Garmin's latest luxury GPS watch is finally winging its way to wrists, almost two months after it was first revealed. The Garmin D2 Mach 1 Pro is a premium sports watch made with pilots in mind, and was officially unveiled on October 25 (after the company shared a teaser video that got some fans prematurely excited about the possibility of a Garmin Fenix 8).
As Polly Allcock of Notebookcheck explains, although Garmin began accepting preorders for the D2 Mach 1 Pro in October, the watch has only just started flying out to customers in the US, Australia, and some EU countries, with delivery expected in 1-3 days. Those in other territories (such as the UK, France, and the Netherlands) still have an anticipated wait of 1-8 weeks.
The D2 Mach 1 Pro is an upgraded version of the original D2 Mach 1 aviator watch, which touched down in March 2022. First of all, it has the company's new heart rate sensor (the same one as the Garmin Fenix 7 Pro and Venu 3), which should give more accurate readings that feed into your workout and recovery stats.
The watch also has an LED flashlight, with three brightness settings and a red mode designed to avoid disturbing your night vision. The AMOLED screen also has a red shift mode so you can check the time comfortably after dark (whether in a cockpit or not).
The case is 4mm larger in diameter than that of the original D2 Mach 1 watch, which means you have a little more screen real estate and space for a larger battery. It can keep going for up to 25 days in smartwatch mode and 46 hours in fly mode, which is a huge jump from 11 days in smartwatch mode and 24 hours in fly mode for the original device. Of course, using the OLED screen's always-on mode will reduce this significantly.
The watch is available direct from Garmin for $1,399.99.
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