Celebrate a 100-year milestone is no mean feat. And unlike some watch brands that have some hazy…
If I had to pick out one type of non-mechanical movement that I rather enjoy, I would…
Seiko Astron 3X62 GPS Solar models: These new Seiko Astron GPS Solar watches should be available this summer, ranging from $2,000 – $2,200.
I have long had a fascination with watches that can sync themselves with signals (be it from…
One of the oldest watches I’ve got in my collection (and the first one I spent more…
Sorry, when I was coming up with that title, the Beatles song just got stuck in my…
Smartwatches.. they seem so interesting, and are going through so many rapid revisions lately. Apple, Samsung, LG,…
When it comes to the connected watches, we often see that they bundle in some sort of step tracking, as quantifying our lives has become all the rage (myself included). The Wellograph I looked at did get more into the realm of monitoring more things relevant for fitness (including a heart rate monitor), but it was not something that would feel particularly right on the wrist at the gym or out on the trails. For myself, I have found myself spending more time in the gym, and my Fitbit – while a tidy little tracker for daily use – was not giving me the full picture I wanted. That then brings us to my new workout companion, the Garmin Forerunner 920XT.
If you travel, a world timer watch is a very handy complication. Switch cities, and you can easily switch time zones on your watch. But what if you want it done for you? That is where GPS watches come into play. Not GPS as in tracking watches, but GPS watches that update their clocks based on where they are in the world. Since they only update every other day (or on command), the receiver part uses little energy, so these are not power hogging watches like a GPS tracker would be. Now on Kickstarter is a new brand hoping to get into this technology with the first four Artstate GPS Solar Watch models (OK, only 2 are solar, but they are all GPS). This new brand is significantly less expensive than the other mainstream brands that are available.
Welcome back (or just welcome for your first timers) to Watch Video Rewind, or weekly Sunday feature where we point you toward various watch related videos available across the WWW. June is here, and with the summer months comes longer days, nice weather, and months of outdoor activities. I know I am getting into weekend warrior mode, and with the possibility of hiking and climbing, I though I would poke around and look at GPS watches.
