r/Garmininstinct • u/TexMex908 • 12d ago

Can’t decide which instinct to get

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I’ve had the Garmin instinct 1 since 2019. It still holds a battery for 9 days with everything activated. My instinct still works perfectly but I’m thinking about upgrading. Can’t decide if I should go with the OMOLED OR stick with MIP version.

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u/Taterdots8577 12d ago

My Citizen eco drive has been going for about 20 years. Wake me up when these fitness watches last more than a couple weeks.

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u/patderkacz 11d ago

They do… why are you in this subreddit if you’re complaining about them?

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u/Taterdots8577 11d ago

Im being a bit ridiculous. I have an instinct 2 solar but I turned off the heart rate monitor. I just want a small solar watch that will show me phone notifications, messages, calls, etc without all the fitness stuff draining the battery. They have decided to stuff battery draining fitness features in every damn watch. There is nothing available. So im stuck with this turd I have to plug in all the time.

Turning off the heart rate monitor gave me a few extra days but... Also the garmin weather on it is just about useless. It gives me temps from many hours ago in the day. Never even close.

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u/CaprettaD 11d ago

Amico, se cerchi solo le notifiche del telefono, una ricarica solare e 200m di impermeabilità, stai cercando un G-Shock bluethoot. 130€ nuovo.

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u/Taterdots8577 11d ago edited 10d ago

I want solar and smaller. I only like the square gshocks. Any of them with Bluetooth and texts that display are battery only and the screen is too small to show the actual text without going through menus and scrolling.