Garmin has expanded its advanced MARQ smartwatch collection with the addition of three carbon fibre models.
New MARQ Athlete, Golfer and Commander watches are 46mm in diameter and lighter than all previous models in the range thanks to their construction from 130 layers of Fused Carbon Fiber.
Previous models have come in titanium with ceramic bezels.
The latest pieces have bright AMOLED touchscreen displays, but still operate for 16 days between charges.
“For years, the MARQ name has been synonymous with elevated designs and sophisticated style, and we’re thrilled to continue the legacy with the MARQ Carbon collection. Not only does this collection offer a premium design thanks to the luxurious carbon fiber case, but it integrates an authentic feature set, smartwatch functionality and more into a truly one-of-a-kind tool watch to help people pursue their passions.” says Dan Bartel, Garmin vice president of global consumer sales.
The Carbon Fiber MARQs have a high end feel thanks to hours of machining with precision diamond cutting tools to give the watches a flawless finish and an eye-catching spiral design.
Three models are tailored to the needs of athletes, golfers and armed forces personnel.
MARQ Athlete is a multisport tool watch with specialist training, performance and recovery metrics
Daily activity tracking will monitor for various sports including trail running, swimming, hiking, rowing, indoor climbing and more.
The watch also has animated workouts for cardio, strength, yoga and Pilates.
Advanced metrics like endurance score and hill score help athletes measure their overall endurance and capability for running uphill while a training readiness score looks at sleep quality, recovery, training load and more to help determine whether it’s a good day to go hard or slow down.
Runners can prepare for races with training features like PacePro, Garmin Coach, daily suggested workouts, real-time stamina and a race widget.
MARQ Golfer is preloaded with more than 43,000 courses from around the world and a virtual caddie provides players with a club recommendation based on wind, elevation and analysis of their swing; all tied to the precise position on a course picked up from GPS. Around and on the green, the watch will provide contour data.
MARQ Commander might be made for a 00 agent with its dedicated features for tactical operations and a special dark mode that allows the screen to be read by somebody using night vision goggles. It also has a kill switch that wipes all data off the device. For pilots, the watch has advanced aviation features including direct-to-navigation which lets users navigate straight to a location, waypoint or nearby airport, plus weather reports from NEXRAD, METARs and TAFs.
All MARQ Carbon watches share features for navigation with multi-band GPS mapping; health and fitness monitoring and connected features for everyday needs such as contactless payments and on-device music storage.
Garmin has positioned MARQ watches to be sold alongside traditional high end watches by luxury jewellers. The new carbon collection is on sale now with prices starting at £2,599 / $2,950.
