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If you were to buy an open source smart watch today to pair to a GrapheneOS smart phone which would you choose?

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[–] lucullus@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

In the EU store it is currently out of stock and also priced at 66€. Can it be, that this is a victim of the US-EU trade war, that Trump started?

[–] Qkall@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] lucullus@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That is a US based company, so with shipping and taxes I certainly would also reach the over 60€. Honestly I wasn't that happy with my Pinetime. I tought about buying it again (destroyed mine when I dropped it) because it is cheap (26€). But for 66€ I might just get a different watch, that works with gadgetbridge

[–] todotoro@midwest.social 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

So, I bought a Pinetime with tariffs applied to go with GrapheneOS. It came to me about $50 USD shipped. For that price, I would do it again if it broke.

My needs are very basic, I can control music, see notifications, and get my heart rate on a graph when I work out. I only switched to this from Sensor Watch, simply because of the heart rate sensor.

Speaking of, you would be surprised what you could make a Sensor Watch do for you with no connectivity to your phone. I had totp for work, chess, and sunset/sunrise times as well as a onboard temp sensor.

Suffice to say, I think nowadays Ill readily pay more for FOSS with less features than something else just on principle. So I wouldn't let what could be conceived as a "bad deal" stop you if your convictions are strong enough.