Garmin Instinct 2

I have a Garmin Instinct 2 solar. I had g-shock watches before, because I liked how tough they were, and the instinct2 is pretty close. [...] I take it off about once a month when I charge it up. This summer, I went 6 weeks between charges. [...]

Yeah, my Garmin (an Instinct 2 Solar) has ruined me for other smartwatches. I appreciate not having to think about charging it in the summer and only monthly in the winter. I appreciate the reliability of an always-on screen rather than one that usually turns on when I turn my wrist. I appreciate the consistency of buttons that I have learned by feel rather than fiddly touch/voice controls that usually work the way I want. I'd consider upgrading it someday so that I don't need to bring a phone for podcasts or ad-hoc navigation, but only if those do not come at the expense of battery life, always-on screen, and physical buttons. [...]

[...] The app is decent, the metrics are awesome, and the accessories work without fuss (I pair mine with the Heart Rate strap when doing kettlebell stuff). I love my other watches and still have one or two I will eventually convince myself to buy, but the Garmin Instinct 2 has been on my wrist for 90% of the last year.

I like my Garmin Instinct 2, I've had it for like 2 years now. Battery life is great, it tracks my sleep and my heart rate, and it has tons of different activites. It's a little pricey but I wear it like every day, and I defintley have justified its price point.

I think battery life is the most important. My Garmin Instinct 2 goes about 3.5 weeks between charging (the older non-OLED screen). [...] But a watch, something people will wear swimming, sweaty, in the rain, etc, is something that should ideally follow the wireless charging standards, and not have a plug taking up space, and being a spot for leaks...

fwiw I bought a two-year old Garmin model on clearance like 5 years ago and they continued to support it all the way up until I bought an Instinct 2 this year. So I think you’ll be happy with the support you get.

[...] I’ve had a few Instincts and Fenixes, and yeah - I think the Instinct 2 was my favourite watch of all time (currently using an Apple Watch Mega Super Ultra), but I loved the concept of the 7X… just a shame I couldn’t get used to that red tone on the solar. I found the same thing too - the instinct face gets protected while the Fenix is almost a brick and rock magnet :( So far, I think it’s only the black Tacticals that look like they would hide more surface scratches… but I’ve never had one yet. [...]

I have a Garmin Instinct 2 Solar. [...] But it doesnt matter much, the battery lasts 3 weeks. Its a great watch if you like the old-style digital watch screens

[...] I own both the Instinct and Instinct 2, which have no touchscreen but an always-on monocolor LCD. I also have absolutely none of your GPS issues. [...] And all the Garmins I know have a charging port which is flush with the back of the watch.

I own both the original Insticnt and the Instinct 2. [...] It also has an intuitive UI with just 5 buttons on the side.

I have a Garmin Instinct 2. [...]

I went on a long journey trying to find a pebble replacement. If you are looking for the closet smart watch to the pebble experience then check out the Garmin instinct 2. 28 day battery life. [...] Eink like screen. [...]

I think Ive owned every smart watch from the very old school tom toms and polars to apple watches to early android wear models and the Instinct 2 Solar is the best balance of functionality and battery life Ive ever seen.

[...] Moved from an Apple Watch to a Garmin Instinct 2 (wanted muuuch longer battery + GPS for backcountry camping/canoeing). [...]

RE: For those that want to know, i bought a Garmin Instinct 2 and it works with Gadgetbridge perfectly. Most Smart Watches are subsidised by sending huge amounts of data to their overlords in exchange for a cheap device. Gadgetbridge is […]

I bought the Garmin Instinct 2 for exactly that. The B&W dial gives it great battery life, and it’s comfortable to wear whilst cycling. There’s a solar variant, but I ended up sticking with the original and I still use it as my daily

I got the Garmin Instinct 2, which is pricier then just a plain band, but it's monochrome only so people seem to overlook it in favour of the flashier colour models. So Garmin's often flogging them off at half price or less & this affordable. [...]

I got a Garmin Instinct 2, mostly because I didn't want to go for a more top of the line model until I knew how I would use it and because I was already bought into the Garmin ecosystem with my cycling gear. I have liked it so far! The 28 day battery life is kind of nuts, lol.

fully debugged And here I am each morning having to manually enforce sync multiple times to have my fucking Garmin watch sleep data show up in my iPhone Garmin app. I love this watch (Instinct 2) but it’s far from bug free even in its most fundamental functions like data sync

[...] I have an Instinct 2 that cost me under $200 new, goes 2+ weeks between charges, and handles all activities I throw at it quite well. [...] But, it's not required, and to date, it's not particularly high value.