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These are mine. The Skagen I have worn daily for the last 10 years and I absolutely love its simple understated face and how easy it is to read in all lights. Its movement went a couple of years ago and its replacement eats through batteries every 6 months instead of 3+ years, and there's a really annoying scratch at 9 o'clock. (Super hardened mineral crystal doesn't buff out easily). But I still really like it.
Having had a basic fitness band for a work step challenge, I did quite like being alerted to messages and the step counter stuff, but having to wait to see the screen light up was irritating. So the other one is a new compromise, a Kronaby (on eBay) and it's a grower. It's a bit flashier than the Skagen and it came with a metal bracelet which I've now swapped for a tan strap, but it's just right in terms of how 'smart' it is. Filtered notifications are limited just to a vibrate and one of 3 categories you have assigned, but that's enough for me. I've set it to display the steps with a press of the crown (although it tends to over estimate), two presses gets an adjustable countdown timer, mostly for haranguing slow reluctant children, one pusher triggers the camera/shutter release, and the other currently set to put the phone in silent mode, although there lots of things to choose from. All on a 2 year battery life, (with the biggest watch battery I have ever seen - 3 cm across) and just using the two watch hands. The face is relatively simple under a nice domed sapphire glass. It's made in China, not Sweden, and the inside does look considerably cheaper than the outside, but it's an interesting concept. Festina have taken over the company and are maintaining the app, so who knows the realistic lifetime, which I guess is the main risk with smart watches dependent on apps. Certainly worth looking out for some good deals if you are looking for that kind of thing. This one was £160 from an original of £350.
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