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Need a new watch?



In our day and age, the classic analogue watch is slowly receding into the background and the digital is taking over our time telling devices as well.

This article will help you find a new watch if ever you should need one! I'll go through 6 popular watches and list their pros and cons:




Table of contents:

- Apple Watch Series 6
- Garmin Instinct Solar Tactical Digital Watch
- Suunto 9 Baro Titanium Digital Watch
- Casio G-Shock
- Ziiiro Eclipse Watch
- Garmin Lily




Apple Watch Series 6




Pros:

  • Has very useful functions such as on command heart rate, blood oxygen saturation and gps tracking.

  • Has easily changeable brightness, times of all sorts (even handwashing), sleep tracking and more.

  • 50 m water resistant

  • Can download apps

  • Very fast

  • Comes in many colors and styles

Cons:

  • It's expensive

  • The battery is not much better than other watches



 



Garmin Instinct Solar Tactical Digital Watch



Pros:

  • Amazing battery life

  • Has many trackable sports and is a great multi-sport watch

  • Impressive body tracking (blood rate, etc)

  • 100 m water resistant

Cons:

  • Doesn't look super sleek

  • Display is in black and white

  • Quite expensive



 




Suunto 9 Baro Titanium Digital Watch


Pros:

  • Sleek design

  • 100 m water resistant

  • Streamlined functions

  • Very good battery

Cons:

  • Doesn't do music and payments

  • Very expensive



 




Casio G-Shock



Pros:

  • Very durable

  • 200m waterproof

  • Affordable

  • Many styles to choose from

  • Advanced features (solar charging, atomic clock, compass, thermometer, etc...)

Cons:

  • The aesthetic is not amazing

  • Plastic, hard to recycle




 




Ziiiro Eclipse Watch



Pros:

  • Futuristic design

  • Easily usable in day or night

  • 30m waterproof

  • Comfortable rubber stap

Cons:

  • Very simplistic

  • Limited design and styles




 



Garmin Lily


Pros:

  • Countless functions (stress, sports, energy levels, heart rate, etc)

  • Comfortable

  • Different designs and band material

  • Waterproof

  • Stylish

Cons:

  • No built-in GPS

  • Need to download an app to use all the functions

  • More women-oriented in terms of design and certain functions (menstruation cycle/pregnancy)







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