![]() ![]() I chose to have iMessages, Instagram and WhatsApp messages to be connected, and whenever a new message did come through, it was clear to read thanks to the scrolling text, which moved along at a moderate pace. The small digital display at 12 o’clock will notify you of any incoming messages, calls, emails or other app notifications (you can choose which apps you want to be notified from within the companion HealthMate app). I honestly cannot see a reason why you wouldn’t want to get one too. Again, not a problem for the Withings ScanWatch Horizon, because the analogue hands are there for you to quickly glance at. He also said that the constant buzzing of notifications was a turn off, and the more silent nature of a mechanical watch is actually more soothing and calming compared to anything the mental health apps could provide.Ī negative for him of using a smartwatch, is that he couldn’t subtly look at the time, instead having to raise his wrist to his face to force the screen to light up. In the case of Withings, because it uses your phone’s time to set its hands, this immediately makes it more accurate than a mechanical watch, too. He admitted that a smartwatch will undoubtedly be more accurate than a mechanical. But, as my colleague Jamie recently said in an article where he traded his mechanical watch for a smartwatch, a mechanical can be just as, if not more, beneficial for one’s health. ![]() The Withings ScanWatch Horizon doesn’t support apps that many smartwatch owners have likely become accustomed to, such as guided meditations or doubling up as your own personal trainer. The ScanWatch Horizon only gives you the notifications you need. Instead, the company pieces together a traditional watch face with a smaller digital display where you would normally find a seconds counter or chronometer.ĭepending on which operating system your phone has – iOS or Android – you can also export data to your phone’s default health app, too. Take a loot at the company’s other models and you’ll immediately see there’s no digital display presented front and centre in sight. Withings has long been championing the hybrid design. one that cleverly combines the best of analogue and digital, into one rather attractive final product. But with the Withings ScanWatch Horizon, you get what the company calls a ‘hybrid design’, i.e. But now, having grown up, I no longer want to have a fully digital display on my wrist. I have previously owned an Apple Watch (the Series 3 way back when) and sure, I liked it. The look of them, feel of them and heritage of a conventional watch is something I’ve found myself to have fallen in love with. I like wearing conventional watches and can usually be found with a Seiko on my wrist. To be honest, this is perhaps the biggest draw for me. Which is why, for me, the Withings ScanWatch Horizon is the only smartwatch I’d wear. ![]()
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