Garmin Instinct 2 Solar GPS Watch

Garmin's Instinct Solar 2 is a GPS smartwatch activity tracker with a solar recharger that takes battery life to a new level. Water rated to 100 metres, with a fibre-reinforced polymer case and chemically strengthened, scratch-resistant Gorilla® Glass; this is a device that's built to endure.

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• PART NUMBER: 010-02627
• 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 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 Detection.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 app calendar.
• 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.
• 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 specialised 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 rate4 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.
• 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
  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.
• PULSE OX
  For altitude acclimation or sleep monitoring, a Pulse Ox sensor5 uses 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 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.