Recently, Garmin was named Manufacturer of the Year and received the honor of being the most recognized company in the marine electronics field by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA). or its subsidiaries.Īll other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. Garmin is a registered trademark and HomePort is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. *Requires downloaded companion application(s)ġSee /ataccuracy for more details.įor further press information, please contact Jenny Walford from ADPR on 01460 241641 or Ībout Garmin International Inc. The quatix 3 is expected to be available in Q1 2016 with a suggested retail price of £469.99 (inc VAT). Additionally, the quatix 3 is Connect™ IQ compatible, so users can customise their watch with a variety of watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps. They can also connect their watch to a compatible smartphone for call, text and email notifications right on the watch. Users can track their daily steps, mileage, and sleep, then wirelessly upload all their data to the recently updated Garmin Connect™ mobile app. With daily activity tracking 1 and connected features, quatix 3 doubles as a stylish smartwatch. The quatix 3 also enables mariners to start and stop recording or take stills with a Garmin VIRB ® action camera, and control their FUSION ® stereo system* right from their wrist. With safety in mind, a dedicated MOB hotkey also allows users to drop an MOB waypoint and start navigation back to that point. The quatix 3 boasts up to 20 hours of battery life in GPS mode, 50 hours in UltraTrac TM mode and six weeks in watch mode (depending on settings). With an omni-directional stainless steel EXO™ antenna and high-sensitivity GPS with GLONASS support, it has the ability to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone. Waterproof to 100 metres, the quatix 3 marine smartwatch has a high-strength, scratch-resistant domed sapphire lens with glass-fibre reinforced housing. With its sunlight-readable colour display with an LED backlight, data is easily visible in any light. In addition, it is equipped with an anchor alarm to warn users of drift, as well as an alarm clock and anchor rode calculator that tells the user the proper length of anchor line to put out. The quatix 3 also features a 3-axis electronic compass, barometer, and auto-calibrating altimeter. For sailing, it features tack assist, race countdown timer, distance to start line, and time to burn. For fishing, a competition timer and fish catch log are available to help users keep track of the fish caught and the time remaining before getting back to weigh-in. Users also receive up-to-date tide data* downloaded for the area they’re in from a smartphone, and have access to data for seven days. It acts as a wearable instrument that wirelessly streams NMEA 2000 boat data so users have access to important sensor information, including speed, depth, temperature, wind data and more, wherever they are onboard. The quatix 3 boasts a full navigational and marine toolset. “Built to withstand the harsh marine environment, it’s the perfect GPS smartwatch for mariners who live an active lifestyle on and off the water.” “Garmin has been designing wearables for more than a decade, and we’re excited to merge feature and design qualities from the fenix ® 3, one of our most popular watches, with marine-centric capabilities for quatix 3 – the first general-purpose boating smartwatch,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Complete with smart notifications, the quatix 3 can be fully customised to the user, so it’s simple to transfer from water to land. The quatix 3 comes preloaded with marine-specific feature sets, and boasts support for additional multisport activities including golfing, SUP, rowing, swimming, hiking, skiing, and running. More than just a watch, the quatix 3 is a wearable instrument that streams NMEA ® 2000 data from compatible onboard Garmin marine electronics. Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced quatix 3, the next-generation marine GPS smartwatch equipped with important cruising, fishing and sailing capabilities.
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