Next full checkAug 22, 2026Price checks run sooner
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Ready to buy
Confirm the exact machine and complete setup
The retained reference is $1,295 current base. Transmitters, straps and accessories are separate. Training, backup planning and pre-dive configuration remain essential. Confirm the current configuration, included parts, support path, return terms and the work that must be preserved before ordering.
Buying stageMarket familiarity
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Current market
The facts that change the ownership choice
Each line carries its own check date because price, software, specifications, and product cycle do not age at the same speed.
QuestionCurrent answerFreshnessBasis
Current price
$1,295 current base
Transmitters, straps and accessories are separate. Training, backup planning and pre-dive configuration remain essential. Confirm the checkout price and package before paying.
Checked todayDirect source1 evidence item
Market branch
Large-screen technical flagship
Checked todayOur synthesis2 evidence items
Purchase boundary
A full technical mode set is not a reason for an untrained recreational diver to configure technical gases or decompression behavior independently
Checked todayOur synthesis2 evidence items
Display
Large technical-diving color display
Checked todayDirect source2 evidence items
Battery
User-replaceable battery system
Checked todayDirect source2 evidence items
Dive modes
Open-circuit trimix and CCR support
Checked todayDirect source2 evidence items
Air integration
Wireless multi-transmitter support
Checked todayDirect source2 evidence items
Current verdict
The current dedicated technical benchmark
Perdix 3 is the coherent current Shearwater for trained technical divers who value a large display, familiar controls and a replaceable battery.
Checked todayOur synthesis7 evidence items
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Other paths
The alternatives change what the Perdix 3 is worth
These are not generic competitors. Each one represents a different way to buy into the same market.
01lower upfront
Shearwater
Perdix 2
$1,195 current base reference
Best fit
Mature large-screen technical
Tradeoff
Perdix 3 now sets the current-generation ceiling, so Perdix 2 needs a meaningful new or used discount
Older observations stay in the ledger when the current view changes. That lets a buyer tell the difference between an old complaint, an active issue, and a problem that was corrected.
notable
Current market position retained
Perdix 3 was checked against its manufacturer record, the current category collection and the nearest ownership alternatives.
Price record
The price history starts here
Each amount stays tied to its source and capture date. Conflicting prices remain visible until the seller resolves them.
$1,295 current base
Current reference priceA structured timeline will begin with the next source capture
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Owner experience
What repeats after the purchase
Owner discussion repeatedly returns to familiar technical workflow rather than specifications alone.
These are self-reported experiences from a changing mix of owners, conditions and software versions. They identify questions to test, not a failure rate.
SignalWhat owners reportOur readEvidence
Familiar technical workflow
Divers repeatedly distinguish large-screen readability, watch form, owning a regulator for air integration, rental habits, backup gauges and the value of trying computers in person.
The value is a clear, practiced interface that fits an existing training and backup system.
1 evidence record
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Sources
Why we believe the current view
The page separates what a source states directly from what we conclude across sources.
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Perdix 3 product recordShearwater · identity
Shearwater identifies Perdix 3 as the current Perdix generation for open-circuit technical and CCR diving with large display, air integration and user-replaceable battery
Perdix 3 support and specificationsShearwater · specification
Shearwater publishes setup, compatibility or service material that makes this purchase boundary explicit: A full technical mode set is not a reason for an untrained recreational diver to configure technical gases or decompression behavior independently
Current Tern TX, Peregrine TX and Suunto owner comparisonr/scuba · consensus
Divers repeatedly distinguish large-screen readability, watch form, owning a regulator for air integration, rental habits, backup gauges and the value of trying computers in person.
The manufacturer record, current market collection, support material and independent category evidence were checked on August 15, 2026. The checkout package and regional support path still need verification. Owner reports are retained as bounded experience, not a reliability rate.