Instinct E is the GPS smartwatch with a rugged design and the essential features you need to take on the day.

Features

• Rugged Design: Stand out with a rugged design, including a 40 mm high-strength case and scratch-resistant display.
• Tested For Toughness: The Instinct E smartwatch is 10 ATM water-rated and engineered to MIL-STD-810 for thermal and shock resistance.
• Essential Health And Wellness Monitoring: Know your body better with health monitoring features, including heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, Pulse Ox2 and more.
• Smart Notifications: Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your compatible Apple® or Android™ smartphone.
• Navigation Features: Navigate confidently with a 3-axis compass, barometric altimeter and multi-GNSS support.
• Built-In Sports Apps: Track your activities, including walking, running, cycling, hiking, strength training and more.
• Go Boldly: HEALTH AND WELLNESS
• Daily Movements: Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned, floors climbed and more from your wrist3.
• Hrv Status: Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health through heart rate variability while you sleep.
• Wrist-Based Heart Rate: Instinct E tracks your heart rate, so you can stay in the know all day and night3.
• Stress Tracking: Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
• Morning Report: Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery, daily calendar, HRV status and more as soon as you wake up. You can even customise your report to show what you want to see on this fitness smartwatch.
• Health Snapshot: Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.
• Pulse Ox Sensor: Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep2.
• Mindful Breathing: Start a breathwork activity to track your stress and respiration.
• Respiration: See how you’re breathing throughout the day and night.
• Hydration: Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated.
• Fitness Age: Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.
• Women’S Health Tracking: Track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.
• Garmin Coach: Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with garmin coach training plans for runners and cyclists.
• Workout Creation: Create step-by-step workouts from more than 1,600 exercises in the Garmin Connect™ app, and send them directly to your watch.
• Intensity Minutes: Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes.
• Vo2 Max: See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.
• Altitude And Heat Acclimation: See how you’re holding up to the current elevation or heat based on your health metrics.
• Hiit Workouts: Track your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata or custom workouts.
• Daily Suggested Workouts: View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride.
• Recovery Time: Know how long you should recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.
• Garmin Connect: See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.
• Garmin Messenger™ App: Communicate via two-way text messaging4 on your wrist.
• Smart Notifications: Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your compatible Apple or Android smartphone.
• Safety And Tracking Features: If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location5.
• Connect Iq™ Store: Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.
• Livetrack Feature: Friends and family can follow your real-time location5 and view preplanned courses.
• Abc Sensors: Navigate your next trail with an altimeter, barometer and 3-axis electronic compass.
• Garmin Share: Use this feature to easily share saved locations, courses and workouts with friends’ compatible Garmin devices.

Specifications

• Sleep Score And Insights: Yes
• Battery Life (Smartwatch Mode): Up to 14 days
• Daily Suggested Workouts: Yes
• Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation: Yes
• Watch Display Type: Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
• Water Rating: 10 ATM
• Strap Material: Silicone
• Lens Material: Chemically strengthened glass
• Bezel Material: Fibre-reinforced polymer
• Case Material: Fibre-reinforced polymer
• Quickfit™ Watch Band Compatible: Yes (20 mm)
• "Physical Size: 40 x 40 x 13.6 mm
• Fits wrists with a circumference of 107-179 mm"
• Weight: 41 g
• Display Size: Custom, two-window design; 22 x 22 mm (0.86" x 0.86")
• Display Resolution: 166 x 166 pixels
• "Battery Life: Smartwatch: Up to 14 days
• Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 35 days
• Gps: up to 21 hours
• All Satellite Systems: 14 hours
• Max Battery Gps Mode: up to 43  hours
• Expedition Gps Activity: Up to 17 days"
• Charging Method: Garmin proprietary plug charger
• Memory/History: 128 MB
• Time/Date: Yes
• Gps Time Sync: Yes
• Automatic Daylight Saving Time: Yes
• Alarm Clock: Yes
• Timer: Yes
• Stopwatch: Yes
• Sunrise/Sunset Times: Yes
• Health & Wellness Monitoring: Yes
• Wrist-Based Heart Rate (Constant, Every Second): Yes
• Daily Resting Heart Rate: Yes
• Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts: Yes (high and low)
• Respiration Rate (24X7): Yes
• Fitness Age: Yes
• Body Battery™ Energy Monitor: Yes
• All-Day Stress: Yes
• Relaxation Reminders: Yes
• Relaxation Breathing Timer: Yes
• Breathwork: Yes
• Sleep: Yes (Advanced)
• Nap Detection: Yes
• Hydration: Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
• Women'S Health: Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
• Health Snapshot: Yes
• Gps: Yes
• Glonass: Yes
• Galileo: Yes
• Garmin Elevate™ Wrist Heart Rate Monitor: Yes
• Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor: Yes
• Barometric Altimeter: Yes
• Compass: Yes
• Accelerometer: Yes
• Thermometer: Yes
• Connectivity: Bluetooth®, ANT+®
• Connect Iq™ (Downloadable Watch Faces, Data Fields, Widgets And Apps): Yes
• On-Device Connect Iq™ Store: Yes
• Smart Notifications: Yes
• Text Response/Reject Phone Call With Text (Android™ Only): Yes
• Morning Report: Yes
• Calendar: Yes
• Weather Forecasts: Yes
• Realtime Settings Sync With Garmin Connect™ Mobile: Yes
• Battery Saver - Customisable Low Power Watch: Yes
• Controls Smartphone Music: Yes
• Find My Phone: Yes
• Find My Watch: Yes
• Virb® Camera Remote: Yes
• Compatible With Garmin Connect™ Mobile: Yes
• Smartphone Compatibility: iPhone®, Android™
• Garmin Share: Yes
• Gym: Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor rowing, Jump Rope
• Multisport: Triathlon
• Wellness: Walking, Indoor Walking, Pilates, Yoga
• Indoor Running: Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual running
• Outdoor Running: Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running,
• Outdoor Recreation: Hiking, Climbing, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery
• Cycling: Biking, Road biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel biking, Bike commuting, Bike touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX
• Swim: Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
• On The Water: Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Fishing, Boating, Snorkeling, Whitewater
• Racket Sports: Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
• Snow & Winter: Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing
• Sport Profiles: Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball
• Other Activity Profiles: Jumpmaster, Tactical, Inline Skating
• Incident Detection During Select Activities: Yes
• Incident Detection Alert On Phone For Wearables: Yes
• Assistance: Yes
• Livetrack: Yes
• Live Event Sharing: Yes
• Dual Grid Coordinates: Yes
• Xero™ Locations: Yes
• Step Counter: Yes
• MOVE ALERTS (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES To Reset It): Yes
• Auto Goal (Learns Your Activity Level And Assigns A Daily Step Goal): Yes
• Calories Burned: Yes
• Floors Climbed: Yes
• Distance Travelled: Yes
• Intensity Minutes: Yes
• Trueup™: Yes
• Move Iq™: Yes
• Garmin Connect™ Challenges App: Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
• Fitness Equipment/Gym: Yes
• Cardio Workouts: Yes
• Strength Workouts: Yes
• Hiit Workouts: Yes
• Yoga Workouts: Yes
• Pilates Workouts: Yes
• Automatic Rep Counting: Yes
• Customisable Screen(S): Yes
• Downloadable Training Plans: Yes
• Course Guidance: Yes
• Hr Zones: Yes
• Hr Alerts: Yes
• Hr Calories: Yes
• % Hr Max: Yes
• % Hrr: Yes
• Recovery Time: Yes
• Auto Max Hr: Yes
• Hrv Status: Yes
• Hr Broadcast (Broadcasts Hr Data Over Ant+® To Paired Devices): Yes
• Respiration Rate (During Exercise): Yoga and breathwork only
• Gps Speed And Distance: Yes
• Customisable Activity Profiles: Yes
• Auto Pause®: Yes
• Interval Training: Yes
• Advanced Workouts: Yes
• Power Modes - Customisable In-Activity Battery Settings: Yes
• Hrm Running Pace And Distance: Yes
• Auto Lap®: Yes
• Manual Lap: Yes
• Rest Timer: Yes
• Configurable Lap Alerts: Yes
• Heat And Altitude Acclimation: Yes
• Vo2 Max (Run): Yes
• Vo2 Max (Trail Run): Yes
• Training Effect: Yes
• Training Effect (Anaerobic): Yes
• Primary Benefit (Training Effect Labels): Yes
• Workout Benefit: Yes
• Customisable Alerts: Yes
• Audio Prompts: Yes
• Finish Time: Yes
• Virtual Partner: Yes
• Race An Activity: Yes
• Touch And/Or Button Lock: Yes
• Hot Keys: Yes
• Auto Scroll: Yes
• Activity History On Watch: Yes
• Physio Trueup: Yes
• Gps-Based Distance, Time And Pace: Yes
• Running Dynamics: Yes
• Vertical Oscillation And Ratio: Yes
• Ground Contact Time And Balance: Yes (but not balance)
• Stride Length (Real Time): Yes
• Cadence (Provides Real-Time Number Of Steps Per Minute): Yes
• Run Workouts: Yes
• Trail Run Auto Climb: Yes
• Race Predictor: Yes
• Foot Pod Capable: Yes
• Run/Walk/Stand Detection: Yes
• Outdoor Recreation: Yes
• Point-To-Point Navigation: Yes
• Bread Crumbtrail In Real Time: Yes
• Back To Start: Yes
• Tracback®: Yes
• Ultratrac Mode: Yes
• Reference Point: Yes
• Elevation Profile: Yes
• Distance To Destination: Yes
• Barometric Trend Indicator With Storm Alert: Yes
• Vertical Speed: Yes
• Total Ascent/Descent: Yes
• Future Elevation Plot: Yes
• Gps Coordinates: Yes
• Sight 'N Go: Yes
• Area Calculation: Yes
• Projected Waypoint: Yes
• Sun And Moon Information: Yes
• Expedition Gps Activity: Yes
• Tides: Yes
• Tides Glance: Yes
• Courses: Yes
• Race An Activity: Yes
• ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR Calories): Yes
• Compatible With Varia™ Lights: Yes
• Speed And Cadence Sensor Support (W/Sensor): Yes
• OPEN-WATER SWIM METRICS (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, STROKE DISTANCE, SWIM Efficiency (Swolf), Calories): Yes
• POOL SWIM METRICS (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), Calories): Yes
• Stroke Type Detection (Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly) (Pool Swim Only): Yes
• Drill Logging (Pool Swim Only): Yes
• Basic Rest Timer (Up From 0) (Pool Swim Only): Yes
• "Repeat On" Rest Timer (Pool Swim Only): Yes
• Auto Rest (Pool Swim Only): Yes
• Time And Distance Alerts: Yes
• Countdown Start: Yes
• Pool Swim Workouts: Yes
• Underwater Wrist-Based Heart Rate: Yes
• Toe-To-Toe™ Challenges App: Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)

In the Box

• Instinct E – 40 mm smartwatch with silicone band
• Charging/data cable
• Documentation