The Garmin Instinct Crossover AMOLED looks like a Casio G-Shock with added smarts, and I can't wait to wear it

Date:
Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Description:
The Garmin Instinct Crossover AMOLED is more visible than ever, with a brighter screen and added flashlight.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Garmin has revealed its Garmin Instinct Crossover AMOLED It's an Instinct 3 variant with analog hands in front of the display The original Garmin Instinct Crossover received high praise (from me, anyway)

I loved the original Garmin Instinct Crossover. A rugged smartwatch with analog hands, it used RevoDrive technology to get accurate timekeeping information from Garmin's satellite network, adjusting its hands accordingly. When you wanted to use the smartwatch functionalities, a button press moved the hands out of the way of the screen. It was brilliant in its simplicity.

As someone with a soft spot for both Casio G-Shocks and the best Garmin watches , the Instinct Crossover felt like a marriage of the two in the best possible way. I gave it 4.5 stars in my Garmin Instinct Crossover review ,
and it made my list of the best hybrid smartwatches to buy.

It was impractically thick it stuck out on my wrist and was very obtrusive and probably too expensive for what it was, but I honestly didn't care. I
just thought it was cool.

Imagine my excitement when I learned that Garmin is making another one! Just as the original Instinct Crossover was a version of the Garmin Instinct 2,
the Garmin Instinct Crossover AMOLED shares the design ethos of the Garmin Instinct 3 which I also rated very highly in my Garmin Instinct 3 review .
It abandons the digital watch-style low power memory-in-pixel display in
favor of a brighter AMOLED display, and packs the Garmin Instinct 3's
built-in LED flashlight. Image 1 of 2 The original Garmin Instinct Crossover (Image credit: Matt Evans) Image 2 of 2 The new Garmin Instinct Crossover AMOLED (Image credit: Garmin)

A feature new to Garmin watches is lifestyle logging, allowing users to
record triggers like caffeine and alcohol in the same way as Oura's tagging system or Whoop's journal. This can help provide context for erratic heart rate and sleep readings. Battery life is strong but not surprising for
Garmin, at 14 days in smartwatch mode.

However, the real attraction remains the physical analog hands powered by RevoDrive technology, and the charm of having a 'proper' watch that still packs all the functionalities of a Garmin. As users work out, sleep and recover, they still get all the advanced readings that a Garmin watch provides. The RevoDrive hands are a neat trick, and they're mostly cosmetic
in function they actually limit the information shown on the new AMOLED display.

But dammit, it looks cool and I want one, especially in that new black-and-orange colorway. It reminds me of a heavy-duty piece of
construction equipment.

The Garmin Instinct Crossover AMOLED is available now, starting at $649.99 (around 475 / AU$975). A Tactical Edition with Garmin's military functionalities like an instant-reset Kill Switch is also available, costing $749.99 (around 550 / AU$1,100). You might also like... Garmin Venu 4: Everything we know so far about the premium smartwatch I was the first journalist in the world to try Adidas' craziest shoes yet I wore the Apple Watch Ultra 3 for 5 days and its a Garmin-rivaling powerhouse



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