The Rugged Tactical Smartwatch
Instinct 3 – Tactical Edition is the rugged GPS smartwatch that's built for the toughest missions, with solar charging, a metal-reinforced bezel and dedicated tactical features.
- Solar for unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode*
- Includes dedicated tactical features
- Detailed health and wellness features
- Military standard toughness for thermal, shock and water resistance means no holding back
- Bright built-in LED flashlight
- 3-Axis compass and multi-band GPS
Tactical
Night Vision Capability
Whether viewed under NODs or operating in the dark, NVG mode allows for stealthy operation with controls to further dim brightness and black out the display to reduce detectability.
Rucking Activity
A dedicated rucking activity profile allows you to input your pack weight.
Stealth Mode
While keeping the tactical watch operational, stealth mode stops storing and sharing your GPS position and disables wireless connectivity and communication.
Projected Waypoints
Set and save remote geo positions to be used later for navigation.
Applied Ballistics Solver
The preloaded Applied Ballistics solver gives you access to aiming solutions for long-range shooting in the field (requires one-time fee).
AB Quantum App
Download the AB Quantum mobile app on your compatible Apple or Android smartphone to manage profiles and targets or use your smartphone as an additional display.
Kill Switch
If security becomes an issue, the kill switch wipes the device of all user memory.
Jumpmaster Mode
Calculate high-altitude release points according to military guidelines while navigating to your objective once you’ve jumped.
Tactical Activity
See time, pace, time of day, elevation and your location in both coordinate types.
Stage Timer
A dedicated timer helps you know the remaining time in your current course of fire or stage.
Activity Tracking
Built-in Sports Apps
Track activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.
Garmin Coach
Prepare for your next race, train for a milestone, or simply improve your fitness with Garmin Coach adaptive or prebuilt training plans.
Workout Creation
Create step-by-step workouts from more than 1,600 exercises in the Garmin Connect app, and send them directly to your watch.
Intensity Minutes
Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes.
VO2 Max
See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.
Altitude and Heat Acclimation
See how you’re holding up to the current elevation or heat based on your health metrics.
HIIT Workouts
Track your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata or custom workouts.
Daily Suggested Workouts
View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride.
Recovery Time
Gain insights on how long you should recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.
Health and Wellness
Daily Movements
Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned, floors climbed and more from your wrist**.
HRV Status
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health through heart rate variability while you sleep.
Wrist-based Heart Rate
Instinct 3 – Tactical Edition continuously samples your heart rate, so you can stay in the know all day and night**.
Stress Tracking
Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
Morning Report
Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery, daily calendar, HRV status and more as soon as you wake up. You can even customise your report to show what you want to see.
Health Snapshot
Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your health care provider.
Pulse OX Sensor
Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep***.
Mindful Breathing
Start a breathwork activity to track your stress and respiration.
Hydration
Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated.
Respiration
See how you’re breathing throughout the day and night.
Fitness Age
Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.
Nap Detection
Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and the ideal time and duration they should be.
Breathing Variations
For a closer glimpse of your health, the breathing variations feature helps you understand shifts in your breathing patterns as you sleep****. These shifts could be related to environment, alcohol, or potential sleep disorders such as sleep apnea.
Lifestyle Logging
Log behaviours — such as caffeine and alcohol intake — and view reports on how they impact your health in the Garmin Connect app.
Stay Connected
Garmin Connect
See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.
Garmin Messenger App
Communicate via two-way text messaging***** on your wrist.
Smart Notifications
Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your compatible Apple or Android smartphone.
Garmin Pay Contactless Payments
Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.
Safety and Tracking Features
If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location******.
Connect IQ Store
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.
LiveTrack Feature
Friends and family can follow your real-time location****** and view preplanned courses.
ABC Sensors
Navigate your next trail with an altimeter, barometer and 3-axis electronic compass.
SATIQ Technology
Get superior positioning accuracy with multi-band GPS while optimising battery life.
Garmin Share
Use this feature to easily share saved locations, courses and workouts with friends’ compatible Garmin devices.
*Assumes all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions.
**Activity tracking accuracy.
***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.
****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. Breathing Variations not available in all countries.
*****Requires both the sender and receiver of messages to have the Garmin Messenger app installed on their paired smartphones
******When paired with a compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.
Technical Specifications:
- Sleep Score and Insights
- Battery life (smartwatch mode): Up to 40 days/Unlimited with solar
- Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation
- LED Flashlight
- Garmin Pay
- Multi-Band GPS
- Training Readiness
- Training Status
- Watch Display Type: Monochrome, Sunlight-visible, Transflective Memory-in-pixel (MIP)
- Solar Charging
- Water Rating: 10 ATM
- Strap material: Silicone
- Lens Material: Power Glass
- Bezel Material: Fiber-reinforced Polymer/Aluminum
- Case material: Fiber-reinforced Polymer
- QuickFit watch band compatible: Yes (26 mm)
- Physical size: 50 x 50 x 14.4 mm
- Fits wrists with a circumference of 141-213 mm
- Weight : 58 g
- Display Size: Custom, two-window design; 27 x 27 mm (1.1″ x 1.1″)
- Display Resolution: 176 x 176 pixels
- Battery type: Lithium ion
- Battery life: Smartwatch: Up to 40 days/Unlimited with solar*
- Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 100 days/Unlimited with solar*
- GPS Only: Up to 60 hours/260 hours with solar**
- All Satellite Systems: Up to 40 hours/80 hours with solar**
- All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 34 hours/60 hours with solar***
- Max Battery GPS: Up to 150 hours/Unlimited with solar**
- Expedition GPS: Up to 60 days/Unlimited with solar*
- Charging method: Garmin proprietary plug charger
- Memory/History: 128 MB
*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
***Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions; assuming typical use with SatIQ technology
