Fenix 8 is close to my ideal watch, but I will not get for the following scuba diving limitations (just my personal perspective). Sharing my thoughts just to check if other Garmin users have the same opinions.
- Max operating depth 40m. Just at the limit of recreational diving. Not enough. Recreational deep divers may need a max o.d. of 60m (like Suunto Ocean) as a minimum, or 100m (like Descent G1) in case extraordinary circumferences require diving deeper than 40m (e.g. rescuing a buddy) or decide to progress to technical diving.
- Only vibration alerts/alarms. Not enough. Need the audible alerts as well, like I had on all my dive computers.
I do not get the Descent MK3 because I love outdoors and long trekking in sunny conditions, so I want MIP solar display (I don’t like OLED, although it may be better than MIP backlight during scuba diving).
I do not get the Descent G1 solar because need large display, especially in deep diving.
My ideal watch:
- Enduro 3, with depth sensor and max operating depth 60m or 100m + audible diving alerts/alarms, or
- Fenix 8 (Pro?) Solar 51mm with max operating depth 60m or 100m, audible diving alarms/alerts (speaker/mic not necessary for me), or
- Descent MK3 51mm with MIP Solar display
