At The Price Of A Motorbike, Garmin Launches The Most Expensive Smart Watch Made From Damascus

Garmin launched MARQ Adventurer Damascus Steel Edition (photo: Rana/VOI)

JAKARTA Garmin introduced its newest luxury watch, the MARQ Adventurer of Damascus Steel Edition. This is the most expensive smartwatch model Garmin has ever launched.

Damascus is a unique steel material that is claimed to be resilient. The manufacturing process is also long enough that this device is sold for IDR 52,999 million. In addition, this latest watch model uses a sapphire lens shaped as a dome in the bezel section.

Garmin Indonesia Senior Marketing Communication Manager Chandrawidhi Desideriani explained that the process of making a watch made from Damascus Steel took up to 6 months. There are more than 50 manufacturing processes that must be passed.

"So, Damascus Steel, he went through more than 50 stages and took more than 6 months. So, the 3 months was needed for the initial processing of materials, manufacturing, then 3 months more for finishing," Andra said on Thursday, February 6.

In addition to the long manufacturing process, its manufacture also requires a recurrent process. This watch is made based on 10 layers of steel that are stacked into one block, then forged to strengthen the design and create a unique pattern.

Damascus was made using two metal materials, namely 304L and 316L. Both of these stainless steel models were then stacked to create the design of the MARQ Adventurer Damascus Steel Edition which attracted Garmin watch fans.

In accordance with another MARQ Adventurer model, this watch is claimed to be a modern tool watch to accompany its users on an adventure. The feature is not much different from Fenix 8 which is equipped with advanced mapping capabilities.

This watch is suitable for people who like to exercise, such as climbing a mountain because there is data analysis such as Pulse Ox and metric heart rate and respiratory levels. In addition, there is also an access map for thousands of golf courses and skis that have been installed.

For its resilience, the Damascus Steel series can accompany the management of its users for 16 days in smartwatch mode. If it is active in GPS mode, this very expensive watch can last up to 42 hours.

This smartwatch model is also scratch resistant and water pressure resistant. Garmin million provides smart notification features, security features, as well as basic features such as calendars and weather. To support entertainment, there are 2,000 songs available on this watch worth IDR 50 million.