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by cameroncooper 2038 days ago
I dunno. For me this watch is nearly perfect. It's incredibly thin, lightweight, waterproof. It shows the time, day and date. The battery will last for 7-10 years. I can wear it day and night and never have to take it off or do anything for it.

I have a collection of other watches including Apple watches and Swiss mechanical watches. None of them are as practical and hassle-free as this watch.

2 comments

> For me this watch is nearly perfect.

The UX is poor though. Once you've finished with the stopwatch, the next mode-button press leads to the time-adjustment mode rather than immediately back to the current time display. Any destructive modes such as adjustment should be protected behind a long-press, not interleaved into the routine mode cycle.

It's also frustratingly easy to knock the watch out of 24 hour display with a slight mistouch.

It is marvellously thin and light though, I wish there were more options of a similar form factor.

> Once you've finished with the stopwatch, the next mode-button press leads to the time-adjustment mode rather than immediately back to the current time display.

This is incorrect. If you’ve interacted with a mode, the mode button always takes you back to the current time display.

If you use the stopwatch, the mode button goes back to the current time display. I don't see an issue.
Parent to your comment mentioned that they like the watch because it's thin, light, shows time and date.

You commented that the UX is poor because of the way the stop watch works.

That user, if they're using the watch for the time and date, never experiences the stopwatch UX. To them, the UX is superb for what they do.

>The UX is poor though.

for you.

also very easy to switch the alarm on, only for it to go off at an inappropriate time
This. I never have to take it off. Battery lasts forever, lightweight, thin, accurate (despite it lacks radio synch), extremely cheap.
I'm happy with mine, but it gains ~1s each day w.r.t. the national radio clock signal. I normally adjust it every couple of days.