Smartwatches

[anticpated]

If you own one which brand did you buy and what was the main selling points for you?

I invested in a Tissot T-Touch Solar Connect which is quite a bit of tech to put on your wrist. As the name suggests it is aided by Solar charging and can last up to 6 months in best conditions. Rather than being full digital it uses a MIP (memory in pixel) display along with hand movement which uses a digital control. It can be set to several timezones, tell you the barometric pressure, a 3 mode compass, step counter, activity tracker (hiking), timers (chronograph/countdown/alarms) and has an altimeter (the distance from the sea in metres/feet).

Unfortunately it has no ECG sensor. Strap wise it has a titanium butterfly clasp with divers extension, 10 bar (100m) water resistance, the watch face uses sapphire crystal and the bezel is also ceramic. 

The t-connect app allows you to store your activities, check your watch battery charge and also monitor the solar intake which can sustain your watch for much longer than a wired charge will do. Anyway it was a tad pricey however I think it is great for what I do.

Apple watches may offer better software and Garmin may be better for adventure tracking. However in looks it looks like a regular watch however once you look again you will realise it can do a lot more. 

[madasaf1sh]

Hey @anticpated 

I have a Garmin 955 and it's the best health and exercise tracking watch I have owned, and I have had a lot of Garmin's, but hmm currently wearing a Apple Watch Ultra 2 with a titanium strap and a fabric strap and the only thing I dont like is the battery life the Garmin would last 7-10 days, the Apple Watch about 36hrs at best

I also have a Galaxy Watch 7 which is OK, but seems clunky compared to the AWU and Garmin. 

So for what your requirements are then I would recommend a Garmin Fenix 8 or 965 and if you use Apple then  an AWU if Android then look at the Pixel Watch 3

[anticpated]

I'm not one to follow the crowd but if I wanted to take things a bit more serious it would be a Garmin Fenix as that is more tactile. The tissot is just a bit more dressier than some other smart watches in my opinion.

[gmarkj]

I've got the Xiaomi Mi Band 6, and previously had the 3.

It's not expensive (the current version is the 9 and it's £30-40 depending where you buy it).

Battery live is pretty good - currently at 31% and last charged last week.

It's not too big, does all the normal things (sleep and activity tracking, plus has oxygen level measuring).

The standard app could be better - while it follows everything you do, the analysis part is behind others - but there are alternatives I've not been inclined to look into.

A friend is on his second Garmin and really rates them. Looks more like an actual watch that mine, but not sure if it would be too big for my wrist.