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No. Watch is typically used as a piece of jewellery, so it should look like one. I'm yet to see a good-looking smartwatch. Moreover, idea of a watch that needs
by dozzie 12y ago
No. Watch is typically used as a piece of jewellery, so it should look like one. I'm yet to see a good-looking smartwatch.
Moreover, idea of a watch that needs to be recharged every two days is ridiculous. A quartz watch can go for months on a single battery.
And in exchange for frequent recharges one basically gets nothing that couldn't be done with a smartphone. It's not like smartwatch allows playing with software-defined radio, which is the case for Texas Instruments.
- feld 12y agoFYI a Pebble can go 7-10 days and it charges pretty quickly and does quite well for a smartwatch. I like to think of watches as being function first since I don't wear jewelry, but some people have different opinions here.
- kaolinite 12y agoPeople said that charging your mobile phone each day was ridiculous too, but now we all do it. Besides, I wind my mechanical watch each day - that's never been a problem. Obviously, whether you like the look of current smartwatches is your view, but lots of people - including those in the watch world - are praising Apple Watch for aesthetics and build quality. There are some nice looking watches on the Android Wear side coming out too, although I question the choice of circular display. Here's the Apple Watch next to a Patek Philippe perpetual calendar, arguably one of the finest watches in the world. Honestly, whilst it will never match such a classic, it stands up pretty well. http://cdn.hodinkee.com/uploads/block/inline_image/content_image/7162/x580x9999__img.jpg http://cdn.hodinkee.com/uploads/block/inline_image/content_i... http://cdn.hodinkee.com/uploads/block/inline_image/content_image/7163/x580x9999__img.jpg http://cdn.hodinkee.com/uploads/block/inline_image/content_i...