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Review on πŸ•’ Timex Metropolitan R AMOLED Smartwatch: GPS & Heart Rate 42mm – Black/Brown Leather & Silicone Strap by Ron Josey

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Fur. It could be better.

Not yet. battery, -2. Accuracy 3. My biggest complaint is that as a health monitor I'm not impressed at all. I originally bought it to track my sleep. Well, it's very unfortunate. The logs start correctly about 20% of the time. If you tend to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, you won't like it. I woke up at 1:30am last night, used the restroom, and when I checked my stats it turned out that my sleep was considered complete, although I fell asleep again for another 5 hours. It's not just once. I've been using Nightly for just a few days, less than a month, and it's only been 3 nights when the result even came close to reality. Of course, you can edit your dates to replace those missed hours, but that won't help, and those changes won't help as they don't count towards sleep stages. A few pluses: 1. It tells the time well. Okay, that's all for the pros. Battery life is bearable at best. Turning off pretty much everything can get you through the day, but if you're using the features that actually set this watch apart from "regular" watches, you're lucky you're getting 8 hours, which is nice. I could easily live with the short battery life as I don't use it as a daily garment, just for sleep tracking and possibly walking (had had reconstructive foot surgery). If you're thinking of using it as a daily item and actually want to use its features, be prepared for it to die before your day is done. I still keep it to myself. Aesthetically this is a very nice watch. There is a limited number of downloadable faces, most of which are pretty ugly (to me at least), but some are pretty good. Has a great feeling. It's tough, but not that annoying. Chic and pleasing to the eye. OLED *black* looks very nice when the screen is off and has a high resolution, even text alerts sent to the face are easy to read. Overall that's 6 out of 10, 3 for functionality and 9.5 for form. I'll wait about 3 more years and try all these "smartwatches" again. I just want them to know when I'm asleep and when I'm awake.

Pros
  • Great price
Cons
  • Some problems

Comments (3)

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June 23, 2023
Great price for a very good smartwatch
April 27, 2023
a value priced competent smartwatch
January 28, 2023
Just RIght For My Needs - YMMV