![]() Basically, the Descent G1 is an Instinct 2 Solar, but with all the dive stuff of Garmin’s higher-end Descent MK2 series ($1,299). I’ve got a number of dives in on it, and a boatload of non-dive stuff as well. Of course, all of this would make for a super interesting comparison to the Garmin Descent G1 ($649), which has been sitting in my long-term testing queue for many months. So while that was cool (there’s some tidbits in my original Apple Watch Ultra video), what’s more useful is this nifty chart that I was sent, which shows a slate of screenshots from the Oceanic+ app, including things like ascent warnings, etc…Īnd then this all pairs with the Oceanic+ phone app, which has a dive log, including showing the entry/exit GPS points on the map and the full details of the dive (plus pre-dive planning). I got a long-form hands-on demo, but it wasn’t entirely the focus on my time there. However, if you found the right person over in the hands-on area at the post-keynote tables, there was a guy that was demoing the app. Now, in the keynote, they briefly showed some app data pages, but it was slim pickings. ![]() Things like dive planning, water type, ascent warnings, safety stops, mixed gas options, etc… That app isn’t available today, and is slated for sometime this fall. That app (which costs $79/year) has all the dive-related functions you’d find in a normal dive computer. But that’s it.īut, Apple made a big deal in the keynote about their partnership with Huish Outdoors and their upcoming app called the Oceanic+ app. And it essentially aims to show your current, well…depth (and duration/water temp). And then the second is their software app, which is designed for usage to 40m (131ft) of depth. The first is the hardware design, which is certified to 100m in depth. However, before we get there, I explain that basically the Apple Watch Ultra is a certified dive device, and that it has two levels of ‘design’. I go into the entire backstory of this in the last 3 minutes or so of the video (literally titled “Story Time”). I can literally re-create any dive profile I want and have the machine control it, to the second, emulating the dive. For those long-term readings, you’ll remember nearly a decade ago I had a depth testing chamber made, which allows me to simulate various depths – including creating entire second-by-second dive profiles. Especially if you’re into geeky things (that’s why you’re here, right?). So, I figured I’d quickly cover that here, merely as somewhere to link to.įirst though, in case you haven’t watched the video – you should. However, after I published the video I’ve seen some questions on the lack of Apple’s ascent rate warnings and safety stops. Mostly because my list of non-Apple things is growing right now, and there’s lots of other cool stuff to get to. I hadn’t really planned on writing a separate post for the video shown above, where I put the Apple Watch Ultra in my underwater depth testing chamber.
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