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PineTime

• Used as Clock, Timer, Step Counter and Flashlight
• Used standalone (bluetooth off)
• 21d+ of battery
• Firmware is GPLv3

I have yet to find a smartwatch which reasonably fits my tiny wrist, so there's really no competition.

I'm using Huawei gt2 pro watch, its great. 2 weeks battery life, it can measure your sleep, stress, hearth rate, steps etc and tell time obviously. Only problem I have is in order to connect watch to my phone I need to use Huawei health apk (its not on play store anymore all thanks to USA) and sign in with Huawei id. But I also like regular watches

I had a Fitbit for a while but I hated having to charge it, so I know I'd hate a smart watch.
Something tells me I'd enjoy having a mechanical watch but I don't really have the motivation to drop a fair amount on something I may or may not like.

I really want to get onboard the smart watch thing, but my usual daily wear watch for the last decade or so has been a Casio protrek prg-550, which is solar powered so I haven't even had to change a battery in all that time, let alone worry about charging it, so I really kind of don't want to switch to something I have to remember to charge every day or every couple of days

I own a few nice wristwatches for special occasions, but my daily driver us a Fitbit. even though charging every 3-4 days is a bit annoying, I do like wrist access to notifications, step counts and activity tracking.

I do both.

Started with an analog/digital watch.
Got an activity bracelet and swapped for a smartwatch later - using it only for steps and timer.

I love wearing a smart watch. I’d never use anything but a galaxy/Apple watch.

Smartwatch. They just have more functionality. Not sure what else there is to say!

Smartwatch.

I did have a regular watch back in highschool, and all it gave was the time and date. Now that I can look at my phone or my computer screen, it would be of little benefit.

My smartwatch comes with a step counter, which gives a little goal for every day. Plus it shows notifications from my phone. It makes it so much more comfortable that I don't have to pull my phone out for every single notification. Just having a look at my watch, and I know if it's important or not.

Why choose?

I wear both.

A regular watch for telling the time and a smart watch (Fitbit sense) for notifications and general fitness tracking.

Why would you wear either? Have not worn watches since cellphones became a thing in the late 90s and smart watches are just a solution looking for a problem...