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Garmin The Descent Mk1

Garmin The Descent Mk1

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Versatile GPS Dive Computer for Your Diving Adventures



  • Premium full-featured dive computer with surface GPS in a sleek watch-style design; with bright 1.2” color display and TOPO mapping

  • Built-in sensors include 3-axis compass, gyroscope and barometric altimeter as well as GPS and GLONASS capability that lets you mark your dive entry and exit points¹ for surface navigation

  • Supports single-gas, multi-gas, gauge and apnea diving, including nitrox and trimix; plan your dives directly on the device

  • Dive log lets you store and review data from up to 200 dives — and share online via Garmin Connect™ and its included mobile app

  • Features Elevate™ wrist heart rate technology² with multisport activity profiles, performance metrics, and smart notifications³

  • Battery life: up to 19 days in watch mode, 10 days in smartwatch mode, 40 hours in dive mode and 20 hours in GPS mode4


Descent Mk1 Silver Sapphire with Black Band



  • Stainless Steel Bezel

  • Descent Mk1 with black band

  • Extra-long adjustment strap

  • Charging/data cable

  • Documentation


Descent Mk1 Gray Sapphire with Black Band



  • Titanium Bezel

  • Descent Mk1 with black band

  • Extra-long adjustment strap

  • Charging/data cable

  • Documentation


Descent Mk1 Gray Sapphire with DLC Titanium Band



  • Titanium Bezel

  • Descent Mk1 with DLC titanium band

  • Black silicone band

  • Extra-long adjustment strap

  • Charging/data cable

  • Documentation





























































Lens Material sapphire crystal
Bezel Material stainless steel or titanium

Case material fiber-reinforced polymer
QuickFit™ watch band compatible yes (26 mm)

Strap material silicone or titanium
Physical size 51 x 51 x 17.8 mm

Display size 1.2” (30.4 mm) diameter
Display resolution 240 x 240 pixels
Display type sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Weight steel with silicone band: 101 g
titanium with silicone band: 94 g
titanium with titanium band: 145 g

Battery life Dive mode: Up to 40 hours
Watch mode: Up to 19 days
Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days
GPS/HR Activity mode: Up to 20 hours
UltraTrac™ mode: Up to 30 hours
Water rating Dive (Designed to comply with EN13319)
Color display
Memory/History 16 GB




































Clock Features




  • Time/date




  • GPS Time Sync




  • Automatic daylight saving time




  • Alarm clock




  • Timer




  • Stopwatch




  • Sunrise/sunset times














































Sensors




  • GPS




  • GLONASS




  • Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor




  • Barometric altimeter




  • Compass




  • Gyroscope




  • Accelerometer




  • Thermometer




  • Depth sensor






















































Daily Smart Features




  • Connectivity


Bluetooth® Smart, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®


  • Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)


YES


  • Smart notifications


YES


  • Calendar


YES


  • Weather


YES


  • Controls smartphone music


YES


  • Find My Phone


YES


  • Find My Watch


YES


  • VIRB® Camera Remote


YES


  • Smartphone compatibility


iPhone®, Android™


  • Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile


YES
















Safety and Tracking Features




  • LiveTrack




  • Group LiveTrack






















































































































Diving Features




  • Dive activity maximum operating depth


100 meters (Designed to comply with EN13319)


  • Single-gas mode


YES


  • Multi-gas mode


YES


  • Gauge mode


YES


  • APNEA mode


YES


  • APNEA hunt mode


YES


  • Decompression model


Bühlmann ZHL-16c with gradient factors


  • Nitrox support


YES


  • Trimix support


YES


  • Gas mixes


Air, nitrox and trimix, up to 100% O2; 1 bottom gas, and up to 5 deco and/or backup gases


  • P02


Up to 1.6 with customizable deco PO2 setting


  • Auto start/end dive


YES


  • Safety Stop


yes (customizable off/3min/5min)


  • Deep Stops


yes (using custom gradient factors)


  • Customizable conservatism


yes (low/medium/high or custom using gradient factors)


  • Dive ascent/descent rate indicator


YES


  • Automatic altitude adjustment


YES


  • No fly time


yes (with 24hr countdown)


  • Dive planner


yes (basic NDL + multi-gas deco planner)


  • Backlight


yes (configurable time and intensity; auto-on at depth)


  • Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations


YES


  • Sync dive log to Garmin Connect™ and Garmin Connect™ Mobile


YES


  • Alerts & alarms


Audible and vibration alarms for ascent rate, PO2, CNS/OTU, NDL, deco, gas switching. Customizable (up to 40) audible and/or vibration per dive mode, based on depth or time


  • 3-axis dive compass


yes (with adjustable heading, quick change to 90R, 90L and reciprocal). Indicates degrees and direction back to set heading


  • Missed Deco Lockout


yes (can be disabled prior to dive with user acknowledgement)


  • Residual Tissue Loading Reset


yes (on the surface with user acknowledgement)


  • Surface diver status widget


yes (surface interval, N2/HE loading, CNS, OTU and tissue compartment status)












Boating Features




  • Available Boating Profiles


Boating




















































Activity Tracking Features




  • Step counter


YES


  • Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)


YES


  • Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)


YES


  • Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep)


YES


  • Calories burned


YES


  • Floors climbed


YES


  • Distance traveled


YES


  • Intensity minutes


YES


  • TrueUp™


YES


  • Move IQ™


YES


  • Fitness Age


YES (in app)




















Gym & Fitness Equipment




  • Available gym activity profiles


Indoor Rowing, Strength Training, Cardio Training


  • Cardio workouts


YES


  • Strength workouts


YES




































































































































Training, Planning and Analysis Features




  • GPS speed and distance




  • Customizable data pages




  • Customizable activity profiles




  • Auto Pause®




  • Interval training




  • Advanced workouts




  • Downloadable training plans




  • Auto Lap®




  • Manual lap




  • Configurable lap alerts




  • V02 max




  • Training Status (lets you see if you’re training effectively by tracking your training history and fitness level trend.)




  • Training Load (your total training load for the last 7 days calculated from estimated EPOC)




  • Training Effect (aerobic)




  • Training Effect (anaerobic)




  • Custom alerts




  • Audio prompts




  • Finish time




  • Virtual Partner




  • Race an Activity




  • Auto multisport activities




  • Manual multisport activities




  • Course guidance




  • Segments (Live, Garmin)




  • Strava features (Beacon, live segments)




  • Round-trip course creator (running/cycling)




  • Touch and/or button lock




  • Hot keys




  • Auto scroll




  • Activity history on watch
















































Heart Rate Features




  • HR zones




  • HR alerts




  • HR calories




  • % HR max




  • % HRR




  • Recovery time




  • Auto max HR




  • HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels)


yes (with compatible accessory)


  • HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices)


























































Running Features




  • Available run profiles


Running, Treadmill Running, Trail Running


  • GPS-based distance, time and pace




  • Running dynamics


yes (with compatible accessory)


  • Vertical oscillation and ratio (the degree of 'bounce' in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length)


yes (with compatible accessory)


  • Ground contact time and balance (shows how much time, in the running motion, your foot is on the ground rather than in flight and lets you check your running symmetry)


yes (with compatible accessory)


  • Stride length (real time)


yes (with compatible accessory)


  • Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)


yes


  • Performance condition (after running 6–20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level)


yes


  • Lactate threshold (through analysis of your pace and heart rate, estimates the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue)


yes (with compatible accessory)


  • Run workouts


yes


  • Race predictor


yes


  • Foot pod capable


yes
























































Golfing Features




  • Preloaded with 41,000 courses worldwide




  • Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)




  • Yardage to layups/doglegs




  • Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)


Automatic


  • Digital scorecard




  • Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)




  • Garmin AutoShot™




  • Auto CourseView updates




  • Green View with manual pin position




  • Hazards and course targets




  • TruSwing™ compatible




  • Round timer/odometer










































































































Outdoor Recreation Features




  • Available outdoor recreation profiles


Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Jumpmaster, Tactical


  • Point-to-point navigation


yes


  • Bread crumb trail in real time


yes


  • Back to start


yes


  • TracBack®


yes


  • UltraTrac mode


yes


  • Around Me mode


yes


  • Elevation profile


yes


  • Distance to destination


yes


  • Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert


yes


  • Trail run auto climb


yes


  • Vertical speed


yes


  • Total ascent/descent


yes


  • Future elevation plot


yes


  • Preloaded topographical maps


yes


  • Downloadable cartography support


yes


  • Compatible with BaseCamp™


yes


  • GPS coordinates


yes


  • Projected waypoint


yes


  • Sight 'N Go


yes


  • Area calculation


yes (via Connect IQ™)


  • Hunt/fish calendar


yes (via Connect IQ™)


  • Sun and moon information


yes (via Connect IQ™)


  • Dual grid coordinates


yes




























































Cycling Features




  • Available cycling profiles


Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon


  • Courses


yes


  • Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)


yes


  • Race an activity


yes


  • Time/distance alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goal)


yes


  • FTP (Functional Threshold Power)


yes (with compatible accessory)


  • Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map)


yes


  • Compatible with Vector™ (power meter)


yes


  • Power meter compatible (displays power data from compatible third-party ANT+™-enabled power meters)


yes


  • Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display)


yes


  • Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar)


yes


  • Compatible with Varia™ lights


yes


  • Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor)


yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors)








































Swimming Features




  • Available swim profiles


Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running


  • Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count/rate, calories)


yes


  • Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly)


yes


  • Swim efficiency (SWOLF)


yes


  • Drill logging


yes


  • Pool swim workouts


yes


  • Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, calories)


yes


  • Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim)


yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™)












Connectivity




  • Smartphone compatibility


iPhone®, Android™












Additional




  • Additional




  • Air integration: NO


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