Best watch faces for Garmin Instinct 3
The Instinct 3 AMOLED pairs a rugged case with a bright OLED screen, so it suits bold, legible, dashboard-style faces. Here are our picks — running live.
Note: these target the Instinct 3 AMOLED (and Instinct Crossover AMOLED). The MIP Instinct uses a different screen — check your model.
First: which Instinct 3 do you have?
The Instinct 3 comes with two very different screens, and that decides which faces you can install:
- Instinct 3 AMOLED — 45 and 50 mm, colour OLED screen. All the AMOLED faces on this page run on it.
- Instinct 3 Solar — 45 and 50 mm, monochrome MIP screen with the round subscreen. Only monochrome faces work — start with Night Patrol.
- Instinct E — 40 and 45 mm, the budget sibling with the same monochrome MIP screen; see the Instinct 2 and Instinct E picks.
Not sure which screen you have? See AMOLED vs MIP.
Our picks for the Instinct 3
№2Broken Screen
A digital watch face that looks like your screen just lost a fight: a sharp crack slicing through big bold digits, splintered glass all around and, if you like, a bullet-hole impact. Relax, your watch is fine. The damage is artwork. Seven colors, battery plus two data fields. For round AMOLED Garmin watches.
№3Sky Vista
A weather dashboard with a wide alpine panorama that follows Garmin weather — sun, clouds, rain, storm, snow or a clear night — with temperature, daily high and low, big time, five configurable fields including weekly running distance, and seven accents. For round AMOLED Garmin watches.
№4Camo Tactical
A camo military chronograph: tachymeter bezel, two gauge subdials with real needles, LCD data panels and a live weather porthole.
№5Samurai Style
A free classic analog face in dark Damascus steel: katana-inspired hands, clear 1–12 numerals, a large date window and your own inscription in Latin or Cyrillic. Two themes for round AMOLED Garmin watches.
№6AMOLED Black
A free face with two styles: a clean digital display or a classic analog dial, both on pure black with distinctive rounded-square numerals. Weather, date and battery can each be shown or hidden. For round AMOLED Garmin watches.
New to installing faces? See how to change the watch face on the Instinct 3, step by step.
Instinct 3 watch faces — FAQ
Are there free watch faces for the Instinct 3?
Yes. The Instinct 3 runs Connect IQ, so free faces work on it — including our free expedition dial Altura. See more free Garmin watch faces.
Does the Instinct 3 have an AMOLED screen?
The Instinct 3 AMOLED does, so bright, colourful faces look their best and a battery-smart always-on barely costs you. The Instinct 3 Solar has the monochrome Instinct screen; for it, pick our faces made for Instinct. More in always-on explained.
How do I change the watch face on the Instinct 3?
Install a face from the Connect IQ Store, then set it from the watch (hold UP/MENU, then Watch Face) or in the Garmin Connect app. Step by step: how to change your Garmin watch face.