Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Descent Mk3i GPS Dive Smartwatch 43 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Bronze PVD Titanium with French Gray Silicone Band - (2023)
Average customer rating
4.6
(43 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 43 reviews
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Star
0
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Descent Mk3i GPS Dive Smartwatch 43 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Bronze PVD Titanium with French Gray Silicone Band - (2023)
Customer Rating
3
Great all around watch. Horrible sleep tracker
on May 11, 2024
Posted by: Danbaron
This thing is incredible with how much it can do. However, I don’t think it really does any one thing all that great. The dive features are fantastic. I feel like it’s a dive watch first and a smart watch second. But for the price, this thing should blow the Apple Watch away plus be a fantastic dive watch. My biggest complaint is the sleep tracking. It’s useless which throws off your dive readiness and your training readiness. Having come from the Apple Watch Ultra. I will certainly miss the accuracy of the sleep tracking.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, May 15, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the Descent Mk3i. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
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Customer Rating
3
Looks Great - Battery Life is Amazing
on March 29, 2024
Posted by: myspawngabriel
I give it a 3 not because of the watch itself but because there is no way to transfer my dive logs to the Garmin Dive app from the Current Dive app I use and my Current Dive app will not connect with the watch. to have to enter every one of my dives manually into the Garmin Dive app is EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT, BUT the watch is Gorgeous and I Love it.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, April 1, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the Descent Mk3i. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at
product.support@garmin.com.
product.support@garmin.com.
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Customer Rating
5
MK3i Superstar
on March 20, 2024
Posted by: JerBear
I upgraded from the Garmin Epix 2 in order to add the dive features. I've done a couple of dives and have the T1 transmitter as well and LOVE the set up! It gives me all the vital info I need and works perfectly. I love having all the same features for my daily work outs and activities plus having the ability to dive with this computer! Super happy!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, March 20, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
3
Great features! However still having some issues
on March 15, 2024
Posted by: CaptainTim
I bought this watch because I am an active scuba diver and active sailor. There are many things I like about the Mk 3i (43mm) and many things I do not like. I wish the watch would automatically going into sleep mode, the battery life is not as good as advertised. Watch seems glitchy at times and when on do not disturb mode at night it will still buzz with notifications. I am not sure if I have a defective unit or not.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, March 18, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the Denscent Mk3i. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
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Customer Rating
5
Multiple features
on February 23, 2024
Posted by: Jacy
I love that this dive computer not only is easy to use diving, but that it has multiple features to be used when I'm not in the water to help track my health & exercise. It's definitely worth the investment.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, February 26, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
I'm so excited!
on February 22, 2024
Posted by: MicB
I demoed an earlier version of this watch for my local dive shop when I did my checkout dive because they knew I was a pretty avid Garmin device user, and I LOVED everything about it except the size. The watch made my dainty, little wrists look like twigs, so I knew it'd never be a watch I'd use very often. I've waited patiently for this smaller version with the transmitter option & it looks GREAT in person. The functionality is perfect & the screen size is great for me. Cannot wait to use it on a dive!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, February 26, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
This watch does almost everything
on February 21, 2024
Posted by: Nick 0
Initially the high price chased me off from the descent series, but then I realized they were actually a good deal compared to the cost of a technical dive computer and a topo GPS smartwatch. The 200m depth rating introduced in the mk3 series allows me to to use it on all my dives.
The 43mm size works out great. Its small and light enough that I don't notice it's there, and it doesn't snag or get in the way. The screen is easy to read and has plenty of detail. I think the higher resolution and AMOLED display really help here.
The watch is so full of features it's easier to describe what it doesn't do. It doesn't have its own cellular or satellite link, but that's about it.
I recommend getting the bungee wrist attachment for diving because the silicone wrist strap can become loose and slip off as your wetsuit compresses at depth.
My only complaint is that while there are many watch faces available, there are none that have everything I want to see. I really wish Garmin would develop an app or webtool that allows you to build your own watch face, instead of having to learn Monkey C.
Overall I am extremely happy with this product
Response from GarminBy Garmin, February 22, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
Fantastic and Gorgeous watch - Garmin for the win.
on February 21, 2024
Posted by: Rlduerk
I have been a long time Fenix and Epix user, but was looking for something with a beefier look to it without jumping to the 47mm watch. I think the Mk3i is extremely aesthetically pleasing. My main sports are running, alpine skiing, and biking so the dive component is significant overkill, but the EPIX is amazing, so it was an easy decision. I love this watch.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, February 22, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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