Fossil Women's Charter Hybrid Smartwatch HR with Always-On Readout Display, Heart Rate, Activity Tracking, Smartphone Notifications, Message Previews

This watch arrived and hour ago and I am IN LOVE WITH IT.I have a thing for watches, and own about 2 dozen of them, mostly cheap ones, which will now be rarely used because this is about to replace them all. I have already switched out the watchband on this one, which was super easy.I like the idea of a smartwatch but they're just not elegant, I hate the LED look, and the plain black screen when they're off, and I do not like square faces. I tried to get on board with a fitbit but it's just ugly, and was annoyed at how often I had to charge it.Since I've had this an hour, I can't speak to the battery life or overall durability (I will update later if I have problems), but it's a beautiful watch, and it does exactly what I want it to do, but nothing more. It's not packed with stupid features, it focuses on well-executed simplicity. I don't want to play solitaire on my wrist, I don't need a bunch of apps. I want it to tell time, look like a quality, classy piece of jewelry, and give me basic smart functions, like showing notifications and counting my steps. It does do *much more* than that, it has exercise modes, a timer, music controls, a do-not-disturb setting, and other things that a tech-appreciative watch-loving adult would want, but not a bunch of clutter.One thing I find especially cool is that you never have to set the time. Even though the outer rim and the analog watch hands are physical, not digital, the watch syncs to your phone and automatically sets the time. If you get on a plane and land in diff timezone, it will adjust, just like your phone. The hands also move out the of the way (pointing to 3 & 9, becoming a straight line across the face) when you're viewing your notifications. Also this watch is NOT a touchscreen! It is controlled by the 3 buttons on the side. The casing is a teeny bit thicker than I'd like, sitting higher off my wrist, but it's not too bad and it's a very minimal sacrifice for such a fine piece.It is truly a "hybrid" watch; the best parts of a classic analog and a digital smartwatch.There are more reviews on listings for different styles of the same model (gold/black faces, different bands, etc), and I recommend you read them, too. Many of them were helpful to me.But basically if you want some smart features without giving up the classic look, feel, and analog display of a "real" watch, this is for you.

I have had this watch for a week and I love this Fossil watch! I have had almost every Fitbit and a Samsung smartwatch and thought I would never change. I wanted a nice looking watch, that is why I tried it. I missed the fitbit app for about a day and now I find the Fossil app to be even better. It keeps track my heart rate, steps and sleep. I have no issues with it syncing with messages, Email, whatapp. I was shocked the first time I went for a walk and my watch asked me of I was exercising and if i wanted to track it.I did buy a leather band because I did not like the band that came with it (personal preference). The lack of instructions suck but between watching videos and being a previous smartwatch owner it was easy to figure out.I get compliments on my watch almost daily. Great watch for my business attire with the benefits of a smartwatch.

Update: 6/6/21: The band has started to come apart. I had ordered the watch with the black band that was labeled "Genuine Leather," well, it is not 100% genuine leather. It is actually silicone with a very thin layer of leather over it. I am shopping for a new band today because this one makes my wrist so sweaty and uncomfortable that I take the watch off in random areas of my home, and then I can't find it. So, if you choose, the one with the leather band, just take note that it is actually not 100% leather. The part that will be touching your skin is silicone.Short Version: The watch itself is amazing. It is beautiful. It is very customizable. And the materials they've used seem to be of high quality. The app has some great features, but it has connectivity issues where it will disconnect from my watch, and the only way to reconnect it is to restart my phone.Long Version: The watchband is real leather. The watchcase seems to be quite sturdy. It has a nice weight to it, without it being too heavy. The colors are nice. It is large enough, and the contrast is high enough that it is easy to see, even without my glasses on (my vision isn't terrible). I bought this watch because of the looks, as well as the long battery life. What I didn't realize until I got it home, was that it was also very customizable. The little circles that you can see on my watch can be rearranged, swapped out, or you can leave those spots blank. You can also choose to have the entire background be blank instead of showing the extra information. There are several backgrounds you can choose from, or you can choose a picture that you upload to be your watch background. The different things you can display on you watch face (inside the little circles):1. A second timezone of your choosing.2. The chance that it will rain in your current location today.3. How many minutes you have been active so far today.4. How many steps you have taken so far today.5. The active calories (not including basal calories) that you have burned so far today.6. The amount of battery life that your watch has.7. The current weather in your current location.8. The day number and day of the week that it is.9. Your current heart rate.These can all be placed in whichever circle you want them to be placed in. The only annoying thing is, when you are rearranging them, you can't place, say, the weather on your screen twice. This means that to move the weather information, you first have to take it off and place something else (that you don't want to keep) in that location so that you can place the weather in the location that you want. The little buttons on the side of the watch can be changed as well. First, I will cover what they always do.Top button: If you push the top button once, it will do the function that you have set it up to do. If you HOLD the top button, it will turn on and off the background. You can make the background blank; just showing what you have set as your background, or have all the little circles visible. The top button is also how you move backward or up when you are looking through your messages or using the different features.Center button: If you press the center button once it will display whichever setting you have chosen for it to do. In my case, I have it set up to display my messages. If you HOLD the center button, it will bring up the different settings inside the watch.1. About information2. Do Not Disturb settings.3. Dial information on/off.4. Ring my phone; for if you can't find your phone.5. Connect to friend challenges.6. Music controls.7. View notifications.8. Stopwatch.9. Timer.10. Wellness (this displays the hours you have slept or the time you have exercised today, your steps, and your calories. If you press the down button when you are in the wellness face, it will check your current heart rate. It will also tell you your resting and max heart rates for the day.)11. And lastly, you can see the workout features, where you can measure your workout. The different workouts it can measure are running, cycling, hiking, walking, treadmill, elliptical, weights, row machine, "Spin", and "workout". If you HOLD the center button when you are on any screen, it will bring you back to your main watch face. The center button is also used as an "enter" button. You press once to select whatever the highlighter is on.Bottom button: If you press the bottom button once while on the main screen, it will bring up whatever setting you have chosen. Holding it does nothing. The bottom button is also how you move forwards and down within all of the settings.Customization options for the buttons: Each button can be set up with a feature that you want quick access to. I have mine set up to show the weather with the top button, my notifications and messages with the middle button, and my wellness dashboard with the bottom button. You can choose to set up yours with workout mode, stopwatch, music control, timer, commute time, connect challenge, weather, past notifications, and wellness dashboard.Phew! I tried to be as helpful as possible for that portion because Fossil doesn't send you any real instructions. They send you a ≈1/2 inch book that basically just tells you not to eat the battery in 50 different languages. Now for the downside, the app. The app has a lot of great features, but my watch is getting disconnected about once per day. Sometimes I am lucky and it only does it every other day. When this happens, I have to restart my phone to reconnect my watch. I have tried force stopping the app, clearing the cache, turning on and off the Bluetooth, reconnecting within the app, none of that works. I have to restart my phone and then open the app and click connect to reconnect. It isn't the watch either, because Amazon sent me a replacement and it does it with both the old watch and the new one. I have tried tech support with Amazon and Fossil. Neither company can find a solution. I have a Google Pixel 3, so it isn't some antique, cheap phone. I even joined a Facebook group for Fossil Hybrid watch owners, and it seems to be an issue that a lot of people have. I didn't have this problem with my old Fitbit either, so it can't be my phone. The 4-star review is due to the syncing issues. If Fossil could fix these issues, this would be a 5-star watch. Would I recommend this watch to a friend? Yes. As long as they have the patience to handle the syncing issue.

This is the most beautiful and most amazing watch I’ve ever owned. It feels like top quality craftsmanship yet sells for a few dollars more than my piece of crap silicone and plastic Fitbit Versa that irreparably broke after 13 months. I love the sleek, dressed up design and it tells me basically everything I need to know - my sleep habits, my heart rate, my steps, the weather, etc. Also love that it has a stopwatch - something I use frequently at the gym. The app is pretty basic but seems to work well and syncs easily. If you’re trying to be a serious runner or need a serious fitness tracker, this is probably not the watch for you. However, if you want to track the basics and look good while doing it - pick up this baby! If my opinion happens to change I’ll be sure to update my review but for now I’m totally in love with this watch!

Really love the watch. Easy to use; instructions for setting up are easy to follow.Package was good but outer cover was a mess!Thanks a lot, Amazon and Fossil!

Necesito aplicar la garantía porque le salió una mancha blanca a la caratula que cada vez se hace más grande y ya tapa la mitad de la pantalla. Como puedo hacerlo?

Watch is awesome, working perfectly fine , only issue with this watch is it was not able to connect vivo v7 plus even though it phone was having latest Software so make sure to check your phone whether it will be connected or not

Perfect gift for my little sister.I'm personally very fond of analogue watches and this watch gave me a blend of both vintage and the technology.It has all smart watch features with an ethnic touch. Beautiful dial and looks.

Die Uhr hat genau die Funktionen, die ich brauchte: Schritte zählen, Puls messen, Handynachrichten empfangen/lesen. Funktioniert alles einwandfrei und der Akku hält im Vergleich zur "echten" SmartWatch meines Mannes ewig (bis zu 2 Wochen).