I wanted a hand's on experience on how this smartwatch fared against the TAG Heuer Connected smartwatch. I like TAG Heuer as a brand and have
made a number of enquiries regarding their Connected
smartwatch so I wanted a look at what Frederique Constant had on offer.
The first thing you notice is the style, the Frederique Constant is an elegant timepiece and a genuine quartz watch complete with a standard watch face. I must admit I prefer mechanical timepieces but in this instances the quartz movement makes sense.
The TAG Heuer Connected smartwatch is larger with a superimposed watch face screen on a digital display - not to my taste. My taste is the more elegant but less functional Horological Smartwatch over the Connected smartwatch.
The first thing you notice is the style, the Frederique Constant is an elegant timepiece and a genuine quartz watch complete with a standard watch face. I must admit I prefer mechanical timepieces but in this instances the quartz movement makes sense.
The TAG Heuer Connected smartwatch is larger with a superimposed watch face screen on a digital display - not to my taste. My taste is the more elegant but less functional Horological Smartwatch over the Connected smartwatch.
As a comparison, the Frederique Constant is connected
via bluetooth to a smartphone but I was having difficulty downloading
the app so I wasn't able to fully appreciate the functions of the
smartwatch.
So I went online to find what I could actually upload from the smartwatch and found it is pretty limited. This is an early version and I believe the idea is sound, this is a watch connected to a smartphone and not just a pure smartwatch.
Functions such as sleep patterns, heart-rate and step-o-meter are fairly limited for a smartwatch. So as much as I like the standard quartz watch design, the integrated printed circuit unfortunately has limited functionality.
So I went online to find what I could actually upload from the smartwatch and found it is pretty limited. This is an early version and I believe the idea is sound, this is a watch connected to a smartphone and not just a pure smartwatch.
Functions such as sleep patterns, heart-rate and step-o-meter are fairly limited for a smartwatch. So as much as I like the standard quartz watch design, the integrated printed circuit unfortunately has limited functionality.
I think I'm not going to recommend the Frederique Constant smartwatch to any of my friends as the style of
the watch is good but the functionality is lacking compared to a
genuine smart watch.
What we may find out is future models may well indeed include enhanced options so I hope Frederique Constant sticks with this concept and builds on the existing architecture. This platform has plenty of upside - the concept is good.
I would rather recommend a cheaper mechanical watch and a dedicated smartwatch for connectivity. I would tend to think this is the probable future of the quartz/smartwatch and as functionally improves will become more popular.
What we may find out is future models may well indeed include enhanced options so I hope Frederique Constant sticks with this concept and builds on the existing architecture. This platform has plenty of upside - the concept is good.
I would rather recommend a cheaper mechanical watch and a dedicated smartwatch for connectivity. I would tend to think this is the probable future of the quartz/smartwatch and as functionally improves will become more popular.
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