Garmin Instinct 2 Solar Tactical Edition

A versatile and rugged solar-powered tactical GPS smartwatch for military folks, hiking, sports, and other active use. This is the expanded version of the good old Instinct Tactical Edition. In addition to a multitude of mapping and sports features, it comes with a number of smart tactical features plus a solar lens, which is great for those long trips in the wilderness.

• Display type: Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) black and white display
• Display size and resolution: 0.9” (23 mm), 176 x 176 pixels
• Lots of sports features and functions
• Tactical features for military use, such as nigh vision support, Jumpmaster, and stealth mode
• Navigate with multi-GNSS support and outdoor sensors (GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo)
• Weight: c. 53 g (1.9 oz)
• Fits 135–230 mm circ. (5.3”-9.05”) wrists
• Water rating: 10 ATM (100 m)
• Power source: Charged directly with the included cable or with solar power
• Memory/history: 32 Mt
• 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*)

*Assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outdoors in 50,000 lux conditions.

**Assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions.

Included in the package

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

Features

Tactical features

This watch has numerous features for tactical use. Enable the stealth mode to stop storing and sharing your GPS position and disable wireless connectivity and communication. The Jumpmaster mode designed for professional skydiving calculates high-altitude release points according to military guidelines and helps navigate you to your objective once you’ve jumped.

Dual-format GPS coordinates and built-in topographic maps offer unparalleled situational awareness. See time, pace, time of day, elevation and your location in both coordinate types. You can easily switch between daytime and nighttime view with a screen that can be read by night-vision goggles. If security becomes an issue, the kill switch wipes the device of all user memory.

Reliable navigation

Access multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone. Navigate your next trail with ABC sensors, including an altimeter for elevation data, a barometer to monitor weather, and a 3-axis electronic compass. Take the guesswork out of your return journey by using Trackback Routing to navigate the same route back to your starting point.

Sports features

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

You can also view advanced training metrics that include running dynamics, heat- and altitude-adjusted VO2 max, recovery advisor, and more.

Know your body

Monitor your body and train smarter. Get 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. 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. Heart rate variability is used to calculate your stress level score, so you can see how much your boss pisses you off.

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. 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 your chronological age, weekly vigorous activity, resting heart rate, and BMI to estimate if your body is younger or older than you are. You also get tips to lower your fitness age.

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

Live connected

Receive emails, texts, and alerts on your watch and easily see your plans for the day with a dedicated calendar screen when paired with a compatible device. When paired, your location can also be sent to your contacts manually or during select outdoor activities automatically with built-in incident detection. You can also see your health and fitness information all in one place. And breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payment solution through participating providers.

The Garmin Connect app on your compatible smartphone is a thriving online community where people on the go can connect, compete, and share. You can also download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store app on your compatible smartphone.

Extremely durable

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