Garmin Instinct 2X Solar - Graphite

Garmin instinct still pretty new to me but spent several hours going through everything the watch has to offer and so far I’m very pleased with this purchase.

Exactly what I wanted as a rugged watch - it will last more than 30 days for normal use as a watch/step counter/heartrate monitor. Plenty of useful activity tracking options and the built-in LED is very handy when needing a quick light source. I've taken a few falls and scrapes while wearing this and its holding up well to the punishment.

I am coming from an old Casio G-shock.. This feels pretty close to taking the spirit of the G-shock and putting brains in it. I love the solar - I'm going on a full month of usage and finally need to plug it in. If I spent more time outside, I could see it going for 6 weeks or more on a single wall charge. The watch is great for running/hiking. It is decent at strength training, but you can tell the algorithms don't work as well for it. I can do a 40 min strenuous leg exercise and it thinks I'm fully ready to go the next day without any rest needed. But a 40 min run needs 30+ hours of recovery. Hopefully that is something that can be tweaked in the future.

bigger battery ,faster satellite acquisition,improved battery life/solar charging , do miss the old step/ calorie widget a little bigger on the wrist, you will get used to it!

I had the watch for three weeks and loving it , I haven 't had to charge it yet.

I bought an original instinct when they came out and just replaced it after many years. I was mostly interested in the solar feature of the 2x Solar, and had to have the Flame Red after wearing it in the original for so many years. HRM seems much more accurate, solar is great, GPS is noticeably faster. I find myself using the light more than I thought I would. Super happy so far and look forward to many years of service.

I had solar instinct previously, but this solar instinct 2x battery has amazing capacity. I'm glad I bought this.

Had the watch for 3 Weeks. Haven't charged it yet since the original charge. Still have 21 days left! I had to charge my apple watch nightly. I live all of the health tracking, morning report and the flashlight! Definitely an upgrade from my apple watch.

Bought the Instinct 2x Solar to replace my Apple Watch. Got tired of charging the Apple Watch every night- it was a pain and made tracking sleep a challenge. Also, just never really used all of the functionality of the Apple Watch with texting on the watch, etc. The Instinct 2x Solar does all the things I wanted from the Apple Watch (steps, HR, workouts, etc.) and I’ll maybe have to charge it a few times this year. It also has some amazing tracking features for outdoor activities. I live in Florida so on days I’m outside, I lose virtually no charge, due to the lux hours so get from the solar charging capability!

Love my watch i use the lighting fixture a lot at work

I needed accuracy, durability and satellite connectivity. I got that and more! I’m really looking forward to really testing this watch soon.

I received my instinct 2X Solar on May 19th. I've had it for 24 days, and it shows I've got another 7 days befre I have to recharge it. I started to learn all about it. The learning curve is a bit longer for me, but am adjusting to it very pleased. I recommend this watch highly.

This watch just gets it done! The Torch is a feature that I thought I would never use! Boy was I wrong! Simple to use watch with a ton of actual features you will use!

After a full battery charge, the watch indicates 40 days or more. But with a few hours of solar, you can get an infinite time indicator on the watch under everyday use with two daily alarms. Add in that you can add applications, watch faces, and widgets of your choosing, and you have a watch that can give you all you need.

The strength function on the workouts just plain sucks it’s a lot of work to keep track of needs to be simplified to much stopping and Messi g with the watch each set then you have to hit it again when you start the rep after awhile you just say forget it and just keep working out forget about tracking it

I upgraded from the Instict 2s and really enjoy the larger watch face. I have a small wrist and was afraid it might be too big, but I am very happy with it and the ability to read all the data on the larger screen. Love all the features and ability to customize. The only issue is the solar charging and this is not a complaint, just an observation as the battery life is already great - 40 days at full charge! It does charge and in normal operating mode with reasonable outside time it was keeping the watch fully charged. On an average week I track about 13 hours of indoor and outdoor activities (walks, mtb, yoga, elliptical) and that's where the solar charging can't quite keep up, but this is understandable given the fact that it is working harder to track and collect data. At my rate of use, it will still take nearly a month to fully drain the battery which is awesome! I did change out the watch band for a velcro/nylon one though, because I felt the stiffness of the original band didn't allow the watch to sit tightly/flat (maybe because of my small wrist?) and I wanted to make sure the sensors would always be making good contact. Overall great watch!

Watch work as expected, but the watch face color are way off from the website picture, I would say that is misleading the buyer

I bought this a few weeks ago and so far so good great battery life and I love all the features. The only thing I could’ve used was the topographical maps but that’s not really necessary for how much they would be used. I was more concerned with long battery life over anything else, and the instinct 2X solar gives me the long battery life. I would definitely buy again, but hopefully I won’t have to.

Couldn’t be happier with this watch. Tracks very well love the sleep stats and vo2 stats. Monthly challenges on the app are a blast but watch is tough and good looking! Very happy with the upgrade. It adds a bit of pep to my step knowing I’m tracking everything. Wanting to push and get healthier and better and this is helping with that!

I bought my Fenix 3HR in 2016 and it is still going strong. But recently I got a Insta360 X4 and there is a ConnectIQ app that provides some control of the camera from the Instinct 2 X Solar, so I upgraded. I love the solar charging. The monochrome screen nice and readable, even in bright sun. It is great that I can display the info I want: TOD, Speed, Miles completed, and Heart Rate, on one screen.

After more than a decade with Apple and Google Pixel watches, the Instinct 2x Solar is my favorite watch yet. It has everything I need and nothing I don't. As a thru-hiker, my favorite features are navigation, route tracking, flashlight, sleep tracking, sunrise/sunset, moon phases, compass, altimeter, and silent alarms. But the very best feature above them all is the battery life.

First Garmin I have purchased. I bought it for mtb tracking and got so much more out of it. I have also already handed this watch a beating. It looks big and bulky but it's not too bad on my wrist. I also don't have an issue wearing it while I sleep. It truly is a part of me. Wicked happy I went with the solar. That is a big win for me as well!

Love this watch it fulfills my needs only 1 concern is being able to reply in text from Apple Watch

This could be the perfect watch! Everything you need, nothing you don’t. This equals great battery life!

Very satisfied with the battery and features. It's also easy navigation.

Like the watch as a whole but for some reason no matter what I try my text messages won’t show up from my iPhone the phone calls and other notifications do. Not much online is any help as it seems everyone has the same issue.

Lots of features, still figuring out how much it can do. Seems tough enough for my life.

My daughters bought this for my birthday. What a great watch a lot of features. I love using the GPS on the golf course, it works great with all the features!

I bought this watch last August when I destroyed my Apple Watch… and I am happy that happened because I would honestly have to say that I love the Instinct 2X. It does everything I want it to do, plus it has extra features that have encouraged me to branch out and do more. Top 3 features: -Ability to record Multi-Sport activities. (Handy for a biathlon/triathlon or that ‘Memorial Day Murph’) -Strobe light for night runs. (for that matter, the flashlight is awesome as well..) -Multi-Band Satellite accuracy. (my old watch was a Tom-Tom that only used one satellite, and I would lose signal when my route paralleled a high power line.) There is only one drawback, and to be honest with you it is very annoying: there is a lag. I am not just talking about when I hit the button to start an exercise, (there is a legitimate 2 to 3 seconds before the screen changes,) but it also takes FOREVER to upload an event. (Anything that does not use GPS is quicker, but a run—especially a long run—can take minutes. (Over 4 minutes to load a half-marathon.) I thought it might be normal until my son got a Venue 3, and his stuff loads up almost instantly, but by that time I had owned the watch about four or five months and assumed it was too late to complain. That said, I looked it up and it’s about 50% of the owners that are complaining, so it MIGHT just be a glitch.

I recently upgraded to the Instinct 2X Solar watch and I couldn't be more pleased. The upgrade has given me much better analytics and the larger display provides me with more on-screen metrics. I also connected with Connect IQ and added some wickedly helpful and expansive watch faces. I highly recommend the upgrade!