Skagen smartwatch

**Loopylooloo** · 3 Dec 20, 08:35 AM

My fitbit (fat bit) has such small text I can never see what it says, I saw Skagen have this smartwatch on sale, has anyone tried these? Looks quite nice and I think bigger display?

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Loulou127 · 3 Dec 20, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by Loopylooloo

My fitbit (fat bit) has such small text I can never see what it says, I saw Skagen have this smartwatch on sale, has anyone tried these? Looks quite nice and I think bigger display?

skagen/en-gb/smartwa...l-mesh-skt5204

Following as my Fitbit keeps telling me I�ve done 10k steps when basically I�ve sat on the sofa all day! Think I need a new one x

400ixl · 3 Dec 20, 09:46 AM

It is essentially a Fossil gen 5 in a different case.

Gen 5's are a decent smart watch and one of the best WearOS watches you can get.

**Loopylooloo** · 3 Dec 20, 09:57 AM

My phone is iphone, would I be better with apple watch? I think I need to see these in real life to know if they suitable for font size...

400ixl · 3 Dec 20, 10:05 AM

An iWatch would probably be a better experience, but twice the price. It does have some features that watch won't as well. The Gen 5's have heart rate monitors, but the latest iWatch 6 has ECG and blood Oxygen Sensor at �369.

There is a iWatch SE at �269 which has the same features as the Gen5, or the older Gen 3 for �199.

So depends on your needs and budget really.

**Loopylooloo** · 3 Dec 20, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by 400ixl

An iWatch would probably be a better experience, but twice the price. It does have some features that watch won't as well. The Gen 5's have heart rate monitors, but the latest iWatch 6 has ECG and blood Oxygen Sensor at �369.

There is a iWatch SE at �269 which has the same features as the Gen5, or the older Gen 3 for �199.

So depends on your needs and budget really.

Thanks I dont run am not a gym bunny so dont need all the heart rate piffle. Just step count, time, texts etc. BIG writing! 😂😂😂

400ixl · 3 Dec 20, 11:37 AM

You can get all that with the Gen 5 based watches. Brands using this are:

Fossil (they own the tech)
Skagen
Diesel
Michael Kors
Emporio Armani

and others

So many different styles are available (at different price points).

The Apple Watch SE or Gen 3 may also be the right answer for you as well in the similar price points.

Anne K · 3 Dec 20, 12:59 PM

I have a fossil gen5. So the same watch. I love it. But don't pay full price, flash sales are very regular

**Loopylooloo** · 3 Dec 20, 06:12 PM

Thank you all, as always you are so much more clued up on this tech stuff than I am!

3 Dec 20, 09:46 AM	#3
	3 Dec 20, 09:46 AM 400ixl Imagineer
400ixl Imagineer Join Date: Mar 12	It is essentially a Fossil gen 5 in a different case. Gen 5's are a decent smart watch and one of the best WearOS watches you can get.

3 Dec 20, 10:05 AM	#5
	3 Dec 20, 10:05 AM 400ixl Imagineer
400ixl Imagineer Join Date: Mar 12	An iWatch would probably be a better experience, but twice the price. It does have some features that watch won't as well. The Gen 5's have heart rate monitors, but the latest iWatch 6 has ECG and blood Oxygen Sensor at �369. There is a iWatch SE at �269 which has the same features as the Gen5, or the older Gen 3 for �199. So depends on your needs and budget really.

3 Dec 20, 11:37 AM	#7
	3 Dec 20, 11:37 AM 400ixl Imagineer
400ixl Imagineer Join Date: Mar 12	You can get all that with the Gen 5 based watches. Brands using this are: Fossil (they own the tech) Skagen Diesel Michael Kors Emporio Armani and others So many different styles are available (at different price points). The Apple Watch SE or Gen 3 may also be the right answer for you as well in the similar price points.