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

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.

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?

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 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.

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

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.

I do not need a smartwatch as i ve a phone for all my needs

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!