In London, yeah probably.

In a wetherspoons in the north east? You could get 8 pints for that, if you're down for some cask ales.

The only reason Pebble has come back is that Google agreed to open source the software after the original pebble founder pleaded with them.

This is probably a cheap "thank you" for that.

Pebble in its current state is absolutely not a big tech megacorp lol

They do it everywhere

I got a cheapo Xiaomi one a few years back.

Pretty sure it just makes the heart rate up and infers it from how many steps you're doing.

When it gets wet, it randomly skips songs on Spotify.

I really like my Amazfit Neo. Okay, it doesn't charge with USB-C but I appreciate its "always on" display and retro aesthetic. Can't believe they don't make 'em anymore!

Is there a worthy successor or can anybody recommend a similar minimalist smartwatch that won't break the bank?

Yea they're pretty much the only brand still.

I liked my garmin vivomove, it was pretty nice despite some clunkiness (the one I bought was early on)

I'd like to try one, but I feel like I might end up not using it often or just not liking it

I had a garmin vivomove hr. The idea behind it was pretty neat, but it was too annoying to keep charged.

Garmin instinct. Used they are often pretty cheap. They look like an old 80s retro digital but have a bunch of smart features. I love mine.

Looks good, tnx

I keep looking weird at people who say phones give you cancer and that you should never sleep with one next to you. Same people wear smartwatch with sensors pressing against your skin 24/7

I've had my Amazfit Bip (the original) for 6 or 7 years and the only complaint I have is the shitty original non-breathing silicon strap. After I replaced it with nylon strap, it was pretty much perfect.

The battery still lasts over three weeks. The display glass only has a few tiny scratches on it, despite that I've worn the watch basically 24/7 all these years.

It has all the basic functionalities I need built in and the not-so-important-but-nice ones I can get via Tasker.

And it was really cheap, I originally bought it just to see what the fuss about smartwatches was all about. But it's been so damn useful and trustworthy that I won't even consider upgrading until it fails someday.

The water thing is just a quirk of capacitive touchscreens. The same happens on the most expensive watches too, which is why there is usually a water mode that you can put the watch into. It sorta locks the touchscreen until you disable it using one of the physical buttons.

It sent me to the Apple Watch. I have a Mac, so it's probably using the User Agent.

I think you need to pay extra for physical buttons.

This one sometimes has a "lockscreen" that needs a swipe up to unlock, but the rain can do that.

Interestingly it doesn't always have a lockscreen. Sometimes it just switches it on and off depending on how it feels.

My problem is I just don't really like wearing watches. I want to, I like watches and I like having the time on me without getting distracted by my phone. But I just can't find a comfortable band, I don't like tight shirt cuffs either.