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.
People 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.
I didn't think of this yet and I had hoped there was wifi and not bluetooth - but in the end I don't think this would be a deciding factor, despite me having Bluetooth off since I first had a laptop that had it (2004).
Addendum: I am not particularly interested in smartwatches, but I wouldn't mind one.
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[ 2.5 ms ] story [ 27.4 ms ] threadMoreover, 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.
I like to think of watches as being function first since I don't wear jewelry, but some people have different opinions here.
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.
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