Description
Garmin Instinct® – Tactical Edition. Made to endure.
You’ve never been one to follow the beaten path — that’s where Instinct comes in. This rugged GPS watch is mission-ready and built to withstand the toughest environments.
- Withstand the elements with military standard toughness
- Tactical-specific features such as night vision compatibility and more for field ops
- Navigate your world with multi-GNSS satellite support and outdoor sensors
- Pair with your compatible smartphone for on-wrist messaging, alerts and notifications
- Map, track, sync and share your trek from anywhere with our exclusive app
- Don’t be limited by battery life. Get up to 14 days in smartwatch mode
Key Features
Instinct Tactical is built to the U.S. military standard 810 for thermal, shock and water resistance (rated to 100 meters).
The fibre-reinforced polymer case adds durability, and the chemically strengthened, scratch-resistant display is high contrast and sunlight readable.
Fully vented silicone bands include 2 independent, removable keeper loops to ensure a secure fit and to keep you from getting caught on things.
Internal, rechargeable lithium battery provides up to 14 days in smartwatch mode, up to 16 hours in GPS mode and up to 40 hours in UltraTrac™ battery saver mode.
Enable stealth mode to stop storing and sharing your GPS position and disable wireless connectivity and communication.
This feature works to calculate high-altitude release points according to military guidelines and helps to navigate you to your objective once you’ve jumped.
For added peace of mind, you can create a waypoint to mark the location of your vehicle before you start your trip.
Easily sync your location with others by seeing both the universal transverse Mercator (UTM) and the military grid reference system (MGRS) on the same screen.
- Night Vision Compatibility Mode
Easily switch between daytime view and night-time view with a screen that can be read by night vision goggles.
Access multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone.
Navigate your next trail with ABC sensors, including an altimeter for elevation data, barometer to monitor weather and three-axis electronic compass.
Take the guesswork out of your return journey by using this feature to navigate the same route back to your starting point.
Enhanced optical heart rate1 technology gauges the intensity of your fitness activities.
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.
Use preloaded activity profiles for running, hiking, mountain biking, swimming and more.
Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with a compatible smartphone. You can even respond to texts if you have an Android™ phone.
- 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.
- Pair with Dog Tracking Devices
- Connect with Astro® or Alpha® dog devices to receive dog status updates and alerts right on your wrist.
Technical Specifications
General
- Lens Material: Chemically-strengthened glass
- Bezel Material: Fibre-reinforced polymer
- Case Material: Fibre-reinforced polymer
- Quickfit™ Watch Band Compatible: Yes (22 mm)
- Strap Material: Silicone
- Physical Size: 45 x 45 x 15.3 mm. Fits wrists with a circumference of 132-224 mm
- Display Size: Custom, two-window design; 23 x 23 mm
- Display Resolution: 128 x 128 pixels
- Display Type: Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
- Weight: 52 g
- Battery Life: Smartwatch mode: Up to 14 days / GPS Mode: Up to 16 hours / UltraTrac™ mode: Up to 40 hours
- Water Rating: 10 ATM
- Memory/History: 16 MB
Clock Features
- Time/Date: Yes
- GPS Time Sync: Yes
- Automatic Daylight Saving Time: Yes
- Alarm Clock: Yes
- Timer: Yes
- Stopwatch: Yes
- Sunrise/Sunset Times : Yes
Health Monitoring
- Wrist-Based Heart Rate (Constant, every second): Yes
- Daily Resting Heart Rate: Yes
- Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts: Yes (high and low)
- Body Battery™ Energy Monitor: Yes
- All-Day Stress Tracking: Yes
- Relaxation Breathing Timer: Yes
- Sleep: Yes (Advanced)
- Hydration: Yes (in Garmin Connect™)
- Women’s Health: Yes (in Garmin Connect™)
Sensors
- GPS: Yes
- GLONASS: Yes
- Galileo: Yes
- Garmin Elevate™ Wrist Heart Rate Monitor: Yes
- Barometric Altimeter: Yes
- Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Thermometer: Yes
Daily Smart Features
- Connectivity: Bluetooth®, ANT+®
- Smart Notifications: Yes
- Text Response/Reject Phone Call with Text (Android™ only): Yes
- Calendar: Yes
- Weather: Yes
- Controls Smartphone Music: Yes
- Find My Phone: Yes
- Find My Watch: Yes
- Virb® Camera Remote: Yes
- Smartphone Compatibility: iPhone®, Android™: Yes
- Compatible With Garmin Connect™ Mobile: Yes
Safety and Tracking Features
Tactical Features
- Stealth Mode: Yes
- Night Vision Mode: Yes
- Dual Grid Coordinates: Yes
Activity Tracking Features
- Step Counter: Yes
- Move Bar (Displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) : Yes
- Auto Goal (Learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal): Yes
- Calories Burned: Yes
- Floors Climbed: Yes
- Distance Travelled: Yes
- Intensity Minutes: Yes
- Trueup™: Yes
- Move Iq™: Yes
Fitness Equipment/Gym
- Available Gym Activity Profiles: Strength, cardio and elliptical training, stair stepping, floor climbing, indoor rowing and yoga
- Cardio Workouts: Yes
- Strength Workouts: Yes
- Automatic Rep Counting: Yes
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
- HR Zones: Yes
- HR Alerts: Yes
- HR Calories: Yes
- % HR Max: Yes
- % HRR: Yes
- Auto Max HR: Yes
- HR Broadcast (Broadcasts Hr Data Over Ant+™ To Paired Devices): Yes (Using Ant+)
- GPS Speed and Distance: Yes
- Customisable Screen(s): Yes
- Customisable Activity Profiles: Yes
- Auto Pause®: Yes
- Interval Training: Yes
- Advanced Workouts: Yes
- Downloadable Training Plans: Yes
- Auto Lap®: Yes
- Manual Lap: Yes
- Configurable Lap Alerts
- Customisable Alerts: Yes
- Audio Prompts: Yes
- Finish Time: Yes
- Virtual Partner: Yes
- Race an Activity: Yes
- Course Guidance: Yes
- Touch and/or Button Lock: Yes
- Hot Keys: Yes
- Auto Scroll: Yes
- Activity History on Watch: Yes
- Physio Trueup: Yes
Running Features
- Available Run Profiles: Running, treadmill running, indoor track running and trail running
- GPS-Based Distance, Time and Pace: Yes
- Cadence (Provides real-time number of steps per minute) : Yes
- Run Workouts: Yes
- Foot Pod Capable: Yes
Outdoor Recreation
- Available Outdoor Recreation Profiles: Hiking, climbing, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, XC skiing, stand-up paddle boarding, rowing, kayaking, Jumpmaster and tactical
- Point-to-Point Navigation: Yes
- Bread Crumb Trail in Real Time: Yes
- Back to Start: Yes
- Tracback®: Yes
- Ultratrac Mode: Yes
- Elevation Profile: Yes
- Distance to Destination: Yes
- Barometric Trend Indicator with Storm Alert: Yes
- Trail Run Auto Climb: Yes
- Vertical Speed : Yes
- Total Ascent/Descent: Yes
- Future Elevation Plot: Yes
- Compatible With Basecamp™: Yes
- GPS Coordinates: Yes
- Sight ‘n Go: Yes
- Area Calculation
- Projected Waypoint: Yes
- Sun And Moon Information: Yes
- Xero™ Locations: Yes
Cycling Features
- Alerts (Triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories): Yes
- Courses: Yes
- Available Cycling Profiles: Biking, indoor biking and mountain biking
- Race an Activity: Yes
- Speed and Cadence Sensor Support (W/Sensor): Yes
Swimming Features
- Available Swim Profiles: Pool swimming and open water swimming
- Open-Water Swim Metrics (Distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency, calories): Yes
- Pool Swim Metrics (Lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency, calories): Yes
- Stroke Type Detection (Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (Pool swim only) : Yes
- Drill Logging (Pool swim only) : Yes
- Basic Rest Timer (Up from 0) (Pool swim only) : Yes
- “Repeat On” Rest Timer (Pool swim only) : Yes
- Pool Swim Workouts: Yes
