Garmin launches Marq luxury smartwatches

Garmin recently announced the launch of the Marq, its new line of luxury smartwatches. The Marq lineup is made up of a total of five watches, with each watch having different features.

The Marq Driver is a smartwatch meant for racing. It features 250 famous racetracks preloaded in the watch, has a track timer, a lap time tracker, and a top speed tracker.

A pilot-specific watch, the Marq Aviator features functions such as emergency navigation, map, weather reports, and flight logging.

Made for sailing, the Marq Captain has autopilot and boat data functions, tack assist, wind speed, direction, temperature, and tide conditions, and a “man overboard” feature where the wearer can navigate towards the person overboard to rescue them swiftly.

The Marq Expedition is a smartwatch designed for hiking. It has topographical maps, a compass, and an “expedition app” where the battery life can be extended up to weeks.

Last but not least is the Marq Athlete, equipped with fitness features such as performance metrics, running and cycling maps, running dynamics, heart rate log, among others.

All five smartwatches are capable of receiving email, texts, and alert notifications, and can access Spotify through Bluetooth.

Marq Driver specs

• 1.2″ diameter display, 240×240 pixels
• 32 GB
• 46 x 14.7mm
• Domed Sapphire Crystal Lens
• Titanium/Silicone, Silicone rubber strap
• GPS
• GLONASS
• Compass
• Bluetooth
• WiFi
• Music storage up to 2000 songs
• Spotify capable
• Smart notifications
• iPhone/Android compatible
• 10 ATM
• 128g

Marq Aviator specs

• 1.2″ diameter display, 240×240 pixels
• 32 GB
• 46 x 14.7mm
• Domed Sapphire Crystal Lens
• Titanium strap
• GPS
• GLONASS
• Compass
• Bluetooth
• WiFi
• Music storage up to 2000 songs
• Spotify capable
• Smart notifications
• iPhone/Android compatible
• 10 ATM
• 144g

Marq Captain specs

• 1.2″ diameter display, 240×240 pixels
• 32 GB
• 46 x 14.7mm
• Domed Sapphire Crystal Lens
• Nylon (Jacquard weave) strap
• GPS
• GLONASS
• Compass
• Bluetooth
• WiFi
• Music storage up to 2000 songs
• Spotify capable
• Smart notifications
• iPhone/Android compatible
• 10 ATM
• 88g

Marq Expedition specs

• 1.2″ diameter display, 240×240 pixels
• 32 GB
• 46 x 14.7mm
• Domed Sapphire Crystal Lens
• Leather (Italian vacchetta) strap
• GPS
• GLONASS
• Compass
• Bluetooth
• WiFi
• Music storage up to 2000 songs
• Spotify capable
• Smart notifications
• iPhone/Android compatible
• 10 ATM
• 87g

Marq Athlete specs

• 1.2″ diameter display, 240×240 pixels
• 32 GB
• 46 x 14.7mm
• Domed Sapphire Crystal Lens
• Silicone rubber strap
• GPS
• GLONASS
• Compass
• Bluetooth
• WiFi
• Music storage up to 2000 songs
• Spotify capable
• Smart notifications
• iPhone/Android compatible
• 10 ATM
• 94g

The smartwatches are priced as follows:

• Marq Driver – USD 2,500PHP 146,714INR 211,875EUR 2,381CNY 18,196 (~PHP 131,887USD 2,247INR 190,524EUR 2,141CNY 16,367)
• Marq Aviator – USD 1,950PHP 114,437INR 165,262EUR 1,857CNY 14,193 (~PHP 102,872USD 1,753INR 148,609EUR 1,670CNY 12,766)
• Marq Captain – USD 1,850PHP 108,568INR 156,787EUR 1,762CNY 13,465 (~PHP 97,596USD 1,663INR 140,987EUR 1,584CNY 12,112)
• Marq Expedition – USD 1,750PHP 102,700INR 148,312EUR 1,667CNY 12,737 (~PHP 92,321USD 1,573INR 133,367EUR 1,498CNY 11,457)
• Marq Athlete – USD 1,500PHP 88,028INR 127,125EUR 1,428CNY 10,917 (~PHP 79,132USD 1,348INR 114,314EUR 1,284CNY 9,820)

Garmin has not yet announced an availability date for the Marq lineup of smartwatches.