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product_id: 720053857
title: "Garmin Instinct 3, 45mm SOLAR Rugged GPS Smartwatch,Built in Sports & Health apps, LED Flashlight, Shock Resistant, 10ATM, Unlimited battery life w/Solar charging, Black Bezel with Black Band"
brand: "garmin"
price: "VT224856"
currency: VUV
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 5
url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/720053857-garmin-instinct-3-45mm-solar-rugged-gps-smartwatch-built-in
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# Multi-band GPS with SatIQ tech Unlimited solar battery life MIL-STD-810 shock & thermal resistant Garmin Instinct 3, 45mm SOLAR Rugged GPS Smartwatch,Built in Sports & Health apps, LED Flashlight, Shock Resistant, 10ATM, Unlimited battery life w/Solar charging, Black Bezel with Black Band

**Brand:** garmin
**Price:** VT224856
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ☀️ Stay unstoppable with the Garmin Instinct 3 Solar – power your adventure, power your life.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Garmin Instinct 3, 45mm SOLAR Rugged GPS Smartwatch,Built in Sports & Health apps, LED Flashlight, Shock Resistant, 10ATM, Unlimited battery life w/Solar charging, Black Bezel with Black Band by garmin
- **How much does it cost?** VT224856 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/720053857-garmin-instinct-3-45mm-solar-rugged-gps-smartwatch-built-in)

## Best For

- garmin enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted garmin brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Endless Power, Always On:** Solar charging lens delivers unlimited battery life with just 3 hours of daily sunlight exposure.
- • **Built to Brave Any Adventure:** MIL-STD-810 certified rugged design with metal-reinforced bezel and 10 ATM water resistance for ultimate durability.
- • **Smart Features for the Modern Pro:** Built-in LED flashlight, Garmin Pay contactless payments, and 24/7 health monitoring keep you connected and prepared.
- • **Precision Navigation at Your Wrist:** Advanced multi-band GPS with SatIQ technology ensures superior positioning and optimized battery use.
- • **Customizable Data, Tailored for You:** Fully customizable watch faces and activity screens let you track exactly what matters for hiking, biking, or running.

## Overview

The Garmin Instinct 3 Solar is a rugged 45mm GPS smartwatch engineered to MIL-STD-810 standards, featuring a 0.9” high-visibility display, unlimited battery life through solar charging, and multi-band GPS with SatIQ for precise navigation. It offers comprehensive health and sports tracking, a built-in LED flashlight, Garmin Pay, and customizable data fields, making it the ultimate companion for professionals who demand durability, reliability, and smart functionality on every adventure.

## Description

Instinct 3 is the rugged 45 mm GPS smartwatch with a 0.9” display, built-in flashlight and unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging (assumes all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions). With bolted construction, a metal-reinforced bezel and scratch-resistant lens, it can take on your toughest adventures. It’s engineered to MIL-STD-810 standards for thermal and shock resistance and is also 10 ATM water-rated. To keep you on track, the Instinct 3 smartwatch includes a built-in 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter. Plus, multi-band GPS with SatIQ technology delivers superior positioning while also optimising battery life. Its 24/7 health and wellness features keep you connected to your body with heart rate tracking, 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). Instinct 3 also includes Garmin Pay contactless payments (with a supported bank).

Review: My priorities for a smart watch: 1) long battery life that I can use to track week-long backpacking trips. 2) a display that I can ALWAYS read. I don't like waiting for a display to light up; I don't need colors. 3) something that doesn't need to be charged often so I can sleep with it for my morning alarm and sleep tracking. My previous watch was an Amazfit Bip S (with a MIP display). It recently died after 4 years of use. I was looking for more to replace it. I compared 5 watches with MIP displays: Garmin Instinct 3 Solar and 2 Solar, Coros Pace 3, Suunto Vertical and 9 Peak Pro. The Garmin Instinct 3 was noticeably better than the Instinct 2: a crisper and more reflective display, better solar charging, snappier response (I noticed a little bit of lag switching screens sometimes), and that torch! Feature-wise and software, they looked identical. I think it wouldn't be worth upgrading from the Instinct 2, but since I was replacing a watch, the improvements in the Instinct 3 are worth the price difference. I wasn't going to go cheap if either Garmin was better than the others. (The Fenix is beyond what I want to spend.) The Instinct (both 2 and 3) is a cut above the Coros or Suunto in several ways: 1) while the display is smaller, it had a more reflective display that was easier to read in any light. Both 2 and 3 are more reflective than the others actually. (See attached photo.) 2) while the Garmin watch faces are not as pretty or even in color, almost all of the display fields on the watch face can be customized. I spent a while looking for watch faces for the Suunto and Coros with the fields I want and never found the "perfect" one, but with the Instincts, I could just select the data I want and place them on the screen. 3) the activity data screens are also very customizable with lots of options to choose from. I couldn't do this as well with the Coros and Suunto. I didn't realize how much I appreciated having customized fields and screens for hiking vs biking vs running until I could. 4) solid battery life, solar charging 5) thoughtful/useful features: lap stat announcements to your BT headset, shortcut to power saving mode, unusual tracking modes like expedition and area calc, double function of each button - short vs long press, a double-tap shortcut for the torch Otherwise, all five watches had similar features: activity tracking galore, sleep tracking, alarms and timers, stopwatch, compass, altimeter, barometer, etc. 2nd place: the Coros was the most visually appealing of the set. The Instincts have that rugged chunky look and a smaller monochrome display, while the Coros was sleek with an attractive display (for MIP). Although they were all "45mm" watches, the Coros had a lower profile on my wrist, and through a trick of design, it looked like it had a smaller bezel. (It wasn't.) Data fields were displayed in BIG readable fonts during activities. The scroll wheel and two buttons was probably the most fun interface to use. Scrolling and zooming is quite nice with a scroll wheel. The Suunto Vertical is very similar to the 9 Peak Pro. I got my hands on both. I don't think it is worth the 2x price difference so I only compared the 9 Peak Pro with the others.
Review: Lindo ele,chegou hj ainda vou testar na prática mas ja vi as funções quase todas, ainda vem com 18 dias de bateria show

## Features

- Make a bold statement with this rugged GPS smartwatch, featuring a 0.9” display with solar charging lens and unlimited battery life with solar charging (assumes all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0DSG9VCRH |
| Batteries | 1 CR5 batteries required. (included) |
| Battery power rating | 297 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 47,710 in Electronics & Photo ( See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo ) 1,670 in Smartwatches |
| Colour | Black |
| Connectivity technologies | Bluetooth |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (349) |
| Date First Available | 15 Jan. 2025 |
| GPS | Built-in GPS |
| Human interface input | Buttons |
| Item Weight | 52 g |
| Item model number | 010-02934-00 |
| OS | Garmin OS |
| Other display features | Wireless |
| Product Dimensions | 4.5 x 4.5 x 1.49 cm; 52 g |
| Scanner Resolution | 320 x 320 |
| Special features | Activity Tracker, Alarm Clock, GPS, Multisport Tracker, Notifications |
| What’s in the box | Garmin Instinct 3 Solar, cable, documentation |

## Product Details

- **Battery capacity:** 5 Milliamp Hours
- **Battery cell composition:** Lithium Ion
- **Connectivity technology:** Bluetooth
- **GPS:** Built-in GPS
- **Memory storage capacity:** 128 MB
- **Operating system:** Garmin OS
- **Screen size:** 0.9 Inches
- **Shape:** Round
- **Special feature:** Activity Tracker, Alarm Clock, GPS, Multisport Tracker, Notifications
- **Wireless communication standard:** Bluetooth

## Images

![Garmin Instinct 3, 45mm SOLAR Rugged GPS Smartwatch,Built in Sports & Health apps, LED Flashlight, Shock Resistant, 10ATM, Unlimited battery life w/Solar charging, Black Bezel with Black Band - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61YWK9flgBL.jpg)
![Garmin Instinct 3, 45mm SOLAR Rugged GPS Smartwatch,Built in Sports & Health apps, LED Flashlight, Shock Resistant, 10ATM, Unlimited battery life w/Solar charging, Black Bezel with Black Band - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81ecejiATSL.jpg)
![Garmin Instinct 3, 45mm SOLAR Rugged GPS Smartwatch,Built in Sports & Health apps, LED Flashlight, Shock Resistant, 10ATM, Unlimited battery life w/Solar charging, Black Bezel with Black Band - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71TnHcNZRsL.jpg)
![Garmin Instinct 3, 45mm SOLAR Rugged GPS Smartwatch,Built in Sports & Health apps, LED Flashlight, Shock Resistant, 10ATM, Unlimited battery life w/Solar charging, Black Bezel with Black Band - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81PzGc9hkfL.jpg)
![Garmin Instinct 3, 45mm SOLAR Rugged GPS Smartwatch,Built in Sports & Health apps, LED Flashlight, Shock Resistant, 10ATM, Unlimited battery life w/Solar charging, Black Bezel with Black Band - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61kmSZ8KnsL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by I***O on 21 July 2025*

My priorities for a smart watch: 1) long battery life that I can use to track week-long backpacking trips. 2) a display that I can ALWAYS read. I don't like waiting for a display to light up; I don't need colors. 3) something that doesn't need to be charged often so I can sleep with it for my morning alarm and sleep tracking. My previous watch was an Amazfit Bip S (with a MIP display). It recently died after 4 years of use. I was looking for more to replace it. I compared 5 watches with MIP displays: Garmin Instinct 3 Solar and 2 Solar, Coros Pace 3, Suunto Vertical and 9 Peak Pro. The Garmin Instinct 3 was noticeably better than the Instinct 2: a crisper and more reflective display, better solar charging, snappier response (I noticed a little bit of lag switching screens sometimes), and that torch! Feature-wise and software, they looked identical. I think it wouldn't be worth upgrading from the Instinct 2, but since I was replacing a watch, the improvements in the Instinct 3 are worth the price difference. I wasn't going to go cheap if either Garmin was better than the others. (The Fenix is beyond what I want to spend.) The Instinct (both 2 and 3) is a cut above the Coros or Suunto in several ways: 1) while the display is smaller, it had a more reflective display that was easier to read in any light. Both 2 and 3 are more reflective than the others actually. (See attached photo.) 2) while the Garmin watch faces are not as pretty or even in color, almost all of the display fields on the watch face can be customized. I spent a while looking for watch faces for the Suunto and Coros with the fields I want and never found the "perfect" one, but with the Instincts, I could just select the data I want and place them on the screen. 3) the activity data screens are also very customizable with lots of options to choose from. I couldn't do this as well with the Coros and Suunto. I didn't realize how much I appreciated having customized fields and screens for hiking vs biking vs running until I could. 4) solid battery life, solar charging 5) thoughtful/useful features: lap stat announcements to your BT headset, shortcut to power saving mode, unusual tracking modes like expedition and area calc, double function of each button - short vs long press, a double-tap shortcut for the torch Otherwise, all five watches had similar features: activity tracking galore, sleep tracking, alarms and timers, stopwatch, compass, altimeter, barometer, etc. 2nd place: the Coros was the most visually appealing of the set. The Instincts have that rugged chunky look and a smaller monochrome display, while the Coros was sleek with an attractive display (for MIP). Although they were all "45mm" watches, the Coros had a lower profile on my wrist, and through a trick of design, it looked like it had a smaller bezel. (It wasn't.) Data fields were displayed in BIG readable fonts during activities. The scroll wheel and two buttons was probably the most fun interface to use. Scrolling and zooming is quite nice with a scroll wheel. The Suunto Vertical is very similar to the 9 Peak Pro. I got my hands on both. I don't think it is worth the 2x price difference so I only compared the 9 Peak Pro with the others.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by P***A on 23 December 2025*

Lindo ele,chegou hj ainda vou testar na prática mas ja vi as funções quase todas, ainda vem com 18 dias de bateria show

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by J***M on 5 August 2025*

Great watch to have. Love the solar charging as it keep the watching going for days without the need for electric charging.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-28*