Smart watches

[blueg33]

Do we have a smartwatch thread? I couldn't find one.

I have long railed against smart watches as I prefer mechanical movements and was dubious about the point.

But, I saw this on kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1282890542/ze...

It piqued my interest, so I have backed it.

It also prompted me to look at other smartwatches eg Gear S3 and Tag connected modular.

I am interested in peoples Smartwatch experiences and what they think of Zetime which seems like an interesting way to do a hybrid.

Edited by blueg33 on Saturday 27th May 15:01

[blueg33]

The GMan said:

I have a Tag Modular and love it. Posted photos on here recently.

I also have other main stream mechanical watches that I love too, Rolex, Brietling and Omega.

I tend to use my Tag for work and my other watches when out on an evening or weekend.

I appreciate both the Tag and my other watches for different reasons.

This is how i think I will use a smartwatch

[blueg33]

swerni said:

blueg33 said:

The GMan said:

I have a Tag Modular and love it. Posted photos on here recently.

I also have other main stream mechanical watches that I love too, Rolex, Brietling and Omega.

I tend to use my Tag for work and my other watches when out on an evening or weekend.

I appreciate both the Tag and my other watches for different reasons.

This is how i think I will use a smartwatch

What exactly will you do with it?

I'm genuinely interested in how people use them.
Other than looking at messages without getting my phone out, I'm not sure what i'd ever do with it.

For me exactly that, getting notification of important messages when in meetings that I can look at discreetly and know if I need to leave the meeting to deal with an issue. It will also help with on foot navigation in cities I don't know.

With the one I am looking at, I like the fact that I can change the look of the watch face, I may use the fitness tracking until I lose interest.

I will also be able to control my music player and use the watch as a remote shutter for my phone (once a year )

Its not too big an investment, to see how it goes.

Chap in our office uses his Apple Watch for messages as above, fitness instead of a fitbit and contactless payments etc.

[blueg33]

Always a risk with Kickstarter, but they already make smartwatches and software will be an evolution or development of their existing applications. They have prototype product that was hands on at Basel-world on April. I indeestay that They hold the patent for they hole in the screen.

And the end of the day its going to cost me £200 so no great loss if its not great. To date i have backed two other products on kick starter, the first one has been delivered and is very good the second one looks good and also has excellent communication I don't expect that to be a problem so I'm hopeful that this watch will also be a good experience bearing in mind The level of communication we have had from the manufacturer.

[blueg33]

Lorne said:

This does highlight one of the fundamental problems with a smart watch though, in that you don't see many people changing their Rolex Submariner every 2 years because it needs to be updated.

No they change them as soon as they need an £800 service