Bip 3 Pro

Any amazfit works here. I bought a BIP 3 pro used off amazon for like $30 to see if I liked it (just needed notifications for work). Worked great and bought a GTR. Handed it down to my MIL and she still uses it

I'm excited to try one for the first time. My amazefit bip3 pro was good until I put it in my pocket and it broke where the straps attach. I started using my wife's Garmin (she didn't like it) and I hate the UI for it. Other than that it's great. I'm hoping the UI is better on the pebble. The battery life sounds amazing too.

If you're on a budget, the Amazfit Bip 3 is a solid pick cheap, waterproof, and decent tracking.

Maybe a fitness tracker is better? Xiaomi bands are very small. Or if you need GPS an amazfit bip is a lot less chunky than most watches.

Bip s. I literally bought a backup unit because it's so cheap and so good

As someone who has used a good amount of the alternatives, I fall under the case of nothing really beats a Pebble. Wear OS is still an unstable mess imo and feels too much like just a phone on my wrist. The Pebble actually feels like an extension of my phones abilities but not overwhelmingly so. Plus, you can make your own apps for it if you are into it. The BangleJS2 and Bip are some alternatives but I didn't enjoy them anywhere near as much. A readable screen, you are looking at e-ink or the e paper we get on the Pebble, Bangle, Bip, JS, Fossil HR (I believe that is what they called their hybrid) and I believe some Garmin watches, though they fall into the category of I haven't used them. The battery life is the killer feature on the Pebble to me. Though the Bangle and Bip have great battery, the pebble just did more with it to me. The ability to reply is nice but a touch screen only was a deal-breaker for most watches nowadays. The buttons are really nice when I need them like when wearing gloves for work. I'm excited for my Time 2, and have my Time Steel on while I wait. I took off my Ticwatch Pro 3 and it has sat with getting put on the charger once a month to keep the battery from just stopping from working. If you have concern, grab a used time for cheap if you can and use it for a bit. Don't like it? Cancel your preorder and you can find something you do.

Pixel 10 Pro with Amazfit Bip watch. Reason - dirt cheap "smartwatch" that sends me notifications, that's about it. I don't need anything fancy with the smartwatch