Garmin Descent Mk1 - 2024 report by Whydis

Garmin Descent Mk1

Versatile Dive Computer with Surface GPS for Your Diving Adventures:Explore worlds of adventure, underwater or topside, with Descent Mk1 dive computer with surface GPS. It's the first watch-style dive computer to offer surface (land or water) GPS nav...

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Indicator stop work

(2 reviews)
Scale

(2 reviews)
Build

(1 reviews)
Air

(1 reviews)
Transfer

(2 reviews)
S

(2 reviews)
Mode

(1 reviews)
Lot

(1 reviews)
Gpsa

(2 reviews)
Rate sensor

(3 reviews)
Underwaterdiving

(1 reviews)

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Reviews around indicator stop work (5.00 of 5)

  • Pro’s:Comfortable to wear (wearing the rubber strap)Decent battery life (roughly 10-14 days in smart watch mode)Good GPSA lot of widgets, apps and watch facesDive Auto Start (starts after roughly 1.5 meters)Vibration alerts (dive related
  • You need to remember to manually 'start' the dive activity on the surface if you want it to log the GPS start point (otherwise it uses your last saved in point, which makes the logging a bit strange (and no way to adjust after the fact)2) Safety stop indicator - works well, except you have to go to exactly 15 feet to start the counter.

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Reviews around scale (5.00 of 5)

  • Pro’s:Comfortable to wear (wearing the rubber strap)Decent battery life (roughly 10-14 days in smart watch mode)Good GPSA lot of widgets, apps and watch facesDive Auto Start (starts after roughly 1.5 meters)Vibration alerts (dive related
  • I like it so much I now wear it as my everyday watch, and use it to log other activities (wake boarding, skydiving, motorcycling, weight from smart scale, etc

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Reviews around build (5.00 of 5)

  • I also like the built in GPS functions and other health functions (heart rate, steps, sleep, etc).

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Reviews around air (5.00 of 5)

  • Only complaint is that it is not air integrated like my other dive computers (if it were, i'd use as primary).Two minor complaints:1

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Reviews around transfer (5.00 of 5)

  • Pro’s:Comfortable to wear (wearing the rubber strap)Decent battery life (roughly 10-14 days in smart watch mode)Good GPSA lot of widgets, apps and watch facesDive Auto Start (starts after roughly 1.5 meters)Vibration alerts (dive related
  • I’ve done just a few shallow dives but the info from the dives transfers well to Garmin Connect (on your phone) and online

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Reviews around s (5.00 of 5)

  • Pro’s:Comfortable to wear (wearing the rubber strap)Decent battery life (roughly 10-14 days in smart watch mode)Good GPSA lot of widgets, apps and watch facesDive Auto Start (starts after roughly 1.5 meters)Vibration alerts (dive related
  • Pro’s:Comfortable to wear (wearing the rubber strap)Decent battery life (roughly 10-14 days in smart watch mode)Good GPSA lot of widgets, apps and watch facesDive Auto Start (starts after roughly 1.5 meters)Vibration alerts (dive related

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Reviews around mode (5.00 of 5)

  • Pro’s:Comfortable to wear (wearing the rubber strap)Decent battery life (roughly 10-14 days in smart watch mode)Good GPSA lot of widgets, apps and watch facesDive Auto Start (starts after roughly 1.5 meters)Vibration alerts (dive related

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Reviews around lot (5.00 of 5)

  • Pro’s:Comfortable to wear (wearing the rubber strap)Decent battery life (roughly 10-14 days in smart watch mode)Good GPSA lot of widgets, apps and watch facesDive Auto Start (starts after roughly 1.5 meters)Vibration alerts (dive related

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Reviews around gpsa (5.00 of 5)

  • Pro’s:Comfortable to wear (wearing the rubber strap)Decent battery life (roughly 10-14 days in smart watch mode)Good GPSA lot of widgets, apps and watch facesDive Auto Start (starts after roughly 1.5 meters)Vibration alerts (dive related
  • Pro’s:Comfortable to wear (wearing the rubber strap)Decent battery life (roughly 10-14 days in smart watch mode)Good GPSA lot of widgets, apps and watch facesDive Auto Start (starts after roughly 1.5 meters)Vibration alerts (dive related

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Reviews around rate sensor (5.00 of 5)

  • Pro’s:Comfortable to wear (wearing the rubber strap)Decent battery life (roughly 10-14 days in smart watch mode)Good GPSA lot of widgets, apps and watch facesDive Auto Start (starts after roughly 1.5 meters)Vibration alerts (dive related
  • Rate Sensor works underwaterDiving Compass with reciprocal heading, 90L, 90R, etcCon’s:As of today, the Diving Compass defaults to True North only
  • Pro’s:Comfortable to wear (wearing the rubber strap)Decent battery life (roughly 10-14 days in smart watch mode)Good GPSA lot of widgets, apps and watch facesDive Auto Start (starts after roughly 1.5 meters)Vibration alerts (dive related

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Reviews around underwaterdiving (5.00 of 5)

  • Rate Sensor works underwaterDiving Compass with reciprocal heading, 90L, 90R, etcCon’s:As of today, the Diving Compass defaults to True North only

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More about Garmin Descent Mk1

  • Versatile Dive Computer with Surface GPS for Your Diving Adventures:Explore worlds of adventure, underwater or topside, with Descent Mk1 dive computer with surface GPS
  • It's the first watch-style dive computer to offer surface (land or water) GPS navigation with color mapping, multisport features and wrist-based heart rate
  • You can plan your dives right on the computer, then use GPS waypoints to mark your dive entry and exit points
  • Choose modes for single and multiple gas dives (including nitrox and trimix), gauge and apnea
  • There's also a built-in three-axis compass for navigation above or below the waterline
  • The computer activates automatically underwater and uses the proven Buhlmann ZHL-16c algorithm with configurable conservatism settings
  • Selectable tone and vibration alerts help keep you informed and safe throughout your dive
  • Premium full-featured watch-style dive computer with surface GPS, bright 1.2" (30.5 mm) color display, built-in TOPO mapping, three axis compass, altimeter and multisport features
  • Elegant style: Available in 2 distinctive styles: a stainless-steel bezel with silicone watch band or a deluxe DLC-coated titanium bezel version with brushed DLC titanium bracelet
  • Select from multiple dive operating modes (single-gas, multi gas, gauge, apnea and apnea hunt)
  • High-sensitivity GPS and GLONASS receiver provides surface navigation and automatically marks your dive entry and exit points
  • Displays depth, dive time, temperature, NDL/TTS,