November 14, 2023

One man’s trash is one other man’s treasure — or, on this case, one individual’s ocean-bound plastics is one other individual’s Garmin Descent™ G1 Photo voltaic – Ocean Version.

The thought behind this rugged watch-style dive laptop was born when a handful of Garmin associates put their heads collectively to determine methods to higher their setting. They already spent their free trip on the water and went out of their method to make it as clear an setting as attainable, usually eradicating plastic. However why not take it a step additional?

A recurring query surfaced throughout discussions: What can we do and the way can we start to place a few of this plastic to good use?

In the end, the group found that ocean-bound plastics might efficiently be recycled and transformed into the form of the watch housing, bezel and buttons — leading to a rugged, eco-friendly dive laptop designed to assist customers dive confidently and responsibly with out sacrificing sturdiness. The Descent G1 Photo voltaic – Ocean Version is as much as 100-meter dive-rated, which maintains our rigorous engineering requirements.

Discovered alongside the shore, these ocean-bound plastics are primarily comprised of nylon fiber fish nets. They’re robust to interrupt down and are a powerful materials excellent for a rugged watch housing. And whereas ocean-bound plastics could be dangerous to the setting, it seems their sturdiness is ideal for combining with different supplies for a rugged watch housing.

After the ocean-bound plastics are collected, they’re transported to a recycling facility, sorted by shade, cleaned and dried. They’ll then be transformed right into a pelletized resin and included with glass fiber earlier than finally being molded to create the watch housing, bezel and buttons.  

Photo voltaic Charging

The housing of the Descent G1 Photo voltaic – Ocean Version isn’t the one eco-friendly element of the sustainable watch.

Because the identify suggests, the Descent G1 Photo voltaic – Ocean Version encompasses a photo voltaic charging lens that lets divers discover longer with as much as 25 hours of battery life in dive mode and as much as 124 days in smartwatch mode with photo voltaic charging¹.

Plus, it acts as each a dive watch and a dive laptop multi functional, requiring much less tools for divers to make use of whereas in motion. Multisport and smartwatch options additionally assist customers reside an lively life-style out of the water.

Able to make the leap? Assist us fight ocean-bound plastics and luxuriate in an elevated diving expertise with the Garmin Descent G1 Photo voltaic – Ocean Version.

¹ Assumes all-day put on with 3 hours per day outdoors in 50,000 lux circumstances