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by keymon-o 920 days ago
I understand the issues you experience. I don’t get the point you are trying to make.

I have a cheaper smartwatch and a dirty cheap robot cleaner.

Cheaper smartwatch has e-ink screen, notifications, payment, health monitors, etc. It doesn’t have all possible smart features, but in return I got 30d battery life.

Cheap robot vacuum cleaner is based on basic sensors, no lidar or recognition systems. It gets stuck in cables, it misses 10% of spots, but it captures 2 cup sized ball of dust every day.

I am happy with both. Especially because I researched and found what works for me. Maybe the ‘best’, ‘smartest’ and most expensive products in the market isn’t neccesaary what everybody needs?

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Wasn't there a version with self winding but no surplus return to battery. It had no health sensors though as a extrem low energy device.

If I recall correctly the winding energy was directly used up for operations to spare the battery. Someone help me out, the core was some SOC from TI..

Sequent Supercharger smartwatch series perhaps?

I actually never heard about it but I guess we now live in the era of “gpt is your friend”. :)

What smartwatch models is it?
Garmin Instinct 2
Which watch is this?
Garmin Instinct 2