> I can also turn my wrist and see the time instantly. My Moto360 turns on instantly when I flip the wrist. > I can't just wake up in the middle of the night

> I can also turn my wrist and see the time instantly. My Moto360 turns on instantly when I flip the wrist. > I can't just wake up in the middle of the night an instantly know what the time is. The Moto360 charging on its cradle shows the time pretty much like an ordinary stationary clock. It glows softly in the dark and shows you the time. It's a lot more visible that way compared to an old wristwatch. > Let me know when battery life is within a couple of orders of magnitude of real watches That is a legitimate complaint. However, showing time is much less important nowadays, I think. Pretty much anything that uses electricity can show you the time. In my kitchen, there's something like 3 time displays visible at once. My wife's car has two (one is the old car clock, the other is from the new radio I've installed a while ago). The reason why I wear a smartwatch is to avoid having to pull out the phone every time I get a notification. That, IMO, is the killer app of the smartwatch. I get the notification sound, just flip the wrist; decide whether it needs attention, and act accordingly or ignore. Done. Super-useful. I agree that as timepieces alone the smartwatches are a regression.