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Funny how we got downgraded into "smart watches" that barely hold a charge for a day and are good at everything other than telling the bloody time. Having an al

Funny how we got downgraded into "smart watches" that barely hold a charge for a day and are good at everything other than telling the bloody time. Having an always on display is an actual feature nowadays lol

llimos 4y ago
Why else would God have given you two wrists?
- _trackno5 4y ago
  I don't know what you're trying to get at with that comment.
  - kayodelycaon 4y ago
    The idea is you can wear a longer lasting watch on the other wrist.
- tomc1985 4y ago
  So that people can look as ridiculous as possible, it would seem
nradov 4y ago
There are smart watches that will go for weeks on a charge. They automatically set time based on the cell phone network and GPS so are always accurate to within 1 second. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/702797 https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/702797
ravi-delia 4y ago
We could have had Pebble, never forget what they took from you
- skykooler 4y ago
  I still use my Pebble Time; I can't understand why you'd buy a watch with a battery that lasts less than a week. (I've had people tell me that you just put an apple watch on the charger overnight. Then why does it have a sleep tracker app that requires the watch to be on your wrist?)
  - nradov 4y ago
    Garmin has several smart watch models with sleep tracking and batteries that last for over a week.
Adraghast 4y ago
Mine is extremely good at telling me the time. I just look at my wrist and there it is. Maybe you're using it incorrectly?
scarface74 4y ago
People said the same about smart phones compared to Nokia candy bar phones with battery lives that lasted a week. In exchange for charging my cellular watch every night, I get a device on my wrist that can make phone calls, stream music, store 16GB worth of music, has GPS for when I run, monitors my heart rate, gives me notifications and let’s me send messages. If I went into coma in 2009 and the most advanced piece of technology that I knew at the time was the iPhone 3GS or the then current laptops and woke up in 2022, I would be much more impressed with the Apple Watch than any other piece of technology.
gramie 4y ago
I would never wear a watch that had to be charged every day. My Amazfit Bip (stupid name, I know) is good for about 6 weeks if I don't use the GPS and heart monitor, and 2 weeks if I do.
rkangel 4y ago
> Funny how we got downgraded into "smart watches" We didn't get downgraded. The "dumb watch" product category is still alive and kicking. Whether it's the more moderate priced quartz segment, or the less moderately priced mechanical segment it's not even slightly dying. What we've gained is choice. And I say this as someone who would never buy a smartwatch because it would need charging. I have a perfectly decent Citizen analog watch that has worked perfectly every day since I bought it five years ago (not even needing a battery change because it's solar powered). I occasionally consider splashing out on a mechanical watch, but even a 3 year servicing interval would be tedious.

llimos 4y ago

Why else would God have given you two wrists?

_trackno5 4y ago
I don't know what you're trying to get at with that comment.
- kayodelycaon 4y ago
  The idea is you can wear a longer lasting watch on the other wrist.
tomc1985 4y ago
So that people can look as ridiculous as possible, it would seem

nradov 4y ago

There are smart watches that will go for weeks on a charge. They automatically set time based on the cell phone network and GPS so are always accurate to within 1 second. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/702797 https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/702797

ravi-delia 4y ago

We could have had Pebble, never forget what they took from you

skykooler 4y ago
I still use my Pebble Time; I can't understand why you'd buy a watch with a battery that lasts less than a week. (I've had people tell me that you just put an apple watch on the charger overnight. Then why does it have a sleep tracker app that requires the watch to be on your wrist?)
- nradov 4y ago
  Garmin has several smart watch models with sleep tracking and batteries that last for over a week.

Adraghast 4y ago

Mine is extremely good at telling me the time. I just look at my wrist and there it is. Maybe you're using it incorrectly?

scarface74 4y ago

People said the same about smart phones compared to Nokia candy bar phones with battery lives that lasted a week. In exchange for charging my cellular watch every night, I get a device on my wrist that can make phone calls, stream music, store 16GB worth of music, has GPS for when I run, monitors my heart rate, gives me notifications and let’s me send messages. If I went into coma in 2009 and the most advanced piece of technology that I knew at the time was the iPhone 3GS or the then current laptops and woke up in 2022, I would be much more impressed with the Apple Watch than any other piece of technology.

gramie 4y ago

I would never wear a watch that had to be charged every day. My Amazfit Bip (stupid name, I know) is good for about 6 weeks if I don't use the GPS and heart monitor, and 2 weeks if I do.

rkangel 4y ago

> Funny how we got downgraded into "smart watches" We didn't get downgraded. The "dumb watch" product category is still alive and kicking. Whether it's the more moderate priced quartz segment, or the less moderately priced mechanical segment it's not even slightly dying. What we've gained is choice. And I say this as someone who would never buy a smartwatch because it would need charging. I have a perfectly decent Citizen analog watch that has worked perfectly every day since I bought it five years ago (not even needing a battery change because it's solar powered). I occasionally consider splashing out on a mechanical watch, but even a 3 year servicing interval would be tedious.