This one is a bit of a surprise. TAG Heuer spent the past year making Connected look like a product it was doubling down on, not something it was preparing to shut down.

The original report actually appeared in France back in August. La Letre reported on August 25 that production of TAG Heuer Connected watches had stopped. But it is only now that the news has resurfaced more widely.

Calibre E5 was supposed to be a fresh start

The timing is what makes this particularly strange. TAG Heuer launched the Connected Calibre E5 about 12 months ago, and we wrote at the time that the company had made the unusual decision to ditch Wear OS and move to its own TAG Heuer OS.

This was not a minor update. The E5 came in 40 mm and 45 mm sizes, introduced improved battery life, added sleep tracking, HRV and SpO2 features, and moved TAG Heuer onto software developed in-house rather than relying on Google.

TAG Heuer is still selling the Calibre E5 on its website today. The UK store currently lists multiple versions from £1,350 upwards, while the wider Connected range still has its own dedicated section and product configurator. 

That makes the reported production stop look even more abrupt. TAG Heuer was still expanding the range this year, including a Formula 1 edition launched in February with dedicated F1 features, sleep tracking, sports monitoring and up to three days of battery life in low-power mode.

Sales could continue until the end of 2027

The reported shutdown does not mean Connected watches are disappearing from stores immediately. La Lettre says sales will continue until the end of next year, which suggests TAG Heuer may simply sell through remaining inventory rather than replacing the current generation.

A French follow-up from We Love Watches reported the same timeline and noted that the Calibre E5 remained in TAG Heuer’s catalogue after production had supposedly stopped. That lines up with what we can see now, with plenty of models still available directly from TAG Heuer.

What happens in the months ahead is less clear. There has been no announcement about another generation, and there is also no public commitment yet explaining how long TAG Heuer OS, health features or app support will continue once the hardware disappears from sale.

That will be important to everyone that spent upwards of $1,000 for one of these devices. A luxury mechanical watch can stay useful for decades, while a smartwatch depends on servers, apps, operating-system updates and phone compatibility.

A ten-year smartwatch experiment

TAG Heuer has been in this market for more than a decade. Its first Connected watch arrived in 2015 through a partnership with Google and Intel, and the company kept the line going through several generations while many other luxury brands either stayed away or experimented briefly.

There is one important caveat here. The company has not announced the end of Connected, and its current website gives customers no indication that the line is being wound down.

Still, if the report is correct, the Connected Calibre E5 will turn out to have been a very short-lived reset. TAG Heuer spent quite a few years trying to make the luxury smartwatch work, then finally built its own software platform, only to reportedly stop making the hardware less than a year later.

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That immediately brings back a possibility we raised previously, when we looked at whether Suunto could eventually move into Whoop-style tracking. About a year ago, the company ran a survey where they explored something described as a “heart rate band worn on the upper arm or bicep”. At the time, Suunto was evaluating whether it could double as a wrist-based device for sleep and recovery tracking.

HR264 is the first piece of hardware we have seen that makes that idea look genuinely plausible. A Whoop-style gadget.

What the filings actually tell us

HR264 has actually been showing up in regulatory databases since late September. A Suunto heart-rate monitor first appeared at Singapore’s IMDA on September 30, followed by HR264 itself at South Korea’s RRA on October 2. The Korean entry identified it simply as a heart-rate monitor.

The UAE followed on October 12, where the TDRA approved HR264 under reference ER66304/26. We have also added that filing to our wearable regulatory tracker.

Until the photos surfaced, that was about as far as we could go. “Heart-rate monitor” seems like a fairly standard description.

This does not look like a normal heart-rate monitor

The new regulatory images show a small rectangular Suunto module with rounded corners and no display. From the ruler alongside it, the body looks to be roughly 4 cm by 3 cm, so we are talking about a genuinely compact piece of hardware.

Flip it over and there is what appears to be an optical heart-rate sensor in the centre, together with four metal contacts. Other certification material also shows a dedicated charging attachment, so this is a rechargeable device rather than the type of coin-cell heart-rate strap Suunto already sells. 

Then there are the straps. The photos show separate black and grey fabric sections in different lengths, with adjustable hardware rather than a conventional watch buckle.

Multiple fabric strap lengths would make plenty of sense for something designed around different wearing positions. That is only an interpretation of the photos, but it fits the earlier information surprisingly well.

The Whoop comparison is getting difficult to avoid

None of this proves that HR264 will be a Whoop competitor. There is still a simpler possibility. HR264 could be an optical workout sensor intended for the upper arm, giving runners and cyclists an alternative to wearing a chest strap.

But the hardware leaves the door open to quite a bit more than that. A small rechargeable optical module, comfortable fabric straps and no screen are exactly the ingredients you would use for a wearable designed to stay on for long periods.

The timing is also worth watching. Suunto has just launched the Race 3S alongside Suunto AI Coach, which draws on training, sleep, HRV, recovery and activity data when giving users guidance. Suunto says the service will expand to compatible watches from early 2027.

A lightweight device that keeps feeding that system when someone does not want to wear a sports watch would make obvious sense. That is speculation for now, but it shows why HR264 could potentially be more useful to Suunto than simply launching another exercise heart-rate sensor.

The screenless category has also changed quickly. Whoop now sits alongside products such as Garmin CIRQA, Fitbit Air and other display-free trackers, so Suunto would not be entering some strange niche by going down this road.

In fact, it could fit Suunto particularly well. Someone could wear a proper Suunto watch for training, maps and outdoor use, then switch to something much smaller for sleep, recovery and the rest of the day.

via: Wearable Fans

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We’ve been following the Race 3S⁠ for quite a while now, and most of the leaked details have turned out to be accurate. The October 15 launch date was also spot on. So let’s delve into what is new.

A familiar design with quite a few upgrades

The Race 3S keeps the general appearance of the Race S, with its circular display, digital crown and two additional buttons. It measures 46 x 46 x 11.4mm and weighs 56 grams including the strap. That’s slightly larger and heavier than the titanium Race S, which comes in at 45mm and 53 grams.

Suunto has gone with a titanium bezel and case back, along with sapphire crystal instead of the Gorilla Glass used on its predecessor. There are three colours to choose from, Titanium Orchid, Titanium Feather and Titanium Black. Water resistance remains at 5 ATM.

The display is still a 1.32-inch AMOLED panel with 466 x 466 resolution. However, maximum brightness increases from 600 to 2,000 nits, which should make maps and workout information easier to see in strong sunlight.

Inside, Suunto has switched from the Apollo 4 Plus processor to Apollo 510. The company says this improves responsiveness when moving through menus and loading maps. There’s also an upgraded optical heart rate sensor with six LEDs and four photodiodes, compared with four LEDs and two photodiodes on the Race S.

Storage doubles from 32GB to 64GB. That’s useful for downloadable maps, but it also gives Suunto room to introduce something that has been missing from its more expensive Race watches, offline music playback.

Battery life improves, but not quite as much as leaked

One of the bigger changes is the move to a silicon-carbon battery. This technology allows more energy to fit into a relatively compact space, and Suunto says the Race 3S has 46% more battery capacity than the Race S.

The official figures are slightly different from those in the earlier leaks. Suunto quotes up to 38 hours of dual-band GPS tracking, compared with 30 hours on the Race S. That’s an eight-hour improvement, rather than the 45 hours of dual-band GPS suggested by the leaked marketing material.

Even with the revised figures, the battery improvement is substantial for a watch that has barely changed in size. Whether that translates into noticeably better endurance with always-on display, mapping and navigation enabled remains to be seen.

AI coaching and new race planning tools

Suunto is also making a bigger push into personalised training. The Race 3S introduces a new version of Suunto AI Coach, which uses information about training load, recovery, sleep, HRV and fitness goals to provide recommendations.

Rather than simply presenting training statistics, users can ask the coach questions about their progress and get answers based on their data. It can also help create structured workouts, running plans and routes that can be saved in the Suunto app and transferred to the watch.

This is a different approach from the more basic AI coaching already available in Suunto’s ecosystem. The new service launches first with Race 3S, with support for compatible existing watches planned for early 2027.

There’s a subscription element, though. Buyers who activate their Race 3S before December 31, 2026 receive three months of Suunto AI Coach at no charge. Continued use after the trial requires a paid subscription, although the regular training analysis and existing Suunto app features remain available without one.

Another addition is Suunto Race Planner. It combines a course’s elevation profile, expected weather and the runner’s goal to work out a pacing strategy. During a race, the watch will show whether you’re ahead of or behind the planned pace, making it particularly relevant for trail events with substantial elevation changes.

Race Planner isn’t ready at launch, however. Suunto says it will arrive through a future app and firmware update, with no firm date announced.

The same applies to offline music. The Race 3S will support locally stored MP3 and WAV files played through Bluetooth headphones, removing the need to bring a phone for music. But that capability also requires a post-launch software update.

Other familiar features remain, including free worldwide offline maps, dual-band GNSS, Climb Guidance, ZoneSense, recovery tracking and more than 120 sports modes. Those are already central to the Suunto experience, as we found in our Suunto Race 2 review⁠.

Price and availability

The pricing is set at $599. You can check out availability in your region on Suunto’s website.

For anyone choosing between the Race S and Race 3S, the decision largely comes down to the display, battery life and upgraded materials. The older model still offers dual-band GPS, offline maps and most of Suunto’s core training features, so it hasn’t suddenly become outdated.

The additions that could make the biggest difference are the upgraded heart rate sensor and new training software. Offline music is also a nice addition, particularly after its absence from the Race 2⁠.

What’s missing from today’s launch is Suunto Race 3. That device has also been leaked and we expect a official release in the weeks ahead.

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Intervals Pro used training and recovery data pulled through Intervals.icu, a popular training platform used by endurance athletes. Intervals.icu itself is running normally, but its developer says Garmin’s updated terms will likely prevent Garmin-sourced data from being passed onwards through the platform’s API.

Intervals Pro billing has stopped, and any unused prepaid time is being refunded automatically. Users have until October 19 to log in and download their coaching conversations

What Garmin is changing

The issue is not Garmin sending your workouts to another service. That still works. If you connect Garmin directly to a platform such as Intervals.icu, your activities can continue to arrive there.

The problem comes at the next step. Garmin appears to be restricting whether that platform can then make the same Garmin-sourced data available to another app or service unless Garmin has approved it.

Intervals.icu developer David Tinker says the new conditions appeared in Garmin’s developer portal without advance notice. He expects the platform will have to block Garmin data from its API, although discussions with Garmin are still ongoing and nothing has been finalised yet.

That uncertainty was enough for Intervals Pro to pull the plug. The service relied heavily on data coming through Intervals.icu to analyse training history, sleep, HRV, training load and upcoming workouts, then use that information for AI-based coaching.

This could go beyond one small coaching app

Not every training service has its own direct Garmin integration. Smaller developers often connect to a platform that already collects data from multiple wearable brands, then build their own coaching, analysis or AI tools on top of that.

Garmin’s approach could make that much harder. If a service wants access to Garmin data, it may increasingly need its own approved relationship with Garmin rather than getting that information indirectly through another platform.

There is also a possibility that the restriction will apply to older data. Tinker said on October 12 that he expects complete Garmin activities, FIT files, data streams and wellness information to be covered, including historical data that originally arrived through Garmin’s API. He stressed that this is still being discussed with Garmin rather than a final decision. 

Files uploaded by users themselves may be treated differently. An independent project called Garmin Intervals Bridge is already experimenting with replacing Garmin-imported activities with original FIT files uploaded by the athlete, which could keep that information available to other authorised tools. But this is very much a workaround rather than an official solution. 

For most Garmin owners, nothing changes today. Garmin activities can still sync into Intervals.icu as normal, and the restrictions being discussed concern what happens when that Garmin-sourced data is then passed on to another service.

But the closure of Intervals Pro shows where things may be heading. Garmin appears to want more control over where its data goes after it reaches another platform, and smaller apps built on top of that data are likely to feel the effects first.

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So far the rollout has only reached 20% of users. So plenty of owners will not see the update yet.

Garmin finally names the problem

Garmin’s changelog is unusually direct about the main fix. It says version 23.40 fixes the optical heart-rate sensor not working, which is a much clearer acknowledgment than the troubleshooting advice affected owners had been receiving.

This was not a case of slightly inaccurate readings during a run. On affected watches, the green and red sensor lights went completely dark and wrist heart rate disappeared, including during recorded activities.

That also created a knock-on problem for the health data built around the optical sensor. Owners reported losing overnight HRV, Pulse Ox, sleep information and Body Battery data, turning an expensive multisport watch into a far less useful device until the sensor came back to life.

The earlier fixes were all over the place

We first reported the Fenix 8 heart-rate failure on October 3. Some owners managed to recover the sensor after switching the watch off for more than 90 seconds, while others needed a factory reset or firmware reinstall.

Those methods were never dependable. In some cases the sensor returned only to stop again, while other watches remained without heart rate after every suggested reset and reinstall.

Garmin support even told one owner that the watch might need replacing if reinstalling the software failed. Version 23.40 now confirms that Garmin had a software fix to make, so affected users should install this release before treating the sensor as failed hardware. 

The timing also adds another corrective release to a fairly untidy stretch of Fenix software. Garmin previously had to issue version 22.44 after display complaints, and 23.40 arrives only a few weeks after the much larger 23.39 update.

There are three other changes

Heart rate is the headline fix, but it is not the whole changelog. Garmin says 23.40 also fixes a crash when users enable active heart-rate broadcasting through Garmin Connect Mobile, along with a problem that allowed notifications to make noise while silent mode was enabled.

The final entry simply mentions other minor issues, without explaining what they are. This is still a compact hotfix rather than another feature release, so owners should not expect new training tools or interface changes.

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The new Brain Age feature starts rolling out on October 19 for Muse 2, Muse S and Muse S Athena. It delivers weekly readings, allowing users to track changes over time.

How Muse Brain Age works

The concept is fairly simple. Muse uses four EEG sensors positioned around the forehead and behind the ears to record electrical activity in the brain. An AI model then compares those patterns with age-related changes observed in other users.

The result appears as a difference in years rather than an absolute brain age. You might see that your brain is tracking three years younger than your actual age, for example, or two years older.

There are two parts to the calculation. Alongside regular EEG recordings, Muse uses four short cognitive tests covering processing speed, spatial memory, impulse control and selective attention. The app shows how each component contributes to the overall estimate.

Getting your first result takes some patience. You’ll need at least ten minutes of qualifying daytime EEG sessions on seven separate days, plus all four cognitive tests. Sleep recordings don’t count, despite Muse’s longstanding focus on sleep tracking.

After that, three qualifying EEG days per week are enough to maintain the estimate. Updated Brain Age scores arrive every Monday.

How accurate is it?

So is this a gimmick or is it accurate? That is the obvious question.

The company says it has been working on brain age estimation for some time. We covered its plans to introduce the feature earlier this year, following research involving thousands of at-home EEG recordings.

Muse says its system can estimate a person’s age from brainwave readings with an average error of 3.8 years. So if you’re 50, the estimate could be several years higher or lower. That’s a reasonable result for consumer EEG technology.

Worth mentioning is that there’s a bit of fluctuation in the results. Muse says your estimated brain age can vary by around 1.9 years from one week to the next. That’s why the company recommends looking at how the readings develop over several months, rather than focusing too much on any single week. The feature is also not designed to detect dementia or cognitive decline.

Available on existing headbands

Existing Muse owners won’t need new hardware. The feature supports Muse 2, Muse S and Muse S Athena, all three of which we’ve reviewed over the years. Athena already offers detailed cognitive tracking, so Brain Age fits well alongside its existing measurements.

Everyone gets their first reading free. However, continued weekly monitoring requires Muse Premium.

For Muse, this is another way to put the EEG data collected by its headbands to use. And for existing owners, it’s a new feature they can try without buying another device.

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Just a day after the MARQ Gen 3 was spotted on Garmin’s support pages, the company has officially launched its third-generation luxury smartwatch collection. There are six models, with prices ranging from $2,500 to $3,100.

The new lineup consists of MARQ Athlete, Adventurer, Aviator, Commander, Golfer and Diver. All six get larger AMOLED displays, LTE and satellite connectivity, expanded mapping and Garmin’s latest health and fitness features.

What’s new with MARQ Gen 3

The previous generation arrived in October 2022, so Garmin has taken four years to deliver a full refresh. There have been special editions along the way, including the MARQ Carbon collection, but the underlying hardware was starting to show its age.

The new watches feature 47 mm Grade 5 titanium cases, sapphire crystal lenses and ceramic bezel inlays. Each measures 15 mm thick and comes with a 1.4-inch AMOLED display, up from 1.2 inches on the previous generation.

Storage has increased from 32GB to 128GB, while battery life reaches up to 18 days in smartwatch mode or seven days with the always-on display enabled.

Perhaps the biggest addition is embedded inReach connectivity. All six watches support LTE calling, messaging and location sharing without a phone nearby, along with satellite messaging and emergency SOS through Garmin Response. These services require a subscription.

Garmin has also added a speaker, microphone and LED flashlight. Other additions include the ECG app in supported regions, newer health and recovery metrics, and worldwide TopoActive maps with address search.

These changes bring MARQ much closer to Garmin’s latest high-end sports watches in terms of functionality. Previously, buyers were paying a considerable premium for hardware that lacked some features already available elsewhere in Garmin’s range.

Six models with different specialities

MARQ Athlete is the entry point at $2,500. It has a silicone strap, VO2 max markings on the bezel and Garmin’s full collection of running and training features.

MARQ Adventurer costs $2,700 and comes with an Italian leather strap and compass bezel. It focuses on hiking, navigation and climbing, including preloaded ClimbPro information.

MARQ Golfer is priced at $2,800, with an 18-hole bezel indicator, woven strap and more than 43,000 preloaded golf courses. Virtual Caddie and green contour data are among its specialist features, although some require a Garmin Golf membership.

The other three models each cost $3,100.

MARQ Aviator features aviation weather, flight mapping and UTC markings. MARQ Commander adds tactical features including stealth mode, night vision compatibility and an Applied Ballistics solver.

MARQ Diver is the new addition to the family. It supports scuba diving, apnea and snorkelling to depths of 40 metres, with sealed buttons for underwater use. Garmin has also included boating features such as autopilot control and tack assist.

Each edition has different straps, bezel markings and watch faces, but the underlying hardware is pretty much identical.

Garmin says the collection is available now, although broader retail availability is reportedly scheduled for November 5. You can check the watches out on the company’s website.

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That would make his choice particularly interesting. The Forerunner 955 arrived way back in 2022, so Kipruto appears to have just won one of the world’s biggest marathons with a Garmin that is now several generations old.

The official Chicago Marathon results put Kipruto comfortably ahead of Ethiopia’s Tadese Bikila, who finished second in 2:02:56. Milkesa Mengesha took third in 2:03:46, while defending champion Jacob Kiplimo faded to fourth after running with Kipruto for much of the race.

Kipruto’s 2:01:09 was also a major personal best. He finished runner-up in Chicago last year in 2:03:54, but this time pulled away late in the race and ran the second-fastest marathon ever recorded on US soil.

The watch looks like a Forerunner 955

Identifying a watch from marathon photos is never completely straightforward, particularly when Garmin has several round sports watches with similar five-button designs. We initially considered the Forerunner 965, Forerunner 570 and Fenix 7 series as possibilities.

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The more photos we looked at, though, the more the Forerunner 955 stood out.

The biggest clue is the area surrounding the screen. Kipruto’s watch appears to have the relatively broad black bezel and smaller display of the 955. Garmin’s older model uses a 1.3-inch MIP display inside a 46.5 mm case, giving it noticeably more material around the screen than newer models such as the 47 mm Forerunner 570 and Forerunner 965, both of which use larger 1.4-inch AMOLED displays.

The Fenix family is less convincing as well. Models such as the Fenix 7 have a much more obvious metal bezel, including visible screws around the front. Those details don’t appear on Kipruto’s watch in the clearer race photos.

There is another clue that makes the 955 identification stronger. Photos of Kipruto from previous races show what appears to be the same Garmin.

Images from the 2023 London Marathon already show a watch with very similar proportions, while photographs from the 2024 and 2025 Chicago Marathons show the same broad black surround around the display.

We can’t tell whether this is the standard Forerunner 955 or the Solar version. The two look very similar from a distance, and the photographs don’t give us enough detail to reliably identify the solar charging ring.

Still a very capable running watch

There is nothing particularly surprising about an elite runner sticking with older hardware if it works. The Forerunner 955 offers multi-band GPS, Garmin’s SatIQ technology, running power, training readiness, recovery metrics and up to 42 hours of GPS battery life.

I still wear the Forerunner 955 myself and see little reason to upgrade. It does everything I need, and I continue to use it as a reference device when testing other wearables. Its GPS accuracy remains excellent, although I do pair it with a chest strap for more intensive runs.

Kipruto certainly isn’t short of newer Garmin options in 2026. The company has released several generations of Forerunners since the 955, along with much newer Fenix hardware.

But if our identification is correct, Kipruto has just run 2:01:09 wearing a watch that came out more than four years ago. Clearly, the older hardware is still getting the job done.

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So this is not some obscure developer API tweak. Buy a new Withings scale today, try to send your readings into Apple Health, and you could suddenly find a subscription standing in the way.

Withings+ becomes required on the Start for Free API plan from October 12, 2026.

Withings accounts created after that date will need a membership to share health data with a free-plan app, including apps that are already live.

Accounts created before that date are unaffected, and Enterprise lifts the requirement for specific use cases.

The new rule started on October 12

Withings has added the change to its developer API plans. Accounts created prior to October 12 are exempt, so existing users should keep their current access.

The important part is what happens to new accounts. Withings specifically says users cannot get around the Withings+ requirement by sharing data through Apple Health or Google’s health ecosystem instead.

That means the restriction reaches ordinary consumers, not just developers building apps around Withings data. A new user could buy a Withings scale, pay for the hardware, and still need Withings+ if they want those measurements automatically sent elsewhere.

Some Withings users have already reported seeing exactly that behaviour after setting up a Body scale. When Apple Health export was enabled, the Withings app displayed a Withings+ subscription screen.

Withings+ currently costs $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year in the US. That is a sizeable extra cost for someone who mainly wants their weight, body composition or other measurements to appear alongside data from their Apple Watch or another device.

This changes the value of Withings hardware

Withings has always made particular sense for people who mix devices from different brands. You might use a Withings scale at home, an Apple Watch on your wrist and Apple Health as the place where everything comes together.

Devices such as BodyScan 2 collect a wide range of body measurements, while watches such as the ScanWatch 2 add activity, sleep and heart-rate data. Being able to move those readings between ecosystems is an important part of the appeal.

We also saw Withings push further in this direction earlier this year when Samsung and Withings expanded their health data sharing. The whole point of integrations like these is that people increasingly use health hardware from several different companies.

Putting basic data export behind Withings+ changes that equation. It does not make the hardware less capable, but it adds another recurring cost that new buyers need to know about.

Withings says subscription revenue helps fund clinical validation, regulatory work and the infrastructure behind its health platform. That argument is easier to understand when Withings+ is paying for additional analysis and services.

We have already seen the company put more advanced features behind the subscription, including the StethO Sense feature for BeamO. Charging for extra analysis is one thing, though. Charging new users to move their own measurements into Apple Health is quite different.

Existing users appear unaffected for now, which softens the immediate impact. But anyone buying into the Withings ecosystem from October 12 onward now needs to factor Withings+ into the cost if cross-platform data sharing matters to them.

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The discovery comes from Garmin Rumors. The timing is rather fitting, with the second-generation MARQ watches having launched exactly four years ago, on October 11, 2022.

Garmin is already listing MARQ Gen 3

The most obvious reference appears on Garmin’s Spanish support page for Garmin Explore compatibility. Under the MARQ category, the company lists the original series, MARQ Gen 2, along with the unreleased MARQ Gen 3.

It is not the only appearance, either. The same name has been spotted in two other Spanish-language support articles, one covering accessory connections and another explaining how to add weather locations to Garmin watches. The Explore compatibility listing also appears on Garmin’s regional support websites for Chile and Argentina.

The equivalent English-language support pages have not made the same change. So don’t go looking for them. Those continue to list MARQ Gen 2 as the latest generation.

Four years is a long time in smartwatch terms

The current MARQ range is getting rather old underneath its expensive exterior. Garmin launched the second generation in October 2022, introducing AMOLED displays, touchscreen controls, Grade 5 titanium cases and multi-band GPS.

The company has refreshed the collection since then, but largely through changes to materials rather than the underlying platform. In 2023, for example, Garmin introduced carbon fibre versions of the MARQ Athlete, Golfer and Commander. A Damascus steel version of the Adventurer followed in 2024.

Meanwhile, Garmin’s mainstream premium watches have moved forward considerably. The Fenix 9 family arrived in August, bringing updated hardware and software, while the Enduro 4 followed earlier this month with more storage and additional training tools.

That creates a slightly awkward situation for MARQ. Buyers are paying luxury-watch prices for designs and materials that still look premium, but the underlying technology belongs to an older generation of Garmin devices.

A third-generation collection would presumably address that gap. Garmin could bring MARQ closer to the Fenix 9 platform, while retaining the specialised versions aimed at athletes, golfers, pilots and outdoor users. Exactly which features would carry over remains unknown, however.

There is also the question of pricing. MARQ Gen 2 started at $1,900 when Garmin announced it in 2022, with the most expensive original model costing $2,400. The company subsequently pushed further upmarket with its carbon editions, so nobody should expect Gen 3 to be cheap.

We recently looked at the Garmin devices expected in late 2026 and 2027, including tactix 9 and several other products with evidence behind them. MARQ Gen 3 can now be added to that watchlist.

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