Smart Watch Advice

Neames

Hi,

I hope this isn't blasphemy where I ask for advice on a nice looking smart watch. I'm keen on the health monitoring features of a smart watch like step count, blood pressure monitor etc. But I don't like the very basic look of the fitbit or the price of the apple watch.

My budget is around 300.

fat bloke

Don't think any of them will do your blood pressure, but Garmin should have something for your taste and budget.

Dev1234

Might be worth starting a similar thread on either the Athletics or Fitness forums as folks there would use their fitness trackers on a regular basis and I'm sure they would have guidance on the pros and cons of the different manufacturers (Garmin, Polar etc.)

Wolftown

Check out Withings, they offer the best looking smart watches IMO. Battery life is also very good.

freiteg

None of them will check blood pressure for you. But usually the health apps for iphone or android or 3rd parties like garmin will let you enter those numbers.

Garmin's range will give you the best battery life of any smart watch but would be more health / fitness focused and have less "lifestyle" features compared to Apple of Android. Garmin this week released new models of a number of ranges so you could find deals on older versions at the moment.

DellyBelly

I can recommend the Garmin Enduro 2 Smartwatch. Very nice but as others says doesn't read blood pressure

LambshankRedemption

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365162/smart-watch-advice

None of them do blood pressure, but for step counter and heart rate and sleep tracking, for a watch that does the basics that doesnt look like you have the bridge of the USS Enterprise on your arm, I recommend the Fossil Hybrid range.

bennyx_o

The new Samsung smart watches will measure blood pressure once it's been calibrated but are outside your budget. You also need a Samsung phone for it to work IIRC. You may need to forgo the blood pressure measurement

freiteg

oh I missed that release. Interesting

Rows Grower

As Lambshankredemtion said the Fossil Hybrid range are worth a look. They have loads of different styles that look just like a regular watch and you just sync it up with your phone. Plenty of choices of different leather or stainless steel straps to change the look of the watch too. I have one years and they are very reliable and durable.

Coach6932

Not out yet but it’s rumoured the whoop 5.0 will have a blood pressure monitoring feature. Worth keeping an eye out for it if you don’t get sorted in the meantime.

Added benefit, you can wear the whoop without it looking like you’re wearing two watches if you fancy keeping a classic watch on the wrist!

ondafly

Samsung galaxy watch 4 should come under budget. It measures blood pressure and has been fairly accurate in my experience.

LambshankRedemption

Google have just released the Pixel Watch. At 399 it is a bit above your original budget:

https://store.google.com/ie/product/pixel_watch_3?hl=en-GB&pli=1