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Item no. 010-02627-14

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Instinct® 2 Solar Tactical

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Overview
FEATURES
Specifications
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WHY JUST CARRY OUT THE MISSION? OWN IT.

This rugged GPS smartwatch is equipped with tactical-specific features and has solar charging to keep you going.

Tactical-specific features include night vision compatibility and more for field ops.

This watch is tough, which means no holding back.

Train your way with built-in sports apps at the wrist.

Smart notifications¹ so you don’t miss out on what matters.

Push boundaries, but stay on track with access to more satellites.

Understand your body better with 24/7 health monitoring.

Keep your experiences going with unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging¹.

In the Box:

Instinct 2 Solar Tactical
Charging/data cable
Documentation

ENGINEERED FOR ENDURANCE

This rugged watch is water-rated to 100 meters and is thermal and shock resistant. Plus, with a fiber-reinforced polymer case and chemically strengthened, scratch-resistant Corning^® Gorilla^® Glass, this device is built to endure.

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DESIGNED TO DO YOU

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

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GET MORE BATTERY OUT OF LIFE

Go longer than ever with solar charging with unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode¹. Plus, power manager lets you extend battery life by controlling what settings and sensors draw power.

Stay mission-
ready.

DUAL-FORMAT GPS

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

JUMPMASTER MODE

Calculate high-altitude release points according to military guidelines while navigating to your objective once you’ve jumped.

KILL SWITCH

If security becomes an issue, the kill switch wipes the device of all user memory.

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.

TACTICAL ACTIVITY

See time, pace, time of day, elevation and your location in both coordinate types.

Track every
adventure.

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.

Live connected.

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 app on 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 detection².

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 app on your compatible smartphone is a thriving online community where people on the go can connect, compete and share.

Train your way.

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.

DAILY WORKOUT SUGGESTIONS

For training guidance that takes you and your fitness level into account, get daily recommendations based on your current training load and training status.

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.

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.

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.

Know your body.

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

Get estimated heart rate³ 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.

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.

PULSE OX

For altitude acclimation or sleep monitoring, a Pulse Ox sensor⁴ uses light beams at your wrist to estimate how well your body is absorbing oxygen.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

QuickFit®

accessory bands

let you match your

style with no tools

required.

LEARN MORE

See your stats, and track your goals in the Garmin Connect™ app

Learn More

Customize your Garmin device using the Connect IQ™ Store

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COMPATIBLE DEVICES

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¹When paired with your compatible smartphone

²When paired with a compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety

³Activity tracking accuracy

⁴This 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.

GENERAL

LENS MATERIAL
Power Glass™

BEZEL MATERIAL
fiber-reinforced polymer

CASE MATERIAL fiber-reinforced polymer
QUICKFIT™ WATCH BAND COMPATIBLE
yes (22 mm)

STRAP MATERIAL
silicone

PHYSICAL SIZE
45 x 45 x 14.6 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-230 mm

DISPLAY SIZE custom, two-window design; 0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm)
DISPLAY RESOLUTION 176 x 176 pixels
DISPLAY TYPE monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
WEIGHT
53 g

BATTERY LIFE
Smartwatch: Up to 28 days/Unlimited with solar*
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 65 days/Unlimited with solar*
GPS: Up to 30 hours/48 hours with solar**
Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 70 hours/370 hours with solar**
Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 32 days/Unlimited with solar*

*Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions
**Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions

WATER RATING 10 ATM
MEMORY/HISTORY 32 MB
CLOCK FEATURES

TIME/DATE
GPS TIME SYNC
AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
ALARM CLOCK
TIMER
STOPWATCH
SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES
Health Monitoring

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND)
DAILY RESTING HEART RATE
ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS yes (high and low)
RESPIRATION RATE (24X7)
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day)
FITNESS AGE
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR
ALL-DAY STRESS
RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER
SLEEP
SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS
HYDRATION yes (in Garmin Connect™)
WOMEN'S HEALTH yes (in Garmin Connect™)
HEALTH SNAPSHOT
SENSORS

GPS
GLONASS
GALILEO
GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
COMPASS
ACCELEROMETER
THERMOMETER
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR
DAILY SMART FEATURES

CONNECTIVITY Bluetooth®, ANT+®
CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS)
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY)
CALENDAR
WEATHER
REALTIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
BATTERY SAVER (CUSTOMIZABLE LOW POWER WATCH)
CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC
FIND MY PHONE
FIND MY WATCH
VIRB® REMOTE
SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY iPhone®, Android™
PAIRS WITH GARMIN GOLF APP
PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES

LIVETRACK
INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES
ASSISTANCE
Tactical Features

STEALTH MODE
NIGHT VISION MODE
DUAL GRID COORDINATES
KILL SWITCH
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 TRAVELED
INTENSITY MINUTES
TRUEUP™
MOVE IQ™
GARMIN CONNECT™ CHALLENGES APP yes (optional Connect IQ app)
GYM & FITNESS EQUIPMENT

AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, HIIT, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, and Yoga
CARDIO WORKOUTS
STRENGTH WORKOUTS
HIIT WORKOUTS
AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING
TRAINING, PLANNING AND ANALYSIS FEATURES

HR ZONES
HR ALERTS
HR CALORIES
% HR MAX
% HRR
RECOVERY TIME
AUTO MAX HR
HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+™ TO PAIRED DEVICES) yes (using ANT+)
RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE)
GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE
CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES
CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES
AUTO PAUSE®
INTERVAL TRAINING
ADVANCED WORKOUTS
DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS
POWER MODES - CUSTOMIZABLE IN-ACTIVITY BATTERY SETTINGS
AUTO LAP®
MANUAL LAP
CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS
HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION
VO2 MAX (RUN)
VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN)
TRAINING STATUS (LETS YOU SEE IF YOU’RE TRAINING EFFECTIVELY BY TRACKING YOUR TRAINING HISTORY AND FITNESS LEVEL TREND.)
TRAINING LOAD (YOUR TOTAL TRAINING LOAD FOR THE LAST 7 DAYS CALCULATED FROM ESTIMATED EPOC)
TRAINING EFFECT
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 MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES
MANUAL MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES
COURSE GUIDANCE
TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK
HOT KEYS
AUTO SCROLL
ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH
PHYSIO TRUEUP
RUNNING FEATURES

AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES
Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running

GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE
RUNNING DYNAMICS yes (with compatible accessory)
VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO (THE DEGREE OF 'BOUNCE' IN YOUR RUNNING MOTION AND THE COST-BENEFIT RATIO WITH STRIDE LENGTH) yes (with compatible accessory)
GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE (SHOWS HOW MUCH TIME, IN THE RUNNING MOTION, YOUR FOOT IS ON THE GROUND RATHER THAN IN FLIGHT AND LETS YOU CHECK YOUR RUNNING SYMMETRY) yes (with compatible accessory)
STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME) yes (with compatible accessory)
CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE)
PERFORMANCE CONDITION (AFTER RUNNING 6–20 MINUTES, COMPARES YOUR REAL-TIME CONDITION TO YOUR AVERAGE FITNESS LEVEL)
LACTATE THRESHOLD (THROUGH ANALYSIS OF YOUR PACE AND HEART RATE, ESTIMATES THE POINT WHERE YOUR MUSCLES START TO RAPIDLY FATIGUE) yes (with compatible accessory)
RUN WORKOUTS
RACE PREDICTOR
FOOT POD CAPABLE
Golfing Features

YARDAGE TO F/M/B (DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF GREEN)
YARDAGE TO LAYUPS/DOGLEGS
MEASURES SHOT DISTANCE (CALCULATES EXACT YARDAGE FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON COURSE) manual
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
OUTDOOR RECREATION FEATURES

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®
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 COORDINATES
SIGHT 'N GO
AREA CALCULATION
PROJECTED WAYPOINT
SUN AND MOON INFORMATION
XERO™ LOCATIONS
EXPEDITION GPS ACTIVITY
CYCLING FEATURES

AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES
Biking, Road Biking, Mountain 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 & FLOW
BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR)
RACE AN ACTIVITY
FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER)
COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ (POWER METER)
POWER METER COMPATIBLE
SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR)
SWIMMING FEATURES

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 TIMER (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)
Kid Activity Tracking Features

Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app yes (optional Connect IQ app)
CONNECTIVITY

iPhone®, Android™
SMART TRAINER CONTROL (https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=CHnxYj6F2OA6tN4QRRjEJ8)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Made in Taiwan. Cable made in Taiwan or China.
GIFT BOX DIMENSIONS

4.4” x 4.4” x 2.5” (111 x 111 x 63.5 mm)
GIFT BOX WEIGHT

5.5 oz (156 g)
UPC

753759278960