Garmin Instinct 2 - Graphite

This is the second review I'm submitting on the Instinct 2. This is the absolutely best watch I've bought to support my golf game and maintain health statistics. It is easy to use and easy to read. Great watch.

I really love the Instinct 2. Wish the standard edition came in Jet Black, but there are a lot of band options. Great job Garmin.

obviously, as will most Garmin items, this watch comes with lots of bells and whistles already turned on. After setting the watch up to they way you want it, it's even better. Got the watch about 2 weeks ago. Ran some training and finished a marathon already. Love this thing, and I had a Fenix 5 prior to this that lasted me 6 years and multiple marathons.

I bought this watch 3 weeks ago. It works fine, but I cannot download apps and watch faces from Connect IQ. That is supposed to be a key benefit of a Garmin watch. Support told me that this is a known issue that the engineers are working on.

Highly recommended watch , I will buy again, very useful

Got this watch as a gift actually and it’s awesome! Great battery, great for runs and walking, awesome watch face customization

i purchased this watch last month and I came from briefly owning an Apple 10. I have no need for lots of the features on the Apple Watch and find myself wasting even more of my time scrolling through the watch as well as my phone. I am trying to simplify and this Instinct 2 is perfect because it gives me all the info that I need and allows me to see the screen because it is always on. The battery life is amazing and so nice to have no need for constantly having to stick in a charger. I just charge it every week to top it off and I am good to go!

This Smart Watch is exactly what I was looking for in a watch. I have a Garmin Approach S1, a Garmin Vivomove HR, and an Approach S20. Each one of these watches provided information that I wanted to keep track of, but they couldn't do both the golf and health stats at the same time. Then came along the Instinct 2 and this watch does everything. From giving me a morning report, to tracking my sleep, tracking just about everything going and above all I can wear it for Golf. I love it and wish I would have come across this earlier. Highly recommend this for anyone looking for a Health and Sport watch all in one.

I like it but I can’t find treadmill walks. I can’t run and I need treadmill walks instead of treadmill runs. If anyone can tell me how to get that much appreciated.

Got as a replacement for Garmin 935 going on the Fritz after 7 yrs. Based on comparison the Instinct 2 had all the features needed for an Ironman triathlon and more than my old 935. Defiantly pleased with all the data options, battery life and ease of use. Only downfall is I can’t get an aftermarket screen protector to stick. I used one for 7 yrs with the 935 and the screen stayed perfect; likely to scratch on the Instinct 2 without protection.

Ireally like this watch it does so many things most of which I'm to old to really get into. I do wish you made a cheat card so you can find the uses you want. I use mine more for health checks which is great plus weather and alarms. The messaging is also fantastic

This is my fourth Garmin watch- the first one 12 years ago, the battery went after a few years. Then a used one, then a new Forerunner 45 in '21. Well, the battery died on that one so now I have the Instinct and I love it... - Battery, Battery, Battery. Love not having to worry about charging all the time and love that I have room for future degradation - Liking the features like sleep tracking, heart rate, customization, etc. - Love the display customization (hey- what's sunrise, sunset, temp?) So overall a nice improvement over my normal "cheapest watch I can get" and hope it lasts longer than three years.

This watch has a lot of health data that is very interesting to look into. The only downside is the O2 sensor. Beong on the wrist, it is always off by at least 3 or 4 points. Ill check the watch then check a finger O2 sensor and the watch is always off. Sometimes by 6 points

awesome battery life! got this watch 2 weeks ago. it came partially charged and I am now just charging it now even tho it says there are 3 days left. Fairly Easy to use after you figure out the buttons.

Been looking at this watch for a long time and finally pulled the trigger. Wish I had gotten it a long time ago. Perfect for all my activities, which centers around hiking primarilly. Love the battery life

After nearly 6 yrs my 935 started to act wonky. Got the Instinct 2 and must say the data available is AMAZING! only thing is the band connection to the watch is a bit stiff and doesn’t flex to my wrist as nicely as the 935. Overall fantastic purchase!

I purchased this watch after owning the original Instinct since it's introduction, 5 plus years ago, thus I expect more of the same, only better as the added sensor capabilities supplemented the data capture and analytics provided by the watch. One area I was hoping for was to end the frequent data and watch crashes, which were happening far to frequent with the original watch. I've had one data lock up and no watch-OS crashes so far, so that's better, but still concerning. (Minus 1/2 star) The number of activities available to track is really impressive and this watch retains the hiking record function, which many of the Garmins seem to be loosing. So that terrific. (plus one star) An area that went backwards, to my surprise, was the app navigation, I now have to depress the Enter/GPS button 4 to 5 times to complete an activity. That is really getting old fast. Even to get the watch to get out of sleep mode and through the morning report requires an annoying large amount of clicks. (minus 1 star) This by the way is how the watch can tell you are awake, otherwise sleep data struggles to determine if you are still asleep. (minus 1/2 star) Battery life can be extended if you agree to the power management enhancements they supply, but these negatively impact activities, so I've turned off a lot of them. It is REALLY hard to fully power up the watch, as it takes a very long time to get the watch fully charged. I guess letting it stay plugged in all night would be fine, except then you aren't getting the sleep analyses that's available. (minus 1 star for how long it takes to recharge the watch). On the plus side, the sleep analytics are pretty interesting (plus 1/2 star) and I find that Garmin Connect integrates with both Apple Health and in turn the Levels (plus 1/2 star) Overall, I think the Instinct 2 is one of the best buys offered by Garmin.

The Garmin makes keeping my active life style seamless

Good watch but it wasn’t worth what I paid for it. Should be cheaper

This watch is full of features that I have yet to discover. It checks heart rate and O2. Worth the price.

I Bought My watch 2 weeks ago and I love it , constructive well good engineering

I received it as a gift. I hoped to use it with my dog tracking collar. I fiddled around with it, but I struggled to get the hang of which buttons to press to navigate my way through the features. In addition, I had to download 2 more garmin apps to my phone to communicate with it. Now I have 4 garmin apps on my phone to make all my garmin devices work. The garmin ecosystem is not yet cohesive enough for me. I returned it

I got this watch a month ago. I’m surprised how well it tracked my different activities and workouts.

Love the original instinct and this is just the next best thing. The only thing I would like to be able to do is use it on a call without your phone ie use your watch to talk on the phone and be able to use Samsung and Google pay to use your already saved cards on your watch for tap to pay.

Could have been little cheaper. Price has reduced after i purchased the watch

Bought this watch to track my workouts, sleep and daily steps/miles. Does everything I need it to and more!

Easy to setup and customize (connect iq, Glance watch face). I have time, day, battery status, local temperature, plus daily steps, weekly intensity minutes, and heart rate displayed on watch. This is very convenient. Additional apps might be needed for tracking data from a non-garmin device (smart scale). I got 14 days usage out of the first charge, and it took about 2 hours for a full recharge from 7%. I'm very satisfied with that.

I love this watch it does everything I expected to recommend The instant 2

The Instinct 2 is awful, avoid at any cost. Use instructions are not clear or intuitive, the device is needlessly complicated to use.