I have been using my Venu 3 since January 2024. Overall, I am happy with its many features like stress, heart rate, intensity minutes, calories burned, respiration, and VO2 Max. However, I often get inconsistent values for Heart Rate and VO2 Max. Wearing the watch properly or resetting it won't help. So, I concluded that there is a design (hardware and/or software) issue.

I received this for Fathers Day after constant complaints about a competitor's battery length. My son had a Venu 3 so a natural follow on for me. I changed the face to one that has what I need to monitor my daily activities, battery levels, steps, weather, and health-related items - and yes, the time as well. It took a week or so to get familiar with the user interface but I'm good now.. The integration with Apple Watch is "good" but could be better, IMHO. There are apps available on the Garmin ConnectIQ Store that have enabled me to keep my Apple Health and Peloton apps up to date. There are a ton of goals, awards, and pre-defined fitness plans and routines that I am only dipping my foot into after having the watch for a month. As for battery life? After getting the watch the first charge lasted about 8 days. I am on my second charge with the battery at 25% and still have 4 days remaining. Based on the timing my second charge will have gone 15 days - and only an hour or so to fully recharge. Overall excellent device - water resistant to 50m so I am unafraid of diving into the water with this device. I used to remove my other watch whenever I took a drink of water for fear I'd ruin that other watch (sarcasm intended). I highly recommend - I will add an updated review in 6-9 months which will enable me to comment more on the goals, rewards, and other app capability.

Crystal clear display with exceptional battery life. The perfect blend of advanced fitness, sleep, HR tracking and smartwatch features like audio control, messaging, guided workouts. Also pairs with Peloton to be used as an HR monitor during workouts. Glad the Venu series added sensors that the Vivoactive removed. Great watch!

Received email 'Thank You for Registering Your Venu 3'. That would be fine, if I didn't register it more than a year ago. So, what Garmin is trying to do now? Yesterday watch stuck up on blue triangle (boot logo). The usual measures like reboot etc.. didn't help. Found that it was not isolated case. Many other customers with five or six models of watches including Venu 3 were affected. So far Garmin didn't suggest good fix except factory reset. But if you update watch after factory reset, it goes to the same issue. Besides, you lose all your setup and practically have to start from the beginning. I would of give one star because Garmin be testing their updates more carefully, but I used the watch for a year and like it.

I have had another Watch for years. No complaints on the watch but I have been eyeing the Venu 3 for a while for additional health/sleep tracking. It was worth the switch! I have had it for a few weeks now and thought I haven’t used all the features, the sleep and workout tracking alone are great! The work out modes are simple to use and have additional features then what I’m used to (ie. rep counts for strength). I like the sleep mode at night to encourage a good night sleeps and it’s comfortable to wear when sleeping (something I was worried about since my previous watch didn’t last a full day and I never wore to bed).

Garmin does not have subscription fees like Apple does for Fitness and so Apple makes it easy to eliminate their Watch on that count. I also considered the Fenix and chose the Venu 3 based on what for me are more than adequate capabilities and features on the Venu since I’m not a runner but am a cyclist, treadmill, swimming and minimal lifting aficionado. I don’t compete in rides, swims, and certainly not running. The vitals & sleep monitoring, reminders, and Garmin & 3rd party apps are at the least interesting and many are quite useful including Week Calendar & Battery Widget among others.

No matter how good Garmin watches are on release, the fact that they don't get feature upgrades will always hold them back. Most every platform improves the experience of their devices throughout their lifespan -- except Garmin. Although they do release some (presumably) bug fixes -- I never saw a changelog. I noticed one weird inconsistency on my Venu 1 that never got fixed. Otherwise, a solid improvement over my Venu, although a more modern design would be appreciated.

This is my first smart watch and so far so good. The sleep score and body battery is really accurate and helps me get better sleep by giving me tips throughout the day. The stress function also keeps me aware of what my stressors are and allows me to avoid them.

I DO enjoy my Venu 3 with all the sensors. I have had AFIB events, so I monitor myself by using the Garmin watch. I came from using Fitbits and Apple Watches, but they became un-reliable and their batteries had to be charged DAILY (…or just failed!!). It has been GREAT, NOT having to worry about the battery in the Garmin Watch!! While I’m “reviewing”, I had an Epic Pro for a period of time and found it to a TERRIFIC watch with all the features that I needed or wanted, but (At my age and position…. retired) I found it too large and too powerful for my needs. BUT…. there was one feature that the Epic had that I would like on ALL my future watches!!…. the LED flashlight !! Our Son has an Epic, also, and uses the flashlight constantly!! Who would have thunk…. a flashlight in a watch…. WOW!!…. what a TERRIFIC IDEA !! The one in the Venu 3 doesn’t have the power that the Epic has…. I miss that flashlight in the Epic!!! PLEASE sell me a Venu with an LED flashlight in it!!! R. G. Bowers

Combine the smarts of an Apple Watch with the good looks of a Breitling or fine swiss timepiece and you have the Venu 3. There are terrific watch faces that make you look like you paid $10K for what's on your wrist. Then add accuracy and easy, and you're all set. I couldn't be happier.