Garmin MARQ Gen 3 Athlete smartwatch, 010-04549-10

The Garmin MARQ Athlete Gen 3 smartwatch has a case made from grade 5 titanium, a display with sapphire crystal, and features that support every athlete's drive to win

The Garmin MARQ Gen 3 Athlete is a smartwatch designed to support sport, combining premium materials, advanced performance technology and the most important features of a modern smartwatch. The watch has a case made from grade 5 titanium, a ceramic bezel and a durable sapphire crystal lens, which complement its sporty look. The watch's athletic appearance is finished off with ceramic details and an integrated VO2 max indicator. Battery life in smartwatch mode is up to 18 days.

The Garmin MARQ Gen 3 Athlete offers versatile features for tracking sports performance and training. Key features include ClimbPro, endurance measurements and training readiness tracking, which let you assess your performance and training status. The built-in Garmin Coach helps you train toward your goals and reach them.

The inReach technology in the Garmin MARQ Gen 3 smartwatch lets you stay in touch even when you don't have your phone with you. Over an LTE connection, you can call other Garmin Messenger app users, send and receive messages, and share your location with LiveTrack. Outside mobile network coverage, satellite connectivity can be used to send messages and location updates and to receive weather forecasts. In an emergency, the watch can send an interactive SOS request for help to the Garmin Response coordination center via either LTE or satellite connection. With the Garmin Locate feature, preselected contacts can check the watch's last known location. Please note that setting up and using inReach services requires service activation through Garmin. Check service availability and any subscription requirements with Garmin before use.

Made from premium materials, the Garmin MARQ Gen 3 Athlete smartwatch has a 47 mm case and a bright 1.4-inch AMOLED touchscreen display that reaches up to 3,000 nits of brightness. Versatile LTE, satellite, Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi connectivity support use of the watch in different situations, and Garmin Pay enables contactless payment. The watch is finished with a black silicone rubber band and inductive buttons. The package includes the watch, the band, a magnetic charging cable with USB-C connector, and user manuals.

Garmin MARQ Athlete Gen 3: key features

• LTE and satellite connectivity with inReach® technology

• Voice calls without a phone via LTE connection

• Sending and receiving messages via LTE and satellite connection

• LiveTrack™ location sharing

• Interactive SOS requests for help to the Garmin Response center

• Weather forecasts via LTE and satellite connection

• 1.4-inch edge-to-edge AMOLED display with brightness up to 3,000 nits

• Durable sapphire lens

• Lightweight and durable grade 5 titanium case

• Ceramic bezel with integrated VO2 max indicator

• Battery life up to 18 days in smartwatch mode

• Over 100 activity profiles and advanced training and performance features

• Garmin Epic for recording and sharing multi-day activities

• Dynamic round-trip routing

• NextFork™ map guidance

• ClimbPro climb planning

• Up Ahead feature

• Preloaded global TopoActive maps

• Built-in LED flashlight

• Built-in speaker and microphone

• Running economy and running form tracking with compatible HRM 600 heart rate strap

• Endurance score and hill score

• Training readiness and training status

• Garmin Coach and daily workout suggestions

• PacePro™ pacing guidance and race time predictor

• Wrist-based running dynamics data

• Recovery time and running tolerance tracking

• Triathlon and multisport profiles

• 40-meter dive depth rating and diving features

• 24/7 health and wellness tracking

• Garmin ECG app

• Music storage and playback without a phone

• Garmin Pay™ contactless payment

Garmin MARQ Gen 3 Athlete technical specifications

• Product number: 010-04549-10

• Lens material: sapphire crystal

• Bezel material: grade 5 titanium and ceramic

• Case material: grade 5 titanium

• Case color: black / steel

• Band: black silicone rubber

• Band width: 22 mm, QuickFit compatible

• Wrist circumference: 140-205 mm

• Case size: 47 x 47 x 15 mm

• Weight: 86 g with silicone band, 62 g case only

• Water resistance: 10 ATM

• Dive depth rating: 40 m

• Display type: AMOLED, brightness up to 3,000 nits

• Display size: 35.6 mm (1.4 inches)

• Display resolution: 454 x 454 pixels

• Touchscreen: yes

• Memory: 128 GB

• Connectivity: LTE, satellite, Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi

• Payment feature: Garmin Pay

Battery life

• Smartwatch mode: up to 18 days, up to 7 days with always-on display

• Battery saver watch mode: up to 24 days

• Activity mode (normal): up to 32 hours

• Activity mode with music (normal): up to 13 hours

• Activity mode with LTE LiveTrack (normal): up to 16 hours

• Activity mode (maximum accuracy): up to 26 hours

• Activity mode (maximum battery life): up to 87 hours

• Activity mode (extended battery life): up to 37 hours

Garmin MARQ Gen 3 Athlete features:

Premium materials

The Garmin MARQ Gen 3 Athlete smartwatch has a case made from highly durable and lightweight grade 5 titanium, a ceramic bezel and a sapphire crystal lens. The VO2 max indicator integrated into the bezel highlights the watch's athletic purpose. The black silicone rubber band suits active use, and leak-proof inductive buttons along with a bright LED flashlight with micro-lens technology round out the watch's rugged build.

Training and performance tracking

The MARQ Gen 3 Athlete offers versatile tools for goal-oriented training. Training readiness assesses, based on factors such as sleep quality, recovery and training load, how ready the body is for the next workout. Training status shows the effects of training and helps identify whether training is productive or too demanding. Endurance score measures long-duration performance, and hill score measures the ability to run uphill. The watch also tracks, among other things, VO2 max, training load and recovery time.

Running features

For runners, the MARQ Gen 3 Athlete offers comprehensive running dynamics data, such as cadence, stride length and ground contact time. Running tolerance helps assess the load caused by training and the recommended weekly running volume. With a compatible HRM 600 heart rate strap, you can also track running economy and stride loss. PacePro provides GPS-based pacing guidance, and the race time predictor estimates possible race times over various running distances.

Garmin Coach

Garmin Coach offers training plans that adapt to your goals for running, cycling, strength training and overall fitness development. Daily workout suggestions adapt based on training and recovery. You can also follow animated strength, cardio, yoga and pilates workouts on the watch's display.

inReach LTE and satellite connectivity

Thanks to LTE and satellite connectivity, you can stay in touch even without your phone. With an LTE connection, you can use Garmin Messenger calls, text and voice messages, and LiveTrack location sharing. With satellite connectivity, you can send messages and location updates and receive weather forecasts outside mobile network coverage. Garmin Messenger calls work between app users. inReach services require an active subscription.

SOS feature and Garmin Response

In an emergency, the MARQ Gen 3 Athlete lets you send an interactive SOS request for help to the Garmin Response coordination center via LTE or satellite connection.

Navigation and maps

The MARQ Gen 3 Athlete includes preloaded global maps and versatile navigation features. Dynamic round-trip routing creates route suggestions based on the desired distance and can update the route if you stray from the original path. NextFork shows upcoming intersections, ClimbPro shows upcoming climbs, and the Up Ahead feature shows important points of interest along the route. Multi-band GPS and SatIQ technology support accurate positioning and optimized battery use. The watch also has address search as well as preloaded SkiView ski resort maps and CourseView maps for over 43,000 golf courses.

Garmin Epic

Garmin Epic lets you record, revisit and share multi-day activities as a single experience. The feature brings together activities, photos, and health and performance statistics from, for example, a longer hike, a cycling trip or a training block.

Daily smart features

The watch offers versatile smart features for everyday use. You can download watch faces, data fields and apps from the Connect IQ store. It also offers smart notifications, music storage and playback, Garmin Messenger, Garmin Pay and Garmin Connect syncing. The built-in speaker and microphone also enable compatible call and voice features.

Safety and tracking features

Safety features include incident detection, an assistance feature, location tracking and real-time event sharing. With the Garmin Locate feature, preselected contacts can check the watch's last known location.

Sensors

The Garmin MARQ Gen 3 Athlete uses GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou positioning along with SatIQ technology. In addition to the Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor and pulse oximeter, the watch has a barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, ambient light sensor and a depth sensor that works down to 40 meters.

Garmin MARQ Gen 3 Athlete: sports features

• Over 100 preloaded sport profiles

• Garmin Coach training plans for running, cycling, strength training and triathlon

• Daily workout suggestions

• Training readiness and training status

• Training load and recovery time

• Maximal oxygen uptake assessment (VO2 max)

• Endurance score and hill score

• Running dynamics and running power

• Running economy and stride loss with compatible HRM 600 heart rate strap

• PacePro pacing strategies and race predictions

• Running tolerance tracking

• Multisport training and triathlon profiles

• Strength training, HIIT, yoga and pilates

• Animated workout guidance

• Rucking training with a load

• Cycling performance measurements and power meter compatibility

• Pool and open water swimming

• Golf features and over 43,000 preloaded golf course maps

• Skiing and downhill skiing features

• Hiking, climbing and outdoor features

• Diving features to 40 meters depth

• Rowing and indoor rowing workouts

• Garmin Epic for recording multi-day activities

Garmin MARQ Gen 3 Athlete: wellness features

• 24/7 heart rate tracking

• Heart rate variability (HRV) status

• Garmin ECG app

• Pulse oximeter

• Body Battery energy level tracking

• Stress level tracking

• Sleep tracking, sleep score and sleep coach

• Nap detection

• Respiration rate and breathing variation tracking

• Smart alarm

• Morning report and evening report

• Health Snapshot health data summary

• Jet lag guidance

• Hydration tracking

• Women's health tracking

• Daily activity tracking, steps and calories

• Intensity minutes and Move IQ activity detection

• Fitness age assessment

• Heat and altitude acclimation tracking

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