I started wearing a smartwatch because when we went to smartphones and I was travelling a great deal I would often miss a call that I wanted to receive…as I would have my phone on vibrate or silence because of meetings I was in. By linking my phone to the smart wear I could get the notice of a call no matter what was going on.

Just before the pandemic began, (isn’t the pandemic how we measure time now?) I had bought a Garmin watch. I’ve had Fitbits and I’ve had Samsung watches – as I was an Android user – but the Garmin was bought as I had gift cards sitting around…and I was really impressed. The other watches ran out of battery quickly and the interaction wasn’t always helpful. But the Garmin was cool in lots of ways.

But I was rather rough on it… a cracked crystal and other scratches, etc. made me think about an upgrade. So Wendy bought me a new one for Christmas. It’s slightly larger, you almost can’t tell, and it has a more colourful and bright display. It also has a better ability to show you more text.

I’ve just started using it but so far I’m really glad for the upgrade!

What smartwear do you have?