![]() – No Fly Watch Face: To tell you when it’s safe to fly – Dive modes added: To record dives, obviously. Then there’s some software focused changes: The obvious goal being that if you are cave diving it should be able to withstand a few whacks to the head. That’s more than just bringing it to 100m, but actually doing overpressure testing at the 100m depth, as well as things like protection against banging the screen and body against rocks and hard surfaces while at that depth. The biggest change up above aside from the depth gauge is the adherence to EN13319. – Additional super-long strap included: It’ll fit around dry suits, or perhaps a very bulky wetsuit – Charging port changed: In order to get the dive-focused 100m rating, they switched back to the Fenix 3 charging port – Added DLC bezel coating: The Fenix 5X doesn’t have this, and it hardens against scratches. – Waterproofing standard differs: It’s waterproof to 100m, but in this case they’re specifically following EN 13319 – Depth Gauge added: To measure depth, obviously. Now that the basics are out of the way, how’s it different than the Fenix 5X? Let’s start with the hardware side: Ultimately though, if you want to understand the full breadth of the Fenix 5 series, check out my in-depth review here. – Battery life of: 40 hours diving, 20 hours GPS, and 10 days in smartwatch – App store: Connect IQ apps for watch faces, data fields and widgets – Full color maps for navigation, with points of interest (depends on region though) – Optical heart rate (HR) sensor on back of unit – Downloads data automatically to your phone via Bluetooth Smart, as well as via WiFi & USB – Connects to ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart accessories, can control Garmin action cams Twitter, Facebook, etc…), calendar notices, phone and text notifications – Smartwatch with smartphone notifications (I.e. – GPS with GLONASS enabled for other sports (cycling, running, gym, etc…) However, since I realize that many visiting this page don’t know anything about the Fenix series at all, let’s take a brief step back and talk about the core ‘things’ the outdoor-focused Fenix 5 does (since virtually all of these are unheard of in a dive watch): Yes, the underlying software starts off as a Fenix 5X, as does the hardware, but there’s some core differences. The first thing to know about the Descent MK1 is that’s it’s a Fenix 5X. And then more yet the next day partly why I was so quiet last week. Also, I talk about a pretty interesting piece of sports gadgetry:Īnd obviously – if dive watches (or underwater videos) aren’t your thing, fear not, we’ve got more running watches coming in tomorrow (which I haven’t even discussed anywhere). It could go deeper than Nemo 33 could, and without the 3-hour drive each way.Īnd yesterday, I finally had an excuse to go there! See, Garmin decided to take their Fenix 5X GPS watch and turn it into a dive watch, albeit, with some hardware and software tweaks that I’ll get into.īut, in case you don’t have the time for all this text, I give you this relatively short video – which is mostly just an excuse for me to buy the GoPro dive case for my Hero6 Black, and then a further excuse to shoot video in a cool place. I had actually long planned to do waterproofing tests there for various watches, but ultimately I just bought a waterproofing test chamber instead. It’s basically like someone filled up a cold-war era missile silo with water. ![]() It’s an indoor dive facility that’s 33 meters (108ft) deep in Brussels (Belgium). One of those things that’s long been on my list is going diving at Nemo 33. In any case, like any other person, I do a wide assortment of things that I find interesting. So poorly that you’re never-endingly sinking to the bottom of the oceans. Actually, I scuba dive, which I suppose is still technically swimming. Sometimes, I do sports that are actually not swim-bike-run.
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