I have a Samsung watch 6. But I dunno… I’m feeling like I wanna worry less about charging devices recently. And this Casio F 105 W looks great and was cheap.

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    In love with Garmin watches. Yes they are smart, but beside that I love all the data they collect during my sport activities (a bit of a data nerd I am), the battery that last 7 days with daily sport tracking, and the amazing display…

    Get one with MIPS display, not AMOLED…

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    Hell, my G-Shock watch still works. Never understood why someone would spend thousands on a watch just to have it accidentally broken, smashed, lost, stolen…

    I like my 30.00 watch I bought 30 years ago. It tells time and lights up. What else you need?

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    8 hours ago

    Maybe its the boomer in me but I just can’t see any major benefits of having a smart watch. I’m not saying there aren’t any but to some degree I feel as though my smart phone is more than enough tech I need with me day to day

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      They are absolutely amazing for tracking and staying motivated with doing workouts. Beyond that imo there’s not much on there that is all that groundbreaking. I enjoy my smartwatch for all its bells and whistles, but I wouldn’t have purchased it if I wasn’t trying to get myself into running.

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      The only non-watch thing I want from my smartwatch is to replace my phone’s ringer. I get notifications as a vibration on my wrist instead of a sound.

      I dream of having a watch that just does that without all the body-tracking mumbo jumbo. I dont need to know my blood’s oxygen level, and I certainly dont want my watch to have GPS capabilities.

      Edit: I need to specify that I’ve only owned Chinese watches/smartbands with more than 20 days battery life. Having to charge a watch every day sounds ludicrous to me.

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      The only positive they offer is workout tracking. In a case like that, you get something cheap that’s specifically made for workouts (like a Fitbit).

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      GenX here. I’ve had 2 and just never really used them. And I have 16 other watches and never wear the smart one!

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    Another reason for buying it… I miss the 90s and late 80s look more and more (despite being a Latino kid during those years so I didn’t grew up with the cool pop culture you Americans imagine).

    Also yeah, I saw some scenes from Drive (2011) a few days ago, the synth vibe 80s infected me I guess, like there’s something inside me, it’s hard to explain.

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      Nice that it has ‘Water Resist’ emblazoned on the front in large font in case you forget

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    10 hours ago

    It’ll last forever! Remember having one of these waaay back… Don’t remember what happened to it, but rest assured, it didn’t die before I lost it 😆

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    I got a CA-53 recently myself, for much the same reason.

    Nobody ever said anything about my Apple Watch, but holy crap does everyone love a calculator watch.

    (Which is hilarious because as a kid, I was teased as a nerd for having such a thing.)

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      I just got a CA-53 myself today! I remember having one when I was in middle school and thinking it was the coolest thing ever. I just smile every time I look at it.

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      Do you need to indicate where in the world you are to make the tides accurate? I guess I don’t know enough about how tides work.

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    I’m feeling like I wanna worry less about charging devices recently

    I do not know how much that watch lasts, but the Mi Band 6 that I had since years ago lasted to me up to 10 days (currently is half that), and that was good enough for me 😬