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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I think the pebble was one of the first big smart watches, and here is a picture of mine paying tribute to my other hobby, retro computing.

I lost this watch on a skiing trip. Today I am more fascinated by mechanical watches, but I still miss this guy. I think I had the Apple Watch nailed a solid year before Apple. Today I am more fascinated by mechanical watches, but if they still made these I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Pebble was everything that was right about connected watches. It wasn't a spy. It didn't nag you to walk around. It just did what it did and that was passive notifications. I had two, but neither survived very long before the screens would flip out. Everything else that came along afterwards was definitely not my cup of tea and I went back to mechanical and automatic watches.

[–] nyakojiru 3 points 2 years ago

I purchased one when it came up. I think there were β€œsmart” watches before it, and it came as an alternative for long battery duration, which was amazing, and also focused in only important stuff to notify. I think it failed because the lack of all the bloat.

[–] Makeshift 3 points 2 years ago

I miss my pebble watch. best alarm I ever had. battery was great so you didn't have to charge at night, so you could sleep with it on; and it peacefully vibrates to wake you up gently, so great.

[–] binarybomb 2 points 2 years ago

The pebble is still my favorite smart watch ever, the escreen and the long battery has not been beaten! I still have mine and still works!