The rugged tactical smartwatch
Instinct 3 – Tactical Edition is the rugged GPS smartwatch that's built for the toughest missions, with solar charging, a metal-reinforced bezel and dedicated tactical features.

Explore confidently with a rugged design, including a metal-reinforced bezel and scratch-resistant display.

This smartwatch series provides a 100-metre water rating and is designed to MIL-STD-810 standards for thermal and shock resistance.

Navigate confidently with multi-band GPS, featuring SatIQ technology, which delivers superior positioning while optimising battery life.

A dedicated rucking activity profile allows you to input your pack weight.

Get a customisable overview of your sleep, training outlook, HRV status, weather and more as soon as you wake up.

Key Features

Solar charging
Stay on the mission until it’s done with unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging1.

Mission-ready
Dedicated tactical features include a jumpmaster activity, waypoint projection, dual-position GPS format, preloaded tactical activity, stealth mode, kill switch and rucking activity.

Guide the operation
Navigate confidently with a 3-axis compass, barometric altimeter and multi-band GPS with SatIQ™ technology, which delivers superior positioning while also optimising battery life.

Built to last
The Instinct 3 – Tactical Edition smartwatch is engineered with a supertough 50 mm fiber-reinforced polymer case and metal-reinforced bezel and is 10 ATM water-rated. It’s tested to U.S. military standards for thermal, shock and water resistance.

Health monitoring
Know your body better with health monitoring features, including wrist-based heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring2, Pulse Ox3 and more.

Built-in flashlight
A built-in LED flashlight with variable intensities and strobe modes gives you greater visibility in the outdoors and provides convenient illumination when you need it.

TACTICAL

Night vision capability
Whether viewed under NODs or operating in the dark, NVG mode allows for stealthy operation with controls to further dim brightness and black out the display to reduce detectability.

Rucking activity
A dedicated rucking activity profile allows you to input your pack weight.

Stealth mode
While keeping the tactical watch operational, stealth mode stops storing and sharing your GPS position and disables wireless connectivity and communication.

Projected waypoints
Set and save remote geo positions to be used later for navigation.

Applied ballistics® solver
The preloaded Applied Ballistics solver gives you access to aiming solutions for long-range shooting in the field (requires one-time fee, see pricing information).

AB Quantum app
Download the AB Quantum mobile app on your compatible Apple® or Android™ smartphone to manage profiles and targets or use your smartphone as an additional display.

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.

1 Assumes all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions.
2 Activity tracking accuracy.
3 This 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.
4 Requires both the sender and receiver of messages to have the Garmin Messenger app installed on their paired smartphones
5 When paired with a compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.