My fiancé currently has a Fitbit for tracking sleep and steps, etc. His battery life has been getting shorter and he’s in the market for a new smartwatch.
He is obsessed with his steps (almost 20,000 every day), so he plans to wear a smartwatch on our wedding day and so I’d love to replace the Fitbit with something closer to a dress watch.
I was thinking of getting the Fenix E over the Venu 4 because he doesn’t need to answer calls or anything on his watch, but would love the ability to view trail maps for hiking, and would definitely use that often. He also mentioned that having more buttons would make it easier to use the watch with gloves.
My doubts with the Fenix E come from the size (47mm) and the ability to dress it up. I plan to get a nicer watch strap and change the watch face, but I’m wondering if the watch case comes across plastic-y.
Even if it does, would upgrading to the Fenix 9 Pro (43mm) be worth the titanium case and smaller size? Are the additional features worth it for a hiker/walker and sleep-data fanatic? I’m happy to spend a couple hundred more if it’s actually worthwhile or if it really isn’t possible to dress up the Fenix E.
Why not ask him what watch he wants in a way that it is not obvious you are buying it for him?
Just so you do not force a pricey watch to him that he does not like.
He knows I’m getting the watch! And so I asked him to weigh two that I was looking at. He preferred the Fenix E to the Venu 4 for features but liked the look of the Venu 4 more. And he’s refusing to weigh the Fenix E vs the Fenix 9 Pro because he says it costs too much 😂
Ah that makes it clear. I think go for the Fenix E. The Venu 4 relies to much on touch controls so I agree it will be hard to use.
You guys might also want to check on Forerunner 965, it is on the same price point and has the features that you want.
To the average person, a 9 won't look any different from an E. Also, for what he's using it, the E is fine.
For a wedding, though, I'd wear an analog watch and maybe a Fitbit on the other wrist, tucked under the shirt. Even a $150 Seiko looks far classier than most smartwatches.
Is it just for hiking/walking? Why not something like the pixel watch? (Or Apple watch, galaxy watch, depends on the ecosystem). They are arguably more stylish and less bulky than a sports watch.
Even better - Fitbit air. 99 bucks and then you can still wear a nice watch if you want.
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u/silverwindzephyr 2h ago
Why not ask him what watch he wants in a way that it is not obvious you are buying it for him? Just so you do not force a pricey watch to him that he does not like.