Fossil GEN 6 Women's Touchscreen Smartwatch Review

The watch arrived in a square box with a six on the outside I presume to represent Gen 6 with the top being clear plastic to display the watch. Once opened the watch is sandwiched between bespoke card holding it securely in the centre of the box, in the bottom you get the charging lead along with a multilingual product information book and setup guide.

First impressions: the watch is quite heavy and slightly thicker than I expected with all the finishing looking immaculate. The main winder/adjustment dial has a nice smooth action and a good positive click when pressed in, the two additional buttons also have a good positive click when pressed. The watch strap although a Fossil brand I didn’t think matched the quality of the watch and is very large even if the strap was for a man’s watch and I ended up removing seven links for it to fit my wife’s wrist.

Once the watch was fully charged I went through the setup guide which is really more of an instruction to turn on the Bluetooth then get the Wear OS companion app, open it up and follow the onscreen instructions. The whole process is very straight forward and it linked to an iphone 11 pro max without any issues.

The watch comes pre-installed with several applications with a fitness app being linked to a single press on the top button and a payment app on the bottom button, these can be changed fairly easily via the settings and my wife set these to a weather app and google maps. The watch can be used for phone calls but the sound quality is limited having a small speaker away from the ear so although usable it does sound rather tinny both ends of the call. The watch does have google assist which works well and also has Alexa on it but this is listed as coming soon.

The swipe function is nice and smooth and the watch can also be navigated via twisting the winder again all very smooth. The display is extremely clear and very easy to see, and the touch functions very accurate and responsive, ever allowing you to type accurately on an onscreen keyboard. The watch does need charging daily which means if you use the sleep tracking function you would need to either charge before sleeping or give it a charge in the morning for a day’s use.

The notification system works really well and enables you to link calls and notifications to a vibration and onscreen message on the watch. The companion app works well but does lack the ability to adjust full functionality of the watch and in my opinion could do with more features. The dial display changing is a nice feature and makes it very easy to change to look of the watch face.

Overall in my opinion this is a very smooth watch with a mass of features and adjustments that work smoothly and flawlessly thus far. It is quite a big watch and I really wasn’t very keen on the supplied strap, the touch sensitivity is exceptionally good with the swipe menu being really smooth, and the companion app works well although somewhat limited. My wife really likes the watch and the ability to personalise it to your own taste and needs.

About this item: Fossil GEN 6 Women's Touchscreen Smartwatch Review

Wear OS by Google works with phones running the latest version of Android (excluding Go edition and phones without Google Play Store) or iOS. Supported features may vary between platforms and countries with compatibility subject to change

24 Hr + multi day extended mode varies based on usage and after updates install. USB data cable with magnetic dock snaps to split rings on watch caseback and spins 360 degrees for ease of use. Approximately half an hour to reach 80 percent

Always on Display now brighter with more colors. Thousands of watch faces to personalize your look and always see the time. Hundreds of apps from assistant to fitness, payments, music, social, news, games, stop watches, and more. With a three ATM design and charging in about half an hour, it’s ideal for all your activities

Automatically tracks activity goals, steps, sleep, heart rate, cardio level, SPO2 (blood oxygen), and more. Activity modes with GPS keep you on track with your distance and path. Advanced sensors provide the data to power all your health and fitness apps

Stay connected with notifications for calls, texts, apps and automatic time, time zone and calendar syncing. Never miss a call - answer and make calls directly on your watch when your phone is out of reach. Optimize your battery life with a newly simplified smart battery modes

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