• altphoto@lemmy.today
      14·
      5 hours ago

      Actually, no, it looks stupid and is stupid. Hands carry all sorts of dirty bacteria. Those watches won’t last. Maybe that’s what they want though.

      When was the last time you wanted to have a little pebble under your watch strap? Let’s wash dishes! Na!, my watch! Digging? Nah! My watch! Sex with a partner? Nah! Watch marks! Sex alone? ER watch strap stuck to penis! No!

      Not for cooking, not for motorbiking or driving unless you like cuts on the little webs between your fingers. This is a dumb idea.

    • RedEye FlightControl@lemmy.worldEnglish
      53·
      8 hours ago

      While I’m not a fan of the leather implementation, I have to both agree that it’s a placement improvement in terms of ergonomics, and it does look pretty cool. I think it might wear out faster, being exposed to the gripping area of your palm, though. I’d expect it to be difficult to wash your hands or handle dirty/sharp items.

      • jumponboard@lemmy.world
        1·
        34 minutes ago

        I dont like it simply because it’s always visible. At the wirst, I can choose when (not) to look at it.

          • naeap@sopuli.xyz
            3·
            5 hours ago

            Can confirm
            Don’t know what they build their watches with, but they seem to absolutely not care, when I smash them at concrete or steel
            Which is good, because it’s my first watch again after like 20 years without one, and I needed quite some time to adapt - and still forget about it and demolish other stuff with it by accident

      • TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        2 hours ago

        I have to both agree that it’s a placement improvement in terms of ergonomics

        This has to be trolling. Like, no, it’s not, unless you prioritize accessing the watchface and functionally nothing else in your day-to-day life. (This is even just accounting for ergonomics – and assuming this is achiral and can be transferred easily to the right hand (edit: wait, no, it’s chiral; even less ergonomic) – not how conspicuously stupid it looks.)

        • Putting it on and taking it off is more complicated because you have to slide it over your thumb and do a tiny little strap and then an even tinier strap.
        • Want to hold hands with a partner? I’m sure this’ll spice things up.
        • What about that entire region of your palm? Who needs that all sensation when you can have a bunch of useless leather anyway?
        • Continuing from the last point: inconsistency in the coverage of your palm just makes holding things weirder, especially including the phone your watch is likely talking with.
        • Walking forward in a normal posture? Have fun near-inevitably smacking the shit out of your $300 smartwatch if you aren’t paying attention.
        • Hot, sweaty day? Good thing there’s way more surface area covered by your clammy, leather watch on one of the most sensitive parts of your body.
        • This genuinely looks like you’ll feel the edge of the leather hit your arm whenever you move your hand in certain ways. More importantly, you’ll feel the leather whenever you have your fingers curled in or hands together, and you’ll likely feel skin too, so it’ll just feel weird because of the constant inconsistency. It’d be so hard to become “nose blind” to because it’s always changing just a little bit.
        • The ergonomics of charging this thing are surely more awkward than just a straight strap. And it’s even screwed in, so you can’t claim you easily pop the watch out and charge like that.
        • Want to hide your $300 watch under a long sleeve? Too bad, fuckass.
        • Choosing to switch it to upside-down? Too bad, fuckass; it’s in this one position you absolutely cannot adjust even a little.
        • Trying to get actual, blue-collar work done for more than 10 seconds? Your $50 or whatever leather strap will be looking incredible by the end of it.
        • As you pointed out: went to the bathroom and want to literally wash your hands? 1) Have fun wiping with this fucking thing on, and 2) as you point out, have fun washing.
        • Edit: This thing would get so germy. Not even just accruing grime and wearing down from touching stuff (even if you were really discerning about what you touch), but the thing would practically be a toilet seat of germs. At least you wash your hands fairly regularly and don’t hold out your smartphone for someone to shake as a friendly greeting.
        • Edit 2: ffs you can’t even wear gloves

        Glancing to look at your watch is not that onerous even when done relatively frequently. Literally what could your day-to-day life possibly be that this is more ergonomical?

        • Whostosay@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          3 hours ago

          Want to hold hands with a partner? I’m sure this’ll spice things up.

          If she has one too, we can upload pictures of Mike Tyson to them so they can kith

        • ol_capt_joe@piefed.eeEnglish
          5·
          4 hours ago

          If you’ve ever had to wear a thumb stabilizer you know it’s really uncomfortable to have something wrapped around your thumb all day. (Enjoy those blisters in the webbing between thumb and index!)

          And you have to remove it to wash your hands?

    • GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip
      15·
      8 hours ago

      Looks kinda neat, but also has big LOOK AT ME vibes. Not to mention the issues the other commenter mentioned regarding wear and hygiene.

      I could see it being useful for larger devices a user has to interact with constantly to free up and reduce strain on the hand though.

    • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works
      9·
      8 hours ago

      It’s the “driver” orientation and there are even watches made with “12 at 2” to implement it.

      It was for race car drivers back at the turn of the last century. It just makes you look like a dork now.