I bought this watch last August when I destroyed my Apple Watch… and I am happy that happened because I would honestly have to say that I love the Instinct 2X.It does everything I want it to do, plus it has extra features that have encouraged me to branch out and do more.Top 3 features:-Ability to record Multi-Sport activities. (Handy for a biathlon/triathlon or that ‘Memorial Day Murph’)-Strobe light for night runs. (for that matter, the flashlight is awesome as well..)-Multi-Band Satellite accuracy. (my old watch was a Tom-Tom that only used one satellite, and I would lose signal when my route paralleled a high power line.)There is only one drawback, and to be honest with you it is very annoying: there is a lag.I am not just talking about when I hit ... MoreI bought this watch last August when I destroyed my Apple Watch… and I am happy that happened because I would honestly have to say that I love the Instinct 2X.It does everything I want it to do, plus it has extra features that have encouraged me to branch out and do more.Top 3 features:-Ability to record Multi-Sport activities. (Handy for a biathlon/triathlon or that ‘Memorial Day Murph’)-Strobe light for night runs. (for that matter, the flashlight is awesome as well..)-Multi-Band Satellite accuracy. (my old watch was a Tom-Tom that only used one satellite, and I would lose signal when my route paralleled a high power line.)There is only one drawback, and to be honest with you it is very annoying: there is a lag.I am not just talking about when I hit the button to start an exercise, (there is a legitimate 2 to 3 seconds before the screen changes,) but it also takes FOREVER to upload an event. (Anything that does not use GPS is quicker, but a run—especially a long run—can take minutes. (Over 4 minutes to load a half-marathon.)I thought it might be normal until my son got a Venue 3, and his stuff loads up almost instantly, but by that time I had owned the watch about four or five months and assumed it was too late to complain. That said, I looked it up and it’s about 50% of the owners that are complaining, so it MIGHT just be a glitch.

I really wanted to like this watch, but after struggling for a week and watching/reading countless tutorials, I came to the conclusion that it is far too complicated to be of any actual use in a real TACTICAL environment. As a former Army officer and experienced Jumpmaster and marksman, it is my opinion that depending on this watch in a tactical situation is quite likely to get one killed, captured, or otherwise out of the fight. Scrolling through the menus and functional/activity selections is not only confusing, it is extremely time consuming. Many of the functions are just plain useless when it comes to tactical situations (Body Battery? Really?). Try managing a tactical parachute Jump with this thing with gloves on in a dark and moving aircraft and you will be ... MoreI really wanted to like this watch, but after struggling for a week and watching/reading countless tutorials, I came to the conclusion that it is far too complicated to be of any actual use in a real TACTICAL environment. As a former Army officer and experienced Jumpmaster and marksman, it is my opinion that depending on this watch in a tactical situation is quite likely to get one killed, captured, or otherwise out of the fight. Scrolling through the menus and functional/activity selections is not only confusing, it is extremely time consuming. Many of the functions are just plain useless when it comes to tactical situations (Body Battery? Really?). Try managing a tactical parachute Jump with this thing with gloves on in a dark and moving aircraft and you will be lucky to land on the same map sheet as the DZ. By the time you can access and use the ballistics info (which is still next to useless) you are more likely to be shot by the enemy than to dope-out an aiming resolution. IF you are a techno-geek who loves to sit in the same place and scroll through endless and counter-intuitive menus and widgets, then this may be the watch for you. If you want to wear a cool-looking (Tacti-Cool) watch to create the illusion that you are tactically proficient, while never really needing it in a tactical scenario, then grab this watch in Coyote Tan. Otherwise, save your money and yourself, and get a basic GPS to carry while wearing a basic watch.

I’m really enjoying this watch. Decided to buy one of these after seeing a bunch of reviews on YouTube. Features are awesome, especially considering most the features are shared with the higher end Garmins. Might sound weird, but a big reason I bought this was for the built in flashlight, thought it was an incredible idea. I will say coming from a Fenix 6x pro solar I was expecting a huge jump in battery life with the larger solar panels and less going on in the watch music/no color/no maps but honestly the watch makes it about 9ish days which is a little disappointing. I usually do at least one activity a day alternating strength and running every other day. I do track my surfing with the watch to which recently has picked up due to having a good run of waves, so I ... MoreI’m really enjoying this watch. Decided to buy one of these after seeing a bunch of reviews on YouTube. Features are awesome, especially considering most the features are shared with the higher end Garmins. Might sound weird, but a big reason I bought this was for the built in flashlight, thought it was an incredible idea. I will say coming from a Fenix 6x pro solar I was expecting a huge jump in battery life with the larger solar panels and less going on in the watch music/no color/no maps but honestly the watch makes it about 9ish days which is a little disappointing. I usually do at least one activity a day alternating strength and running every other day. I do track my surfing with the watch to which recently has picked up due to having a good run of waves, so I understand I’m using the GPS for at least an hour maybe 2 when surfing and roughly an hour on runs but I figured there would still be a substantial jump from the Fenix 6x pro solar but there really isn’t. I didn’t use most of the features on my Fenix. I think it’s dumb they limit you to a few music providers so I didn’t use that feature. I didn’t really use maps but I thought the gps tracked better when I had that as a data screen. That’s what ultimately swayed me to this watch. Theoretically better battery, flashlight, better GPS, better health metrics tracking, and lighter. The watch looks cool but not as good as the Fenix in my opinion so that’s a draw back, and I think the Fenix is a tougher watch just due to the materials it’s made of. Overall 4/5 just because the battery isn’t what I thought it would be but it’s an awesome watch.