FTW6080
Feminine and functional
22/11/2021 19:01
I had been looking for a good quality smartwatch for a while, but most of them look quite masculine or are very small when I prefer a watch with a larger dial. I was delighted when I was chosen to test this watch as the purple strap and subtle crystals around the face make it more feminine than other smartwatches and it has the larger round face that I was looking for.
This is the first Fossil product that I have owned, but it definitely won't be the last. The watch was so easy to set up, as was the app on my smartphone. I love how I can extend the battery by turning off features I don't need. For example, at work I only want to count my steps and see the time, so the battery lasts for ages. By contrast a 2.5 hour workout in the gym uses between 10 - 15% of the battery as I am tracking my heartrate and workouts, receiving notifications to my phone and controlling the music on my phone.
One of the features I most like about this watch is the Heart Points. It is recommended that adults do 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week. By inputting what type of exercise you are doing the watch tracks your heart rate and gives you points based on the intensity, type and duration of your exercise. I was surprised to find that in a typical week I do the equivalent of between 5 and 6 hours of moderate exercise.
The watch is intuitive to use. You swipe up, down, left or right to find the function you want. You can change the watch display to an analogue face if you prefer this to digital.
The watch charges very quickly; I charge it in my car while driving to work or the gym and it reaches full charge in 20 - 30 minutes.
The only slight complaint is that I like to wear my watch on my left write and the placement of the button means that when bending my wrists to lift weights or support body weight while exercising, the buttons tend to push against the back of my hand and the Google Assistant opens. It would be good if the watch could be worn upside down on the left wrist and the screen would adjust to allow this.
Overall, though, I'm very pleased with my first decent smartwatch. Many of my female friends and colleagues have admired it and one is considering purchasing it as a replacement for her old smartwatch.
Eckybun
Bewdley , Spojené království
Age: 46
Gender: Female