly. Its seldom when it happens, but still.It determines the likeliness of you being asleep in the smartest way with the best the algorithms could offer using just HR and movement. So I understand the challenges that most manufacturers have with this aspect *even fitbit and others with Sp02 tech*.Thanks for reading.

Works great. No flaws. Haven’t had any problems with it

The media could not be loaded. I was worried that this would look too big on my wrist because I do have really small wrists but this is great. It's slightly bigger than a baby G and a timex (unknown model) but not too much bigger. It also looks good on the bigger wrists of my coworkers who have the same watch.I'm pretty rough on watches so I specifically bought this one because it said it was rugged. I actually like that it doesn't have a touch screen so that I'm not as scared to wear it like I would any other watch. Whereas i feel like i wouldnt use one of the other smart watches as much because i would be worried about breaking it. I work in a salt water environment and needed a watch that would be fine with a quick dunk or getting sprayed. I've had no issues so far.All the features are utilized via the buttons. It's pretty intuitive though so it's not hard to change whatever settings or use any features you'd like. The buttons are big enough that they are easily used but they dont protrude much as to accidentally get pushed. I love this watch and everyone that I've talked to who also has one (it's a fairly common watch) loves it.This watch works with the Garmin Connect app but not the one where you can download different watch faces. There are a few to choose from on the watch but that is it.Long story short. This watch is great. I love it and would purchase it again in a heart beat however I'd probably go with the S2 purely because it has a slightly smaller screen but if that is not a concern this is great especially for the price.***1 year update***I still stand by everything in the original review. This watch is fantastic and has held up great. If I don't use the GPS (kayaking and running stuff) the battery lasts roughly 2.5 sometimes even 3+ weeks without a charge. Even at the lowest battery level it only takes an hour or so to fully charge. If I use the GPS the battery goes much faster.

This watch is incredible for both outdoor and everyday use. The battery lasts me about 2-3 weeks and charges to full in about 30 minutes. This watch is so rugged you can continuously wear it for extended periods, and if you choose to, it has a handful of health features provided via the Garmin app. You can pair directly to a fitness app like Cronometer, and when it syncs from the app it can give an estimation of calories burned to Cronometer automatically. Additionally, it has very powerful GPS, altitude, and other tools to accurately track any trips or activity you go on for later. I often use it to drop a GPS pin on my campsite, or where I parked my car when I head out.Absolutely incredible product, could not recommend more for anyone who goes outside.

Bought this Garmin Instinct Tactical watch for my hubby, whom is big into geospatial technologies, geology, mapping, drone search and rescue, water resource management, has his pilot license, surveying... etc. Is there anything this man doesn't do? Yes - Remember to tell me when we need to buy more coffee creamer! One HUGE benefit to this watch is that it monitors your heart, blood pressure and general health 24/7. With Covid-19, and general health issues as we age, this has been very important to me. I can check on an app anytime we want to see if we are getting enough uninterrupted sleep, if coffee consumption has any correlation to increased heart rate (YES!) and much more. The track back feature ensures no one can "Take you out into the woods and leave you there"... well, they can, but you shall being seeing them again soon enough... much to their distress.It holds a charge for a very long time. Long enough for my hubby to forget where his charging cable is at. We have had it for almost 4 months, it has only had to be charged once a month.The screen is user friendly, the whole watch is rather easy to understand.Great watch for the price.