Subj : Re: Watch collecting
To   : Mindsurfer
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed Oct 22 2025 18:20:44

  Re: Re: Watch collecting
  By: Mindsurfer to Nightfox on Thu Oct 23 2025 02:59 am

 Mi> Sure you can display anything on a smartwatch screen, but i'm not sure if
 Mi> i like that concept.
 Mi> I would probably be bothered by the fact that the display isn't always on
 Mi> and that you would be very dependent on the small battery inside the
 Mi> smartwatch. I don't know how long a smartwatch can stay in operation on
 Mi> one battery charge, but that's something that would bother me a little.
 Mi> The fact that the smartwatch often doesn't display anything for
 Mi> energy-saving reasons.

With a smartwatch, usually there's an option to toggle whether you want the screen to be on all the time or not, so you should be able to change that.  But yeah, smartwatches have a much shorter battery life than a traditional watch. I think it's funny to think that a smartwathc might last maybe 2-4 days on a charge (and it helps if you turn it off at night when you aren't using it), whereas some Casio watches have a 10-year battery life. :)  Also, a traditional mechanical watch doesn't even use a battery at all and will keep going as long as you wind it (and some have an automatic winding mechanism, too).

Nightfox
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