My current smartband just died due to salt water exposure, but I always adored timepieces, but being able to set multiple alarms (vibrating ones so that I don’t wake others up) and having a step counter was really useful for me, so I’m currently looking for a hybrid smartwatch which is more like a traditional watch + smart functions, instead of a smartwatch, but kinda looks like a traditional watch.
I’m interested if you have any other alternatives or suggestions aside Kronaby, because I wasn’t able to find any similarly good brand for my tastes.
My wishlist:
- Traditional watch look and looking great ofc
- Less screen slop, the better
- FOSS app or not being spyware too much
- Can set multiple vibrating /silent alarms and a step counter
- Atleast a 2-3 week battery life
- Quality materials
I have only discovered Pininfarina (bit too expensive, and software is apparently crap), Sequent (too expensive and doesn’t look that appealing), Withings scanwatch 2 (Lot of criticism apparently on the corpo, screen is a bit too big and ruins the traditional look a bit)
Apparently the Casio G-Shock lineup has 5 alarm options too but this lineup looks to bulky for me and doesn’t have silent alarm options according to my slight watch nerd friend.
Probably honestly. I think most people looking for something like that would wear a smartwatch. Garmin might have some but they are probably closer to a typical smartwatch than you would want to have and I think are also going to all be digital
Yeah fair enough honestly. I’m really just in an incredibly specific niche.
True. I would consider finding another way to have a silent alarm that isn’t a watch so you don’t have to limit yourself to such a specific category