Garmin Descent™ MK2
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DIVE MODES
Get multiple dive modes for single and multiple gas dives (including nitrox and trimix), gauge, apnea, apnea hunt and closed-circuit rebreather.
CUSTOMIZABLE DIVE MODES
Add additional screens for each dive mode that features the fields you want to see.
SURFACE MULTI-GNSS
Track your entry and exit1 points with advanced satellite connectivity.
DIVE LOG
Store and review data for up to 200 dives — and share via the Garmin Dive app
INREACH COMPATIBLE
Pair with inReach satellite communicators and the inReach dive case.
General |
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Lens Material | sapphire crystal |
Bezel Material | stainless steel |
Case material | fiber-reinforced polymer with metal rear cover |
QuickFit watch band compatible | (26 mm) |
Strap material | silicone |
Physical size | 52 x 52 x 17.8 mm |
Color display | |
Display size | 1.4” (35.56 mm) diameter |
Display resolution | 280 x 280 pixels |
Display type | sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
Weight | silicone band: 103.8 g |
Battery life | Smartwatch: Up to 16 days GPS: Up to 48 hours GPS and Music: Up to 15 hours Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 96 hours Dive mode: Up to 80 hours Expedition GPS Activity: up to 35 days Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 50 days |
Water rating | Dive (Designed to comply with EN13319), 10 ATM |
Memory/History | 32 GB |
Clock Features |
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Time/date | |
GPS Time Sync | |
Automatic daylight saving time | |
Alarm clock | |
Timer | |
Stopwatch | |
Sunrise/sunset times |
Sensors |
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GPS | |
GLONASS | |
Galileo | |
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor | |
Barometric altimeter | |
Compass | |
Gyroscope | |
Accelerometer | |
Thermometer | |
Depth sensor | |
Pulse Ox | (with Acclimation) |
Daily Smart Features |
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Connectivity | Bluetooth® Smart, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | |
Smart notifications | |
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android only) | |
Calendar | |
Weather | |
Battery Saver - customizable low power watch | |
Controls smartphone music | |
Plays and controls watch music | |
Music Storage | up to 2,000 songs |
Find My Phone | |
Find My Watch | |
VIRB® Remote | |
Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android |
Pairs with Garmin Connect Mobile |
Safety and Tracking Features |
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LiveTrack | |
Group LiveTrack | |
Live Event Sharing | |
Incident Detection during select activities | |
Assistance |
Tactical Features |
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Dual grid coordinates |
Diving Features |
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Dive activity maximum operating depth | 100 meters (Designed to comply with 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 | |
Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) | |
Gas mixes | Air, Nitrox and Trimix, up to 100% O2; 1 bottom gas and up to 11 deco and/or backup gasses. |
PO2 | Up to 2.0 with customizable deco PO2 setting |
Auto start/end dive | |
Custom end-dive timeout | (20s to 10 m) |
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) |
Tides | |
Backlight | (configurable time and intensity; auto-on at depth) |
Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations | |
Custom dive data screens | |
Sync dive log to Garmin Dive Mobile app | |
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 |
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Available Boating Profiles | Boating |
Built-in barometer and tide tables |
Activity Tracking Features |
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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) |
Body Battery Energy Monitor | |
All-day Stress Tracking |
Gym & Fitness Equipment |
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Available gym activity profiles | Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates and Yoga |
Cardio workouts | |
Strength workouts | |
Yoga workouts | |
Pilates workouts | |
On-screen workout animations | |
Automatic rep counting |
Training, Planning and Analysis Features |
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GPS speed and distance | |
Customizable data pages | |
Customizable activity profiles | |
Auto Pause | |
Interval training | |
Advanced workouts | |
Downloadable training plans | |
Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings | |
Auto Lap | |
Manual lap | |
Configurable lap alerts | |
Heat and altitude acclimation | |
VO2 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 load focus | |
Training Effect | |
Training Effect (anaerobic) | |
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | |
Custom alerts | |
Audio prompts | |
Finish time | |
Virtual Partner | |
Race an Activity | |
Auto multisport activities | |
Manual multisport activities | |
Course guidance | |
Garmin Live Segments | |
Strava Live Segments | |
Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) | |
Trendline Popularity Routing | (available as a wearable map theme) |
Touch and/or button lock | |
Hot keys | |
Auto scroll | |
Activity history on watch | |
Physio TrueUp |
Heart Rate Features |
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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) |
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+ to paired devices) | |
Respiration rate (during exercise) | |
Respiration rate (all-day and in sleep) |
Running Features |
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Available run profiles | Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running |
GPS-based distance, time and pace | |
Running dynamics | (with compatible accessory) |
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) | |
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) |
PacePro Pacing Strategies | |
Run workouts | |
Race predictor | |
Foot pod capable |
Golfing Features |
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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 | |
Custom targets | |
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | |
Garmin AutoShot | |
Full vector map | |
Auto CourseView updates | |
Green View with manual pin position | |
Hazards and course targets | |
PinPointer | |
PlaysLike distance | |
Handicap scoring | |
TruSwing compatible | |
Round timer/odometer | |
Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) |
Outdoor Recreation |
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Available outdoor recreation profiles | Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, 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 with Storm Alert | |
ClimbPro Ascent Planner | |
Trail run auto climb | |
Vertical speed | |
Total ascent/descent | |
Future elevation plot | |
Preloaded topographical maps | |
Preloaded ski resort maps | |
Downloadable cartography support | |
Compatible with BaseCamp | |
GPS coordinates | |
Sight 'N Go | |
Area calculation | (via Connect IQ ) |
Hunt/fish calendar | (via Connect IQ ) |
Projected waypoint | |
Sun and moon information | (via Connect IQ ) |
XERO Locations | |
Expedition GPS Activity | |
Tides | |
Cycling Features |
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Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | |
Courses | |
Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) | |
Available cycling profiles | Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon |
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | |
Race an activity | |
FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | (with compatible accessory) |
Compatible with Vector (power meter) | |
Power meter compatible | |
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 |
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Available swim profiles | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running |
Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | |
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | |
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | |
Drill logging (pool swim only) | |
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | |
Countdown start (pool swim only) | |
Pool swim workouts | |
Underwater wrist-based heart rate | |
Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) | (with HRM-Tri and HRM-Swim ) |