dual wielding regular watch and a fitness tracker?

[cirian75]

Anyone here dual wielding a regular watch and a fitness tracker.

What issues did you encounter?

Both on one wrist, or one on each wrist.

Reason I ask little ole me has had a heart condition since Oct last year so have been wearing a Garmin 245 so I can track my heart rate 24/7.

But I miss wearing proper watches.

So planning on switching to a Fitbit Charge 6, which is small enough I could dual wield

Discuss.

[baysis]

Have you thought about one of the rings such as Oura 4, if you don’t want two watches have a look at the Whoop 4.0 screenless health tracker.

Edited by baysis on Friday 25th July 08:16

[cirian75]

baysis said:

Have you thought about one of the rings such as Oura 4, if you don t want two watches have a look at the Whoop 4.0 screenless health tracker.

Edited by baysis on Friday 25th July 08:16

I did but unfortunately I have arthritis leading to rather nobly knuckles.

[Pebbles167]

I couldn't wear two seperate devices capable of telling the time, it just wouldn't seem right, and wouldn't want to spend most of my time wearing a smart watch so I'd be looking for alternative solutions, though obviously they'd be less convenient.

I've noticed you can get various portable monitors which are linked to and controlled by your phone. Some you can wear and appear as a simple black band, and some are about the size of a matchbox, which you carry in a pocket and place a finger on when desired.

A left field option is to stick a small smart watch on your strap, I've seen it done, though it's a bit odd. You used to be able to buy a Sony one designed for it, but don't think they make them anymore.

[Jayho]

I went for the Fitbit Inspire 3. It's the Fitbit with the smallest face I believe. I do tend to wear some sort of beads or bracelet next to it on my right arm to make it more like an accessory. I then wear my proper watch on my left. But please make sure whatever one you choose has the right capabilities for your needs. I only noticed after buying that the Inspire 3 is a bit lighter than other fitbits. But not a show stopper for my requirements.

I did have my Pixel Watch on one wrist and real watch on the other for a while. Didn't like that as it was too "watch" like, plus the battery life was terrible.

[baysis]

The Whoop 4 is just a wrist band, no screen and has very good health capabilities.

[Baroque attacks]

Is a Daytona and an Apple Watch Ultra a bit too much

Different wrists, obviously.

No real issues, other than some people thinking you care that they think you’re a bit odd

[ChocolateFrog]

Do any of the rings do heart rate?

2 watches sounds a bit too eccentric for me.

There's also the Garmin Marq, which is a bit more dressy than a normal smart watch.

[Smurfsarepeopletoo]

I wear a Samsung smart watch, and then a Samsung ring, the main reason for the ring is to monitor things like heart rate when I sleep following a heart attack.

[SlimJim16v]

cirian75 said:

So planning on switching to a Fitbit Charge 6, which is small enough I could dual wield

This is what I wear, one on each wrist. With the display off the charge is just a black band.

[AB]

Oura Ring 4 negates the need for a double wristing.

[SlimJim16v]

There is also the Polar Verity Sense which goes on your upper arm. I think it's just a heart rate tracker though.

[InitialDave]

Pebbles167 said:

I couldn't wear two seperate devices capable of telling the time, it just wouldn't seem right, and wouldn't want to spend most of my time wearing a smart watch so I'd be looking for alternative solutions, though obviously they'd be less convenient.

I've noticed you can get various portable monitors which are linked to and controlled by your phone. Some you can wear and appear as a simple black band, and some are about the size of a matchbox, which you carry in a pocket and place a finger on when desired.

A left field option is to stick a small smart watch on your strap, I've seen it done, though it's a bit odd. You used to be able to buy a Sony one designed for it, but don't think they make them anymore.

That makes me think... or maybe it's exactly what you're posting about and I'm misunderstanding...

Does anyone make a strap with a "smart clasp" so you can have a lot of these functions added to any watch with 20mm lugs?

[fizzwheel]

baysis said:

The Whoop 4 is just a wrist band, no screen and has very good health capabilities.

That was the way I tackled it, as I did not want to "double wrist"

[jimothyc]

Harry Metcalffe seems to pull off the double watch routine without too much of an issue

[Stanley Rous]

Ordinarily I wouldn’t want something on each wrist but surely after a heart condition, health takes priority.

Anyway, a few people have suggested Whoop which may well give you what you need and has a bicep band available so as it’s off your wrist. For a really left field suggestion, they also do sportswear clothing with some kind of sensor integration so you don’t have to wear the band. Could wear the running shorts as underwear. Like I said, a bit leftfield!

I had a Whoop for a while but knocked it on the head as missed my watch and didn’t want to wear both. That and I didn’t like the data telling me I’d had another st nights sleep but still had to go to work.

[Macneil]

I would ask your doctor if you need to wear a smartwatch

[Bob_Defly]

I used to do this. Normal watch on left wrist, tracker on right.

Couldn't be bothered with the tracker in the end, I do more than 10K steps every day anyway so I ditched it. It did feel a bit weird wearing two watches.

[jdw100]

Wear one around around your ankle?

[Dolf Stoppard]

IMO two watches just looks odd. Whoop or Fitbit and traditional watch is fine.