Garmin Descent Mk2S, Smaller-Sized Watch-Style Dive Computer, Multisport Training/Smart Features, Gray with Black Silicone Band, (010-02403-03)

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So far love it. I wear glasses and have lenses in my dive goggles. So some of the reading is hard to do. I accidentally passed NDL, the screens switched but it became less intuitive. NOT the time I want less intuition. So at 110ft, 1 NDL, heading up and Deco popped. Your normal screens disappear and new ones take their place. Which would be fine but you don't get to practice with them in advance, so you are learning what the watch is doing in a Deco mode. Sort of insane. Anyway, I figured it out so I suspect many might. Just pay careful attention and take a minute to read the screens (from 3 to 2 as I recall) and follow the instructions on stops and times. Other than "surprise, all your screens are changing (and yes I read ahead of time on this just in case)" it's a great watch. The finish scuffs a bit easily, but it is a dive watch mostly (for me) and nothing remains as if new. Ah, one more minor issue. I have the titanium band. It fits my wrist. But the expansion for diving makes it VERY tight on a 7mm wetsuit and impossible if you wear gloves. The band expander, to avoid manual adjustments for diving and non-diving, needs 3mm more or less greater opening.

I have owned 2 garmins Mk 1 and Mk 2 I have really enjoyed both of them, and only got rid of the MK 1 to upgrade to the MK2 which offered a smaller, more feminine design- unfortunately this came with the price of a little decreased battery life, but still a great watch- I probably wouldn’t have upgraded, but my Apple Watch was broken and I was wearing my MK 1 everyday as a smart watch and as a petit woman it looked a little funny. I digress The MK 2 offers air integration, if you’re into that kinda thing- I’m an old school SPG girl myself. Yes the gps doesn’t work underwater ie you can’t swim randomly in one direction and Siri won’t turn on directions and tell you how to get back 🤪but, it drops a GPS marker with EXACT coordinates of your entry and exit points (coordinates go all the way to like the 8th decimal place). And there are several screens once the computer enters “dive mode” one of which is a very detailed compus. Prior to my first MK1 I had a very basic scuba pro dive computer. Every time I wanted to change my nitrox percentage, or alter any dive perameters, it was hard to use and not intuitive. The garmin is easy to use and very intuitive. I can also screenshot some photos of the app and show you how the GPS coordinates pull up- but you can also access them on the computer itself. It’s got lots of other great features- HR, RR, SPO2 analysis and calculates an exact % of N2 and CNS 02 toxicity in blood. It can also be used with other sports including kayaking, paddle boarding, running, or anything you wanna use it for. You can also pay extra to get color weather radar and lots of other apps. Garmin also offers the opportunity to set up emergency contacts who can access your latest gps info in case of emergency. (Yeah if you didn’t make it back to the surface you wouldn’t have a second mark) but if you are lost and your computer is still working on the surface you can manually drop GPS pins at any time and I’m assuming your emergency contact would be able to see them. It has lots of great features. Just takes playing around with it and getting to know your computer. I’ve done about 100 dives with Garmin now and I’m never going back! I need to get garmin to sponser me lol. I’m a huge believer in their product.

Bought this watch due my Apple Watch decided to stop running. Was between this watch and the AW ultra but finally decided to go with the MK2S due I wanted my watch to track my dives without the need of additional subscription fees to diving apps. This is my second Garmin device but the first at this higher cost. I have to say that it looks great on wrist, the band it comes with is good, it feels firm enough for diving and even surfing. I got two more bands from Garmin, a silicon blue one and the Velcro one and they work great, specially the Velcro is super confortable. Another big reason to go Garmin was the battery life, 7 days give or take for the MK2S, that’s just insane battery coming from an AW but I know there are other models with more battery life if that rocks your boat. Diving works great, visibility could be better but it does the job pretty well. It’s the only dive computer that I would be willing to use daily as my only watch. Excellent product

Great smaller size computer. Few dives now and still in great shape. Would be nicer on a titanium bracelet which they dont do by the time i got it.

Soy instructor de buceo, he tenido la oportunidad de probar y ver diferentes tipos de ordenadores de buceo, considero que está en el top 5 de mejores ordenadores, sin embargo, es la mejor opción al mezclar ordenador de buceo y smartwatch. Adquirí el MK2s por que soy una persona de complexión delgada, este equipo es perfecto en la proporción con mi muñeca pero por ser de menor dimenciones reduce la batería, en comparación con el MK2i que le dura alrededor de 21 días, a este MK2s le dura máximo 14 días. A mi me dura 7 días exactos por que buceo entre 10 y 16 veces a la semana, hago actividades como correr, nadar y lo tengo como smartwatch de uso diario