Garmin MARQ Adventurer (Gen 2)

Garmin MARQ Adventurer (Gen 2) – Explore New Frontiers

Explore uncharted territories and push your limits with the Garmin MARQ Adventurer (Gen 2). This modern tool watch is built from ultra‑durable Grade‑5 titanium and features a stunning AMOLED touchscreen display. Designed for adventurers and outdoor athletes, it offers advanced navigation and comprehensive fitness tracking, making it the ultimate companion for your next expedition.

Key Features & Benefits

• Premium Build: Ultra‑hard Grade‑5 titanium construction with an etched, two‑tone compass bezel and a durable leather and FKM rubber hybrid strap.
• Advanced Display: A vibrant AMOLED touchscreen with a domed sapphire lens provides crystal‑clear visibility and 360‑degree compass markings.
• Navigation &amp Mapping: Preloaded TopoActive maps with NextFork™ guide you through rugged terrain, while ClimbPro and ABC sensors deliver real‑time ascent data and environmental insights.
• Altitude &amp Health Monitoring: A built‑in Pulse Ox1 sensor keeps track of your blood oxygen levels at high altitudes.
• Outstanding Battery Life: Up to 16 days in smartwatch mode (6 days always‑on) and up to 42 hours in GPS mode to power your long expeditions.
• Smart Connectivity: Enjoy features like Garmin Pay™, music storage, wrist‑based heart rate, and daily activity tracking—all in a sleek, adventure‑ready design.
• Comprehensive Training Tools: Integrated jet lag adviser, visual training metrics, and advanced performance tracking to optimize your workouts and recovery.

Detailed Overview

The Garmin MARQ Adventurer (Gen 2) is engineered for those who break new ground. Its robust 46‑mm case and premium hybrid strap deliver both durability and style for even the most challenging expeditions. With preloaded TopoActive maps enhanced by the NextFork™ guide and real‑time ClimbPro data, you can navigate complex terrain and monitor your ascent with precision.

Designed with the modern adventurer in mind, this watch also features built‑in ABC navigation sensors and an etched 2‑tone compass bezel to help you stay on course. The Pulse Ox1 sensor provides essential insights into your blood oxygen levels at high altitudes, ensuring that you can safely push your limits. In addition, the MARQ Adventurer integrates advanced smartwatch functionalities such as Garmin Pay™, wrist‑based heart rate monitoring, smart notifications, and comprehensive activity tracking to support both your athletic performance and everyday fitness routine.

• Case & Build:
  • 46‑mm case constructed from ultra‑hard Grade‑5 titanium with a 360‑degree etched, 2‑tone compass bezel.
  • Hybrid strap: Leather and FKM rubber strap that is sweat‑ and stain‑resistant. (Leather strap fits wrists with a circumference of 135–205 mm; silicone rubber strap fits wrists with a circumference of 135–213 mm.)
  • Weight: 92 g; 84 g with the silicone rubber option (case only: 59 g).
• Display:
  • 1.2” (30.4 mm) AMOLED touchscreen with domed sapphire lens.
  • Resolution: 390 x 390 pixels, with an always‑on option and large font choice for easy readability.
• Battery Performance:
  • Smartwatch Mode: Up to 16 days (6 days always‑on).
  • Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 21 days.
  • GPS Mode: Up to 42 hours (30 hours always‑on).
  • All Satellite Systems: Up to 32 hours (24 hours always‑on); with Multi‑band: Up to 20 hours (15 hours always‑on).
  • All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 10 hours (9 hours always‑on); Max Battery GPS: Up to 75 hours; Expedition GPS: Up to 14 days.
• Charging &amp Memory:
  • Charging Method: Garmin proprietary magnetic charger.
  • Memory/History: 32 GB.
• Clock Features:
  • Time/date display, GPS Time Sync, automatic daylight saving time, alarm clock, timer, stopwatch, sunrise/sunset times.
• Health &amp Wellness Monitoring:
  • Wrist‑based heart rate (continuous), daily resting heart rate, abnormal heart rate alerts, and 24x7 respiration rate.
  • Fitness age (via app), Body Battery™ energy monitor, all‑day stress tracking, relaxation reminders, and breathing timer.
  • Advanced sleep monitoring with sleep coach and nap detection.
  • Hydration and women's health tracking (via Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget), health snapshot, and jet lag adviser.
• Sensors:
  • GPS, GLONASS, Galileo; SatIQ™ Technology; Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor.
  • Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor (with acclimation), barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, and ambient light sensor.
• Daily Smart Features:
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi‑Fi®.
  • Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets, apps) and on‑device Connect IQ™ Store.
  • Smart notifications, text responses (Android only), image viewing from notifications (Android only), connected GPS, morning report, and calendar.
  • Weather forecasts, realtime sync with Garmin Connect™, customizable battery saver mode, smartphone music controls, Find My Phone/Watch, and Garmin Messenger compatibility.
  • VIRB® Remote, smart trainer control, pairing with Garmin Connect™ Mobile, smartphone compatibility (iPhone®/Android™), stocks, red shift mode, and Garmin Share.
• Activity Profiles:
  • Gym: Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Jump Roping.
  • Multisport: Swimming/Running, Triathlon.
  • Wellness: Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking.
  • Indoor Running: Treadmill, Indoor Track, Virtual Running.
  • Outdoor Running: Running, Outdoor Track, Trail, Ultra, Obstacle Racing.
  • Outdoor Recreation: Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery.
  • Cycling: Road, Mountain, Gravel, Bike Commuting, Touring, eBiking, eMountain, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX.
  • Swim: Pool and Open Water Swimming.
  • On the Water: Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Fishing, Boating, Sailing, Sail Racing, Water Skiing, Wakeboarding, Wakesurfing, Tubing, Snorkeling, Sailing Expedition, Whitewater.
  • Motor Sports: Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling.
  • Racket Sports: Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball.
  • Snow & Winter: Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic, XC Skate, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing.
  • Team Sports: Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball.
  • In the Ring: Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts.
  • Other: Jumpmaster, Tactical, Inline Skating.
• Safety and Tracking Features:
  • Incident detection during select activities and alerts on phone for wearables.
  • Assistance, LiveTrack, Group LiveTrack, and Live Event Sharing.
• Tactical Features:
  • Dual grid coordinates and XERO™ Locations.
• Gaming Features:
  • Gaming Activity and GameOn™ app compatibility.
• Boating Features:
  • Wearable trolling motor remote.
• Activity Tracking Features:
  • Step counter, move alerts, auto goal, calories burned, floors climbed, distance traveled, and intensity minutes.
  • TrueUp™, Move IQ™, and Garmin Connect™ Challenges app (optional Connect IQ app).
• Gym & Fitness Equipment:
  • Cardio, strength, HIIT, yoga, and Pilates workouts; on‑screen workout animations and muscle maps; automatic rep counting.
• Training, Planning and Analysis:
  • Customizable data pages, downloadable training plans, course guidance, HR zones, HR alerts, HR calories, % HR max, % HRR, recovery time, and auto max HR.
  • Race glance/widget, HRV status, HRV stress test (with compatible accessory), HR broadcast, and respiration rate (with accessory).
  • GPS speed and distance, customizable activity profiles, Auto Pause®, interval training, improved interval detection, advanced workouts, and customizable in‑activity Power Modes.
  • HRM running pace and distance, Auto Lap®, manual lap, rest timer, configurable lap alerts, heat and altitude acclimation, VO2 Max (Run and Trail Run), realtime stamina, endurance score, load ratio, training load and focus, training effect (anaerobic), primary benefit labels, improved recovery time, custom alerts, audio prompts, multisport auto transition, finish time, virtual partner, race an activity, auto/manual multisport activities, Garmin Live Segments, Strava Live Segments, round‑trip course creator, Trendline™ Popularity Routing, touch/button lock, hot keys, auto scroll, activity history, Physio TrueUp, and unified training status.
• Running Features:
  • GPS‑based distance, time, and pace; running dynamics; vertical oscillation and ratio.
  • Ground contact time and balance (with accessory), stride length (real time), and cadence (real‑time steps per minute).
  • Running power, grade‑adjusted pace, performance condition, lactate threshold (with accessory), and PacePro™ Pacing Strategies.
  • Run workouts, hill score, trail run auto climb, race predictor, course‑ and weather‑specific race predictor, foot pod capability, and run/walk/stand detection.
• Golfing Features:
  • Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide; yardage to front/middle/back of green; yardage to layups/doglegs.
  • Automatic shot distance measurement, digital scorecard, custom targets, and stat tracking (strokes, putts, greens, fairways).
  • Garmin AutoShot™, full vector map, auto CourseView updates, Green View with manual pin position, hazards and course targets, and PinPointer.
  • PlaysLike distance, touch‑targeting, handicap scoring, swing tempo, tempo training, TruSwing™ compatibility, round timer/odometer, CT10 automatic club tracking (requires accessory), wind speed/direction (via Garmin Golf app), virtual caddie, pairing with Garmin Golf app, tournament legal, and Green Contours (with membership).
• Outdoor Recreation:
  • Point‑to‑point navigation, real‑time breadcrumb trail, back to start, TracBack®, UltraTrac mode, Around Me mode, reference point, Up Ahead, and NextFork™ navigation.
  • Elevation profile, distance to destination, barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert, orienteering, ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner, vertical speed, total ascent/descent, and Rest Timer (Ultra Run only).
  • Future elevation plot, preloaded road and trail maps, preloaded ski resort maps, downloadable cartography support, GPS coordinates, Sight 'N Go, area calculation (via Connect IQ™), fish forecast, projected waypoint, sun and moon information, expedition GPS activity, tides (via Connect IQ™), and tide glance.
• Cycling Features:
  • Courses, bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor), and race an activity.
  • Alerts (for time, distance, heart rate, or calories), FTP (with accessory), Cycle Map (routable), MTB Grit & Flow, and advanced cycling dynamics.
  • Compatibility with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters), Varia Vision™ (head‑mounted display), Varia™ radar, Varia™ lights, speed and cadence sensor support, and power meter compatibility.
• Swimming Features:
  • Open‑water swim metrics: distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, SWOLF, calories.
  • Pool swim metrics: lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, SWOLF, calories.
  • Stroke type detection (pool only), drill logging (pool only), basic rest timer (pool only), "repeat on" rest timer (pool only), and auto rest (pool only).
  • Time and distance alerts, pacing alerts (pool only), countdown start (pool only), pool swim workouts, critical swim speed, underwater wrist‑based heart rate, and heart rate from external HRM (with HRM‑Tri, HRM‑Swim, HRM‑Pro, or HRM‑Pro Plus).
• Kid Activity Tracking Features:
  • Toe‑to‑Toe™ Challenges app (optional Connect IQ app).

How to Use / User Scenarios

• Trail and Altitude Expeditions: Navigate rugged terrain with preloaded TopoActive maps, NextFork™ guidance, and ClimbPro. Monitor your ascent and acclimation using real‑time elevation data and the Pulse Ox sensor as you conquer higher altitudes.
• Intense Training Sessions: Utilize advanced sports apps, animated workouts, and performance metrics (VO2 max, real‑time stamina, running power) to optimize your training and recovery.
• Everyday Fitness & Recovery: Keep track of your heart rate, sleep quality, and stress levels using comprehensive health monitoring, including Body Battery™, jet lag adviser, and morning reports.
• Multi-Sport Versatility: Whether running trails, hiking, cycling, or swimming, the MARQ Athlete adapts with a wide range of activity profiles and smart features to support your diverse fitness routine.

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