Sherwood

Sherwood Sage

A color OLED console computer with hose-mounted air integration.

Open BLE sync (libdivecomputer)

Syncs wirelessly with third-party apps (Subsurface, Currents, etc.), not just the manufacturer app.

Sherwood Sage
3.5Comparison Score
$403
Released2017
Max depth rating100m
AlgorithmPelagic Gas Time Remaining algorithm (modified Haldanean/DSAT)
Air integrationhose
Wirelessbluetooth
DisplayFull-color OLED
Batteryuser-replaceable
Digital compassYes
Gas typesair, nitrox
Gas switches3
CCR capableNo

"Gas switches" is how many different mixes this computer can be programmed to switch between mid-dive, mostly relevant for technical/staged-decompression diving. It doesn't tell you which gas types (air, nitrox, trimix) are supported. See Gas types and the product description above for that.

Pros
  • Bright, high-contrast full-color OLED screen
  • 3-axis compass built into the console
  • Bluetooth sync to Sherwood's companion app despite being a hose-mounted console
Cons
  • Traditional hose-mounted console, bulkier than a wrist computer
  • User-replaceable CR123A battery rather than a single common coin-cell type
  • No wireless (hoseless) air integration option
Diver community sentiment
Mixed opinions

Scubaboard divers report the Sage's OLED screen is a double-edged sword: vivid and easy to read at depth, but several users found it nearly unreadable in bright sunlight or on the boat even at max brightness, with one diver switching to Sherwood's newer Beacon model after a discounted trade-in. Battery life drew complaints too, with at least one diver reporting a fresh CR123a draining after only 15-20 dives. A prospective buyer flagged secondhand reports of inaccurate tank-pressure readings, but an experienced instructor pushed back, noting the Sage's pressure sensor is made by Pelagic Pressure Systems and should be reliable absent a firmware issue.

Scubaboard: Sage worth it? value/reliability threadScubaboard: sunlight visibility complaintScubaboard: rapid battery drain complaint

Summarized from public forum discussion (Scubaboard, Reddit, and similar), not a survey we ran ourselves. See the linked threads for the original conversations.

The Sage is Sherwood’s color-screen console computer, pairing a hose-mounted pressure gauge with an OLED display and Bluetooth logging. It’s a traditional console format for divers who don’t want a wireless transmitter.