Michael Bell
Garmin's watches have always been geared towards a health centric audience and the Vivoactive 3 is no exception to that. There's so many trackers and sport modes that I never even thought of. Like, It never occurred to me Skiing could be an exercise routine, but you bet they've got you covered if it's your routine of choice. Personally the most exercise I do is biking, and for that purpose it does just fine, but 80% of the use that comes out of my watch is as a shortcut to my phone. It's super convenient to glance at my watch and see my notifications at work, or to swipe up in the morning and see the weather. While there is no built-in microphone or keyboard for texting, it does allow you to save many premade messages that you can edit in the app to send to someone when texting you and that's typically worked for me since, if I'm not already looking at my phone, I'm probably only going to be letting someone know I'm busy. The last software thing I have to mention is the sleep tracker. I love the sleep tracker. I don't have much use for the info apart from seeing how long I've slept, but it goes incredibly indepth recording things like how long you were in rem sleep, how often you moved in the night, and even tells you if you woke up at all in the night. It's also a very thin, lightweight watch. Definitely much more "throw it on and forget about it" than others I've used in the past (looking at you, Ticwatch). That "forget about it" is helped by a fantastic battery life. The watch has an always on display with a front light rather than a typical backlit display like you'd find on your phone, and I think that's what helps the battery last well into 4 days on one charge in my experience. If that's not already huge, it also charges ridiculously fast: I've seen it go 0-100 in a little over an hour. The only downside to this is that, because the watch is waterproof, it doesn't use a traditional Micro USB or USB C port for charging, opting instead for a unique port of their own that works just fine, but requires you to have a very specific cable. Basically if you lose or break the charger, you'll have to go directly to Garmin for a new one, and you're probably gonna be paying a prettier penny than you'd like. Overall I'm VERY happy with the Garmin Vivoactive 3. I think it's a great watch for anybody, but especially those who have health in mind.

Dawn Fuller
I have been using a Pebble Time for several years and was happy with it. In mid September I bought a new phone and the Pebble app is not available for the Android 9 the new phone runs. I bought a Fitbit Versa but returned it after a short time because it would not stay connected to the phone and consequentially did not provide reliable GPS tracking. After comparing options in the same price range I decided on the Refurbished Vivoactive 3. I am glad I did as it has performed flawlessly for me and it is very attractive. The user interface is very logical and easy to use. It has it own GPS so does not rely on the phone for GPS data or require a connection while recording and activity. I have never found it disconnected from the phone which matters because I use it as a trusted smart lock device to keep my phone open. I do not think the battery life is exceptional, at least with the watch face I use, but it does not matter to me as I put it on the charging cable every night anyway.The only annoyance I have found with the Vivoactive 3 is that if the screen is unlocked it is easy to long press the screen against ones body which brings up a setting menu and changes the watch face. My answer is to set the screen to lock when recording an activity and to manually lock it after I have stopped and saved the activity.

Matthew Perez
Overall I like this fitness watch, but it does have its issues. I am a woman with an approximate 6 inch (15cm) wrist.*Comfort and Fit: 3/5- This watch is pretty comfortable to wear for an extended period of time. I can wear it all night without having any discomfort. However, the issue I run into is the fit. I cannot seem to adjust the band to where it not too lose or too tight. On one notch it slightly digs into my skin and leaves indents and red marks. One notch looser and I get the green light that shows me that it is not reading accurately. For me, I have to leave on the looser notch and just slide it down on my wrist.*Style: 3/5-The watch face just swallows my wrist. It looks like a child wearing her father's watch. It's not super fashionable, and looks very unitarian. It is fine for working out, but that's about it. Which if you wanted to count steps while running errands, it might not fit with your everyday look.*Mobile app: 5/5- This watch was very easy to set up on the app. Plus it was very user friendly. The user interface is very intuitive and the average person will easily navigate through it. Additionally, it links up with my other fitness app, making calorie counting and keeping track of my activity, super easy.*Battery Life: 5/5-This watch seems to last forever. I only have to recharge it once a week with daily use.*Accuracy: 4/5-Since I have issue with the fit I feel like that compromises the accuracy of the watch. Otherwise, it seems on par with my equipment that tracks heart rate.

Brian Skinner
Love this watch. It's very stylish and comfortable. The battery life is amazing. I charge it once per week. The activity tracking works very well and the GPS is very accurate. You do have a lot of customization options to make it look and work your way. This one although refurbished came in it's original box with the instructions and no scratches. To me it looked brand new. I am very pleased with my purchase. The only complaint I have is that from time to time you need to disable Bluetooth and reconnect it. But this only seems to happen maybe once in a month. Garmin pay works very well. Makes it easy to pay for things without using your phone or pulling out your credit card.