Garmin Instinct® Crossover Solar, Tactical, Hybrid Smartwatch, 45mm, Black

There's something about having the analogue hands that make time tracking so useful, as in watching a dial vs a digital readout. Okay so, battery life is pretty darn good so far. The hand movements are perfect and even move out of the way if you need them to by pressing the bottom right button. They shift just enough to see what they might be covering on the main screen. For other screens they move out of the way completely and it looks really cool. If this is your first time on Garmin. The instincts are where it is at. Charge it when you feel like it, not every night! Anyway, the things I would say I don't like are: So far no white background black text setting. Kind of annoying, but hopefully we get an update that'll allow it? Also the night mode. At night the screen switches to a non-notification style screen that's simpler. Which I love on my Instinct 2. However on this one, the time is at the top and the hands cover it right? Think about it, 11:10, glancing at it. The hands cover it, and it's too dark to read the hands. I don't know if that makes since, but like if I had to pick on ONE thing, it would be this. Overall, exceptional watch. The readings are decent, especially the heart rate monitor apps and GPS tracking. Also the compass I use a lot in my job, and that's the main reason I got these. Works awesome and shows azimuth.

Love the analog hands - easy to see in all lighting conditions. The black & white MIP display is all you need. This is a backup watch to my Enduro 2 - both have amazing battery life. The Crossover would be my prime watch if it had maps, but sadly it does not - GPS works great though. Great price now at only $400! Update on 09JAN2026 - like it so much I bought a non-tactical solar for a backup at only $280 US. The luminous markings are very easy to see in total darkness so backlight is not needed in bed to see the time. Single band GPS still works great. Verified it does have a gyroscope - not in the published specifications. Also got a Crossover AMOLED but battery life is awful - less than one week in daily GPS use and does not offer much more than the Solar model to justify much higher expense. Crossover Solar is easily double the battery life used in the same conditions without AMOLED AOD, and MIP is always AOD.

Best watch I use everyday. I loved it for it's analog aspect and combines the smartwatch and outdoor activity tracker very well. I utilize the sleep tracking alot along with the workouts and couldn't reccoment this watch enough. I hope a newer version comes out because I feel there are no downsides to this watch. Battery life is exceptional and I don't care for the touchscreen aspect I might be missing out on from the Fenix line. Been using it for a little over a year and haven't had any problems with durability as well.

Been using this watch for a year and a half now, love the ease of use. And it tracks literally everything you could want, super accurately I may add. My only complaint is sometimes the garmin app can be finicky which throws off the watch notifications from time to time. 95% of the time it’s all good though, super rugged watch, and the solar function is a game changer.

I really wished I could have kept this watch because I liked the features and ruggedness of its construction. It was vary comfortable to wear, surprisingly light weight. I almost forgot I was wearing it after a while. But, I have astigmatism in both eyes and my low light vision is poor at my current age of 55. When trying to read the monochrome display without glasses (sometimes even with glasses) it becomes difficult to make anything out. I’ve set the backlight at 100% but everything remains unreadable. I had no problem reading the display in day light. Reading the time with analog hands helped in low light while they glowed but once they dim out, it’s almost impossible to see the time. This will be a great watch for someone without the issues I have with my vision but for myself, I’m going to stick with Garmin and the next watch I get will either be a Fenix 7X or an Epix with amoled display depending on how well I can read the display at night.

Not for everyone. However, it is perfect for me. Superb quality all around. Purpose built product that fulfills my needs perfectly. Good aftermarket support.

I was excited initially by this watch, essentially an instinct 2 with hands. It's been enjoyable to use until the cool weather hit. This watch has a condensation problem. Cool air hits the crystal and boom ... condensation. This is the only watch I've ever had with this problem. Not good garmin. Support exchanged the watch ... Same problem. An obvious design flaw for an outdoors watch. I now wish I bought a Fenix.

Love this watch. It has all the smart watch features I wanted, but without all the flashy colors and distractions that'll keep me out of the moment. The location and steps are far more accurate than any previous smartwatch I've used (They were all sub $500). I work in an industrial environment and ALL my watches get very banged up. I've had some hard collisions on things over the past 2 months of wearing this watch, and it's not cut or scratched yet, I've just got paint transfer that wipes off. The battery also lasts absurdly long. I've charged it twice since owning (2 months) and that's including GPS time trickling the battery down for at least a weekly run, and hitting the gym often. Would definitely recommend.

I have a few Garmin watches.. this one i bought because i thought the battery life would be even better than my Enduro1.. its not after turning on health monitoring. It's still a nice watch, was quite cheap during Prime Day sale, and watch face is smaller for smaller hands.. i still prefer the bigger 51mm face though.

Lovely watch, however lasted 14 months before moisture ingress. Now I get condensation under the screen which makes the solar charging useless.

There is nothing wrong with this product, but if I could do it again, I would order up the range a bit. The text is small so I need to use my glasses every time to read notifications. Also, the monochrome interference doesn't help with clarity. If I had a time machine, I would order the model with a larger colour face and skip the solar function (which sounded good, but I never use). Ps, I changed the band to a Hemsut rugged Velcro strap. Easy installation and great quality.

Un increíble reloj. Tiene todo lo que necesito para realizar operaciones tacticas. Desde brujula, altímetro, barómetro, te da coordenadas geograficas y de cuadrícula militar. También lleva tu seguimiento de salud. Y por el precio, es genial. Ampliamente recomendable.

The package arrived much sooner than expected. The software on the device is incredible and it doesn't need to be permanently connected to a phone in order to work.