Garmin Descent Mk2i vs. Shearwater Teric

[JediCheese]

I love the Garmin Mk2i. Have a few transmitters and put one on my tank and one on my partners tank. I rarely lose my partner's pressure during the dive.

I haven't really put much thought into setting up the various screens but I need to do that. I'm only doing rec diving so air + depth + NDL + direction is enough during the dive.

Dive syncing to the app is seamless (I literally don't do anything) and it calculates out everything for me. I also have the skiing mode on my watch so when winter comes around I keep track of my runs.

My biggest complaint is it's a very expensive watch to daily wear. I'm tempted to buy a cheaper Garmin watch to use as my daily watch because if it's stolen or gets banged against something and breaks my wallet is going to be in a world of hurt.

 

[ChrisMBC]

I love the Garmin Mk2i. Have a few transmitters and put one on my tank and one on my partners tank. I rarely lose my partner's pressure during the dive.

I haven't really put much thought into setting up the various screens but I need to do that. I'm only doing rec diving so air + depth + NDL + direction is enough during the dive.

Dive syncing to the app is seamless (I literally don't do anything) and it calculates out everything for me. I also have the skiing mode on my watch so when winter comes around I keep track of my runs.

My biggest complaint is it's a very expensive watch to daily wear. I'm tempted to buy a cheaper Garmin watch to use as my daily watch because if it's stolen or gets banged against something and breaks my wallet is going to be in a world of hurt.

I will say, I haven't been the most gentle on my Mk2i, but I think you'd find it very difficult to break. It's a titanium shell with a sapphire crystal screen, both materials that are extremely tough. The bezel of my watch shows some wear (where the anodizing has worn off), but the screen is scratch-free, despite all the abuse I've put it through.