I ’m on the record as loving smartwatches . Give me thetitanium Apple Watch Series 10 , and I ’ll be very glad . It ’s a superb smartwatch , and I do n’t really think I demand to wear any other . Except as I headed out toMWC 2025I made the decisionnotto wear a smartwatch to the show , and I was very happy about it . Now that I ’m home , it ’s clip to excuse why .
Why not wear one?
Join me for my thought cognitive operation over the sidereal day ( who am I kidding , I imply hebdomad , as I ’m really quite nerdy ) direct up to my trip to Barcelona . Smartwatches introduced me to regular watches , and since that fateful day , I ’ve mirthfully roll up watches of all type , and revel the chance to wear one when it arises . It does n’t always materialise as I ’m often reviewing or test smart wrist article of clothing . For MWC , I did n’t have any such carpus - free-base commitment .
It was n’t a conclusion taken lightly , but the first thing that came to mind was that if I took a smartwatch I ’d be take yet another matter to charge while I was off . TheApple Watch Series 10would have been top of my list , but it not only needs charging every dark if I require it to last through two full days , but it also need a charger of its own . Yes , there are solutions to this , but I dislike put to work around problems with additional hardware . Carrying multiple phone is less of a problem as they all use the same charge cable .
TheOnePlus Watch 3was my other consideration , and it was as a very common smartwatch at the show based on my observance . This was n’t only because the OnePlus Watch 3 is the in vogue fashion model out there either ; it ’s also because it ’s really , really good . It ’s the respectable Android smartwatch you’re able to get in my opinion , and if you were only away for four day , there ’s a strong chance it would last the whole stumble without necessitate to be charge .
It’s not just charging that put me off
There was another negative of a smartwatch on a engaged , multi - day oeuvre trip — notifications . Trade shows mean a lot of emails and messages , and I often require to ignore them until I ’ve got time to address them properly . This is especially rightful in group meeting and during consultation . Sure , I could twist on Do Not touch , but like pack other courser , it ’s another footmark I do n’t need , or will forget about until it ’s too late . If anyone wanted me , they ’d just have to wait .
Going back to me being nerdy , I do still want to pass over my activity and slumber , but that ’s where myOura Ring 4comes in . I wear thin it all the time on my digit ( obviously ) and it tells me everything I need to recognize without taking up wrist space . BecauseI’ve worn one for yearsit sleep together me , so I trust the data point , perhaps more so than the OnePlus Watch 3 which I ’ve worn for only a few hebdomad . The Apple Watch knows me , but it does n’t know my sleep because it also needs to be appoint .
To review , I didn’tneedto wear a smartwatch , I did n’t want to either institutionalize one up or look at the barrage index and enquire if it would last for my trip , and I was n’t keen on being upset by notifications . I want to wear a regular watch , and at the same time build a memory or two . I adore that theApple Watch Series 10 makes me feel goodwhen I wear it , but there ’s something about wear a non - smartwatch . It is part of your outfit , part of you , and it ’s what I want for my travel .
What did I wear instead?
My mind was made up , it was a normal watch for me , but which one ? In Barcelona around MWC sentence there are a lot of technical school journalists and other industry type in town , and the city is notorious for being a hotbed of pickpocket , and deplorably muggings are not rare . Whatever I wear upon , it could n’t be overtly tawdry . well safe than deplorable . I decided on a Casio G - Shock . The tough watches are n’t suitable in the same agency a luxury Swiss watch is , but I love the individual statement they make on your wrist .
I eventually chose theG - Shock x ASRV DW-6900 limited edition . It ’s new , and crucially I had n’t worn it all that much . I mentioned creating memories . It ’ll vocalise odd to non - watch types , but I do it associating the ticker I wear with stumble and adventures . The next fourth dimension I put it on , I ’ll commemorate what I ’ve done with it in the yesteryear . For example , when I put on myG - Shock GW-9500 Mudman , I recall it was my watch of option when I give out off - roading in a Land Rover Defender .
Now I ’m back from Barcelona , I have no sorrow and did n’t miss a smartwatch . The Apple Watch , OnePlus Watch 3 , andSamsung Galaxy Watch 7all excel at being daily wrist joint wear , and I do it the functionality , but the G - Shock DW-6900 ASRV has now been to Barcelona with me , a trip that will always be with it , and that makes exceptional in a way that I do n’t see happening with a smartwatch .
