
Garmin Descent Mk3 Dive Smartwatch
Garmin Descent Mk3 Dive Smartwatch
The Garmin Descent Mk3 is an advanced dive computer and multisport GPS smartwatch built for explorers above and below the surface. With a bright 1.2" AMOLED display, 200-meter dive rating, sapphire lens, and leakproof inductive buttons, it’s engineered for serious underwater performance. Dive confidently with multiple gas dive modes, DiveView™ color maps featuring 4,000+ global dive sites, and a built-in dive compass, all while tracking your entry and exit points with surface GPS. The all-new Dive Readiness tool helps you plan smarter by factoring in sleep, training, and recovery—giving you a clearer picture of when your body is best prepared for depth.
Beyond the water, the Descent Mk3 transforms into a full-featured multisport and wellness companion. Train with animated workouts, VO2 max, and Garmin Coach, or navigate new terrain with TopoActive and SkiView™ maps, SatIQ™ GPS, and turn-by-turn directions. With up to 30 hours of battery life in dive mode and smart features like Garmin Pay™, smart notifications, music storage, and safety tracking, this dive watch goes far beyond the reef—ready to support your active lifestyle, every day of the week.
Features
- Dive Modes: Multiple dive modes for single and multiple gas dives (including nitrox and trimix), gauge, apnea, apnea hunt and closed-circuit rebreather.
- Dive Readiness Tool: Garmin-first technology that gauges your body's readiness based on sleep, exercise, stress, and jet lag.
- DiveView Maps: Color bathymetric maps on your wrist with 4,000+ dive sites.
- Customizable Dive Modes: Add additional screens per mode with your chosen data fields.
- Dive Log: Syncs with the Garmin Dive app for sharing data, notes, photos, and tracking gear.
- Dive-Focused Design: 1.2" AMOLED display, sapphire lens, 200m dive rating, metal inductive buttons.
- Long Battery Life: Up to 30 hours in dive mode, 10 days in smartwatch mode.
- Garmin Dive App: Sync and upload logs directly from watch.
- Lume Mode: Green luminescence for low-light readability and night vision retention.
- Dive Compass: Built-in underwater ABC sensors including compass.
- Surface GPS: Track entry and exit points via satellite.
- Reference Point: GPS navigation tool for precise dive site location.
- Variometer: Monitors freedive descent/ascent via tones and vibration.
- Big Numbers Mode: Enlarged display for critical dive info.
- Tide Data: Real-time ocean conditions when paired with smartphone.
- inReach® Compatible: Satellite messaging with inReach + dive case (sold separately).
- Sports Apps: Profiles for trail running, swimming, cycling, hiking, rowing, skiing, golfing, and more.
- Surf Activity: Tracks waves, speed, and distance.
- Surfline® Camera: Records surf sessions, shows tide, wave height, and surf ratings for 5 nearby spots.
- Backcountry Ski & Snowboard: Tracks ascent, descent, cadence, stride, and grade.
- VO2 Max: Monitors and evaluates aerobic fitness over time.
- Recovery Time: Predicts time needed to recover after workouts.
- Daily Suggested Workouts: Week-view of adaptive run/ride workouts.
- Animated Workouts: On-screen cardio, strength, yoga, and Pilates instructions.
- Wrist-Based Heart Rate: Continuous heart rate monitoring.
- Pulse Ox Sensor: Tracks blood oxygen saturation day and night.
- Jet Lag Adviser: Personalized guidance for light, sleep, and exercise to reduce jet lag.
- Endurance Score: Evaluates prolonged performance capacity using VO2 max and load data.
- Hill Score: Measures strength and endurance for uphill running.
- Garmin Coach: Adaptive training plans and coaching.
- Sleep Monitoring & Score: Sleep stage breakdown with personalized insights.
- Women’s Health Tracking: Track menstrual cycle or pregnancy with educational guidance.
- SatIQ™ Technology: Multi-band GPS for superior accuracy and battery efficiency.
- Multicontinent Topo Maps: Preloaded TopoActive maps for worldwide terrain guidance.
- SkiView™ Maps: More than 2,000 ski resorts with run names and difficulty ratings.
- ABC Sensors: Altimeter, barometer, and 3-axis compass.
- PacePro™ Technology: GPS-based race pacing for courses and distances.
- Courses with Turn-by-Turn Directions: Create or sync courses with step-by-step guidance.
- Round-Trip Routing: Input distance to generate return routes using TrendLine™ popularity.
- Safety and Tracking: Sends live location to emergency contacts if incident is detected or user feels unsafe.
- Music: Download playlists from Spotify, Deezer, or Amazon Music for offline listening.
- Garmin Pay™: Contactless payments with supported providers.
- Smart Notifications: Receive messages, emails, and alerts when paired with your phone.
- Connect IQ™ Store: Download apps, data fields, and watch faces.
Specifications
| Sleep score and insights | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 10 days (4 days always-on) |
| Built-in mapping | ✓ |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen | ✓ |
| Garmin Pay™ | ✓ |
| Multi-band GPS | ✓ |
| Music storage | ✓ |
| Training readiness | ✓ |
| Training status | yes (improved) |
| Display type | AMOLED |
| Touchscreen | ✓ |
| Water rating | Dive (200 meters) |
| Strap material | Silicone |
| Lens material | Sapphire Crystal |
| Bezel material | Fiber-reinforced polymer / Stainless steel |
| Case material | Fiber-reinforced polymer |
| QuickFit® watch band compatible | ✓ (22 mm) |
| Physical size | 46.6 x 46.6 x 15.1 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 141-213 mm |
| Weight | 67 g |
| Display size | 1.2" (30 mm) diameter with a center hole |
| Display resolution | 390 x 390 pixels |
| Color display | ✓ |
| Large font option | ✓ |
| Battery type | Lithium ion |
| Battery life |
Smartwatch: Up to 14 days (5 days always-on) Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 18 days GPS Only: Up to 29 hours (24 hours always-on) All Satellite Systems: Up to 18 hours (16 hours always-on) All Satellite Systems + Multi-Band: Up to 15 hours (13 hours always-on) Max Battery GPS: Up to 53 hours Expedition GPS: Up to 12 days *Assuming typical use with SatIQ technology |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory / History | 4 GB |
| Time/date | ✓ |
| GPS Time Sync | ✓ |
| Automatic daylight saving time | ✓ |
| Alarm clock | ✓ |
| Timer | ✓ |
| Stopwatch | ✓ |
| Analog hands | ✓ |
| Sunrise/sunset times | ✓ |
| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | ✓ |
| Resting heart rate | ✓ |
| Abnormal heart rate alerts | yes (high and low) |
| Respiration rate | ✓ |
| Fitness age | ✓ |
| Body Battery™ energy monitor | ✓ |
| All-day stress | ✓ |
| Relaxation reminders | ✓ |
| Relaxation breathing timer | ✓ |
| Breathwork | ✓ |
| Sleep | yes (advanced) |
| Sleep coach | ✓ |
| Breathing variations | ✓ |
| Nap detection | ✓ |
| Hydration | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women's health | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Health snapshot | ✓ |
| GPS | ✓ |
| GLONASS | ✓ |
| Galileo | ✓ |
| SatIQ™ Technology | ✓ |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | ✓ |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | ✓ |
| Barometric altimeter | ✓ |
| Compass | ✓ |
| Gyroscope | ✓ |
| Accelerometer | ✓ |
| Thermometer | ✓ |
| Ambient light sensor | ✓ |
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Garmin Descent Mk3 Dive Smartwatch
The Garmin Descent Mk3 is an advanced dive computer and multisport GPS smartwatch built for explorers above and below the surface. With a bright 1.2" AMOLED display, 200-meter dive rating, sapphire lens, and leakproof inductive buttons, it’s engineered for serious underwater performance. Dive confidently with multiple gas dive modes, DiveView™ color maps featuring 4,000+ global dive sites, and a built-in dive compass, all while tracking your entry and exit points with surface GPS. The all-new Dive Readiness tool helps you plan smarter by factoring in sleep, training, and recovery—giving you a clearer picture of when your body is best prepared for depth.
Beyond the water, the Descent Mk3 transforms into a full-featured multisport and wellness companion. Train with animated workouts, VO2 max, and Garmin Coach, or navigate new terrain with TopoActive and SkiView™ maps, SatIQ™ GPS, and turn-by-turn directions. With up to 30 hours of battery life in dive mode and smart features like Garmin Pay™, smart notifications, music storage, and safety tracking, this dive watch goes far beyond the reef—ready to support your active lifestyle, every day of the week.
Features
- Dive Modes: Multiple dive modes for single and multiple gas dives (including nitrox and trimix), gauge, apnea, apnea hunt and closed-circuit rebreather.
- Dive Readiness Tool: Garmin-first technology that gauges your body's readiness based on sleep, exercise, stress, and jet lag.
- DiveView Maps: Color bathymetric maps on your wrist with 4,000+ dive sites.
- Customizable Dive Modes: Add additional screens per mode with your chosen data fields.
- Dive Log: Syncs with the Garmin Dive app for sharing data, notes, photos, and tracking gear.
- Dive-Focused Design: 1.2" AMOLED display, sapphire lens, 200m dive rating, metal inductive buttons.
- Long Battery Life: Up to 30 hours in dive mode, 10 days in smartwatch mode.
- Garmin Dive App: Sync and upload logs directly from watch.
- Lume Mode: Green luminescence for low-light readability and night vision retention.
- Dive Compass: Built-in underwater ABC sensors including compass.
- Surface GPS: Track entry and exit points via satellite.
- Reference Point: GPS navigation tool for precise dive site location.
- Variometer: Monitors freedive descent/ascent via tones and vibration.
- Big Numbers Mode: Enlarged display for critical dive info.
- Tide Data: Real-time ocean conditions when paired with smartphone.
- inReach® Compatible: Satellite messaging with inReach + dive case (sold separately).
- Sports Apps: Profiles for trail running, swimming, cycling, hiking, rowing, skiing, golfing, and more.
- Surf Activity: Tracks waves, speed, and distance.
- Surfline® Camera: Records surf sessions, shows tide, wave height, and surf ratings for 5 nearby spots.
- Backcountry Ski & Snowboard: Tracks ascent, descent, cadence, stride, and grade.
- VO2 Max: Monitors and evaluates aerobic fitness over time.
- Recovery Time: Predicts time needed to recover after workouts.
- Daily Suggested Workouts: Week-view of adaptive run/ride workouts.
- Animated Workouts: On-screen cardio, strength, yoga, and Pilates instructions.
- Wrist-Based Heart Rate: Continuous heart rate monitoring.
- Pulse Ox Sensor: Tracks blood oxygen saturation day and night.
- Jet Lag Adviser: Personalized guidance for light, sleep, and exercise to reduce jet lag.
- Endurance Score: Evaluates prolonged performance capacity using VO2 max and load data.
- Hill Score: Measures strength and endurance for uphill running.
- Garmin Coach: Adaptive training plans and coaching.
- Sleep Monitoring & Score: Sleep stage breakdown with personalized insights.
- Women’s Health Tracking: Track menstrual cycle or pregnancy with educational guidance.
- SatIQ™ Technology: Multi-band GPS for superior accuracy and battery efficiency.
- Multicontinent Topo Maps: Preloaded TopoActive maps for worldwide terrain guidance.
- SkiView™ Maps: More than 2,000 ski resorts with run names and difficulty ratings.
- ABC Sensors: Altimeter, barometer, and 3-axis compass.
- PacePro™ Technology: GPS-based race pacing for courses and distances.
- Courses with Turn-by-Turn Directions: Create or sync courses with step-by-step guidance.
- Round-Trip Routing: Input distance to generate return routes using TrendLine™ popularity.
- Safety and Tracking: Sends live location to emergency contacts if incident is detected or user feels unsafe.
- Music: Download playlists from Spotify, Deezer, or Amazon Music for offline listening.
- Garmin Pay™: Contactless payments with supported providers.
- Smart Notifications: Receive messages, emails, and alerts when paired with your phone.
- Connect IQ™ Store: Download apps, data fields, and watch faces.
Specifications
| Sleep score and insights | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 10 days (4 days always-on) |
| Built-in mapping | ✓ |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen | ✓ |
| Garmin Pay™ | ✓ |
| Multi-band GPS | ✓ |
| Music storage | ✓ |
| Training readiness | ✓ |
| Training status | yes (improved) |
| Display type | AMOLED |
| Touchscreen | ✓ |
| Water rating | Dive (200 meters) |
| Strap material | Silicone |
| Lens material | Sapphire Crystal |
| Bezel material | Fiber-reinforced polymer / Stainless steel |
| Case material | Fiber-reinforced polymer |
| QuickFit® watch band compatible | ✓ (22 mm) |
| Physical size | 46.6 x 46.6 x 15.1 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 141-213 mm |
| Weight | 67 g |
| Display size | 1.2" (30 mm) diameter with a center hole |
| Display resolution | 390 x 390 pixels |
| Color display | ✓ |
| Large font option | ✓ |
| Battery type | Lithium ion |
| Battery life |
Smartwatch: Up to 14 days (5 days always-on) Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 18 days GPS Only: Up to 29 hours (24 hours always-on) All Satellite Systems: Up to 18 hours (16 hours always-on) All Satellite Systems + Multi-Band: Up to 15 hours (13 hours always-on) Max Battery GPS: Up to 53 hours Expedition GPS: Up to 12 days *Assuming typical use with SatIQ technology |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory / History | 4 GB |
| Time/date | ✓ |
| GPS Time Sync | ✓ |
| Automatic daylight saving time | ✓ |
| Alarm clock | ✓ |
| Timer | ✓ |
| Stopwatch | ✓ |
| Analog hands | ✓ |
| Sunrise/sunset times | ✓ |
| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | ✓ |
| Resting heart rate | ✓ |
| Abnormal heart rate alerts | yes (high and low) |
| Respiration rate | ✓ |
| Fitness age | ✓ |
| Body Battery™ energy monitor | ✓ |
| All-day stress | ✓ |
| Relaxation reminders | ✓ |
| Relaxation breathing timer | ✓ |
| Breathwork | ✓ |
| Sleep | yes (advanced) |
| Sleep coach | ✓ |
| Breathing variations | ✓ |
| Nap detection | ✓ |
| Hydration | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women's health | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Health snapshot | ✓ |
| GPS | ✓ |
| GLONASS | ✓ |
| Galileo | ✓ |
| SatIQ™ Technology | ✓ |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | ✓ |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | ✓ |
| Barometric altimeter | ✓ |
| Compass | ✓ |
| Gyroscope | ✓ |
| Accelerometer | ✓ |
| Thermometer | ✓ |
| Ambient light sensor | ✓ |
























