Any News from DEMA 2019? MK2?

DEMA 2019 started today, wondering if anyone is at the event and if they have seen any signs of the Descent MK2...

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GF_71 over 4 years ago +5

Hi, I visited the Garmin booth at the InterDive2019 (Friedrichshafen, Germany) in September and they told me the MK2 would be released in March 2020 in two versions. One with AI and one without. The guy…
jasonreiner over 4 years ago +2

I'm on the floor now. No Descent MK2 will be announced here but versions coming soon. Also, new Dive only app in beta.
Saviden over 4 years ago in reply to jasonreiner +1

DEMA was the appropriate event for them to introduce this new model. Either bad planning or they’re having issues with having a properly working watch.

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0 Mark_H20 over 4 years ago in reply to atj777

You and me both, but they will probably look at how successful Suunto was with their own transmitters and decide to develop their own.

0 Stari40K over 4 years ago in reply to GF_71

Hope they add new pulse meter (4 leds in line) like in the Fenix 6 . I'm also waiting for MK2.

0 Former Member over 4 years ago

The Descent Mk2i popped up on Garmin's update servers. Product number 006-B3258-00 which puts it in the MARQ range (3246 - 3251), so probably Sony GPS, new 3rd gen pulse+SpO2 sensor, Garmin Pay, music.

0 5514806 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

How did you check the product number?

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to 5514806

Garmin Express works by sending the product number to the update servers and the servers answer with the latest applicable firmware update, device name and a short description. If you monitor what Garmin Express sends to the server, you can imitate the request but with a different product number and see what happens.

0 mollmann12 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Happen to come across anything regarding a new D2 series, maybe called D2 Echo or something similar while you were going through that process?

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to mollmann12

Not yet. But usually new devices only pop up on those servers after they got their first public firmware update.

0 JuStFloppy over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Nice news. Can't wait to buy it...:-)

0 mollmann12 over 4 years ago

With CES 2020 next Tuesday, anyone have any thoughts/info as to whether or not the MK2 will surface at the event?

0 Odie21 over 4 years ago in reply to mollmann12

Garmin usually announces products at CES. The Mk2 may be on the ticket this year (even though the most LOGICAL place would have been at DEMA) at CES, if not, then maybe in March.

Knowing how they (Garmin) supported (or lack thereof) the Mk1, are you going to rush to drop 1k+ on the Mk2?