Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch in Graphite

The Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Smartwatch has been designed to break convention, beat the elements and endure for longer. Even more impressively, they have taken battery life to a new level, introducing solar charging.

You can now experience unprecedented battery life with solar charging. Or, do more. Charge less. Get up to 54 days in smartwatch mode. Want to up the training levels, military standard toughness lets you play rough without worry. Like to spend time outdoors, now you need never worry with GPS, GLONASS and Galileo. Your 3 best friends in the wild.

Garmin has added built-in sports apps right on your wrist, so you can train smarter but still keep in touch if you need to as you can get notifications straight from your phone to your wrist.

Features:

• ENGINEERED FOR ENDURANCE: Fibre-reinforced polymer case, chemically strengthened, scratch-resistant Corning® Gorilla® glass and a battery powered by the sun creates a device that’s built to endure.
• DESIGNED TO BE DARING: Bold colours, high contrast displays and purpose-built design bring to life a non-traditional smartwatch that turns heads at every glance.
• SOLAR BATTERY: Variable based on sun exposure, Instinct can provide unprecedented battery life to those that explore under the sun.
• MILITARY STANDARD 810: The instinctis built to the U.S. military standard 810 for thermal, shock and water resistance (rated to 100 metres
• POWER MANAGER: View how various settings and sensors impact your watch’s battery life, so you can make battery-extending changes on the fly.
• SPORTS APPS: Use preloaded activity profiles for, swimming, running, biking, hiking, rowing, strength and more.
• WRIST-BASED HEART RATE: Get heart rate data1 along with alerts if your heart rate stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. Gauge how hard your heart is working during activities, even underwater.
• PULSE OX: For altitude acclimation or sleep monitoring, a Pulse Ox2 sensor uses light beams at your wrist to gauge how well your body is absorbing oxygen.
• STRESS TRACKING: Heart rate variability is used to calculate your stress level score, so you can see if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
• BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR: Optimise your body’s energy reserves, using heart rate variability, stress, sleep and other data to gauge when you’re ready to be active or when you may need to rest.
• MULTI-GNSS SUPPORT: Access multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone.
• ABC SENSORS: Navigate your next trail with ABC sensors, including an altimeter for elevation data, a barometer to monitor weather and a three-axis electronic compass.
• TRACBACK® ROUTING: Take the guesswork out of your return journey by using this feature to navigate the same route back to your starting point.
• Smart notifications: Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with a compatible device
• PAIR FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION: Pair Instinct with an inReach device (sold separately; active satellite subscription required) to view and send messages, get weather alerts on your wrist and trigger an SOS to the GEOS 24/7 emergency response team.
• CALENDAR VIEW: Easily see your plans for the day with a dedicated calendar screen.

Specification:

• Display Size: Custom, two-window design; 0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm)
• Display Resolution: 128 x 128 pixels
• GPS: Yes
• Weight: 53 g
• Display Type: Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
• Battery life: Smartwatch: Up to 24 days/54 days with solar*
• Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 56 days/Unlimited with solar*
• GPS: Up to 30 hours/38 hours with solar**
• Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 70 hours/145 hours with solar**
• Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 28 days/ 68 days with solar*
• *Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions
• **Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions