Best Smartwatches for Diving

#1 Garmin Fenix 8
4.3

The ability to dive with a general sports watch is a welcome benefit, with a stated recreational limit of 40 meters. More specialized dive watches remain available for needs beyond...

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, menu navigation

#2 Garmin Fenix 9
4.1

Depth information and sealed construction suit casual underwater exploration and recreational diving. One tester finds automatic depth triggering over-eager when simply jumping into a pool.

Pros: battery life, mapping and navigation

Cons: value for money, LTE connectivity

#3 Garmin Fenix 9 Pro
3.5

Diving capability adds versatility, but the Fenix is not Garmin’s specialist choice for greater depth requirements.

Pros: mapping and navigation, battery life

Cons: value for money, software smoothness