Instinct Solar

I had a 1st gen solar, for like 1-2 days, the only thing I recall was that it took some time to get gps fix, even if updated, synced with garmin connect. Other than that it recorded stuff. Although I love the yellow one, would buy it as main watch today, but everyone has different exigences

While I agree having come from a Garmin instinct solar with incredible battery life. The pixel watch 4 needs to be charged every ~2 days and has fast charging. So take it off, pop it on the charger, have a shower and it's back to 100%. It's seriously impressive.

I still wear my Instinct Solar daily. If you are replacing Apple watch you may be disappointed. I wouldn't call it a smartwatch necessarily, more a sports watch. I specifically got it because I didn't want a smart watch I just wanted something to record workouts and health data as well as the breadcrumb feature it has in case I ever got lost backpacking. It's a great watch, I love it. After multiple years the battery life is still great. If I'm not recording activities with it, I have around 25 days charge time on average. Has been very durable for me I wear it everywhere doing everything and no issues. I got one small scratch on the screen a few years back and thats about it.

Agreed. I have the Instinct (solar). It has a simple screen and it’s rugged. I think it has all the tech you need. I use it for MTB and backpacking.

We have the Garmin Index S2 scales. I wear a Garmin Venu Sq and my husband has a Garmin Instinct Solar. TBH we would not buy anything else!