Has anyone had an issues with scratches on the bezel of he MARQ Athlete? I had a Fenix 5 for 2 years with never an issue. I have had this for just a few weeks and only used on a handful of sporting events and already there is a huge scratch. Surprising as the Fenix never had this issue (yes I know it didn't have the coating).
Has anyone else had this issue?
I agree with you 100%. People need to understand that DLC is rubbish but good for objects that sit on a shelf and do nothing.
If stainless steel scratches it looks stainless steel within the scratch.
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Nice VO2!
Garmin will not admit they made a mistake coating it with black paint (they can call it DLC or whatever, its crap and scratches when a fly lands on it and licks it) its meant to be a sports watch, sports…
Since folk are quick to quote DC Rainmaker on here, thought you might be interested in this from his review-
"On the ceramic bezel, Garmin made note to me numerous times on multiple occasions on multiple continents that they went to extreme measures to try and find an ultra-scratch resistant material compared to any watch they’ve ever made. Many months later I haven’t managed to scratch mine yet, but I also haven’t dragged it along the concrete walls either. I’m clumsy, so at least so far so good."
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Thank you once again for your reply! Good to know that my fears obviously won't come true... And yes: This might be the explanation for the "cheap feeling" in Roth. Maybe this were dummies or protos!
No obvious scratches to me.
The vast majority of the photos in this review were all taken in the few hours prior to publishing. Basically everything except the Series Overview section, Unboxing and some of the 'Day to Day Basics' photos (some are older, some were Friday).
As for the units at Roth, I frankly wouldn't be surprised if they were super old demo units (like, from January). Perhaps even earlier prototypes.
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Hi guys, so I got the driver model and I got scratches also. Below "GARMIN" at 6 o clock, on the bezel's edge. So provided that its DLC, can I fix it or I have to live with them? Thanks
I have the same problem with my Marq Athlete, previous Fenix 5x owner - with no problems on that Watch, but now my Marq Athlete has a scratch just below the "36" marker - crap! Now I'm nervous as h*ll to get it scratched Again on the bezel !!!
Garmin --> How can you help with this issue?!
Seriously, I was stunned when I read this link, as I see many others have this issue, something I did not come to expect from a $1500 Watch. I bought mine as a Watch store in Denmark, but not shure for returning it, as it has been +3 months, and how Garmin has responede to other RMA cases, as I have read below - yikes!
I actually don't know how I even got the scratch to begin with, as I am usually very careful with my watches, but this is now my daily driver, and something tells me, I maybe should have waited for the Fenix 6x, as this may not be an issue on that Watch.
Just doesn't make sense, as the Marq series should be better built --- Garmin --> Didn't you test for this?!?!
I loved my previous Fenix 5x ... Garmin, please make me love my Marq Athlete Watch also!!!
What to do?!
Hello Ray. Thank you for this long awaited review! You wore the watch several weeks. Did you notice scratches on the Titan surface? I took a look at the Marqs at the Roth Challenge Fair and found the Material a little bit „soft“. Had doubts if it tends to look ugly very fast. What are your experiences?