2025 Garmin Instinct® 2 Solar

Model/Color	Case Size	Edition
Graphite	45 mm	Standard
Graphite	40 mm	Standard
Mist Gray	40 mm	Standard
Graphite	50 mm	Standard
Flame Red	50 mm	Standard
Whitestone	50 mm	Standard
Tactical Edition and Coyote Tan	50 mm	Tactical
Tactical Edition and Black	50 mm	Tactical
Black	45 mm	Tactical

WHATEVER YOU DO, OWN IT

This rugged, solar charging GPS smartwatch is tough enough to keep up with you and unique enough to fit your style. Now it comes in two sizes to fit every wrist.

In the Box

• Instinct 2 Solar - Tactical Edition
• Charging/data cable
• Documentation

Tactical-Specific Features Include Night Vision Compatibility and More For Field Ops.

Stay On the Mission Until It’S Done with Unlimited Battery Life In Smartwatch Mode with Solar Charging ¹ .

Military Standard Toughness Means No Holding Back.

Train Your Way with Built-In Sports Apps At the Wrist.

Push Boundaries, But Stay On Track with Access to More Satellites.

Understand Your Body Better with 24/7 Health Monitoring.

ENGINEERED FOR ENDURANCE

This rugged watch is water-rated to 100 metersand is thermal and shock resistant, rated to MIL-STD-810. Plus, with a fiber-reinforced polymer case and chemically strengthened scratch-resistant lens, this device is built to endure.

DESIGNED TO DO YOU

Bold colors and high-contrast displays let you show the world that you do things your own way.

GET MORE BATTERY OUT OF LIFE

Go longer than ever with solar charging with unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode ¹. Plus, power manager lets you extend battery life by controlling what settings and sensors draw power.

NIGHT VISION COMPATIBILITY

Switch between daytime view and nighttime view with a screen designed to be read by night vision goggles.

STEALTH MODE

Go dark by enabling stealth mode to stop storing and sharing your GPS position and disable wireless connectivity and communication.

DUAL-FORMAT GPS

Dual-format GPS coordinates with latitude and longitude references offer unparalleled situational awareness.

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.

MULTI-GNSS SUPPORT

Whether you’re hiking, mountain biking, trail running or skiing, you’ll have access to multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone.

ABC SENSORS

Navigate your next trail with ABC sensors, including an altimeter for elevation data, barometer to monitor weather and 3-axis electronic compass.

TRACBACK ^® ROUTING

Take the guesswork out of your return journey by using this feature to navigate the same route back to your starting point.

REFERENCE POINT

Keep track of a known place — such as your car or the trailhead — relative to your location, and easily find your way back to it.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with your compatible smartphone.

CONNECT IQ ^™ STORE

Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store appon your compatible smartphone.

GARMIN PAY ^™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS

Breeze through checkout lines and select transit systems with Garmin Pay contactless payments through participating providers.

SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES

When your watch and phone are paired, your live location can be sent to your contacts manually or — during select outdoor activities — automatically with built-in incident detection ².

CALENDAR VIEW

Easily see your plans for the day with a dedicated calendar screen when paired with your compatible smartphone.

SYNC WITH THE GARMIN CONNECT ^™ APP

See your health and fitness information all in one place. The Garmin Connect appon your compatible smartphoneis a thriving online community where people on the go can connect, compete and share.

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

Do whatever you love with preloaded activity profiles for running, cycling, swimming, strength training, indoor climbing, virtual running, golf, yoga and more.

HIIT WORKOUTS

This activity profile tracks your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata and custom. Set the number of rounds, work/rest intervals and more.

RECOVERY TIME

After each workout, recovery time lets you know when you’ll be ready for another hard workout. It even accounts for training intensity and factors such as stress, daily activity and sleep.

VO2 MAX

Train smarter with VO2 max, an indicator of how you can expect to perform. It even accounts for changes in performance that could be caused by heat or altitude.

DAILY WORKOUT SUGGESTIONS

View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride to match your performance and recovery as well as the races coming up in your Garmin Connect ^™ smartphone appcalendar.

BACKCOUNTRY SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING

These activity profiles now automatically distinguish between descending and climbing. So you can hit start on your first run and leave your smartwatch tracking all day long.

MTB DYNAMICS

Track the details of every ride with mountain biking metrics plus specialized Grit ^™and Flow ^™measurements that rate trail difficulty and how smoothly you descend, giving you a score to beat next time.

WRIST-BASED RUNNING POWER

See how much power you’re applying to the trail or the road so you can manage your effort and fine-tune your training. No accessory required.

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

Get estimated heart rate ³data along with alerts if your heart rate stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. Gauge how hard your heart is working during activities.

STRESS TRACKING

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.

SLEEP SCORE AND ADVANCED SLEEP MONITORING

Get a full breakdown of your light, deep and REM sleep stages. View it all on a dedicated widget that includes your sleep score and insights.

BODY BATTERY ^™ ENERGY MONITORING

Optimize your body’s energy reserves, using heart rate variability, stress, sleep and other data to gauge when you’re ready to be active or when you may need to rest.

PULSE OX

For altitude acclimation or sleep monitoring, a Pulse Ox sensor ⁴uses light beams at your wrist to estimate how well your body is absorbing oxygen.

FITNESS AGE

This feature uses chronological age, your weekly vigorous activity, resting heart rate and BMI to estimate if your body is younger or older than you are. Get tips to lower your fitness age.

INTENSITY MINUTES

Track how many minutes of vigorous activity you’re getting, when you earn them and during what activity. You can even view them as a data field during timed activities.

HYDRATION TRACKING

Log daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated. When auto goal is enabled, you’ll even see estimated sweat loss after an activity, and your goal will adjust accordingly.

Click for Important Safety and Product Information

¹Assumes all-day wear, 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions

²When paired with your compatible smartphone

³When paired with a compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety

⁴Activity tracking accuracy

⁵This 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.

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