• RedEye FlightControl@lemmy.worldEnglish
      77·
      10 days ago

      While I’m not a fan of the leather implementation, I have to both agree that it’s a placement improvement in terms of ergonomics, and it does look pretty cool. I think it might wear out faster, being exposed to the gripping area of your palm, though. I’d expect it to be difficult to wash your hands or handle dirty/sharp items.

          • naeap@sopuli.xyz
            6·
            10 days ago

            Can confirm
            Don’t know what they build their watches with, but they seem to absolutely not care, when I smash them at concrete or steel
            Which is good, because it’s my first watch again after like 20 years without one, and I needed quite some time to adapt - and still forget about it and demolish other stuff with it by accident

      • TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        10 days ago

        I have to both agree that it’s a placement improvement in terms of ergonomics

        This has to be trolling. Like, no, it’s not, unless you prioritize accessing the watchface and functionally nothing else in your day-to-day life. (This is even just accounting for ergonomics – and assuming this is achiral and can be transferred easily to the right hand (edit: wait, no, it’s chiral; even less ergonomic) – not how conspicuously stupid it looks.)

        • Putting it on and taking it off is more complicated because you have to slide it over your thumb and do a tiny little strap and then an even tinier strap.
        • Want to hold hands with a partner? I’m sure this’ll spice things up.
        • What about that entire region of your palm? Who needs that all sensation when you can have a bunch of useless leather anyway?
        • Continuing from the last point: inconsistency in the coverage of your palm just makes holding things weirder, especially including the phone your watch is likely talking with.
        • Walking forward in a normal posture? Have fun near-inevitably smacking the shit out of your $300 smartwatch if you aren’t paying attention.
        • Hot, sweaty day? Good thing there’s way more surface area covered by your clammy, leather watch on one of the most sensitive parts of your body.
        • This genuinely looks like you’ll feel the edge of the leather hit your arm whenever you move your hand in certain ways. More importantly, you’ll feel the leather whenever you have your fingers curled in or hands together, and you’ll likely feel skin too, so it’ll just feel weird because of the constant inconsistency. It’d be so hard to become “nose blind” to because it’s always changing just a little bit.
        • The ergonomics of charging this thing are surely more awkward than just a straight strap. And it’s even screwed in, so you can’t claim you easily pop the watch out and charge like that.
        • Want to hide your $300 watch under a long sleeve? Too bad, fuckass.
        • Choosing to switch it to upside-down? Too bad, fuckass; it’s in this one position you absolutely cannot adjust even a little.
        • Trying to get actual, blue-collar work done for more than 10 seconds? Your $50 or whatever leather strap will be looking incredible by the end of it.
        • As you pointed out: went to the bathroom and want to literally wash your hands? 1) Have fun wiping with this fucking thing on, and 2) as you point out, have fun washing.
        • Edit: This thing would get so germy. Not even just accruing grime and wearing down from touching stuff (even if you were really discerning about what you touch), but the thing would practically be a toilet seat of germs. At least you wash your hands fairly regularly and don’t hold out your smartphone for someone to shake as a friendly greeting.
        • Edit 2: ffs you can’t even wear gloves

        Glancing to look at your watch is not that onerous even when done relatively frequently. Literally what could your day-to-day life possibly be that this is more ergonomical?

        • ol_capt_joe@piefed.eeEnglish
          10·
          10 days ago

          If you’ve ever had to wear a thumb stabilizer you know it’s really uncomfortable to have something wrapped around your thumb all day. (Enjoy those blisters in the webbing between thumb and index!)

          And you have to remove it to wash your hands?

        • Whostosay@sh.itjust.works
          7·
          10 days ago

          Want to hold hands with a partner? I’m sure this’ll spice things up.

          If she has one too, we can upload pictures of Mike Tyson to them so they can kith

        • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
          3·
          10 days ago

          This doesn’t seem like a daily use but specialized for running/hiking. It’s like criticizing hiking boots for being uncomfortable and hard to lace compared to sneakers.

        • RedEye FlightControl@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          10 days ago

          You have me laughing over here.

          It’s more ergonomic for the reason that it’s an easier, more natural viewing angle that puts less strain or stress on the body to view/use it. You don’t necessarily have to agree with that, or yuck someone else’s yum. Most of your issues are preference.

          Did you miss the part where I said I wasn’t a fan of the leather implementation? Because that would rule out most of those points.

          Have an upvote for the effort, though!

      • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
        5·
        10 days ago

        I think it would screw with the mobility of your thumb. That thing would be shifting all around if you used your hand.

      • jumponboard@lemmy.world
        2·
        10 days ago

        I dont like it simply because it’s always visible. At the wirst, I can choose when (not) to look at it.

    • backalleycoyote@lemmy.today
      18·
      10 days ago

      It’s just goth aesthetics for nerds. And somehow doing it with a smart watch makes black metal gauntlets look less silly.

    • dan69@lemmy.world
      3·
      10 days ago

      At this point just extend it down to ur wrist and call it a carpal tunnel wrist watch.

    • dingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 days ago

      I do think it looks pretty cool…but what about washing your hands? That’s the main issue with it I’d think.

  • Otter@lemmy.ca
    15·
    10 days ago

    Why not wear it on the inside of your wrist?

    Its easier and more discreet to check, you don’t need a complicated new setup, and you won’t have any issues working with your hands.

    I know some people do this already, and flip it around depending on the setting. Inner wrist when walking around, and regular placement when working at a desk.

    Unless I’m getting whooshed here

    • Zink@programming.dev
      2·
      10 days ago

      Yeeep, this right here.

      I’m a nerd and software engineer, sitting in front of 4 screens right now. I own a smart watch which I wore 23 hours a day for years on end.

      I stopped wearing it several months ago and I literally do not know where it is right now. I assume it’s in my house somewhere. 🤷‍♂️

      The greedy shits that run the tech world have taken it too far. The switch flipped in my brain and I just do no care about tech “products” any more. If it connects to the internet or has a screen then it’s almost guaranteed to be designed in a way that goes against my best interests.

  • Mardukas@lemmy.world
    6·
    10 days ago

    Has anyone ever developed wrist problems as a result of looking at their watch? If not, what problem does this actually solve?

    • Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.orgEnglish
      4·
      10 days ago

      I doubt it, but personally i did find it to be a really uncomfortable position for a watch and required odd twisting of the arm to see the face of the watch and i constantly hit it on every single surface.

      I fixed it by wearing the watch on the inner side of my wrist. Much more comfortable and convenient to check the time.

    • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
      5·
      10 days ago

      It’s easier to casually check what time it is on watch. Especially in a scenario where it’s kind of rude to do so or your hands are full. Also having a timer ready to go, where with a phone there’s several steps to get to one. You can do all these things with a phone but there’s no real “cost” to wearing a watch and I miss it when I’m not wearing mine. Mines also automatic so I don’t have to worry about it running out of juice like I do with my phone.

    • Bahnd Rollard@lemmy.world
      4·
      10 days ago

      Watches have always been a status symbol after their primary function of telling time.

      You keep your phone in your pocket, but a watch is there for all to see, is it an expensive Rolex? A cheap Casio? A fruit watch, connected to a fruit phone? Or something that looks like that device from the begining of Spy Kids 2 that I still want 20+ years later.

      Function then fashion, and its always kept up with the tech of the time, all they way back to the chronometer.

        • Bahnd Rollard@lemmy.world
          3·
          10 days ago

          Shut your face, it was cool. Also the bigger one the antagonist kid wore did… But that was like 3 watches and very early 2000s CGI.

      • Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        10 days ago

        Watches have always been a status symbol

        Sure but we have phones now. Doesn’t matter what your status is, you dont need a watch. It used to be a status symbol as being a person who needed to keep track of the time because you were busy. But nowadays that’s nonsense.

    • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
      3·
      10 days ago

      there’s a big ol’ it depends. my wife (a teacher) has her smart watch run her daily timers to keep her class on schedule. and that way she doesn’t have to pull out her phone and then her class doesn’t yell “mrs ymca no phones at school” every time, because you remember being a student. i know a lot of nurses who wear smart watches for other but similar reasons. the convenience of being able to receive (and maybe send? i don’t know, i don’t really wear watches.) texts and alerts from your phone can be rather useful in some fields.

    • /home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      2·
      10 days ago

      I don’t like carrying my phone on me and I do a lot of activities where I don’t pull out my phone all the time. I can’t just take a phone out as I am up on the rock wall to see how long I’m taking

    • wunami@lemmy.world
      1·
      10 days ago

      Some smartwatch can have their own SIM and can be the phone.

      Like you could go out on a run or errand without bringing your phone (or even a wallet if you’ve setup a digital wallet on your watch).