The Swiss smartwatch maker Garmin has just launched a new smartwatch with a focus on divers. The smartwatch is called the Germain Decent G1 and comes with a lot of interesting as well as some essential features for the benefit of marine divers.

The Germain Decent G1 comes in two variants: a solar-powered model and a non-solar. The smartwatch offers a variety of diving modes including Gauge, Gas dives (single and multiple), Closed-circuit rebreather, Apnea, and Apnea hunt. Apnea Hunt mode allows you to free dive with apnea-specific dive data at a higher screen refresh rate. It also disables start and stop tones as to not scare the fish away while free diving for spearfishing.

To aid you alongside any of these modes the Descent G1 can show temperature, depth, dive time, time to surface (TTS) and no-decompression limit (NDL) alerts. It can also track the gas mix, decompression, ascent, and descent rates, as well as safety stop information. The device also brings along a GPS.

The watch has a 10 ATM rating, meaning users can take it up to 100 meters deep. The Garmin Descent G1 series features a 0.9-inch x 0.9-inch display, with a sapphire crystal screen. The display features a monochrome panel that is easily visible in the sun and also offers a transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) panel. Other than diving, the smartwatch can also track different sports activities such as swimming, hiking, running, cycling, golf, yoga, surfing, and more. The watch can also monitor your sleep activity and give you a sleep score.

The Garmin Descent G1 offers the usual smartwatch features like alerts for app notifications, calls, texts, calendar reminders, and more and is compatible with both Android and iOS smartphones. The device offers up to 25 hours of battery life on a single charge while on dive mode and up to 7 days in smartwatch mode. The solar-powered model can last up to 4 months in smartwatch mode without needing to charge again.

As for pricing, the non-solar powered model comes with a price tag of $549.99, and the solar-powered Garmin Descent G1 is priced at $649.99.

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There are tons of smartwatches in the market at the moment. While some have  a LCD/AMOLED display, others look no different from your average analog watch. LunaR falls under the second category.

LunaR has some unique features that makes it stand out from other watches. First, inspiration for the name comes from the moon but the watch recharges via solar. The face (dial) is actually a transparent solar panel that recharges the built-in 110mAh battery. Apart from charging via light rays from the sun, LunaR will also recharge via indoor lighting or the bundled charger.

With respect to functions, the LunaR is no slouch either. While it can’t show you stats of your physical activities on its display (only via the app), it can display two different time zones – one with the aid of LEDs and the other using the analog hands. It also has sunrise and sunset tracking and is waterproof too (5 ATM).

Activity tracking such as running and steps taken can be viewed on the app as well as sleep tracking details. Using LEDs and vibrations, LunaR will inform you if you have reached your daily goal. The multi-color LED light can also be customized for individual app notifications.

The LunaR app which is available for both iOS and Android can also be used to monitor charging time, set alarms, and modify time zones. There is Bluetooth 4.0 LE for connectivity and its compatible with iOS 10+ and Android 4.3+ devices.

LunaR has a steel design that is simple yet classy. By default, it comes with a nylon strap but you can pick up a leather strap for $17.50 or a colorful knit strap for $13.50. The LunaR watch has a diameter of 41mm and a thickness of 13.3mm. The glass is either Sapphire coated or Sapphire crystal (latter version will ship in 2018).

The watch has already surpassed its $50,000 goal three times over. It is expected to ship to the first 3,000 backers by December.

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Do you like the LunaR smartwatch? If you do, head to Kickstarter and back it up. Your pledge can start from $138 and go up to $9,900 depending on how many units you want to buy. $138 will get you the watch which will retail for $239 when it launches and $9900 will get you 100 units just in case you want to give this out as Christmas gifts to your employees (Shine, this is not a bad idea).

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