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product_id: 831911
title: "Garmin Approach S3 GPS Golf Watch"
brand: "garmin"
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# 27,000+ worldwide courses preloaded Glove-friendly high-res touchscreen 8 hrs GPS battery, 4+ weeks watch mode Garmin Approach S3 GPS Golf Watch

**Brand:** garmin
**Price:** ₱38227
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## Summary

> 🏌️‍♂️ Elevate your game with GPS precision and style on your wrist!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Garmin Approach S3 GPS Golf Watch by garmin
- **How much does it cost?** ₱38227 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- garmin enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted garmin brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Rugged & Ready:** Waterproof, durable design built to withstand your game and daily wear.
- • **Pinpoint Precision:** Green View lets you see and move the pin for exact yardages to front, back & middle of greens.
- • **Effortless Tracking:** Measure shots, track walking distance, and keep digital score with quick-access buttons.
- • **Global Course Access:** Play anywhere with 27,000+ courses preloaded—no subscriptions, no fees.
- • **Plug & Play Simplicity:** Out-of-the-box GPS syncs instantly—easy updates via USB keep your courses fresh for life.

## Overview

The Garmin Approach S3 GPS Golf Watch is a rugged, waterproof golf companion preloaded with over 27,000 worldwide courses and free lifetime updates. Featuring a glove-friendly high-resolution touchscreen, it offers Green View technology to visualize and adjust pin locations for precise yardages. With an 8-hour GPS battery life, shot measurement, digital scorecards, and odometer tracking, it seamlessly blends advanced golf tech with everyday watch functionality—perfect for the serious golfer who demands simplicity and performance.

## Description

The unparalleled Garmin Approach S3 is another example of GPS innovation for the golf course. Packed with 27,000+ worldwide courses without subscriptions or fees, the S3 golf watch introduces a glove-friendly touchscreen display. The high-resolution screen offers Green View technology, which shows the true shape and layout of the green and allows the user to move the pin to the day’s location for accurate yardages. S3 offers yardages to the front, back and middle of greens while displaying distances to doglegs and other hazards on the course. Rugged and waterproof, S3 allows players to input customizable yardage points anywhere on the course. Approach S3 also debuts digital scorecard options for both Stroke play and Stableford. S3 even functions as an everyday watch and includes a odometer.Features • Sunlight readable, high-resolution, glove-friendly, touchscreen display with backlight • Rechargeable battery lasts up to 8 hours in GPS mode, and more than 4 weeks in watch mode • Ready-to-go out of the box – preloaded with 27,000+ worldwide courses without subscriptions or fees • Free Lifetime Course Updates – including new courses and course changes • High-sensitivity GPS receiver for stronger signal strength and improved tracking under trees • Green View lets you see the shape of the green and move the pin to the day’s location • Displays player’s distance to the front, back and middle of greens • Displays yardages to doglegs and layups • Quick access buttons for measure shot and score • Printable digital scorecard for Stroke play and Stableford • Create and save custom locations while on the course – bunkers, water and other hazards • Measures individual shots and distance walked • Includes a round timer – keep track of how long it takes to play each round • User selectable display background color – black numbers with white background or white numbers with black background • Functions as an everyday watch • Rugged and waterproof design (IPX7 rated – submersible)

Review: This watch is a Game Changer!! - I've been playing golf for nearly 20 years and have never had any sort of ranger finder. I always relied on markers and such and mostly was pretty spot on. However, THIS WATCH HAS CHANGED MY GAME. First time out: -The night prior I charged the watch, too easy. The charging cradle is MAGNETIC and is dummy-proof. The next day I put it on and headed to the course. FEEL: I wear an "oversized" TIMEX watch (I have small wrists as well) and this fit like a brand new golf glove, AMAZING. It didn't get in the way of my swing nor my glove. DURABILITY: So far I've worn it once on the course for 18 holes and around town. There were some complaints on the durability of the band but this seems SOLID. I wouldn't wear this watch on any sort of endurance race or through the woods (unless you hit your ball there) but for the course and normal wear, this watch is as high of quality as I would have expected from Garmin. INTERFACE: As soon as I walked outside the time synced with GPS, NO PROGRAMMING NEEDED! The touch screen is great and EASILY navigable. I didn't notice the buttons on the side. They're nice if you use it to keep score (I haven't yet as I use Nike Golf 360 app) and the "distance" button (top right) is great for measuring shots, you push it from where you hit to where the ball landed, TOO EASY. Now I was able to actually see real-world number of my shots. AWESOME! USE DURING PLAY: I drove to the course and several courses around me came up, with the one I was at on top. I selected it and it started at hole one and gave me the distance to the pin, front, and back (as you see in most photos of the watch). Whenever I moved around the tee box, the numbers changed accordingly, and VERY QUICKLY. You can also use the distance to doglegs and the 150/200 yard markers. Finally knowing the distance to dog legs was GREAT! I was able to change up my teeing options and nail the doglegs instead of hitting a driver or 3 wood and wondering if they would stay on the fairway. GREAT TOOL! -After the tee shot, this watch was ABSOLUTE MONEY. I was able to stick a few greens and change my club options by knowing the EXACT distance to the pin. You can even physically move the pin on the "green view" which was also pretty amazing. -At one point the watch switched to another hole (as noted by another reviewer) but all I did was literally press UP or DOWN on the screen (top or bottom) and it switched to the hole that I was on and was accurate to the pin (I may have bumped or accidentally touched the screen). This ONLY HAPPENED ONCE and rest assured that it doesn't register wayward motions or touches, at least it didn't for me during the rest of the course. I'm not sure of the "downtime" between presses but you'll find yourself having to "swipe" across the screen to make changes. It's not a pain at all and I like the design. ODOMETER: I didn't realize until before I started that I could use the odometer to track my overall walking distance. It also keeps time via a timer and lets you see how fast you're playing as well. Pretty great! I finished walking 18 holes and also ran a 3 mile course afterward by MAPPING IT OUT with the watch. Too cool! I've never had a GPS watch before and this was great! UPDATING: When I returned home I plugged it into my computer with the included USB cable. On the watch face it gave me the website to go to (again, dummy proof!) I went there and had to download a small program (Garmin Express) and it quickly recognized my watch. There were 5 updates (2 watch software) to include map updates! Again, too easy. I had to restart the watch (top left button) and turn it back on for the updates to apply. Simple, fast, and easy. BOTTOM LINE: I haven't worn watches when golfing up until a few weeks ago (knowing that I wanted a GPS watch). It doesn't hinder my play or throw my swing off whatsoever. I personally believe that this is WAY BETTER than using a laser distance range finder (beats carrying it around!). Knowing distance to the hole (for me anyhow) allows me to also know the distances to any hazards (which the watch DOES NOT give you distances to). This IS NOT a deal breaker for me! -Having been jammed up after the 10th hole and falling out of rhythm, I nailed a +8, not bad given the windy conditions. Do I think that I was able to take strokes off with the watch? Absolutely. Before checking distance a couple of times I chose what club I thought I should use and then checked distance. A few times I changed clubs and stuck it right on the green; I was ecstatic! WHY I CHOSE THE S3: I was torn between the less expensive S1/2 and the more-expensive-with-more-features S6. For me I don't need anymore features than what the S3 has (I don't need the smartphone notification, color maps, swing tempo, etc). Here is a link to the comparison on the Garmin website (scroll down): [...] .These all seemed more than what I actually needed a distance finder for. If you want DISTANCE, GREEN VIEWS, ODOMETER, etc, this watch is perfect for you. If you want to keep track of phone calls and want color maps on your wrist, then get the more expensive watch (Me personally I don't care to know who is calling and the score cards and signs on the course ALREADY give you the course layout!) Also, for less than $199 this was a GREAT INVESTMENT and price point for me. Want SIMPLICITY but also some STYLE? Then this watch is for you. My girlfriend and a few buddies even commented on how nice it looked. The best in making your decision and I hope that this review was able to help out!
Review: Garmin S3 Review - ***UPDATE/3Sept12***Problem with wrong language? Read instructions below. The S3 does not post the par scores of previous holes by holding down the scoring button if they were not previously posted as gpscity states on youtube in their Keeping Score video. I also have found that the S3 will change holes too soon sometimes, which can lead to scoring errors if you haven't noticed that it has advanced to the next hole before scoring. What I do now as a work around is, I press the scoring button as I get onto the green so it can't move to the next hole before I score the current hole. It doesn't happen often, but messes the scoring up when it does and you don't notice. I've suggested to Garmin that they need to do a firmware upgrade that requires the S3 to look and see if the hole was scored before it moves to the next hole...This would solve my biggest complaint with this GPS watch...Otherwise its been great so far with about 10 rds played with it. ***UPDATE/17Sept12*** The best way to move the pin in "Green View" is to touch your finger dead center of the green(vertical/horizontal cross lines will appear). While still touching the screen, ROLL your finger in the direction of the current pin location. As you roll your finger, watch the cross lines to estimate the new location. This works pretty good in getting the pin location where you need it....This should be in Garmins instructions. ***Language Fix*** For people that have a problem with a foreign language being displayed...Which I did, do this: 1) Touch to go to the menu screen at the right side of the S3. You will need to unlock the display. 2) Tap the up arrow 2 times. This will put the Setup selection in the middle section of the display. 3) Select Setup in the middle of the display, then tap the up arrow 2 times. This will put the Language selection in the middle section of the display. 4) Select Language in the middle of the display and then tap the Up/Down arrows to find English language. Tap English to select it. Have used the S3 twice. I think there may be a minor glitch with the scoring. I'm not sure about this and will verify what's going on during my next few rounds. It sometimes does not score if you have a par and go to scoring the hole...Don't touch anything, as it is already scored at par and then go back to yardage screen...I will try touching the screen for pars and not touching the screen before I move back to the yardage screen and move on to the next hole. Again, I need to verify this and I understand that if you get a par on one hole...2,3 or 4 holes in a row (without scoring them) and then get a...SNOWMAN. When you get the Snowman and change the score for the hole to 8 you will need to hold the score button down to post the previous par's. If you don't do this, they will not get posted on the score card. The instructions say nothing about this. I got that from here: ([...]) I didn't do any updates so I don't know about that problem that someone had. Looks like 4 hours of play leaves the battery at 50% level from my experience. Great little Golf GPS/Watch...I wear it loosely on my left wrist...which works out, as my glove stops the S3 from sliding down my wrist. After 2 rounds I don't think about it anymore. I just hope the battery can be replaced as there is no mention of this anywhere in the manual.

## Features

- GPS Golf Watch Loaded with over 27000 worldwide courses
- Free Lifetime Course updates
- High resolution glove-friendly touchscreen display
- Green view lets you see the shape of the green and move the pin to the day's location

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B007RKO8SQ |
| Additional Features | GPS, golf |
| Are Batteries Included | Yes |
| Battery Average Life | 8 Hours |
| Best Sellers Rank | #858,888 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #359 in Golf Course GPS Units #14,183 in Electronics & Gadgets |
| Brand | Garmin |
| Built-In Media | watch band, access to over 40,000 golf courses |
| Compatible Devices | Smartphone, Tablet |
| Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Control Method | Touch |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 302 Reviews |
| Display Type | LCD |
| Human-Interface Input | Touchscreen |
| Item Weight | 0.29 Grams |
| Manufacturer | Garmin |
| Map Type | Topographical |
| Map Types | Topographical |
| Mfr Part Number | 010-01049-01 |
| Model Name | Approach S3 |
| Model Number | 010-01049-01 |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| Mounting Type | Wrist Mount |
| Operating System | Android, iOS |
| Resolution | 128 x 128 |
| Screen Size | 1 Inches |
| Special Feature | GPS, golf |
| Sport Type | Golf |
| Supported Satellite Navigation System | GPS |
| Touch Screen Type | Capacitive |
| UPC | 796793835416 753759983871 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | 1 year |

## Product Details

- **Battery Life:** 8 Hours
- **Brand:** Garmin
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB
- **Included Components:** watch band, access to over 40,000 golf courses
- **Map Type:** Topographical
- **Model Name:** Approach S3
- **Mounting Type:** Wrist Mount
- **Resolution:** 128 x 128
- **Screen Size:** 1 Inches
- **Special Feature:** GPS, golf

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This watch is a Game Changer!!
*by J***M on July 14, 2014*

I've been playing golf for nearly 20 years and have never had any sort of ranger finder. I always relied on markers and such and mostly was pretty spot on. However, THIS WATCH HAS CHANGED MY GAME. First time out: -The night prior I charged the watch, too easy. The charging cradle is MAGNETIC and is dummy-proof. The next day I put it on and headed to the course. FEEL: I wear an "oversized" TIMEX watch (I have small wrists as well) and this fit like a brand new golf glove, AMAZING. It didn't get in the way of my swing nor my glove. DURABILITY: So far I've worn it once on the course for 18 holes and around town. There were some complaints on the durability of the band but this seems SOLID. I wouldn't wear this watch on any sort of endurance race or through the woods (unless you hit your ball there) but for the course and normal wear, this watch is as high of quality as I would have expected from Garmin. INTERFACE: As soon as I walked outside the time synced with GPS, NO PROGRAMMING NEEDED! The touch screen is great and EASILY navigable. I didn't notice the buttons on the side. They're nice if you use it to keep score (I haven't yet as I use Nike Golf 360 app) and the "distance" button (top right) is great for measuring shots, you push it from where you hit to where the ball landed, TOO EASY. Now I was able to actually see real-world number of my shots. AWESOME! USE DURING PLAY: I drove to the course and several courses around me came up, with the one I was at on top. I selected it and it started at hole one and gave me the distance to the pin, front, and back (as you see in most photos of the watch). Whenever I moved around the tee box, the numbers changed accordingly, and VERY QUICKLY. You can also use the distance to doglegs and the 150/200 yard markers. Finally knowing the distance to dog legs was GREAT! I was able to change up my teeing options and nail the doglegs instead of hitting a driver or 3 wood and wondering if they would stay on the fairway. GREAT TOOL! -After the tee shot, this watch was ABSOLUTE MONEY. I was able to stick a few greens and change my club options by knowing the EXACT distance to the pin. You can even physically move the pin on the "green view" which was also pretty amazing. -At one point the watch switched to another hole (as noted by another reviewer) but all I did was literally press UP or DOWN on the screen (top or bottom) and it switched to the hole that I was on and was accurate to the pin (I may have bumped or accidentally touched the screen). This ONLY HAPPENED ONCE and rest assured that it doesn't register wayward motions or touches, at least it didn't for me during the rest of the course. I'm not sure of the "downtime" between presses but you'll find yourself having to "swipe" across the screen to make changes. It's not a pain at all and I like the design. ODOMETER: I didn't realize until before I started that I could use the odometer to track my overall walking distance. It also keeps time via a timer and lets you see how fast you're playing as well. Pretty great! I finished walking 18 holes and also ran a 3 mile course afterward by MAPPING IT OUT with the watch. Too cool! I've never had a GPS watch before and this was great! UPDATING: When I returned home I plugged it into my computer with the included USB cable. On the watch face it gave me the website to go to (again, dummy proof!) I went there and had to download a small program (Garmin Express) and it quickly recognized my watch. There were 5 updates (2 watch software) to include map updates! Again, too easy. I had to restart the watch (top left button) and turn it back on for the updates to apply. Simple, fast, and easy. BOTTOM LINE: I haven't worn watches when golfing up until a few weeks ago (knowing that I wanted a GPS watch). It doesn't hinder my play or throw my swing off whatsoever. I personally believe that this is WAY BETTER than using a laser distance range finder (beats carrying it around!). Knowing distance to the hole (for me anyhow) allows me to also know the distances to any hazards (which the watch DOES NOT give you distances to). This IS NOT a deal breaker for me! -Having been jammed up after the 10th hole and falling out of rhythm, I nailed a +8, not bad given the windy conditions. Do I think that I was able to take strokes off with the watch? Absolutely. Before checking distance a couple of times I chose what club I thought I should use and then checked distance. A few times I changed clubs and stuck it right on the green; I was ecstatic! WHY I CHOSE THE S3: I was torn between the less expensive S1/2 and the more-expensive-with-more-features S6. For me I don't need anymore features than what the S3 has (I don't need the smartphone notification, color maps, swing tempo, etc). Here is a link to the comparison on the Garmin website (scroll down): [...] .These all seemed more than what I actually needed a distance finder for. If you want DISTANCE, GREEN VIEWS, ODOMETER, etc, this watch is perfect for you. If you want to keep track of phone calls and want color maps on your wrist, then get the more expensive watch (Me personally I don't care to know who is calling and the score cards and signs on the course ALREADY give you the course layout!) Also, for less than $199 this was a GREAT INVESTMENT and price point for me. Want SIMPLICITY but also some STYLE? Then this watch is for you. My girlfriend and a few buddies even commented on how nice it looked. The best in making your decision and I hope that this review was able to help out!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Garmin S3 Review
*by T***E on June 25, 2012*

***UPDATE/3Sept12***Problem with wrong language? Read instructions below. The S3 does not post the par scores of previous holes by holding down the scoring button if they were not previously posted as gpscity states on youtube in their Keeping Score video. I also have found that the S3 will change holes too soon sometimes, which can lead to scoring errors if you haven't noticed that it has advanced to the next hole before scoring. What I do now as a work around is, I press the scoring button as I get onto the green so it can't move to the next hole before I score the current hole. It doesn't happen often, but messes the scoring up when it does and you don't notice. I've suggested to Garmin that they need to do a firmware upgrade that requires the S3 to look and see if the hole was scored before it moves to the next hole...This would solve my biggest complaint with this GPS watch...Otherwise its been great so far with about 10 rds played with it. ***UPDATE/17Sept12*** The best way to move the pin in "Green View" is to touch your finger dead center of the green(vertical/horizontal cross lines will appear). While still touching the screen, ROLL your finger in the direction of the current pin location. As you roll your finger, watch the cross lines to estimate the new location. This works pretty good in getting the pin location where you need it....This should be in Garmins instructions. ***Language Fix*** For people that have a problem with a foreign language being displayed...Which I did, do this: 1) Touch to go to the menu screen at the right side of the S3. You will need to unlock the display. 2) Tap the up arrow 2 times. This will put the Setup selection in the middle section of the display. 3) Select Setup in the middle of the display, then tap the up arrow 2 times. This will put the Language selection in the middle section of the display. 4) Select Language in the middle of the display and then tap the Up/Down arrows to find English language. Tap English to select it. Have used the S3 twice. I think there may be a minor glitch with the scoring. I'm not sure about this and will verify what's going on during my next few rounds. It sometimes does not score if you have a par and go to scoring the hole...Don't touch anything, as it is already scored at par and then go back to yardage screen...I will try touching the screen for pars and not touching the screen before I move back to the yardage screen and move on to the next hole. Again, I need to verify this and I understand that if you get a par on one hole...2,3 or 4 holes in a row (without scoring them) and then get a...SNOWMAN. When you get the Snowman and change the score for the hole to 8 you will need to hold the score button down to post the previous par's. If you don't do this, they will not get posted on the score card. The instructions say nothing about this. I got that from here: ([...]) I didn't do any updates so I don't know about that problem that someone had. Looks like 4 hours of play leaves the battery at 50% level from my experience. Great little Golf GPS/Watch...I wear it loosely on my left wrist...which works out, as my glove stops the S3 from sliding down my wrist. After 2 rounds I don't think about it anymore. I just hope the battery can be replaced as there is no mention of this anywhere in the manual.

### ⭐ Worse customer service ever!! DO NOT BUY FROM THEM
*by A***D on January 15, 2014*

Purchased a golf GPS watch from them for my husband for Christmas. I ordered it on Dec. 1st and it was supposed to arrive no later than the 10th. On the 15th, still no watch, so they re shipped the watch which arrived on the 24th. All is good until my husband goes golfing and uses his watch. A few problems, but figured he just needed to read up on it a little more. No more golfing until Jan 13th, he got to use the watch. Weather had not permitted him to go golfing before that time. Watch didn't work. Sent email to to seller and was told their return time had passed. Three weeks from time received. After emails back and forth, they offered store credit as they no longer carried GPS golf watches of any kind. They got very nasty with me and ended up rescinding their offer for store credit and refused to do anything. Best of luck to anyone who has to deal with these people. Check out the small print before purchasing!

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