GarminInstinct 2X Solar - Tactical Edition, Rugged GPS Smartwatch, Built-in Flashlight, Ballistics Calculator, Solar Charging Capability, Coyote Tan

I couldn’t be happier with my Garmin Instinct 2 Solar Tactical watch. I does everything I want and more. The exercise tracking, sleep metrics and body battery reporting provide me such great information about my health & fitness journey. As a CrossFitter for over 10 years, this is the first wearable that includes HIT clocks so I can choose from AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata or custom timers. I’m also very comfortable with wearing the watch during all activities due to its durability. I also love how all of my activity syncs with my iPhone though the Garmin Connect App and migrates into the Apple Health & Fitness App. It allows me to see all the data in different ways as well as track my goals and share my accomplishments with my peer group for accountability and support. As an outdoorsman, I love the navigation features, the tides app and the map features. Being outside in the dark, I have fiend the LED flashlight to be very useful. So far, the battery life has been incredible. The solar charging really extends the time between hooking up the charger. There is still so much this watch does that I haven’t even explored. Then, considering all the additional apps/features that can be added through the GarminIQ App, it seems the possibilities are endless. Lastly, receiving notifications from my phone make the device even more valuable as I never miss a text, call or reminder. I’d highly recommend the watch and the seller to anyone looking to get more from their wearable.

I have had an Apple Watch Series 7 along with a few other Apple watches in the past and wanted something that I didn't have to remember charging but that still had a decent amount of technology and activity tracking. I chose to go with the 2x Solar tactical due to solar recharging, the coyote color, and green torch light. I have had the watch on for a week and even with heavy usage (going through and setting all the features up, playing with the torch, etc.) I still have 13 days of battery life today. I would have more, but I work a facility without much light and it's winter so I'm not outside a lot. The torch is extremely handy, I have already used it at least 5 or six times now. All of the health features are amazing, and it is very rugged in design without being too big. I will never go to another smart watch, this is the best one I've ever had by far.

In the past few years, I've had Samsung Galaxy watches as my daily wearable. Purchased the Watch6 Classic on release day, August 2023, as I was looking forward to more Google Home integrations. Sadly it still did not live up to my expectations.Fast forward to November 2024 where I started looking into alternatives. I didn't want to break the bank with some of the Garmin options out there and the Garmin Instinct Solar 2X Tactical felt like it would be the right fit for me. After watching walk-through videos on YouTube and reading additional online articles, I decided to checkout. Yea, I would be giving up a color display, rotating bezel and other small features, but what I really wanted was longer battery life while still receiving notifications from my day-to-day apps.This watch has convinced me to never look back. Going from having to charge my Watch6 every night to a month on a single charge is game changing for me. Not only does it have great features, but the watch in Coyote Tan looks so good. I'll most likely have this watch for a while as it did not disappoint!

The media could not be loaded. I wear this watch when I’m concerned about damaging my Tactix 7. I switched to a canvas band because the silicone band is was irritating my wrist. Also added a glass screen protector which enhanced the look of the face of the watch. Tracking seems accurate and I love that I get text messages and other notifications on the watch. It has stealth mode and a kill switch to wipe data if needed. I can’t speak to exact battery life but it lasts for days. I really like the fact that the LED torch can bet set to a dim green light. Also tested the night vision functionality and it worked well. I definitely prefer the AMOLED screen and other features of the Tactix but this is a good backup watch. I’ll admit, before the Garmins I never really wore jewelry, and certainly never to bed, but with the sleep and health tracking from the Garmin now I only take it off to shower and otherwise wear the watches 24-7. I even wound up buying an Oura ring for additional health data.

I wanted an offline training/sleep tracker. This works well for both. The GNSS functionality is as good as you could expect for anything without a real antenna.I thought the flashlight was a silly gimmick, but ended up using it multiple times every day, despite having a real light on me all the time. If I had to replace the watch, I would still pay more for the tactical variant because of the light alone.The strap material has never irritated my skin.Battery life has been excellent and I'm curious how much it'll improve now that it's Spring.I use this completely offline, so I have never installed the Garmin app.I've run it alongside the fitbit charge 5 for extended periods (days) and the HR numbers have parity.

Loks awsome works great an has so many features an very easy to learn. My father loves it!