I bought this for my husband, who has several of your standard watches. He loves them. As far as I know, he is very happy with the watch. The one thing that he has stated is that when he bends his wrist, it hits the large button on the side, turning the watch on. He wishes that he could turn that option off.
Smart watch with heart rate. Watch face does not stay on face you pick but for a few seconds then goes to a muted screen. Sure battery conservation. But was the reason I returned a Mavado connect watch before.
Love this watch. The features are awesome. I wish there was a fully customizable battery feature that could be managed on the watch or in the app(like turning off the heartbeat sensor), but I can't figure it out. It would be cool if there was an ecodrive feature since the battery lasts about 2 days. I like how if your battery "dies" you still have the clock feature until it is completely depleted. I still have to see if i can create my own watch face or if I can only use the pre-designed faces. Overall I'd still give the watch 4 out of 5 due to the sheer design and effort put in on the first gen. I see the extra features coming in the future however, for now I am satisfied.
I'm a fan of Citizen watches (I have several, including ones I use for scuba diving and water sports), and I *do* like this one thus far. I pre-ordered this a few weeks ago and was very excited to get it this morning - it's my first smart watch, and part of the attraction was that, as an active guy (I swim, scuba dive, off road, etc), the design and ruggedness appeal to me. The black case and black stainless steel bracelet are gorgeous. I've spent the past hour or so going through set-up, reading the manual, etc, and it turns out that there's a difference between the website marketing and the manual that comes with it. The website states that it's water resistant to 3 atmospheres / 30 meters, but the manual states that you can't swim with it or get it wet. I called the Citizen technical support line, and at first they stated that it shouldn't get wet. When I pointed out that the website said it could, the rep consulted with someone else and said that it CAN be used for swimming, and the manual may just have generic precautions because most of their other watches aren't water resistant... but of course now I'm hesitant to do so. (To be clear - I'm talking about normal everyday water exposure - shower, swimming, boating, etc - not scuba diving.) This is the ONLY reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5. Otherwise.... it's a very nice watch, easy to use (I've paired mine with an iPhone), and I'm looking forward to playing with it! It's well-packaged, the charging dongle is simple, and the WearOS seems to work nicely. It has a classy, elegant design, and would make a great gift.
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