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Tern TX

A watch-style Shearwater with AMOLED display, compass and optional air integration in a smaller everyday-wear body
Market statusCurrent watch-style recreational air-integrated modelChecked Aug 15
Reference price$805 current baseCurrent Shearwater air-integrated collection
Product cyclecurrentRelease history under review
EvidenceWell supported5 publishers · 3 independent
Next full checkAug 22, 2026Price checks run sooner
01

Ready to buy

Confirm the exact machine and complete setup

The retained reference is $805 current base. Color and strap variants can cost more. Transmitter is separate. Install current firmware before diving. 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

$805 current base

Color and strap variants can cost more. Transmitter is separate. Install current firmware before diving. Confirm the checkout price and package before paying.

Checked todayDirect source1 evidence item

Market branch

Watch-style dedicated recreational
Checked todayOur synthesis2 evidence items

Purchase boundary

The smaller display improves wearability but can be less readable through task loading, poor visibility or aging eyes
Checked todayOur synthesis2 evidence items

Display

Watch-size AMOLED color display
Checked todayDirect source2 evidence items

Air integration

Optional wireless tank-pressure support
Checked todayDirect source2 evidence items

Algorithm

Bühlmann ZHL-16C with gradient factors
Checked todayDirect source2 evidence items

Firmware

Current Tern support record lists V36
Checked todayDirect source2 evidence items

Current verdict

The Shearwater for watch-form buyers

Tern TX is a strong choice when daily wear and a bright watch display matter as much as underwater readability.

Checked todayOur synthesis7 evidence items
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Other paths

The alternatives change what the Tern TX is worth

These are not generic competitors. Each one represents a different way to buy into the same market.

01lower upfront

Shearwater

Peregrine TX

$760 current direct
Best fit
Large-screen recreational air integration
Tradeoff
Air integration requires an owned compatible transmitter and regulator setup, while trimix and CCR needs move the buyer up the line
Open the source
02ownership

Garmin

Descent G2

$699.99 current MSRP
Best fit
Value multisport dive watch
Tradeoff
It lacks air integration and the maps, materials and premium battery headroom of Mk3i
Open the source
04

What changed

The product has a history

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.

  1. notable

    Current market position retained

    Tern TX 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. $805 current base

    Current reference priceA structured timeline will begin with the next source capture

05

Owner experience

What repeats after the purchase

Owner discussion repeatedly returns to screen size and button feel 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

Screen size and button feel

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.

Try both watch and large-screen forms with exposure protection before treating portability as the decisive benefit.

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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Tern TX product recordShearwater · identity

Shearwater identifies Tern TX as a watch-style Shearwater with AMOLED display, compass and optional air integration in a smaller everyday-wear body

Source type
manufacturer
Content hash
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Use
store excerpt
Open Shearwater
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Tern TX current offerShearwater · price

$805 current base was retained from the current manufacturer or authorized-market record with package and availability qualifications kept visible.

Source type
manufacturer
Content hash
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store snapshot
Open Shearwater
03
Tern TX support and specificationsShearwater · specification

Shearwater publishes setup, compatibility or service material that makes this purchase boundary explicit: The smaller display improves wearability but can be less readable through task loading, poor visibility or aging eyes

Source type
support
Content hash
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store excerpt
Open Shearwater
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Current air-integrated computer collectionShearwater · price

The current collection preserves the live price and role ladder from Peregrine TX and Tern TX through Perdix 3, Petrel 3 and rebreather monitors.

Source type
retailer
Content hash
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store snapshot
Open Shearwater
05
Garmin Descent Mk3i in-water reviewDIVE Magazine · specification

An in-water editorial review separates display, messaging, transmitter dependence, watch functions and price after real dives.

Source type
editorial
Content hash
48d6026640941d86…
Use
store excerpt
Open DIVE Magazine
06
Suunto Ocean in-water reviewTechRadar · consensus

Club dives and daily wear show how display, battery, app, tank integration and topside features shape a modern dive-watch purchase.

Source type
editorial
Content hash
fd6689531ca0d830…
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store excerpt
Open TechRadar
07
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.

Source type
community
Content hash
0216bf4c5de26132…
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store excerpt
Open r/scuba
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Peregrine TX alternative recordShearwater · alternative

Peregrine TX represents the large-screen recreational air integration branch at $760 current direct.

Source type
manufacturer
Content hash
87804ca674e396af…
Use
store excerpt
Open Shearwater
09
Descent G2 alternative recordGarmin · alternative

Descent G2 represents the value multisport dive watch branch at $699.99 current MSRP.

Source type
manufacturer
Content hash
0ce50e6781008c6c…
Use
store excerpt
Open Garmin

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.

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