🕶️ Fossil Explorist Stainless Leather Smartwatch: Trendy and Versatile Wearable Tech Review

It all depends on what you want from a smartwatch. I wanted something nice to wear to work and didn't care for the Apple Watch/Fitbit look. I also wanted a GPS to track my runs but didn't want to spend $400. This watch is perfect for what I wanted! Pros: IT'S BEAUTIFUL! The screen is crystal clear and the dials look very expensive. I love that it has GPS and you can download a lot of apps for whatever you want. I downloaded Pandora (which can be played through the speaker!) and the built-in…

I wanted a smartwatch to replace my Gear S3 that costs less but keeps everything I wanted in a smartwatch. Explorist has achieved this and more. I like that the screen is bigger and just as bright as the G3. The only thing missing is a heart rate monitor, but I never used it when I had the G3. Explorists works fast and looks great on the wrist. The charger could have been better designed to be more convenient to dock out of the box, but it turns out my charger for my Gear 3 works with the…

Update:. After a factory reset, VZmessenger is no longer supported. Therefore, users need a third-party app to send text messages like Pulse. This is because Verizon no longer has a contract with Fossil and is phasing out VZmessenger with Fossil products. on the clock. * All notifications are displayed on the watch. * Answer texts with preset answers or with speech to text. * Respond to Gmail with voice-to-text or the keyboard that appears on the watch face. * Calendar/Agenda * Weather * I…

FINALLY! I have a smart watch that I can use. Actually, this is my third* attempt at making a smart watch. (*Fourth, when you turn on the rare old Timex Internet Messenger watch from 2001, a men's Timex Internet Messenger sports watch that could communicate with satellites via Skytell and send messages and text messages to your watch). The first was the Sony Smartwatch SW2 (second generation). I liked the look of the watch and the metal bracelet. However, it uses a Sony-specific operating…

Bought on sale which I think is the best time to buy a smartwatch. It's a good looking watch and adds to the experience as I wanted something that actually looked like a watch as opposed to cheaper smartwatches with silicon straps or something super expensive like the Apple Watch. Also, the beauty of this Fossil watch is that it is compatible with both Android and iPhone (although it works better with Android). The battery life is pretty good, it's not at all like the Amazfit Bip but I can get…

So far I love this watch! I'm a woman with fairly small wrists, but I really wanted a watch with the ability to take calls. What disappointed me the most was the battery life. Today I set the clock (fully charged) to noon. At 3:30pm the battery was at 15% 😱 I used it to answer a call less than 5 minutes and send two text messages. Big disappointment! Yesterday I just sent an SMS and it took about 9 hours. So that's a HUGE downside. But I made a deal with him and knew the battery life was a…

I bought this watch after choking on the price of the Apple Watch several times. All I really wanted was some apps to make air travel easier (podcasts, audiobooks, etc.) and I couldn't justify the price of the Apple Watch. It seemed like a good compromise and overall I'd say it is. But it's also extremely annoying. The watch itself is wonderful. Fossil did a great job, it's exactly what I wanted. However, Wear OS (formerly known as "Android Wear") turned out to be a joke. I'm not saying that…