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Garmin MARQ Gen 2 Athlete Smart Watch
Ref. 010-02648-41
Sits in Garmin’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Garmin watches we list, which start at £130.
Price range £130 to £2,799 across 86 Garmin watches in stock.The MARQ series began as Garmin's attempt to build a tool watch that could sit alongside mechanical luxury pieces without pretending to be one — something made from materials serious enough to justify the category. The Athlete is the sport-first member of that family, distinguished from its siblings by a DLC-coated bezel engraved with VO2 max and recovery time markings: working data, not decoration. At 46mm in grade-5 titanium, the case carries less weight than its size suggests, which matters during long training blocks. The AMOLED display reads clearly in sunlight in a way that older transflective screens rarely did, and the QuickFit rubber strap swaps without tools — useful when moving between training and something requiring slightly less rubber. Battery life of up to 16 days in smartwatch mode, or 42 hours with GPS running continuously, is substantial enough that charging becomes a scheduled habit rather than an interruption. The preloaded TopoActive maps include NextFork, which shows the name and distance of the next trail junction rather than making you read a moving map mid-run.
- Reference
- 010-02648-41
- Brand
- Garmin
- Case size
- 46mm
- Case thickness
- 15mm
- Lug width
- 22mm
- Case material
- Titanium
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Functions
- Step counter, Heart rate, GPS, Compass, Thermometer, Altimeter
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Rubber strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Learn more about Garmin
Gary Burrell and Min Kao founded Garmin in 1989 — the name is a contraction of their first names — to build GPS receivers for aviation and marine use. Consumer navigation came later, and wearables later still.
Unlike most names in this directory that arrived from outside watchmaking, Garmin is not a licence. It designs and builds its own devices, writes its own software and runs its own satellite-positioning stack, which is why its watches do things Swiss houses do not attempt.
The fenix line established the template in 2012: a rugged multi-sport GPS watch with mapping, altimeter and week-long battery life. Forerunner covers running, Instinct the hard-wearing end, Venu the smartwatch end, and the MARQ line puts the same electronics in titanium and sapphire at Swiss prices.
Battery life is the differentiator. Where most smartwatches are measured in days, Garmin measures in weeks, and in solar-charging models sometimes in months.
These are instruments rather than heirlooms, and they date the way electronics date — but for anyone who actually trains, they are among the few watches on the market that earn their place.
- 1989
- Founded by Gary Burrell and Min Kao.
- 2003
- The Forerunner brings GPS to running watches.
- 2012
- The fenix line defines the multi-sport GPS watch.
- 2019
- MARQ places the electronics in titanium and sapphire.
- 2020
- Solar charging extends battery life to months.
Also in 3 collections
This watch appears in Automatic Watches (1,311), Watches 44mm and Over (770) and Titanium Watches (150).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Garmin's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 46mm is a large watch with real presence
- 15mm thick, so it will not disappear under a cuff
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| Specification | 010-02648-41 | H77912135 | T1624089706100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £1,599 | £990 | £1,455 |
| Case size | 46mm | 46mm | 43mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 100m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Rubber strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | — | — | 80 hours |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 100m it is rated for swimming and snorkelling, though not for diving.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
What size strap does it take?
22mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference new, at £1,599. There is nothing to compare it against today.
Who are Goldsmiths?
Goldsmiths has been selling watches in Britain since 1778 and is part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. They are an authorised dealer, so a watch comes with the manufacturer’s own warranty.
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