Fossil Gen 6 Hybrid Wellness Edition
I’ve long been a fan of Fossil’s hybrid smartwatches, though I fell off the grid once Wear OS figured out what it was doing with its life. These e ink-based smartwatches are enticing, however—my femme side is particularly attracted to the rose gold one with the blush-pink band. Fortunately, they’re swappable with any third-party 22mm watchband, which bodes well for the collection I’ve accrued over the overs.
The Gen 6 Hybrid Wellness Edition features two side buttons, a home button, and a microphone that lets you call your contacts or on Alexa—the latter is optional. There’s also a haptic motor bundled inside, sensors for heart-rate tracking, blood oxygen monitoring, and wi-fi and Bluetooth connectivity. Fossil advertises up to two weeks of battery life on a single charge.
One interesting tidbit I learned while checking out these watches: Fossil told me that most of its e ink watch wearers are iOS users who want something a little more traditional than the Apple Watch. Its Wear OS-based watches also work with the iPhone for anyone who wants to straddle the line between ecosystems to wear something a little more fashionable than the status quo. —Florence Ion
