Discover the connected watch concept supported by Withings
We had the opportunity to test the Steel HR watch from Withings, a brand that we like to follow for its technological developments in the field of connected health. We give you our opinion on this connected watch.
Design
This is what is immediately striking when you take this connected watch in hand, it has the look of a watch. All watchmaking codes are respected: Sapphire glass to protect it from shocks, finesse, selection crown and sober dial despite the presence of a screen.
This watch can easily be worn with a suit without anyone paying attention to your wrist. With this connected watch, you have the choice to tell those around you that you are a Geek or not. 🙂
As for the hands, nothing to say too, the finesse and accuracy of the dial finish the product. The screen is invisible when you do not activate it. So you are not distracted by a screen while working.
The bracelet is popular with a number of brands because it encourages the exchange and recording of data. It nonetheless remains very pleasant to wear. You will have no trouble wearing your watch all day and even all night.
Connected functions
Of course, it is a connected watch which only retains the advantages of technical progress and which comes close to the primary meaning of this new market: to provide this common product with the technology to allow as many people as possible to benefit from new technologies.
The weather
It’s basic but you will quickly understand our interest in this function. When we activate the smartwatch for the first time, the phone time is taken into account and the hands run to display the exact time.
The function is very useful when traveling. Imagine yourself in another country, your smartphone changes the time and so does your watch. It’s a new way of looking at the watch.
Clinical follow-up
Withings wants to enable the medical world to establish pre-diagnoses, the brand quickly committed to integrating sensors that allow doctors to rely on Withings data. The connected watch is therefore clinically tested.
The watch is perfectly connected with the Withings Health Mate app. With your application, you can monitor a certain amount of health data and thus prevent possible problems.
The application and the watch also allow you to set travel goals to maintain a healthy lifestyle. With these functions, the Withings watch is a real connected watch even if you might not think so on the surface.
The sleep
If monitoring heart activity was one of the first functions of connected watches. Sleep tracking is more of a point of differentiation for this watch. Indeed, the brand is particularly interested in sleep. You are therefore allowed to sleep with this watch to benefit from precise monitoring of your nocturnal activity.
Autonomy
Without hiding anything, before testing this connected watch, I had only one apprehension. Being used to automatic watches. I was very afraid of the autonomy of this model.
Even if the watch comes in a very nice case which allows you to store the induction charger well. I rather like not being constrained by this recharge. My surprise was total.
With this watch you can go more than 20 days without having to worry about recharging. You can very easily find the charging rate on your handle and on your mobile phone.
Our opinion
If you are looking for a connected watch that will remind you of your classic watch, you should definitely take an interest in the range of watches offered by Withings. You will be able to choose both a design that you like and a watch that offers you the possibility of tracking the data of your choice among: respiratory monitoring, heart monitoring, physical activity monitoring and sleep monitoring.
For those who wish to track all of their data, you can do so with the most high-end watch. You will have understood, this watch is in our opinion one of the best on the market.