Smart watches Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/smart-watches/ Fully Independent Watch Website Sat, 19 Aug 2023 23:41:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://i0.wp.com/thetruthaboutwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-TTAW-logo-4-e1602814010673.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Smart watches Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/smart-watches/ 32 32 17944636 What is a Mechanical Pulsometer Watch and Do You Need One? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/what-is-an-mechanical-pulsometer-watch-and-do-you-need-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-an-mechanical-pulsometer-watch-and-do-you-need-one https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/what-is-an-mechanical-pulsometer-watch-and-do-you-need-one/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:30:27 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20504 A mechanical pulsometer watch? Be still my beating heart! An expression usually indicating excitement upon finding a mate or a low-mileage Honda NSX that hasn’t been modified by Fast and Furious folk. Obviously, you don’t want your heart to be still, ’cause that would mean you’re dead, or about to be dead. But do you […]

The post What is a Mechanical Pulsometer Watch and Do You Need One? appeared first on The Truth About Watches.

]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/what-is-an-mechanical-pulsometer-watch-and-do-you-need-one/feed/ 2 20504 New Citizen CZ Hybrid – Less is More (More or Less) https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/new-citizen-cz-hybrid-less-is-more-more-of-less/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-citizen-cz-hybrid-less-is-more-more-of-less https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/new-citizen-cz-hybrid-less-is-more-more-of-less/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:40:25 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20408 The Citizen CZ Hybrid is an AI-inclusive update on the Citizen CZ Smartwatch (reviewed in 2020 here). As I predicted, Citizen has upped their smart watch game. The main takeaway… The new hybrid still operates within Citizen’s walled garden. No third-party apps. But now it includes [what the Japanese watchmaker hopes is] a killer app. […]

The post New Citizen CZ Hybrid – Less is More (More or Less) appeared first on The Truth About Watches.

]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/new-citizen-cz-hybrid-less-is-more-more-of-less/feed/ 2 20408 Is The Teenage Apple Watch Killing Our Kids? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/is-the-teenage-apple-watch-killing-our-kids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-the-teenage-apple-watch-killing-our-kids https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/is-the-teenage-apple-watch-killing-our-kids/#comments Tue, 25 Jul 2023 22:01:25 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20147 The Apple Watch is a miracle. The wrist-borne computer keeps users in touch with, well, everything. Teenage Apple Watch owners use them to stay connected (text, social media, video chat, voice), document their lives (photos, videos, posts), track their fitness, play games, listen to music/podcasts and so much more. How many teenager Apple Watch users […]

The post Is The Teenage Apple Watch Killing Our Kids? appeared first on The Truth About Watches.

]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/is-the-teenage-apple-watch-killing-our-kids/feed/ 3 20147 The New Casio Oceanus Manta – THAT Escalated Quickly! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/the-new-casio-oceanus-manta-that-escalated-quickly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-new-casio-oceanus-manta-that-escalated-quickly https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/the-new-casio-oceanus-manta-that-escalated-quickly/#respond Sun, 23 Jul 2023 15:37:53 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20120 The new Casio Oceanus Manta OCW-S6000SW-2A (above) is a far cry from the Casio Oceanus T200. Racer88 reviewed the JDM-only T200 in November 2020, declaring the high tech three-hander “a truly handsome timepiece that can run with the big boys for a very reasonable price.” The new Casio Oceanus Manta is so not that. For […]

The post The New Casio Oceanus Manta – THAT Escalated Quickly! appeared first on The Truth About Watches.

]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/the-new-casio-oceanus-manta-that-escalated-quickly/feed/ 0 20120 Here’s How to Protect Your Apple Watch https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/heres-how-to-protect-your-apple-watch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-how-to-protect-your-apple-watch https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/heres-how-to-protect-your-apple-watch/#comments Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:04:28 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20026 If you’re worried about the durability of an Apple Watch, buy the Apple Watch Ultra. Its shock resistant titanium case surrounds the flat sapphire crystal to protect it from edge impacts and it’s water resistant to 100m. You can wear the Ultra swimming, snorkeling, water skiing and scuba diving down to 1m. Otherwise… If you […]

The post Here’s How to Protect Your Apple Watch appeared first on The Truth About Watches.

]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/heres-how-to-protect-your-apple-watch/feed/ 1 20026 Is the Hublot Loves Football Metaverse Stadium A Waste of Money? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/11/is-the-hublot-loves-football-metaverse-stadium-a-waste-of-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-the-hublot-loves-football-metaverse-stadium-a-waste-of-money https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/11/is-the-hublot-loves-football-metaverse-stadium-a-waste-of-money/#respond Sat, 05 Nov 2022 13:43:01 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=18295 Hublot is proud to announce the advent of the “Hublot Loves Football Metaverse Stadium.” Let’s be clear: the HLFMS not a “real” stadium named after the company-killing app by the artist formerly known as Facebook. It’s a virtual stadium in the VR world designed, programmed and maintained by a company named Spatial. You may have […]

The post Is the Hublot Loves Football Metaverse Stadium A Waste of Money? appeared first on The Truth About Watches.

]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/11/is-the-hublot-loves-football-metaverse-stadium-a-waste-of-money/feed/ 0 18295 The New Garmin D2 Air X10 – Perfect For Pilots? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/10/the-new-garmin-d2-air-x10-perfect-for-pilots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-new-garmin-d2-air-x10-perfect-for-pilots https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/10/the-new-garmin-d2-air-x10-perfect-for-pilots/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2022 20:29:02 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=17836 [This post originally appeared on Takeoff Junkie.] You may have read my recent review of the Fossil Gen 6 (How A Fossil Gen 6 Smartwatch Ruined My Life). As a daily beater it was a disaster. As an exercise tracker, thumbs up! As a pilot, I got to thinking, why not buy the Garmin D2 […]

The post The New Garmin D2 Air X10 – Perfect For Pilots? appeared first on The Truth About Watches.

]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/10/the-new-garmin-d2-air-x10-perfect-for-pilots/feed/ 0 17836