For me the problem with smart watches is that they're not independent devices. If you have to carry a phone anyway, what's the point in an accessory to the phon

For me the problem with smart watches is that they're not independent devices. If you have to carry a phone anyway, what's the point in an accessory to the phone which duplicates the functions on a smaller screen? The only use I found for the ones I've tried was glancing at text messages rather than taking out the phone, but even that let's people more easily interrupt me...