Garmin Instinct Solar

Built for adventure

Exemplary for its durability, the Garmin Instinct Solar watch is crafted to meet the demands of your toughest escapades. Take advantage of its remarkable capabilities to tackle every outdoor session with absolute confidence. Don't hold back: go for your goals!

Featuring innovative Power Glass solar glass, this gem of technological expertise captures solar energy as the day progresses to provide you with an alternative, eco-friendly recharge. This process means that, in energy-saving mode only, you get inexhaustible battery life by automatically topping up the battery as it drains.  

Certified to military standard MIL-STD-810G, this sturdy watch is ideal for supporting you on rough trails and it is waterproof to 10 ATM, making the whole watch very durable. It withstands heat and impact thanks to its robust design and the reliability of its chemically reinforced glass. It will really prove to be an asset throughout all your more hazardous outings! 

During adventures in the steepest, most remote areas, the GLONASS and Galileo relay GPS data to keep track of you continuously. To orientate yourself easily, you can check your location with the compass while the barometric altimeter informs you of the altitude and the level difference.

In real time and even underwater, you can check your heart rate using the Garmin Elevate heart rate monitor. The Pulse Ox pulse oximeter measures your blood oxygenation providing you with in-depth details on your recovery and sleep. You also have access to your stress level, a key indicator for your success.

Based on certain data, the Body Battery system estimates your energy reserves at the moment. The daily activity tracker counts your steps and keeps you informed about calories burned and floors climbed.

Different sport profiles are built in to monitor your progress and adapt to your needs. Running, hiking, cycling, ski, rowing, weights, swimming and many more, there's something for everyone!

The power manager is indispensable if you want to never run out of power. The latter offers you multiple tools to optimise battery consumption as much as possible. At a glance, you see more about the remaining battery life and an alert gives you the option to enter low battery mode if necessary.

Make the most of your escapades as its battery life extends to 54 days in smart watch mode. If you constantly enable the GPS, the battery will last you for 38 hours and UltraTrac mode extends its life to 145 hours. 

Connect your smartphone via Bluetooth and receive notifications on your wrist so you're always in touch with those around you. The Garmin Connect mobile app provides lots of services such as a weather widget, the LiveTrack or Find My Phone/Watch. It allows you to import routes from Strava and Komoot directly into your watch. 

Key features of the Garmin Instinct Solar watch

• Extremely robust watch, ideal for all your outdoor activities
• Power Glass solar glass: captures solar energy to recharge the battery
• Energy saving mode: inexhaustible battery life when the watch is exposed to the sun for 3 hours a day with 50,000 Lux
• Military certification MIL-STD-810G: heat and shock resistant and waterproof to 100 metres
• GPS/GLONASS/Galileo: tracking in the most remote and hard-to-reach areas
• Garmin Elevate heart rate monitor: heart rate tracking, works underwater
• Pulse Ox Pulse Oximeter: tracks blood oxygen levels, accurate recovery data and sleep analysis
• Body Battery: energy level monitoring
• Stress function: stress level monitoring.
• Daily activity monitoring
• Barometric altimeter: altitude and difference in altitude
• Connectivity: Bluetooth and ANT+.
• Smart Notifications : calls, texts, emails, etc.
• Pre-installed sports profiles: running, cycling, swimming, cardio, etc.
• 3-axis electronic compass
• TracBack: return to starting point function
• Accelerometer
• Thermometer
  
• Coupling and satellite communications: compatible with an inReach device sold separately.
• Coupling with dog trackers
• Compatible with Xero bow sights
• Area Calculation: automatic calculation of the area of a surface by walking around a perimeter
• Power manager: watch consumption settings, indicates remaining life depending on mode
• Low battery alert: switches to low battery mode if necessary.
• Battery life in smart watch mode: up to 54 days
• Battery life in GPS mode: up to 38 hours
• Battery life in UltraTrac mode: up to 145 hours
• Garmin Connect: sync your activities & community, weather widget, Find My Phone/Watch, LiveTrack, TrueUp, can import routes from Strave, Komoot, etc.
• Reinforced polymer case and bezel: strength
• Chemically strengthened glass: impact resistance
• Strap made of breathable silicone: comfort
• Dimensions (L x W x H in mm): 45 x 45 x 15.3
• Weight: 52 g
• Colour: charcoal grey

Box contents:

• Instinct Solar watch
• Charging/data cable
• Documentation

General:

• Glass material: chemically strengthened glass
• Bezel material: fibre-reinforced polymer
• Case material: fibre-reinforced polymer
• QuickFit watch straps: yes (22 mm)
• Wrist strap material: silicone
• Case size: 45 x 45 x 15.3 mm fits wrists from 132 to 224 mm in circumference
• Display format (width by height): customisable double-window display; 23 x 23 mm
• Screen definition (width by height): 128 x 128 pixels
• Display type: monochrome, anti-glare, transflective MIP (memory-in-pixel)
• Weight: 52 g
• Battery life in smart watch mode: up to 54 days
• Battery life in GPS mode: up to 38 hours
• UltraTrac battery life: up to 145 hours
• Water resistance: 10 ATM
• Memory/history: 16 GB

Clock functions:

• Time/date
• GPS time synchronisation
• Automatic summer time
• Alarm clock
• Timer
• Stopwatch
• Sunrise/sunset times

Sensors:

• GPS
• GLONASS
• Galileo
• Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor
• Barometric altimeter
• Compass
• Accelerometer
• Thermometer

Smart everyday functions:

• Smart notifications
• Call answer/reject message with texts: Android only
• Connectivity: Bluetooth, ANT+
• Calendar
• Weather
• Music function
• Find my phone
• Find my watch function
• Virb remote control
• Smartphone compatibility: iPhone, Android

Outdoor applications:

• Basecamp compatible
• Compatible with Garmin Connect Mobile

Monitoring and safety functions:

• LiveTrack

Activity monitoring functions:

• Step counter
• Activity bar (appears on the device after a period of inactivity; walk for a few minutes to reset it)
• Automatic target (interprets your activity level and sets a daily target number of steps)
• Sleep analysis (monitors the total number of hours of sleep, whether it’s deep sleep or restless sleep)
• Calories burned
• Floors climbed
• Distance travelled
• Intensive minutes
• TrueUp
• Move IQ
• All-day stress monitoring

Sports/weights equipment:

• Sports activity profiles available: weight training, cardio, elliptical, step, stepper, rowing machine and yoga
• Cardio workouts
• Training
• Automatic repeat count

Training, planning and analysis functions:

• GPS speed and distance
• Customisable data pages
• Customisable activity profiles
• Auto Pause
• Split training
• Advanced training
• Downloadable training programmes
• Auto Lap
• Manual circuit
• Configurable circuit alerts
• Customisable alerts
• Audio instructions
• Final time
• Virtual Partner
• Virtual Racer
• Route guidance
• Locks the touch screen and/or buttons
• Shortcut buttons
• Automatic scrolling
• History of activities on the watch
• Physio TrueUp

Heart rate functions:

• Heart rate zones
• Heart rate alarms
• Calories by heart rate
• Percentage of maximum heart rate
• Percentage of reserve heart rate
• Automatic maximum heart rate
• HR Broadcast (broadcasts heart rate data via the ANT+ network to paired devices)

Functions for running:

• Available running profiles: running, treadmill, indoor running and trail running
• GPS-based distance, time and pace
• Cadence (indicates the number of steps per minute in real time)
• Running training
• Speed and pace sensor support (with sensor)

Outdoor leisure functions:

• Outdoor activity profiles available: hiking, climbing, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, stand-up paddleboarding, rowing, kayaking, Jumpmaster and tactical activities
• Real-time breadcrumb trail
• Back to the start
• TracBack
• UltraTrac mode
• Altitude profile
• Distance to destination
• Barometric trend indicator
• Automatic ascent for trail-type races
• Vertical speed
• Total ascent/descent
• Future altitude profile
• Basecamp compatible
• GPS coordinates
• Projected WayPoint
• See & join
• Zone calculation
• Point-to-point navigation
• Moon/sun information
• XERO positions

Cycling functions:

• Time/distance alarm (triggers an alarm when you reach your target)
• Activities (comparison with previous activities)
• Cycling profiles available: cycling, indoor cycling, mountain biking
• Race against an activity
• Cadence (indicates revolutions per minute in real time): yes (ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart sensors)

Swimming functions:

• Swimming profiles available: pool swimming and open water swimming
• Open water swimming metrics (distance, pace, number/frequency of strokes, calories)
• Swimming metrics (length, distance, pace, number/frequency of strokes, calories)
• Detection of stroke type (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly)
• Records exercises
• Basic rest timer (from 0)
• Idle timer with 'repeat on' function
• Swimming training