Introducing the Instinct 3 Series from Garmin: rugged smartwatches now with AMOLED displays

January 6, 2025

Boldly designed for an active lifestyle, the newest smartwatches offer bright AMOLED or solar-charged displays, a metal-reinforced bezel and built-in LED flashlights on all models

OLATHE, Kan.(January 6, 2025) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced the Instinct^® 3 Series, its newest lineup of rugged smartwatches, now offered with a brilliant AMOLED or solar-powered display for maximum battery life. Designed with adventurers in mind, Instinct 3 Series adds a metal-reinforced bezel for extreme durability and a built-in flashlight on every model. And with incredible battery life, it’s easy to explore more; the AMOLED models get up to 24 days on a single charge in smartwatch mode while the solar charging models can get unlimited battery life¹.

“With trendy, limited-edition colors and a durable design, Instinct 3 is the smartwatch you can wear whenever, wherever. Packed with connected features, popular built-in sports apps and 24/7 health and wellness monitoring, the latest lineup is built to help you follow your passions—whatever they may be.”
–Dan Bartel, Garmin Vice President of Global Consumer Sales

Rugged yet bold

Featuring a metal-reinforced bezel, fiber-reinforced polymer case and scratch-resistant display for maximum durability, Instinct 3 Series is ready for any challenge. The new lineup is also built to MIL-STD 810 for thermal and shock resistance and is water-rated to 100 meters. Plus, a built-in flashlight – now available on all Instinct 3 models – provides variable intensities, a red light and strobe mode to help provide greater awareness in dark environments, like while spelunking in caves, rummaging through a gear pack or telling scary stories around the campfire.

Both the AMOLED and solar options are available in two sizes – 45mm and 50mm—and come in sleek colorways like Black, Black/Charcoal, plus bright and bold colorways like Neotropic and Neotropic/Twilight, that are part of the new, limited-edition Tropical Pulse Collection.

Even more to love about the Instinct 3 Series

• Increased solar efficiency: A larger, more efficient solar lens harnesses the power of the sun even better. Compared to Instinct 2 Solar, the new 50mm Instinct 3 Solar gets more than five times the battery life in GPS mode when solar charging.
• Around-the-clock health and wellness monitoring: Track steps, heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, wrist-based Pulse Ox², heart rate variability (HRV) status and more³. Meanwhile, women’s health tracking features let users track their menstrual cycle and pregnancy while also getting exercise and nutrition information.
• Morning report: Upon waking, receive a customized look at last night’s sleep, the day’s calendar and HRV status.
• Smart notifications: Receive emails, texts and alerts right on the watch when paired with a compatible Apple^® or Android^™ smartphone.
• Garmin Messenger^™ app: Communicate with friends and family via two-way text messaging right from the watch⁴.
• Garmin Pay^™ contactless payments: Breeze through select checkout lines and transit systems through participating providers.
• Multi-band GPS with SatIQ^™: Experience superior positioning accuracy while optimizing battery life.
• Garmin Share: Quickly and easily share saved locations, courses and workouts with other nearby, compatible Garmin smartwatches and Edge^® cycling computers.

Visit our YouTube page to see how Instinct 3 Series can help you follow yours, wherever the adventure leads.

Explore more

With sports apps like hiking, running, cycling, golfing, fishing, skiing and more, Instinct 3 Series is the perfect companion to enjoy the great outdoors. While out exploring, TracBack^® routing helps provide a route back to the starting point as well as reference points of known spots relative to that location. The built-in altimeter, barometer and 3-axis electronic compass can be used to navigate the next trail. Users can also pair their Instinct 3 with the Garmin Explore^™ App to review more detailed maps, create waypoints and courses and more to make the most of their next adventure.

Get active

In addition to built-in sports apps for outdoor adventures, Instinct 3 Series is loaded with apps for activities like HIIT, cardio, indoor and outdoor track running, pickleball, basketball and more. Prepare for the next race, train for a milestone, or strive to improve overall fitness with Garmin Coach adaptive and prebuilt training plans for running and cycling. View an entire week of daily suggested workouts that adapt after every run or ride or create step-by-step workouts from more than 1,600 exercises in the Garmin Connect^™ app, then send them directly to the watch. And track intensity minutes, VO2 max and recovery time to receive guidance on recommended recovery times to reduce fatigue and burnout.

Stay connected

When paired with a compatible smartphone, view smart notifications and workout with greater peace of mind thanks to safety and tracking features like incident detection, assistance and LiveTrack⁵.

Available to order on Garmin.com on January 10^th, Instinct 3 AMOLED models have suggested retail prices starting at $449.99 while the solar charging models start at $399.99. See them on display during CES 2025 at the Garmin booth, #3540 in the LVCC West Hall.

Engineered on the inside for life on the outside, Garmin products have revolutionized life for adventurers, athletes, off-road explorers, road warriors and outdoor enthusiasts everywhere. Committed to developing products that enhance experiences, enrich lives and help provide peace of mind, Garmin believes every day is an opportunity to innovate and a chance to beat yesterday. Visit the Garmin Newsroom, email our media team, connect with @garminoutdoor on social, or follow our blog.

¹ Assumes all-day wear, 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions.

² This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.

³ Activity tracking accuracy.

⁴ When paired with your compatible smartphone. Requires both the sender and receiver of messages to have the Garmin Messenger app installed on their paired smartphones.

⁵ When paired with your compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.

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