I have a Samsung watch 6. But I dunno… I’m feeling like I wanna worry less about charging devices recently. And this Casio F 105 W looks great and was cheap.

  • zerozaku
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    My 8 year old analog watch just died on me a day before and I don’t think I need a smartwatch for my next one. Despite me being tech savvy, I never actually wanted myself a smart watch. I felt it’s only useful if you are into working-out and I also think analog watches look more prettier then these smartwatches.

    And yours is looking slick as hell too.

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    In love with Garmin watches. Yes they are smart, but beside that I love all the data they collect during my sport activities (a bit of a data nerd I am), the battery that last 7 days with daily sport tracking, and the amazing display…

    Get one with MIPS display, not AMOLED…

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        Great watch! I upgraded to a Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar for triathlon and multi-sports. Never been happier.

        For my wife i got a Fenix 7s Pro sapphire solar because the plain 7 went out of production and the I was definitely too pricey.

        Noteworthy that whey keep value over the years.

        Resold my wife Fenix 5 Plus still at good value after so many many years of abuse.

        And I love that you don’t need the app, you can always plug the USB cable and access the entire filesystem of the watch from PC, even Linux.

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    Maybe its the boomer in me but I just can’t see any major benefits of having a smart watch. I’m not saying there aren’t any but to some degree I feel as though my smart phone is more than enough tech I need with me day to day

    • @Num10ck@lemmy.world
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      it protects you from phone annoyances. looking at your phone at a meeting or social thing can appear terrible or even be terrible. glancing at your watch you can gauge the notifications that you silently receive and stay in the game.

      also if you take a bad fall it will know and can call emergency responders.

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      The only non-watch thing I want from my smartwatch is to replace my phone’s ringer. I get notifications as a vibration on my wrist instead of a sound.

      I dream of having a watch that just does that without all the body-tracking mumbo jumbo. I dont need to know my blood’s oxygen level, and I certainly dont want my watch to have GPS capabilities.

      Edit: I need to specify that I’ve only owned Chinese watches/smartbands with more than 20 days battery life. Having to charge a watch every day sounds ludicrous to me.

    • @PlatypusOP
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      Having your credit card there is very convenient.

    • @orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts
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      The only positive they offer is workout tracking. In a case like that, you get something cheap that’s specifically made for workouts (like a Fitbit).

    • @dingus@lemmy.world
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      They are absolutely amazing for tracking and staying motivated with doing workouts. Beyond that imo there’s not much on there that is all that groundbreaking. I enjoy my smartwatch for all its bells and whistles, but I wouldn’t have purchased it if I wasn’t trying to get myself into running.

    • @shalafi@lemmy.world
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      GenX here. I’ve had 2 and just never really used them. And I have 16 other watches and never wear the smart one!

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    Hell, my G-Shock watch still works. Never understood why someone would spend thousands on a watch just to have it accidentally broken, smashed, lost, stolen…

    I like my 30.00 watch I bought 30 years ago. It tells time and lights up. What else you need?

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    Another reason for buying it… I miss the 90s and late 80s look more and more (despite being a Latino kid during those years so I didn’t grew up with the cool pop culture you Americans imagine).

    Also yeah, I saw some scenes from Drive (2011) a few days ago, the synth vibe 80s infected me I guess, like there’s something inside me, it’s hard to explain.

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      Nice that it has ‘Water Resist’ emblazoned on the front in large font in case you forget

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    It’ll last forever! Remember having one of these waaay back… Don’t remember what happened to it, but rest assured, it didn’t die before I lost it 😆

  • @schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business
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    I got a CA-53 recently myself, for much the same reason.

    Nobody ever said anything about my Apple Watch, but holy crap does everyone love a calculator watch.

    (Which is hilarious because as a kid, I was teased as a nerd for having such a thing.)

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    516 hours ago

    I’m feeling like I wanna worry less about charging devices recently

    I do not know how much that watch lasts, but the Mi Band 6 that I had since years ago lasted to me up to 10 days (currently is half that), and that was good enough for me 😬

    • @PlatypusOP
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      7 years apparently.

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      Do you need to indicate where in the world you are to make the tides accurate? I guess I don’t know enough about how tides work.

    • @PlatypusOP
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      NGL I like the look of the 91 more but this one has a better backlight.