Descent™ Mk1

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Versatile GPS Dive Computer for Your Diving Adventures

Premium full-featured GPS dive computer in a sleek watch-style design; with bright 1.2” color display and 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
Choose modes for single and multiple gas dives (including nitrox and trimix), gauge, apnea, closed circuit rebreather (CCR); 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 18 days in watch mode, 10 days in smartwatch mode, 36 hours in dive mode and 20 hours in GPS mode⁴

Whether you dive with or without tanks, in saltwater or fresh water, breathing nitrox, trimix or holding your breath — Descent Mk1 is the intuitive, do-it-all dive computer you’ve been waiting for. It’s the first watch-sized dive computer to offer surface GPS navigation with full-color onscreen mapping and location reference — so you can easily mark your dive entry and exit points¹.

Once underwater, the proven Bühlmann ZHL-16c algorithm makes sure you’re staying within your dive limits. Selectable tone and vibration alerts help keep you informed while you’re submerged. Returning topside, Descent Mk1 also functions as a robust training companion, offering the best features of our fēnix® 5Xultimate multisport GPS watch, including smart notifications³ to help you stay in touch on the go. What’s more, the Descent Mk1 design is so sleek, comfortable and elegantly crafted, you’ll want to wear it as your everyday timepiece.

Breathe Easier, Dive Better

Providing easy-to-access features for a range of diving activities — including the ability to plan dives on the device for recreational, technical and free diving — Descent Mk1 provides all the key, real-time data you need for a confident dive. The computer is automatically activated when you hit the water, showing your current depth, dive time, water temperature, ascent/descent rate, no-deco time, decompression stop information, battery life and more on the unit's crisp 1.2” color display.

You can set the audible tone and vibration alarms to provide reminders at critical points in your dive. And up to 6 different gas mixes are supported, including nitrox and trimix (up to 100% oxygen). Configurable conservatism settings let you adjust your personal safety limits.

Multiple Navigation Sensors

In addition to its high-sensitivity GPS and GLONASS satellite tracking for map-based surface navigation, Descent Mk1 also provides a full array of ABC (altimeter, barometer and compass) sensor capabilities for topside navigation. And the easy-to-read compass display is available for underwater use as well. The built-in altimeter provides elevation data, while the tilt-compensated 3-axis electronic compass keeps your bearing — whether you’re moving or not. For quick access to the compass display, a handy “tap to compass” feature lets you simply double-tap the screen instead of pushing the function buttons.

Wrist-based Heart Rate

The Descent Mk1 dive computer uses Garmin Elevate wrist-based heart rate technology² to optically scan your pulse (when worn in contact with your skin, not over a wetsuit or dry suit). The dive computer tracks your exertion levels and uploads your heart rate data automatically to your Garmin Connect online account for post-dive review and analysis.

Advanced Multisport Watch Features

Beyond its full range of dive computer functions, Descent Mk1 also offers a complete feature set of sports/training, fitness and outdoor navigation tools, leveraged from our popular fēnix line of high-end multisport watches. You can tap into an array of physiological metrics, running dynamics, fitness tracking features and more — to monitor your workout stats, measure your progress and help avoid injury. Special preloaded activity profiles are provided for swimming, running, biking, hiking, skiing, rowing, paddle boarding and more. Various timekeeping, lap counts and map tracking functions are easily accessible. Plus, for added motivation, you can even download advanced workouts and training plans to your device from Garmin Connect.

Smart Connectivity

When paired with your compatible smartphone³, Descent Mk1 makes it easy to receive text messages, emails and smart notifications right on your watch face. It also gives you access to automatic uploads with Garmin Connect, audio prompts, music controls and more. While you’re topside, friends and family members can follow your location and adventures online, in real time, using the LiveTrack feature. Or you can use GroupTrack and your map display to keep tabs on your activity-sharing buddies as you go.

Charge It Up, Change It Up

Between charges, you can count on up to 36 hours of battery life in dive mode, up to 18 days in watch mode, up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours in GPS mode (all depending on settings). QuickFit®bands let you tailor your wrist-worn style for any daily activity or special occasion — no tools required. And for diving, longer QuickFit® straps are included for use over thick wetsuits or dry suits.

You can customize the watch display with free watch faces, apps and data fields from our Connect IQ™ store. For your safety, Connect IQ functions are not available while diving, so we can ensure that all dive capabilities are functioning as they were designed. Both Descent Mk1 models are also Wi-Fi®-enabled, so each can connect to your wireless network and automatically send activity uploads for sharing on Garmin Connect.

¹GPS tracking does not work underwater
²See Garmin.com.sg/legal/atdisclaimer
³When paired with a compatible smartphone; see Garmin.com/ble
⁴Depending on settings

Wi-Fi® is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

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General
Lens Material	sapphire crystal
Bezel Material	stainless steel or titanium
Case material	fiber-reinforced polymer
QuickFit™ watch band compatible	(26 mm)
Strap material	silicone or titanium
Physical size	51 x 51 x 17.8 mm
Weight	steel with silicone band: 101 g titanium with titanium band: 145 g
Water rating	10 ATM Dive (100 Meter EN13319)
Display type	sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Display size	1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter
Display resolution	240 x 240 pixels
Color display
Battery life	Dive mode: Up to 36 hours
	Watch mode: Up to 18 days
	Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days
	GPS/HR Activity mode: Up to 20 hours
	UltraTrac™ mode: Up to 28 hours
Memory/History	16 GB
Clock Features
Time/date
GPS Time Sync
Automatic daylight saving time
Alarm clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Sunrise/sunset times
Face It™ watch face creator

Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
Barometric altimeter
Compass
Accelerometer
Thermometer
Depth sensor

Daily Smart Features
Connectivity	Bluetooth® Smart, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)
Smart notifications
Calendar
Weather
Music controls
Find my Phone
Find My Watch
VIRB® remote
Smartphone compatibility	iPhone®, Android™, Windows®
Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile

Diving Features
Dive activity maximum operating depth	100 meters (EN13319)
Single-gas mode
Multi-gas mode
Gauge mode
APNEA mode
APNEA hunt mode
Decompression model	Bühlmann ZHL-16c with gradient factors
Nitrox support
Trimix support
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
Custom end-dive timeout	(20s to 10m)
Safety Stop	(customizable off/3min/5min)
Deep Stops	(using custom gradient factors)
Customizable conservatism	(low/medium/high or custom using gradient factors)
Dive ascent/descent rate indicator
Automatic altitude adjustment
No fly time	(with 24hr countdown)
Dive planner	(basic NDL + multi-gas deco planner)
Backlight	(configurable time and intensity; auto-on at depth)
Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations
Sync dive log to Garmin Connect™ and Garmin Connect™ Mobile
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	(with adjustable heading, quick change to 90R, 90L and reciprocal). Indicates degrees and direction back to set heading
Missed Deco Lockout	(can be disabled prior to dive with user acknowledgement)
Residual Tissue Loading Reset	(on the surface with user acknowledgement)
Surface diver status widget	(surface interval, N2/HE loading, CNS, OTU and tissue compartment status)

Boating Features
Preloaded Boating Profiles	Boating

Activity Tracking Features
Step counter
Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep)
Calories burned
Floors climbed
Distance traveled
Intensity minutes
TrueUp™
Move IQ™
Fitness Age	(in app)

Fitness Equipment/Gym
Preloaded gym activity profiles	Indoor Rowing

Training, Planning and Analysis Features
GPS speed and distance
Customizable data pages
Customizable activity profiles
Auto Pause®
Advanced workouts
Downloadable training plans
Auto Lap®
Manual lap
Virtual Partner
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)
Customizable alerts
Audio prompts
Finish time
Race an Activity
Course guidance
Segments (Live, Garmin)
LiveTrack
Group LiveTrack
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)	(with compatible accessory)
Records heart rate while swimming	(with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™)
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices)

Running Features
Preloaded run profiles	Running, Indoor Running, Trail Running
GPS-based distance, time and pace
Running dynamics
Vertical oscillation and ratio (the degree of 'bounce' in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length)	(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)	(with compatible accessory)
Stride length (real time)	(with compatible accessory)
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Physiological measurements
Performance condition (after running 6–20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level)
Lactate threshold (through analysis of your pace and heart rate, estimates the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue)	(with compatible accessory)
Run workouts
Race predictor
Foot pod capable

Golfing Features
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
Preloaded outdoor recreation profiles	Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Jumpmaster, Tactical
Point-to-point navigation
Bread crumb trail in real time
Back to start
TracBack®
UltraTrac™ mode
Around Me mode
Elevation profile
Distance to destination
Barometric trend indicator
Storm alert
Trail run auto climb
Vertical speed
Total ascent/descent
Preloaded maps
Future elevation plot
Downloadable cartography support
Compatible with BaseCamp™
GPS coordinates
Projected waypoint
Sight 'N Go
Area calculation	(via Connect IQ™)
Hunt/fish calendar	(via Connect IQ™)
Sun and moon information	(via Connect IQ™)
Dual grid coordinates

Cycling Features
Preloaded cycling profiles	Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking
Courses (compete against previous activities)
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)
Race an activity
Time/distance alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goal)
Interval training
FTP (Functional Threshold Power)	(with compatible accessory)
Strava features (Beacon, live segments)
Compatible with Vector™ (power meter)
Power meter compatible (displays power data from compatible third-party ANT+™-enabled power meters)
Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display)
Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar)
Compatible with Varia™ lights
Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor)	(ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors)

Swimming Features
Preloaded swim profiles	Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count/rate, calories)
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly)
Pool swim workouts
Swim efficiency (SWOLF)
Advanced swim features (time/distance alerts, countdown start, advanced rest timers)
Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, calories)
Heart rate (real-time during rests, interval and sessions stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim)	(with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™)

Additional
Additional	Air integration: no

Descent Mk1 Silver Sapphire Version

Descent Mk1 with black band
Extra-long adjustment strap
Charging/data cable
Documentation

Descent Mk1 Gray Sapphire Version

Descent Mk1 with DLC titanium band
Black silicone band
Extra-long adjustment strap
Charging/data cable
Documentation

Descent™ Mk1

Descent™ Mk1

General

Sensors

Daily Smart Features

Diving Features

Boating Features

Activity Tracking Features

Fitness Equipment/Gym

Training, Planning and Analysis Features

Heart Rate Features

Running Features

Golfing Features

Outdoor Recreation Features

Cycling Features

Swimming Features

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