Garmin Announces The Instinct 3 Series Of Rugged Smartwatches

Garmin has announced a new generation of their Instinct 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 life.

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

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.

Available to order on Garmin.com on January 10th, Instinct 3 AMOLED models have suggested retail prices starting at $629.99 CAD while the solar charging models start at $559.99 CAD.

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