Garmin Instinct 2 GPS Watch
Features
- Engineered for endurance: water-rated to 100m, thermal and shock resistant, fibre-reinforced polymer case and chemically strengthened glass lens
- Track every adventure:
- 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
- Navigate your trail with ABC sensors, including an altimeter for elevation data, barometer to monitor weather and 3-axis electronic compass
- Take the guesswork out of your return journey by using the TracBack® routing feature to navigate the same route back to your starting point
- Train your way:
- Do whatever you love with preloaded activity profiles for running, cycling, swimming, strength training, indoor climbing, virtual running, golf, yoga and more
- Track the details of every ride with mountain biking metrics plus specialised Grit™ and Flow™ measurements that rate trail difficulty and how smoothly you descend, giving you a score to beat next time
- 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
- HIIT profile tracks your high-intensity interval training workouts including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata and custom; set the number of rounds, work/rest intervals and more
- For training guidance that takes you and your fitness level into account, get daily recommendations based on your current training load and training status
- Recovery time advisor feature 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
- Know your body:
- Wrist-based heart rate gives you estimated heart rate data 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
- 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
- Get a breakdown of your light, deep and REM sleep stages, view it all on a dedicated widget that includes your sleep score and insights
- Optimise 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
- For altitude acclimation or sleep monitoring, a Pulse Ox sensor uses light beams at your wrist to estimate how well your body is absorbing oxygen
- The Fitness Age 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
- Track how many minutes of vigorous activity you're getting, when you earn them and during which activity, you can even view them as a data field during timed activities
- Women's health tracking: Use the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy; log symptoms, get exercise and nutrition education, and more
- Live connected:
- Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with a compatible device
- 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
- Download custom watch faces, add data fields and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store on your compatible smartphone
- In the Box:
- Instinct® 2
- Charging/data cable
- Documentation
- Note: This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition
Specifications
Weight with Batteries | 52g |
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Dimensions | 45 x 45 x 14.5mm case, 22m wide silicone band fits wrists 135-230mm |
Batteries | Rechargeable lithium battery |
Waterproof | 10 ATM - withstands pressure up to 100m, suitable for swimming and snorkelling |
Heart Rate Specs | Garmin Elevate™ Heart Rate Monitor Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) Daily resting heart rate Abnormal heart rate alerts (high and low) Respiration rate (24x7) Pulse OX blood oxygen saturation (spot-check, during sleep, all day) Fitness age Body Battery™ energy monitor All-day stress Relaxation breathing timer Sleep Sleep score and insights Hydration (in Garmin Connect™) Women's health (in Garmin Connect™) Health snapshot |
Power Specs | Battery saver (customisable low power watch) Customisable in-activity battery settings Battery life:
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Watch Specs | Time and Date GPS Time Sync Automatic Daylight Saving Time Alarm Clock Timer Stopwatch Sunrise/Sunset Times Daily Smart Features: Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) Smart Notifications Text Response/Reject Pone Call with Text (Android™ only) Calendar Weather Realtime Settings Sync with Garmin Connect™ Mobile Battery Saver (customisable low power watch) Controls Smartphone Music Find My Phone Find My Watch VIRB® Remote Smartphone Compatibility (iPhone®, Android™) Pairs with Garmin Golf App and Garmin Connect™ Mobile Garmin Pay™ |
Outdoor Recreation Specs | Available Outdoor Recreation Profiles: hiking, climbing, indoor climbing, bouldering, skiing, snowboarding, XC skiing, stand up paddleboarding, rowing, kayaking, fishing, hunting, tactical Point-to-Point Navigation Bread crumb Trail in Real Time Back to Start Tracback®br>Ultratrac mode Elevation Profile Distance to Destination Barometric Trend Indicator with Storm Alert Trail Run Auto Climb Vertical Speed Total Ascent/Descent Future Elevation Plot Compatible with BaseCamp™ GPS Co-ordinates Sight 'N Go Area Calculation Projected Waypoint Sun and Moon Information Xero™ Locations Expedition GPS Activity |
Training, Planning and Analysis | Heart Rate: Zones, Alerts and Calories % Heart Rate Max % Heart Rate Reserve Recovery Time Auto Max Heart Rate Heart Rate Broadcast (broadcasts HR date over ANT+™ to paired devices) Respiration rate (during exercise) GPS speed and distance Customisable data pages and activity profiles Auto Pause® Interval training Advanced workouts Downloadable training plans Power modes - customisable in-activity battery settings Auto Lap® Manual Lap Configurable Lap Alerts Heat and Altitude Acclimation VO2 Max (Run, Trail Run) Training Status Training Load Training Effect and Training Effect (Anaerobic) Primary Benefit (Training effect labels) Improved Recovery Time Daily Suggested Workouts Custom Alerts Audio Prompts Finish Time Virtual Partner Race an Activity Auto and Manual Multisport Activities Course Guidance Touch and/or Button Lock Hot Keys Auto Scroll Activity History on Watch Physio Trueup (keeps physiological data in sync between multiple devices) |
Cycling Specs | Available Cycling Profiles: Biking, Road Biking, Gravel Biking, Cyclocross, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) Courses MTB Grit and Flow Bike Lap and Lap Maximum Power (with Power Sensor) Race an Activity Functional Threshold Power Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) Power Meter Compatible Speed and Cadence Sensor Support (with sensor) |
Golfing Specs | Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) Yardage to Layups/Doglegs Manual Shot Distance Measure (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) Digital scorecard Stat Tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) Auto Courseview Updates Green view with Manual Pin Position Hazards and Course Targets Pinpointer Round Timer/Odometer Automatic Club Tracking Compatible (requires accessory) Tournament Legal |
Swimming Specs | Available Swim Profiles: pool swimming, open water swimming Open-Water Swim Metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Pool Swim Metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Stroke Type Detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) - Pool Swim Only Drill Logging (pool swim only) Basic Rest Timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) "Repeat On" Rest Time (pool swim only) Auto Rest (pool swim only) Time and Distance Alerts Countdown Start (pool swim only) Pool Swim Workouts Underwater Wrist-Based Heart Rate Heart Rate from External HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post swim) |
Other Specs | Lens: chemically strengthened glass Bezel: Fibre-reinforced polymer Case: Fibre-reinforced polymer Display Size: Custom 2-window design 23 x 23mm Display Resolution: 176 x 176 pixel Display Type: Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) Sensors: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo; Garmin Elevate™ Wrist Heart Rate Monitor, Barometric Altimeter, Compass, Accelerometer, Thermometer, Pulse OX Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor Safety and Tracking Features: Livetrack, Incident Detection During Select Adventures, Assistance Dual Grid Co-ordinates Activity Tracking Features: Step Counter, Move Bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it), Auto Goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal), Calories Burned, Floors Climbed, Distance Travelled, Intensity Minutes, Trueup™, Move IQ™, Garmin Connect™ Challenges App (optional Connect IQ app) Kid Activity Tracking Feature: Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges App (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) Connectivity: Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Smart Trainer Control Memory/History: 32 MB |
Technologies | Garmin solar watches use either Power Glass or Power Sapphire watch lenses to convert sunlight into battery power, extending your time between charges. The solar charging is not designed to be used as the primary charging source or to achieve indefinite power. The solar intensity will be displayed on the solar watch face or Solar Intensity widget as an icon that fills in as solar intensity is increased, as shown in the examples below. This represents the amount of sunlight, or lux conditions, received. When the watch is in full direct sunlight with a solar intensity of 100%, it is receiving approximately 50k lux or more. Additionally, a line graph will be visible on both the widget and a watch face displaying solar intensity over the last 6 hours. |
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