Instinct® 3 – 50 mm, AMOLED, Tactical Edition

I have Epix Pro 51MM, Instinct 3 Amoled Tactical 50MM and Instinct 2x MIP. Based on your budget either get Instinct 3 Amoled 50MM or Get Fenix 8x or Epix Pro 51MM. Instinct 3 Amoled vs Tactical, other then features which are of not much use only difference is tactical display gets brighter and dim more then regular amoled. Buy the best you can afford and keep for years. Garmin is notorious for not updating older models so that's why try to get latest and I am sure it will easily last you 7-8 years with heavy usage.

E3 is a sweet spot currently, best tech, great screen, none of the additional non-useful features. I wouldn't get the F7 line or E2, I dont like the screens. Even if cheaper, I would skip those. If you don't need maps, I3 50mm Solar Tactical is even a better choice. Tip: get a Garmin Ultrafit band for the I3. I have I2, F6XPro, I3 Crossover Amoled Tactical. They all look rugged and big. My F6XPro has a lot of scratches on the bezel, like someone who is out there and does it. Nobody cares what I wear, except some other people in the office who also wear some badass Garmin.

Tactix 7 MIP for long daytime endurance activities, and Instinct 3 50mm Amoled for my old eyes in the evening!!

Instinct 3 amo Getting 10 days with always on display, always connected to phone for weather.

As a gift, I think it is a good choice. Battery life is fair, you can go out for a 5 to 7 days of travel without charger or cable for Venu 3. In the daily life, I usually charge it once every week, but it can definitetly last even longer than one week. I have Venu3, Instinct 3 AMOLED and one Apple Watch, but my favorite is still Venu3.

I have the instinct 3 AMOLED and it’s been awesome. I received it on August 14th, starting wearing it the 15th and have yet to charge it since. Battery still shows 6 days left which is incredible

No I do the wrist gesture and have it on low light, which is plenty for me and still able to see just fine outside

I love both but after owning the Instinct 2, then owning a Galaxy watch, this time, I went with the instinct 3 amoled. MIP is awesome but I love colours popping on the display, plus the added extras (red shift, font size) are also nice imo. Since I'm not on the sun 50% of my day I prefer low light visibility and would not benefit from solar charging at all. Plus, I have some Gshocks in my collection and my previous MIP i2 was kinda similar in terms of how a watch feels with the monochrome display.

Yes. For that price its worth it. It's a flasghip watch, expected to get features and updates for multiple years. It's on par with the Fenix/Epix line, has all the top-tier features, just a different segmentation. Just to give you an idea, the Instinct 3 amoled tactical also costs like 600 new but that's an a upper-mid tier watch where the Enduro is the top of the line product. For some the 50mm case might be daunting but I also got the 50mm instinct 3 after owning a 45mm instinct 2 and I have to say it feels better.