A: You already wear a smartwatch or you would possibly wear a smartwatch
B: You would only wear a smartwatch if a "perfect" smartwatch existed. Whatever that means to you. Weeks long battery. Perfectly private. classic looks. Whatever.
C: You would never ever wear a smartwatch. You would always not wear a watch at all instead or a mechanical watch instead.
A: Yes I do/would41.7%
B: Would wear a "perfect" smartwatch23.3%
C: No never35.0%
60 votes \ poll ended
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In general I didn't like to wear any things on my body, whatever it were: chains, rings, watches, etc
But as runner you should monitor you pulse during exercises. With smartphone it's extremely inconvenient, that's why in 2017 I decided to acquire Garmin Forerunner 230 and since that time I've lived with smartwatch on my wrist. My smartphone in permanent silent mode. I can run only with smartwatch. I never miss calls and messages (if I don't answer I without of shame ignore this call or message). I can't find my misplaced smartphone. With Fenix I got two extra "must have" features: flashlight and contactless payments.
Any questions? I'll try to answer it
Back in the day I got an Apple watch for doing "small tasks" without pulling out my phone. E.g. forwarding to the next song while walking or reply thumbs up to text messages. But it got annoying pretty quickly because of how slow the watch was
Is that still a problem with modern smart watches like the Garmin?
I never had an apple watch, what about Garmin it's a huge leap from FR230 to Fenix7pro. With both models you can control your music player, Fenix allows your to listen to music from watch (I never use it). What about text messages, there's an option to quick answer from watch if you use Android. You write most common answers in Garmin connect and then use it on watch
I can't say my Garmin Fenix is slow, it runs with my pace
It was a gift, but now that I've owned it a while, I'm rather fond of my Garmin. The battery lasts for weeks, and it provides detailed stats on activities, sleep habits, etc.. I was surprised but I rather enjoy keeping up with family and friends when they share their bike rides/skiing/diving activities. It's also a handy compass and gps that I now automatically have available on any hike.
I also highly recommend a Garmin. I never wore a watch before I got one for my half marathon training. Now, I never go without it just because of the everyday utility.
It has 3 main utilities for me:
These 3 things make the smart watch worth it. Otherwise, I would not own one.
I wear an automatic watch. Anyone know what that is?
Like a mechanical watch that tightens its spring with a ratchet and the natural movement of your wrist instead of by turning the crown
I feel like everybody should know this. Maybe it's different in the US but here in Europe I expect all middle class people to have learned at least this much about machinery in school
I feel many people dont understand what an automatic watch is. Many think it has a battery.
Here in Europe I expect most people to have learned about the mechanical mechanism (wrist movement + ratchet + spring) in school. Do you not?
Im not sure that we did. I think that is a topic you learn if you are interested in the subject, not really something that is specifically taught.
Piezoelectric?
No, a seiko pogue. I think it is a nice movement.
I love how brutal Garmin watches are you could of had the run of your life check your Garmin and it will say poor performance or detraining or something just to kick you in the nuts
Here in Latin America, there are so-called "wrist watches." They work with your heart rate and don't need a battery change. I currently have one. I remember when I was a child, my father used to try to explain to me how those watches worked; he really liked them too.
I would wear a smartwatch but for now I just gave an Apple Watch to my gf because I think she would make a better use out of it thanks to the mental and physical wellbeing features. They're cool but the last time I owned one I sold it in less than a year because I wasn't really using it
Yeah, I’m a big runner so I have Garmin gps smart watch. Counts my steps and work pays me for that, so theirs that….
i do, but only becuase i like a quick and easy way to time my rest in between sets in the gym
i quite like it for pulse monitoring as well as i can see my pulse increase by 10 bps when i have a cold coming.
it has sleep tracking but i only use that as a very rough measure to know how many hours i got, i don't want to get weird and obsessive about it
it's handy , i also use the timer on it if i have a nap for example
Nope, never. Hate having something BUZZING ME on my wrist, like I'm a slave or something.
Hate it when people around me (even when their phone is put away) pay more attention to their wrist than to their surroundings.
I guess some people think they spend LESS time looking at screens when they can quickly do the small things on their wrist. Especially when the phone draws you in and you open the next app and the next app out of habit. Not sure if it is actually true.
I do'nt even wear a regular watch
I started using a Garmin in order to keep a record of my run sessions and hiking events.
Yea I wear a Samsung galaxy watch... It tells time.
Analog watch seems good
Several friends have offered it to me, but I haven't yet taken the plunge, even though its functions are very practical.
This is the best IMO, plus totally foss cheap and with a 2 week batery life: https://pine64.com/product/pinetime-smartwatch-sealed/
I have owned several smartwatches. The first was an LG W110
It served me well for a couple of years, then it started to give me some problems. Like all smartwatches it struggled to charge if the contacts were not more than clean.
Then I got a little tired of struggling for power every day, so I stopped using it.
After some time I bought a smartwatch that was really beautiful aesthetically. It was a Fossil FW4038, it was all metal, it didn't look like a smartwatch, but it was.
Very beautiful, very practical, but it broke very quickly. It stopped working suddenly. After this disappointment, I put the idea of ​​a smartwatch on hold until the day I was given a new smartwatch as a gift.
Now I own this Xiaomi S1, but to be honest, I practically never use it because my passion for smartwatches has completely passed me by.
Beautiful? Ugly? I'll let you judge.
I have rediscovered my passion for watches, both mechanical and quartz.
I didn't answer the survey because none of the options are actually correct for me.
However, I can say that I prefer one of these to a smartwatch:
These are just a few, I change them every day and every night I load all the manuals and automatics. I'm not racist, Quartz, Manual, Automatic, EcoDrive, I own a bit of everything and I wear what my mood when I wake up suggests.
Maybe someone will understand me.
But if I'm honest, I wear my watch on the left side, but on the right side, for the last 10 years, I've been wearing a Xiaomi fitness band that I use for notifications (my phone is perpetually silent), does this count as a smartwatch?
I wear one when I go for walks to measure distance and occasionally to monitor my sleep. My one is far from perfect - costing $20 on Aliexpress - but is adequate for what I want. I do not trust its claims to measure blood pressure but it can measure distance walked, sleep (more or less) and time itself ok. I also dont trust the ap that goes with it and I have never used the ap. A potential for monitoring the population goes with these devices if they are internet connected...perhaps they will be required for use of CBDCs!
They call them trackers for a reason!
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