GARMIN G1, SOLAR, BLACK
About Garmin Descent G1 Solar Ocean Edition GPS Smartwatch
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The eco-oriented dive computer
Featuring parts crafted from recycled ocean-bound plastics, this rugged solar charged dive computer and smartwatch was designed with environmental responsibility in mind. It comes with Garmin innovations to help make the most of your diving experience - plus multisport and smart features for your active life out of the water.
SURFACE MULTI-GNSS
Track your entry and exit points2 with advanced satellite connectivity.

DIVE MODES
Get multiple dive modes for single and multiple gas dives (including nitrox and trimix), gauge, apnea, apnea hunt and closed-circuit rebreather.

CUSTOMIZABLE DIVE MODES
Add additional screens for each dive mode that features the fields you want to see.

DIVE LOG
Store and review data for up to 200 dives — and share via the Garmin Dive app.

DIVE COMPASS
Easily navigate below the waterline with the built-in 3-axis compass.

COMPATIBLE WITH INREACH®
Pair with inReach satellite communicators and the inReach dive case (each sold separately).

SURFLINE®
See conditions — such as tide, wave height, wind and surf rating — for each of the five nearest surf spots, when paired with the Garmin Connect™ app on your compatible smartphone.

TIDE DATA
Stay up to date on ocean conditions so you can catch the perfect wave. Just pair the watch with your compatible smartphone.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
For training guidance that takes you and your fitness level into account, get daily run suggestions based on your current training load and status.

SPORTS APPS
Use preloaded activity profiles for trail running, swimming, running, biking, hiking, rowing, skiing, golfing and more.

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
The watch constantly samples your heart rate4 and will alert you if it stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. It also helps gauge how hard you work during activities — even while swimming.

SLEEP SCORE AND ADVANCED SLEEP MONITORING
Get a full breakdown of your light, deep and REM sleep stages. View it all on a dedicated widget that includes your sleep score and insights.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your wrist when paired with a compatible device.

SUPERIOR BUILD QUALITY
Enjoy a rugged, watch-style dive computer with a sapphire lens, silicone bands and an easy-to-read monochrome display.

CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store.

GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
Breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payments6 through participating providers.
Diving:
You want to go deeper. Or stay submerged longer. Or add certifications. Or dive for sunken treasure. Or simply experience incredible beauty & diversity of underwater life. Every dive is different. But one thing never changes: the need-to-know limits so you can safely return to the surface. That's why you dive w/Garmin Descent G1 Solar.
You're a Diver Underneath!
Land or sea, this compact dive computer is built for both your worlds. Support for multiple dive modes ranging from technical to free dives. GPS enabled to help mark surface entry & exit points. Store up to 200 dives. Upload, share & review dives in Garmin Dive app (1). Measure performance, & track stats above water. Track your activities w/more than 30 built-in sports apps & advanced training features. Explore longer w/up to 25 hours in dive mode, up to 124 days in smartwatch mode when solar charging (2) & up to 39 hours in GPS mode when solar charging (3). Engineered for Endurance: Rugged dive computer is water-rated to 330' (100m), features a sapphire lens and is rated to MIL-STD-810. Designed to be Daring: With a high-contrast display & purpose-built design, this device is meant to wow you.
Deep Feature Set:
Dive Mode: Get multiple dive modes for single & multiple gas dives (nitrox & trimix), gauge, apnea, apnea hunt & closed-circuit rebreather. Surface Multi-GNSS: Track entry & exit points (4) w/satellite connectivity. Dive Log: Store/review data for up to 200 dives & share via the Garmin Dive app (1). Customizable Dive Modes: Add additional screens for each dive mode that features fields you want to see. Compatible w/inReach: Satellite communicators (4) & the inReach dive case (ea. sold separately). Dive Compass: Easily navigate below the waterline w/the built-in 3-axis compass. Tide Data: Stay up to date on ocean conditions. Just pair the watch w/your compatible smartphone. Surfline: See conditions such as tide, wave height, wind & surf rating for each of the 5-nearest surf spots, when paired w/the Garmin Connect app on your compatible smartphone.
Push Performance to A Whole New Level:
Sports Apps: Use preloaded activity profiles for trail running, swimming, running, biking, hiking, rowing, skiing, golfing & more. Fitness Age: This feature uses chronological age, your weekly vigorous activity & resting heart rate to estimate if your body is younger or older than you are. And you can get tips to lower your fitness age. Recovery Time: After each workout, recovery time lets you know when you'll be ready for another hard work out. It even accounts for training intensity & factors such as stress, daily activity & sleep. Training Status: This metric evaluates your recent exercise history & performance indicators to let you know if you're training productively, peaking or overreaching. Daily Suggested Workouts: For training guidance that takes you & your fitness level into account, get daily run suggestions based on your current training load & status. All-Day Respiration: Track how you're breathing throughout the day, during sleep, & during breathwork.
Tune-In to Your Body & Mind:
Sleep Score & Advanced Sleep Monitoring: Get a full breakdown of your light, deep & REM sleep stages. View it all on a dedicated widget that includes your sleep score & insights. Intensity Minutes: With improvements based on guidance from the CDC & WHO, now you can understand when you've earned daily intensity minutes & during what activity. Body Battery Energy Monitoring: Track your body's energy levels so you can find the best times for activity & rest. Hydration Tracking: Log daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated. When auto goal is enabled, you'll even see estimated sweat loss after an activity, & your goal will adjust accordingly. Women's Health Tracking: Use the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Log symptoms, get exercise & nutrition education, & more. Wrist-Based Heart Rate: The watch constantly samples your heart rate (5) & will alert you if it stays too high or too low while you're at rest. It also helps gauge how hard you work during activities even while swimming.
Designed for Both Your Worlds:
Superior Build Quality: Enjoy a rugged, watch-style dive computer w/a sapphire lens, silicone bands & an easy-to-read monochrome display. Smart Notifications: Receive emails, texts & alerts right on your wrist when paired w/a compatible device. Battery Life: Stay in the water longer w/up to 25 hours in dive mode, up to 124 days in smartwatch mode when solar charging (2) and up to 39 hours in GPS mode when solar charging (3). Safety & Tracking Features: When your watch & phone are paired, your live location can be sent to your contacts manually or during select outdoor activities automatically w/built-in incident detection (5). Garmin Pay Contactless Payments: Breeze through checkout lines w/Garmin Pay contactless payments (6) through participating providers. Connect IQ Store: Download custom watch faces, add data fields, & get apps & widgets from the Connect IQ Store.
The Garmin Descent G1 Solar has a power sapphire crystal w/a durable fiber-reinforced polymer bezel & case. The G1 is quick-fit watch band compatible (22mm) & comes standard w/a silicone wrist band. The instrument measures (L x W x D) 1.79 x 1.79 x 0.6" (45.5 x 45.5 x 15.2mm) & weighs 2.33 oz (66g). The included wrist band range is 5" to 8.82" (128 to 373mm) and with the optional extra-long silicone band it has a range of 5" to 14.7" (128 to 373mm). The G1 Solar has a custom 2-window designed monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) display that measures 0.9 x 0.9" (23 x 23mm) with a resolution of 176 x 176 pixels. Battery life is up to 25-hours in dive mode, up to 21-days/4-months w/solar in smartwatch mode, up to 48-days/unlimited w/solar in battery saver watch mode, up to 26-hours/39-hours w/solar in GPS mode, up to 56-hours/205-hours w/solar w/maximum battery GPS mode & up to 27-days/unlimited w/solar w/expedition GPS activity mode. The G1 Solar has a memory/history of 32MB.
The Garmin Descent G1 Solar clock functions are time/date, GPS time sync, automatic daylight savings time, alarm clock, timer, stopwatch, & sunrise/sunset times. In health monitoring mode it has wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second), daily resting heart rate, abnormal heart rate alert (high & low), respiration rate (24x7), pulse OX blood oxygen saturation (spot-checked, during sleep, all day), fitness age, body battery energy monitoring, all-day stress, relaxation breathing timer, sleep, sleep score & insight, hydration & women's health (in Garmin Connect), & health snapshot modes.
The G1 Solar sensors are GPS, GLONASS, GALILLEO, Garmin elevate wrist heart rate monitor, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, depth sensor & pulse OX blood saturation monitor. Daily smart features are connectivity Bluetooth, ANT+, Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets & apps), smart notifications, text response/reject phone call w/text (android only), calendar, weather, battery saver (customizable low power watch), controls smartwatch music, find my phone &d watch, Virb remote, smartphone compatibility (iPhone, Android), pair w/Garmin Golf App, & Garmin Connect Mobile and Garmin Pay. Safety & Tracking Features are Live-Track, incident detection during select activities & assistance modes. Technical feature is dual grid coordinates.
Diving Functions are maximum depth 330' (100m), single gas, multi-gas, gauge, apnea, & apnea hunt modes. Decompression model is Buhlmann ZHL-16c w/gradient factor, Nitrox & Trimix support, closed circuit rebreather (CCR), gas mixes (Air, Nitrox, Trimix, up to 100% O2; 1 bottom gas & up to 11 deco and/or backup gases), PO2 up to 2.0 w/customized dec PO2 setting, auto start/stop dive, custom end-dive timeout (20s to 10m/33'), safety stops (off/3min/5min), & deep stop. Custom conservatism (using custom gradient factor), dive ascent/descent rate indicator, automatic altitude adjustment, no fly time, dive planner (basic NDL + multi-gas deco planner), tides, backlight (time & intensity; auto-on at depth), automatically saves dive entry & exit locations, custom dive data screens, sync dive log to Garmin Dive Mobil App, alerts & alarms (audible & vibration), 3-axis dive compass, missed deco lockout, residual tissue loading reset & surface diver status widget. The Garmin G1 Solar also has Boating, activity tracking, Gym & Fitness Equipment, Training, Planning & Analysis, Running, Golfing, Outdoor Recreation, Cycling, Swimming, Kids Activity Tracking features & modes & is Connective w/Smart Trainer Control. For complete information on all modes see features below. Included w/the Garmin Descent G1 Solar are a charging/data cable, extra-long adjustment strap & documentation.
(1) Requires app loaded on your compatible smartphone paired to Descent G1; see Garmin.com/ble. (2) Solar charging, assuming all-day wear w/3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions. (3) Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions. (4) Active satellite subscription required. Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit the use of satellite communication devices. It is your responsibility to know & follow all applicable laws in the jurisdictions where the satellite communication device is intended to be used. Satellite communication does not work underwater. (5) This is not a medical device & is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries. (6) Activity tracking accuracy. (7) When paired w/a compatible smartphone. For safety & tracking feature requirements & limitations, see Garmin.com/safety. (8) View current supported country, payment network & issuing bank information.
Garmin Descent G1 Solar Features
Up to 25-Hours In Dive Mode
124-Days In-Smartwatch Mode when Solar Charging (2)
39-Hours In-GPS Mode when Solar Charging (3)
Rugged Dive Computer
Water-Rated to 330' (100m)
Power Sapphire Lens
Rated to MIL-STD-810
High-Contrast Display
Purpose-Built Design
Device, Meant to Wow You
Track Entry & Exit Points (4)
Advanced Satellite Connectivity
Store & Review Data
Up to 200 Dives
Share via Garmin Dive App (1)
Add Additional Screens for Each Dive Mode
Features Fields You Want to See.
Compatible w/inReach:
Pair w/inReach Satellite Communicators (4) & inReach Dive Case (each sold separately)
Stay Up to Date On-Ocean Conditions
Catch the Perfect Wave
Pair w/Compatible Smartphone
See Conditions Such-As:
Tide, Wave Height
Wind & Surf Rating
For 5-Nearest Surf Spots
When Paired w/Garmin Connect App
On Your Compatible Smartphone
Preloaded Activity Profiles
Trail Running, Swimming
Running, Biking, Hiking
Rowing, Skiing, Golfing & More
Uses Chronological Age
Your Weekly Vigorous Activity
Resting Heart Rate
Estimate if Your Body is Younger or Older than You Are
Get Tips to Lower Your Fitness Age
After Each Workout
Recovery Time Lets Know when You're Ready for Another Hard Work Out
Accounts for Training Intensity
Factors of Stress, Daily Activity & Sleep
Metric Evaluates Recent Exercise History & Performance Indicators
Let You Know if Training Productively, Peaking or Overreaching
For Training Guidance for Your Fitness Level
Get Daily Run Suggestions Based-On Current Training Load & Status
Get Full Breakdown of Light, Deep & REM Sleep Stages
View-On Dedicated Widget
Includes Sleep Score & Insights
Improvements Based-On Guidance from CDC & WHO
Understand when You've Earned Daily Intensity Minutes
During Activity
Track Body's Energy Levels
Find Best Times for Activity & Rest
Log Daily Fluid Intake
Reminder to Stay Hydrated
When Auto Goal Enabled, You'll See Estimated Sweat Loss after Activity
Your Goal Will Adjust Accordingly
Use Garmin Connect App
Track Menstrual Cycle or Pregnancy
Log Symptoms
Get Exercise & Nutrition Education, & More
Watch Constantly Samples Heart Rate (5)
Alert You if It-Stays-Too-High or Too Low at Rest
Gauges How Hard You Work During Activities
Even While Swimming
Respiration Rate (24x7)
Pulse OX Blood Oxygen Saturation (spot-checked, during sleep, all day)
Fitness Age
Body Battery Energy Monitoring
All-Day Stress, Relaxation Breathing Timer Sleep
Sleep Score
Insight, Hydration & Women's Health (in Garmin Connect)
Health Snapshot Modes
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