Garmin Descent Mk3i 51mm Dive Computer Smartwatch
(Carbon grey DLC titanium with DLC titanium band or Black Silicone Band)
The Garmin Descent Mk3i boasts a rugged yet sophisticated design, with a large 1.4" color display that is sunlight readable, making it easy to view your dive data even in bright conditions. The Garmin Mk3i watch-style design ensures that it can be comfortably worn both underwater and on land. With its stylish titanium bezel, you can customize the look to match your lifestyle.
Key Features & Technology of the Garmin Mk3i:
Dive Features
- Long Battery Life: Stay in the water longer with up to 30 hours in dive mode plus up to 10 days in smartwatch mode.
- Garmin Dive App: Pair the app with your Descent dive computer to automatically sync and upload your dive logs.
- Built-in LED Flashlight: See and be seen with variable light intensities and strobe modes, in or out of the water.
- Lume Mode: To aid readability and help maintain night vision, an ambient light sensor gives a green luminescence to your watch face in low-light conditions
- Dive Compass: Built-in ABC sensors, including an underwater compass, help navigate every part of your dive.
- Surface GPS: Track your entry and exit points on the surface with advanced satellite connectivity.
- Reference Point: Use this GPS tool for surface navigation to a dive site, so you can drop right onto your target every time.
- Variometer: This tool helps you monitor your freedive descent and ascent rates through tone and vibration feedback.
- Big Numbers Mode: Get a simplified dive screen on your wrist, with larger text to see critical diving data.
- Tide Data: Stay up to date on ocean conditions by pairing your Descent device with your compatible smartphone.
- Inreach® Device Compatible: Pair with inReach devices and the inReach dive case for satellite messaging off-grid
- Long Battery life: Stay in the water longer with up to 66 hours in dive mode plus up to 25 days in smartwatch mode.
Health & Fitness Features
- Sports Apps: Use preloaded activity profiles for trail running, swimming, running, biking, hiking, rowing, skiing, golfing and more.
- Surf Activity: Record the number of waves surfed, maximum speed reached, distance traveled, and more.
- Surfline® Camera: Create a video of every wave you ride in front of a Surfline camera with Surfline Sessions™ technology. Use the Surfline widget to see tide, wave height, wind and surf rating for each of the five nearest surf spots2.
- VO2 Max: See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.
- Recovery Time: Know how long you need to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.
- Daily Suggested Workouts: View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride.
- Wrist-based Heart Rate: The watch constantly samples your heart rate to help you gauge how hard you work during activities.
- Pulse OX Sensor: Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep, and gain awareness of how you’re adapting to altitude.
- Jet Lag Advisor: Help to minimize the effects of jet lag with guidance on light exposure, sleep schedule and exercise.
- Sleep Monitoring & Sleep Score: Understand your body’s recovery with sleep score, breakdown of your sleep stages and detailed insights for improved sleep quality.
- Women's Health Tracking: Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.
Navigation & Orientation Features
- SATIQ™ Technology: Get superior positioning accuracy with multi-band GPS while optimizing battery life
- Multicontinent Topo Maps: Preloaded TopoActive maps from around the world keep your explorations on track.
- ABC Sensors: Navigate your next trail with an altimeter, barometer and 3-axis electronic compass.
- Courses with Turn-by-Turn Technology: Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect™ app, or sync from your favorite third-party platforms, and get turn-by-turn directions.
Connected Lifestyle Features
- Safety & Tracking Features: If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location.
- Music: Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening.
- GARMIN PAY™ Contactless Payments: Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.
- Smart Notifications: Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.
- CONNECT IQ™ Store: Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired smartwatch.
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- Descent Mk3i – 51 mm
- Fog gray extra-long adjustment strap
- USB-C clip charging/data cable
- Documentation