The Skagen Connected smartwatch is sleek, attractive and easy to use

This watch is for folks who want the benefit of a smartwatch but don't want to look like they are wearing a smartwatch

The second one was a great smartwatch and had a few more features than this one for the same or comparable price but the watch face cracked on two watches within a couple weeks of use (and from other reviews, this happened to a lot of people) and I gave up on that watch

I would highly recommend this inexpensive smartwatch for those who want the best of both worlds, a little technology and fashion

Very nice looking watch that sends step and sleep data to an app on your phone.

But Skagen, a respected brans with a classic Scandinavian look, caught my eye and promote me to dip a toe in the smart watch pool

It has a modern look, genuine leather strap and a nice (gray) face

On the surface it is a nice looking watch that has an understated sleek look

The app is easy to download and will show you the directions to a degree

The Connected app that comes with the watch keeps a record of steps per day and hours of sleep per day, viewable with a phone app only

The fact that I need yet another app is getting old, and unlike Fitbit (which has a nice app that I've used for many devices over the years), this will be a one trick pony, which given my large watch rotation, will be a bit of an orphan

For me all the available functions work fine but the watch feels limited

For me all the available functions work fine but the watch feels limited

As to other "smart" features, they don't work, and Skagen (Fossil) support is incapable of debugging the phone app or the watch hardware.

, that was a neat feature and unexpected for a non-digital watch

for now I'll leave it a 3 stars, but it's a STRONG three stars

Everything works exactly as I had hope it

I am considering 4 stars - will see how this all works out over a little time

Everything works exactly as I had hope it

Nice black leather band, but what I like more is the gray face

It has a modern look, genuine leather strap and a nice (gray) face

If you want a simple but classic design that combines a classic timepiece (watch) and something that will track your steps and a few other features, and don't want to invest or wear one of the other types of health/exercise monitors (like Apple Watch or whatever), then this is a nice choice

Still a nice choice though but mostly for folks who work in formal environments that frown upon computerized looking watches worn together with suits.

Hybrid is a cool way to say compromise, and this has plenty of compromises.

Everything works exactly as I had hope it

You're not going to go jogging with this on, but if you run around your office a lot this is a convenient way to still look dressed up and track how much you're moving.

Notifications didn't vibrate and was the biggest no go for me.

Everything works exactly as I had hope it

Notifications and functionality of the side buttons are easy and very customizable

It's very comfortable, and the activity tracker is amazing

The only downside I've encountered is that the activity tracker isn't that accurate

Definitely recommend this product

For exercise progress, the watch measures steps

Likewise, the exercise progress scale is also tiny