Features:

  • Smartwatches powered with wear OS by Google work with iPhone and Android phones
  • Extend your battery life for multiple days with new, smart Battery modes; magnetic usb rapid Charger included; charge UP to 80 percent in under an hour
  • Heart rate and activity tracking using Google fit; Built in GPS for Distance tracking; swimproof design 3Atm; Google assistant it’s your own personal Google, always ready to help; speed through checkout with your watch using Google pay
  • This is one smart watch now with a speaker for Audible alerts and taking phone calls, Google assistant responses and more; Receive smartphone notifications and alerts; Microphone; Download third party apps with 8Gb of storage and 1G ram memory capacity
  • Case size: 44mm; Band size: 22mm; interchangeable with all Fossil 22mm bands; screen size: 1. 28 inch
Probably the best smart watch I own

First off, this is a men's watch. It definitely shouldn't be marketed at women's. Secondly, I own over 20 smart watches, and only work them on Android phones. This watch checks off everything I need in a smart watch. 1. Reply to texts and emails with ease 2. Speaker 3. Make calls from watch while phone is nearby charging 4. Text from watch 5. Can swim with it 6. Different battery choices. Custom us the best 7. No lag 8. Swap bands 22mm 9. Easily can read fonts 10. Change watch faces with watchmaker app 11. Can work from watch reading and responding to work related matter while phone is in other room. 12. Fitness choices to choose from 13. Heart rate monitoring The only negative is the 1 day battery life. Maybe 1. 5 days. But the charger is super fast and I keep it in my bag for work all the time. Fossil finally stepped up with this Gen 5 compared to previous generations. Very happy, and Wear OS works great on this watch.

Worth it!!!

So this is my first smart watch and I love it! It looks like a typical watch but you can customize what watch face (analog, digital, with a theme etc) you like and easily change it with your mood, outfit or season. It's super easy to navigate and figure out, and you can customize the type of notifications you want to receive on your phone (ex: I opted to not know when I get social media notifications but wanted emails and texts). Convinient when doing things since you can take a phone call through the watch and I find people hear me better than being on my phone's speaker. You can also pause music or tv shows that you play through your phone. Easy to sink up to my gallaxy (my partner has an iphone and also had no issue). Battery lasts a full day for me and I check it frequently, get many notifications and have the typically light settings. I get complements on it all the time. I chose the black band and rose gold but notice it also has a light silver circle on the inside which really allows me to wear it with any type of jewelry or outfit making it very easy to coordinate with anything. Definitely worth it. The watch is super secure, comfortable, and you can tell is a good quality watch. The size gets getting used to and a couple tries of adjusting the band to find the right fit for my wrist, but is actually the perfect accent piece, fits comfortably and looks super nice, a lot nicer than the apple ones I think.

This watch is like a baby that has already graduated college and married your mom.

This is my first ever smart watch and I absolutely adore it already. Fast, smart and easy to use. So many ways to use just one little watch on your wrist! The strap that comes with it is a little confusing to adjust. But no worries, you have to be 10% smarter than the strap.

Most beautiful watch ever!

I bought this watch for my girlfriend, and she was stunned when she opened the packaging. It was absolutely beautiful and really sleek and simple. The face of the watch is the perfect size for her and she loved the brightness. The rose gold is also the perfect color. It compliments gold jewelry REALLY well. The best part of all is how the watch actually fit her without having to make modifications to the band. She has a tiny wrist and almost every watch she’s ever owned didn’t fit her correctly. So this watch was perfect in every way. Would give it 10/10

Sleek, fancy and full of tech!

This watch looks beautiful, much more like a classic wristwatch than a piece of technology, but it's packed with features - this is for a true techie, not someone looking for a fitness tracker only. I think it will take a while to figure out everything this watch can do because it's basically a computer on your wrist. The face of the watch is big enough that I could even type out a quick message in a pinch. Integrates easily with gmail/other google apps. Love the many options for watch faces and the power saving features are great. Strap is comfortable and pretty easy to adjust once you figure it out (not an intuitive design I will say - but a quick google solved this). I will say this is a large watch, not dainty - don't think I would want to sleep with this on (which is a shame since it can track sleep). Wish there was a smaller/lighter womens version. The screen is really bright and clear, arguably clearer than my several year old iPhone. If you don't like touchscreens or have issues with them, there are some buttons on the side that control some of the functionality which is nice so you're not totally reliant on the touchscreen. Also - can't believe this is water proof. It looks way to fancy to take anywhere near the pool or the beach, but I still love that feature for accidentally hopping in the shower (or being pushed into a pool?) The speaker is also surprisingly loud and clear - I don't jog willingly, but I imagine being able to control music from your wrist is convenient. Overall - if you want primarily a fitness tracker, this is overkill. If you want a beautiful watch that can also do 75% of what your smartphone can do, go for it!

Better than Samsung!

I have had 1 other fossil smartwatch that I used for some time and then got rid of it (I ordered a men's watch on accident and it was HEAVY). I have had the Samsung galaxy watch for the past year, and didn't like that it wasn't fully customizable and ill explain. You cant customize the galaxy watch with a picture AND your steps or stats. I believe you can with 3rd party apps, but I could never figure them out. With fossil smart watches you can! I chose this watch because it was Gen 5 and as close to all black as I could get with the Gen 5 watches. It is perfect! Screen is big enough to easily see what is going on, and it doesn't feel heavy. Halfway through the day I am at 76% battery left, and I typically charge my watches every night. 4 stars for battery life because the galaxy watch I can go 2 full days on 1 charge. Still a 5 star watch in my eyes because it is literally a smart watch. More is done from the watch than the Google OS app. Fossil wins vs. Samsung in my book.

Gorgeous, proficient, easy-to-use, and very customizable!!

I'll try to attach as many photos as I can, but I wanted to start by saying that I've been reading countless reviews about the Fossil Gen 5's for literal weeks now via Amazon and Fossil's website, and the most frequent issues I saw people write about were the speaker and the battery. I'm glad I caught the $199 sale- and that there were reviews about the recently improved updates concerning these two issues, because that is what pushed me to move forward with purchasing, and I couldn't be happier with that decision!!! Styling: First and foremost, the Gen 5 Julianna is STYLISH! I love the mesh band, which actually catches the light like a diamond would, giving off a glittery effect (still a learning curve on how to adjust it but YouTube came through,) and the rose gold face in contrast with the black body and band gives a nice balance between sleek and sporty. I did purchase a glass screen protector and applied that almost immediately, but it doesn't interfere with responsiveness or visibility at all (glad I bought it too because I accidentally dropped the watch like 30 mins after un-boxing it...) Not a scratch after dropping onto my wooden floors, to my relief! There are a variety of watchfaces via the phone and WearOs app, and I discovered last night that they are customizable as well! (See photos.) Just link your FB or IG to upload a pic and customize the colors for the font, etc., and then you can save it to the watch! Speaker: The speaker is perfect clear and the volume for ringtones, general media/calls etc. is adjustable. It also has "do not disturb," "Airplane Mode," and "Theatre Mode" features. I'm guessing the most recent update helped to improve the speaker clarity issue that many others complained about in the past; I currently have my volume at the halfway mark and it is certainly loud enough. Display: The display has an Automatic brightness setting and it does adjust for direct sunlight as well. As is the case with most phones, depending on exposure you may need to brighten it up using the "Sunlight Boost" in the display settings. I was at a food truck today just after noon with a cloudless sky and had no issues seeing, especially with the added Boost. Battery: The notorious battery issue. What I discovered rather quickly was that the battery will indeed wear down rapidly during the first few hours of use unless it is fully charged, and will continue to do so if you have every single feature running all day. I HIGHLY recommend looking at the Battery settings on the watch itself, since there are different performance modes to choose from (heavy daily use with everything running constantly, semi-reduced use, a custom use mode (which is what I chose,) and a literal "Time Only" mode, which states it can power the watch for weeks. My specific recommendations to conserving battery: adjust the heart rate monitoring so it isn't checking every single minute unless you're actively working out (mine is every 30 mins,) disable some of your notifications via the WearOs app from any phone apps you don't need to be aware of urgently (like Insta, Audible, Google Drive, any games, etc.,) limit the movement "Gestures" to only one mode of your choosing (I'm only doing tap to wake since I'm moving my hands constantly all day,) turn on NFC only when at checkout, connect to your WiFi, and choose a watchface without a secondhand. With doing all of these things, I have been able to use my watch, while still checking it and playing with it throughout the day today, without needing to charge it once. I took it off of the charger around 0800 this morning on my way to work, and as of now (19:22-ish,) I have 52% battery life. That includes texting throughout the day, setting reminders, and organizing my apps. If you're having issues, I'd recommend checking out the WearOs app to see what is eating up your battery the most; it will list the functions in order from most-usage to the least usage. (See screenshot for reference.) Final thoughts/misc. info: The only other thing I can think of right now is that it will charge very quickly if you lay it down onto the charger (as opposed to charging the watch while on it's side.) The face is not humongous on my skinny wrist, and the watch is noticeable but not heavy by any means. Oh! There is also an app you can download called Noonlight which I recommend; you can set it up to have 911 or whoever sent to your location if you're feeling like you're in danger by either setting a timer that you have to disable at any time limit that you choose and if you don't disable by that time then they call to check on you/send help, OR, you can just go straight to "Trigger Alarm" and it starts then. Also, steps and heart rate also feel pretty accurate in comparison with previous my data from my Fitbit, there are easily loggable workouts and a nice breathing exercise integrated as well. Overall I think the Gen 5 made for a great birthday gift to myself and as a self-proclaimed "tech-junkie" I have absolutely no regrets!! If you're on the fence, add it to the cart and go live your best (and most convenient) life!!

5\5

There are good and bad reviews on this watch. But I'm here to tell you it is absolutely the most perfect watch ever. My fiance got it for me for mother's day this year and I LOVE IT! There were sp many negative reviews about the battery, or not connecting to your phone, or not being able to hear people when you take the phone calls. It took me a whole day adjusting my battery life, deleting things, and getting the settings just right for my battery to last all day. By night it's at 50% and honestly that's perfect for me. I changed my brightness to 1, but a black and white photo as the background, and just edited all my setting. And when answering a phone call on the watch it perfect quality and sound. Honestly 100% I'm so beyond happy with this.

Fantastic watch overall

Overall this watch is fantastic. I've been wearing for about 3 months now. Here are my major things. Battery life: it gets better as time goes on! I read some reviews about terrible battery life, and when I first used it out if package, that was true. For the first week or two, it drained quickly (sometimes within hours) from updates and such. Now I can wear it all day long and end the day at about 25-45%. This is with bluetooth on, NFC on, always-on-display, plus with gestures turned on. Things that can kill the battery: if I'm getting nonstop texts (like a group chat) or if I'm flipping my wrist a lot accidentally (since I have gestures on). I typically will just turn on do not disturb mode on my watch if too many texts or will lock the screen if I'm repeatedly flipping my wrist (or could turn off gestures). Convenience: simply having the time on my wrist has been more convenient than imaginable. On top of that, being able to quickly see (or respond to) a text is amazing. I used to pull out my phone and click click click...swipe...type...click- and go through that whole rigmarole. Not anymore! I also have my quick button set for a timer which I use daily and have weather displayed right on the watch face. It's all right there without fussing with my phone and it's wonderful. Design: it's gorgeous. I was scared it would look too large on my *tiny* wrist, but the round face makes it not too in-your-face. I bought a little screen protector which has been great and the metal has been surprisingly tough. I do occassionally knock it against things and so far, no real damage. The metal mesh band is by far my favorite. It's easy to get on and off. I bought a regular watch band type strap but it doesn't fit near as well as the mesh. Drawbacks: I sometimes wish I could use the phone app to adjust any of the settings of the watch, but it's limited to a very select few which can be annoying to fiddle with on the watch's small screen. My biggest catch so far, I can't make or answer calls on my watch like I was sure that I could. It was one of the reasons I had purchased this watch in particular to begin with. When a call comes in, if I hit answer on my watch, it says to continue call on my phone. Trying to get that figured out still! Overall, it's been a huge improvement in convenience and efficiency for me.

Absolutely LOVE!!

I was looking to buy a smartwatch and I was reading articles and reviews online about different watches, and I had smartwatches in "my cart" on alot of different online stores but I kept coming back to this smartwatch and I am so glad I did. I absolutely LOVE this watch! I am able to receive all of my text messages and calls on the watch. It tracks my heart rate throughout the day, notifies me when my next meeting or calendar event is, and allows for me to use a lot of my apps right from my wrist. I also love the design. The screen is big but I feel it is just the right size I didn't want a small screen. I also really like the band that this watch came with as all my other watches (that are not smatchwatches) have a bracelet like band. So the one I choose was the silver mesh. I like that the band is interchangeable and as long as the new band is 22mm you are able to switch out them out. I do not do a lot of heavy workouts so I cannot speak on how well the workout app is (but there is a workout app included on the watch) but I do walk a lot and I like that it counts my steps. As other reviewers mentioned this watch does not come with instructions on how the functions work however I am an android user and so I was able to navigate the watch as if I would with my phone. However there are a ton of you tube videos on each function of the watch even one on how to adjust the mesh band. The watch was super easy to pair with my phone. I have received many compliments on my watch since purchasing it. I wear this watch everyday and absolutely love it! I would highly recommend!!

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