More on this later in the review.įrom a hardware standpoint, here are the differences in the finishes/materials, according to Garmin’s MARQ lead: Also, Garmin says this will be rolled out to the Fenix 7/Epix/Forerunner/Venu product lines, but didn’t have exact models or timeframes yet. This feature comes from Garmin’s Firstbeat team, and it sounds like this is really the first phase of this feature.
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– New Jetlag Advisor: This software feature lets you enter your travel plans (including exact city/arrival/departure information) and it generates guidance for how to minimize the impact of jetlag, while also giving you acclimation details. It doesn’t sound like this charging port design is headed to other units though. Whereas this time, Garmin has put USB-C on the part that plugs into the wall/outlet/etc… Atop that, it’s a new charging port design for the watch side, while concurrently offering way faster charging, taking just under an hour to fully charge the watch (compared to 2hr 30 mins for the existing Fenix 7/Epix series). – A new USB-C based charging cable: While we’ve seen USB-C used by Garmin on a handful of other devices this year (inReach Mini 2, inReach Messenger, Garmin Edge 1040, Edge Explore 2), all of those had USB-C on the part that plugs into the Garmin device.
Instead, if we look at what’s new here compared to the Fenix 7/Epix, there are two items: That brought with it things like HRV Status, Training Readiness, Next Fork, and more. In fact, we can see a huge slate of those new features in the also recently launched Garmin Enduro 2 this past August. However, there actually have been substantial new features added since the launch 10 months ago. However, doing so would pretty much just be me copying/pasting the “What’s New” section of my Fenix 7/Epix In-Depth Review from earlier this year, since it’s literally the same. Usually, in this section, I’d compare what’s new in this version to the latest version.
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If you found this review useful, you can use the links at the bottom, or consider becoming a DCR Supporter which makes the site ad-free, while also getting access to a regular video series behind the scenes of the DCR Cave. Once this unit goes back, I’ll go out and get my own for any future testing needs (though, usually I don’t go out and buy MARQ watches). And as regular readers know, if something is crap, I’m gonna tell it brutally like it is – no matter the brand. This review is not sponsored (nor does any company get to preview anything I review), and I don’t take any advertiser money from any companies I review. But fear not, this feature will also be coming to other more normally priced watches too.įirst though, note that this watch is a media loaner, and it’ll go back to Garmin shortly. And ironically enough, I’m writing this from a Boeing 777 at 36,000ft headed across the Atlantic Ocean – a perfect time to show how this all works. However, this time there is a singular new software feature being launched on the Garmin MARQ series – a jetlag advisor. Aspects like case materials, buttons, and even a new charging port/cable that’s massively faster than any other Garmin watch. The Epix-based MARQ Athlete now utilizes the AMOLED display instead.Īs with the previous MARQ editions, the differences are almost entirely based on hardware and the outward design of the watch. Of course, the Epix and Fenix 7 units are virtually identical in terms of features, just with different displays. The previous MARQ editions were based on the Fenix 6 series.
This watch builds upon the previous Garmin MARQ and CHRONOS lineups of fancier Fenix variants, but now switches over to the Garmin Epix series as the underlying platform. It’s landed, the watch the 1% have been waiting for: The $1,900 Garmin MARQ Athlete, 2nd Gen edition.
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