Garmin has announced the MARQ Carbon collection, with three luxury watches each crafted from 130 layers of ‘fused carbon fibre’. The MARQ Carbon collection – comprised of the MARQ Athlete, MARQ Golfer and MARQ Commander watches – features a AMOLED touchscreen display and domed sapphire lens.
With unique features for each timepiece and up to 16 days of battery life, the new watch range has a premium positioning. Available now, the MARQ Carbon collection has suggested retail pricing starting at £2,599.99.
“For years, the MARQ name has been synonymous with elevated designs and sophisticated style, and we’re thrilled to continue the legacy with the MARQ Carbon collection,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin Vice President of Global Consumer Sales.
“Not only does this collection offer a premium design thanks to the luxurious carbon fibre case, but it integrates an authentic feature set, smartwatch functionality and more into a truly one-of-a-kind tool watch to help people pursue their passions.”
Each timepiece features a 46mm watch case and bezel inlay machined from 130 layers of fused carbon fibre. To create the watch body, each layer of carbon is rotated to a unique angle to increase the strength of the initial block.
The block then undergoes a combination of heat and pressure to align with the shape of the watch housing. Several hours of machining with precision diamond cutting tools results in a surface with a spiral design pattern that is both rugged and lightweight.
Blending luxury with performance, premium bracelets and straps – made from perforated FKM leather, jacquard-weave nylon or silicone — are used throughout the MARQ Carbon collection.
MARQ Athlete – Carbon Edition
The MARQ Athlete – Carbon Edition watch features a full range of training, performance and recovery metrics. In addition to daily activity tracking, users can follow their passions with preloaded sports profiles for trail running, swimming, hiking, rowing, indoor climbing and more.
There are also animated workouts for cardio, strength, yoga and Pilates. Advanced metrics such as endurance score and hill score help athletes measure their overall endurance and capability for running uphill.
Meahwhile, a training readiness score looks at sleep quality, recovery, training load and more to help determine whether it’s a good day to go hard or take it easy.
Runners can prepare for their next big race with premium training features such as PacePro, Garmin Coach, daily suggested workouts, real-time stamina and the race widget.
The following features are available on each edition in the MARQ Carbon collection:
- Navigation: Multi-band GPS with SatIQ technology, preloaded TopoActive Europe and ski resort maps, point-to-point navigation, UltraTrac mode, Tracback, ClimbPro Ascent Planner and Outdoor Maps+ (optional subscription required)
- Health and fitness: Morning report, sleep score and advanced sleep monitoring, all-day stress tracking, Pulse Ox, jet lag adviser and Body Battery energy monitoring
- Connected: Smart notifications, Garmin Pay contactless payments, incident detection and assistance, LiveTrack, on-board music storage, on-device Connect IQ store
