[novoreorx]

Just pre ordered one. It reminds me of my first and favorite smartwatch - Withings Activité. Sadly, that one broke after 2 or 3 years, and since then I haven't found a smartwatch I'm willing to wear daily. My Apple Watch is now strictly used for workouts only.

They share a lot of similarities:

- Round dial

- Analog hands (though Round 2 simulates this with e-ink)

- Long battery life (Round 2 is ~2 weeks. I remember Withings lasting months on a coin battery)

- Thin and light

- No speaker, so no noise

These are the features I appreciate. I love gadgets, but for smartwatches, I want them to maintain a classic watch appearance. I don't want to worry about charging it every day, and I don't want too many features and notifications to distract me.

As for the "smart" part, I want the tech to focus on sensors, i.e. recording movement and sleep. The rest goes for aesthetics, like changing interesting watch faces now and then. That's really it. Most products on the market are no what I want because what the tech brings on them are interference and inconvenience.

[SSLy]

I assume Withings' ScanWatches are not fine for you?

[novoreorx]

From a basic feature perspective? Sure, they work. But the original Activité is incomparable by design, it’s the only one I really loved.

Once my original broke and I realized they weren't making that specific design anymore, I just lost interest in buying from the brand. The new models just don't have the same appeal.