Whenever I notice someone wearing a smart watch, in my head I go like “Oh this guy wears a smart watch”. Point being, the majority of the smart watches can be clearly distinguished from regular watches. Like other technology trends, I do not see those obsessive crazy watch aficionados picking on to this one. Although a lot of companies nowadays are trying to build smart watches how they should look – luxurious and classy, there is still a long way for them to match up to the likes of Longines and Audemars Piguet who have been foraying into this technology.
From the outside
Ok so when I first got my hands on the all black Garmin Vivomove Sport model, it looked a regular analogue watch that I would not wear as an accessory. But if I ever plan to jump on to the fitness and health bandwagon, I will surely consider this simple all black fitness tracker masquerading as an analogue watch. However, I think with this design, Garmin is losing out on a large fitness oriented TG which is for women. The design has a more male-friendly feel and at 12mm thick, it lacks a slender frame which not many women will go for.
The strong build quality. The black metal frame and silver trim around the 42mm watch case gives it a simple, yet elegant feel. However, if you’re looking for something slightly classy and elegant, the Vivomove does come with two variants; Premium and Classic.
Also, the price point is not too heavy on the pocket, costing around 12-13k on e-commerce platforms in India. If you are lucky Amazon India has lightning deals on the Vivomove.
The not so attractive soft touch 20mm silicon band is something Garmin can surely improve on. But you can always switch to a sports or a leather band since it is easily detachable from the watch case. The silicon band is handy when you want to go swimming as the Vivomove is 5 ATM waterproof up to 50 metres. I took it for a dip and I am glad to say it survived.
The only other external feature left is the crown, which doesn't work in any particular smart way like the Apple Watch one, but it does let you set the time and when pressed, makes syncing data to your smartphone effortless and reliable.
Activity Tracking
I personal believe that beauty lies in simplicity. And that’s exactly how the activity tracking is. Simple and to the point. Just like Fitbit and Jawbone, there's a pretty standard accelerometer motion sensor to count steps and monitor sleep automatically but the small things always matter and what Garmin has done is enabled this wearable to calculate the distance for your indoor fitness sessions. Although they can definitely work on the UI of the app since it is slightly confusing and cumbersome to find the exact data you are looking for.
Battery Life
It uses the same kind of CR2025 coin cell battery that you find powering most analogue watches so you do not have to stress about the Vivomove dying out on you anytime soon.
It will give you one year's worth of power before it needs to be replaced. That battery is well enclosed inside the watch though so you'll probably need to make a trip to a watch shop to get it replaced when it does run out.
Check out Garmin’s website for specifications and details.
By- Nishant Muttreja
Ok so when I first got my hands on the all black Garmin Vivomove Sport model, it looked a regular analogue watch that I would not wear as an accessory. But if I ever plan to jump on to the fitness and health bandwagon, I will surely consider this simple all black fitness tracker masquerading as an analogue watch. However, I think with this design, Garmin is losing out on a large fitness oriented TG which is for women. The design has a more male-friendly feel and at 12mm thick, it lacks a slender frame which not many women will go for.
The strong build quality. The black metal frame and silver trim around the 42mm watch case gives it a simple, yet elegant feel. However, if you’re looking for something slightly classy and elegant, the Vivomove does come with two variants; Premium and Classic.
Also, the price point is not too heavy on the pocket, costing around 12-13k on e-commerce platforms in India. If you are lucky Amazon India has lightning deals on the Vivomove.
The not so attractive soft touch 20mm silicon band is something Garmin can surely improve on. But you can always switch to a sports or a leather band since it is easily detachable from the watch case. The silicon band is handy when you want to go swimming as the Vivomove is 5 ATM waterproof up to 50 metres. I took it for a dip and I am glad to say it survived.
The only other external feature left is the crown, which doesn't work in any particular smart way like the Apple Watch one, but it does let you set the time and when pressed, makes syncing data to your smartphone effortless and reliable.
Activity Tracking
I personal believe that beauty lies in simplicity. And that’s exactly how the activity tracking is. Simple and to the point. Just like Fitbit and Jawbone, there's a pretty standard accelerometer motion sensor to count steps and monitor sleep automatically but the small things always matter and what Garmin has done is enabled this wearable to calculate the distance for your indoor fitness sessions. Although they can definitely work on the UI of the app since it is slightly confusing and cumbersome to find the exact data you are looking for.
Battery Life
It uses the same kind of CR2025 coin cell battery that you find powering most analogue watches so you do not have to stress about the Vivomove dying out on you anytime soon.
It will give you one year's worth of power before it needs to be replaced. That battery is well enclosed inside the watch though so you'll probably need to make a trip to a watch shop to get it replaced when it does run out.
Check out Garmin’s website for specifications and details.
By- Nishant Muttreja
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