Garmin Descent Mk3 43mm Dive Computer Smartwatch
Purchase a qualifying NEW Descent Mk3 series dive computer, and receive $200 via rebate when submitting your rebate online at Garminrebates.com. Limit one rebate per customer.
(Stainless Steel with Fog Gray Silicone Band)
The Garmin Descent Mk3 43mm Dive Computer Smartwatch is a state-of-the-art dive computer that is not only a reliable tool for tracking important dive metrics, but it also doubles as a sophisticated smartwatch, keeping you connected even when you're exploring the depths.
The Garmin Descent Mk3 is packed with advanced features that cater to the needs of both recreational and professional divers. With a 200-meter dive rating, this dive computer is built to withstand the pressures of deep dives, providing you with confidence and peace of mind during your underwater excursions.
Key Features & Technology:
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.
- 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 devices1 and the inReach dive case for satellite messaging off-grid
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.
Features & Technology
1. Dive modes: Whether you're a recreational diver exploring coral reefs or a technical diver exploring deep wrecks, the Descent Mk3 has you covered with its wide range of dive modes. From single gas dives to nitrox and trimix dives, this dive computer can handle it all. It even supports closed-circuit rebreather diving, ensuring that you have the flexibility to explore different diving disciplines.
2. Dive readiness Tool: The Descent Mk3 isn't just a dive computer; it's also a powerful fitness tracker. With built-in activity profiles for various sports like running, cycling, and swimming, this smartwatch helps you stay on top of your fitness goals both in and out of the water. Track your steps, monitor your heart rate, and analyze your performance with ease. These features also tie into this groundbreaking technology from Garmin, which then illustrates the physiological effects of many lifestyle variables, like lack of sleep, stress, exercise, and jet lag, and how this affects your dive-readiness at that point in time.
3. DiveView maps: Color maps on your wrist offer bathymetric depth contours and more than 4,000 dive sites to help you discover new places to dive and get oriented. Navigating underwater has never been easier with the Descent Mk3's DiveView Color maps. These maps display bathymetric depth contours and over 4,000 dive sites, allowing you to explore new locations with confidence. Say goodbye to getting lost underwater and hello to seamless navigation.
4. Customizable Dive modes: Add additional screens for each dive mode that features the fields you want to see.
5. Dive Log: This feature automatically syncs with the Garmin Dive app on your compatible smartphone, allowing you to share and review data, track gear, post photos, take notes and more.
6. Dive-focused Design: The Descent Mk3 features a vibrant 1.2-inch AMOLED display, providing you with crystal clear readability even in challenging underwater conditions. Whether you're checking dive metrics or receiving smart notifications, the high-resolution display ensures that you can easily view information at a glance. With its bright 1.2” AMOLED color display, sapphire lens, 200-meter dive-rated case and leakproof metal inductive buttons, this watch is built to go deep.
A Comparison between the Garmin Descent MK3i Dive Computer and the Garmin MK3 Dive Computer
| Feature | Garmin Descent Mk3 | Garmin Descent Mk3i |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 1.2-inch color AMOLED touchscreen with scratch-resistant sapphire lens | Available in 1.2-inch (43 mm) and 1.4-inch (51 mm) color AMOLED display |
| Case Size | 43 mm. | Available in 43 mm and 51 mm. |
| Air Integration | Not available. | Supports air integration when paired with Descent T2 transmitters |
| Diver-to-Diver Communication | Not available. | Supports diver-to-diver communication using SubWave sonar technology |
| Dive Modes | Single-gas, multi-gas, nitrox, trimix, closed-circuit rebreather (CCR), gauge, apnea, apnea hunt | Single-gas, multi-gas, nitrox, trimix, CCR, gauge, apnea, apnea hunt |
Related Underwater Gear Categories:
- Smaller (43mm) sized dive computer for those who prefer a more delicate style watch or have smaller features.
- Multiple dive modes for single and multiple gas dives (including nitrox and trimix), gauge, apnea, apnea hunt and closed-circuit rebreather.
- The Garmin Dive Readiness tool improves your dive safety and confidence, showing how lifestyle factors such as sleep, exercise, stress and even jet lag can affect your body.
- Colour diveview maps of over 4000 dive sites help you navigate and find new sites to dive, offering bathymetric depth contours.
- Customise your dive by adding additional screens for the dive mode desired
- Share and review data, track gear, post photos, take notes and more with the Garmin Dive Log app.
- 200m dive-rated case, bright colour display, sapphire lens, and leakproof metal inductive buttons allow you to go deep with confidence
- Descent Mk3 – 43 mm, stainless steel with fog gray silicone band
- Fog gray extra-long adjustment strap
- USB-C clip charging/data cable
- Documentation
1. What are the key features of the Garmin Descent Mk3?
The Garmin Descent Mk3 is a versatile dive computer and multisport GPS smartwatch featuring a bright AMOLED display, multiple dive modes (including single-gas, multi-gas, closed-circuit rebreather, gauge, apnea, and apnea hunt), and advanced fitness tracking capabilities. It offers built-in ABC sensors (altimeter, barometer, and compass), surface GPS for entry and exit point tracking, and supports various sports apps for activities like running, cycling, and swimming.
2. How does the Garmin Descent Mk3 differ from the Mk3i model?
The primary difference between the Descent Mk3 and Mk3i models is that the Mk3i includes air integration capabilities and SubWave™ sonar technology for diver-to-diver communication, allowing users to monitor tank pressure and send preset messages to other divers equipped with compatible devices. The standard Mk3 model does not offer these features.
3. Can the Descent Mk3 be used for activities other than diving?
Yes, the Descent Mk3 is designed as a multisport smartwatch, supporting over 100 sports apps, including trail running, swimming, cycling, hiking, rowing, skiing, golfing, and more. It also offers advanced training features and health monitoring tools, making it suitable for a wide range of land and water activities.
4. What is the battery life of the Garmin Descent Mk3?
Battery life varies depending on usage and settings. In smartwatch mode, the 51 mm version offers up to 25 days with wrist gesture and up to 10 days with always-on display. In dive mode, it provides up to 66 hours with always-on display. Activating features like GPS or the LED flashlight can impact battery performance.
5. Is the Descent Mk3 suitable for everyday wear?
Yes, the Descent Mk3 is designed for both diving and daily activities. It includes built-in sports apps, fitness tracking features, and smartwatch functionalities such as contactless payments and music storage, making it a versatile companion for everyday use.
6. Does the Descent Mk3 support air integration?
No, the standard Descent Mk3 model does not support air integration. For air integration capabilities, including tank pressure monitoring and diver-to-diver communication, the Descent Mk3i model is required.
7. What materials are used in the construction of the Descent Mk3?
The Descent Mk3 features a durable design with a sapphire crystal lens and a fiber-reinforced polymer case with a metal rear cover, ensuring it can withstand the rigors of both underwater and topside activities.
8. Can I customize the watch face on the Descent Mk3?
Yes, users can customize the watch face on the Descent Mk3 to display preferred data and aesthetics. This can be done through the device settings or via the Garmin Connect app.
9. How does the Descent Mk3 track dive entry and exit points?
The Descent Mk3 utilizes surface GPS to track dive entry and exit points, providing divers with precise location data for their dives. Note that GPS tracking does not work underwater but is useful for surface navigation and marking dive locations.
10. Is the Descent Mk3 compatible with the Garmin Dive app?
Yes, the Descent Mk3 is compatible with the Garmin Dive app, allowing users to store, review, and share their dive logs, track dive locations, and access a comprehensive dive logbook.
