The watch itself looks nice as a watch and has a modern, understated design. However, as a "smart" watch it is underwhelming. You need to download a companion app on the phone to connect with it, and then the useful smart functionality is pretty much limited to getting the watch tom vibrate when things happen on your phone. Assuming your phone cannot vibrate on its own, I am not sure how this is a true value add. The step counter is imprecise - I wore it on the same arm with a Fitbit and the values reported by the watch were way off (on day almost double the value of the fitbit as I wore the watch during a full day of keyboard typing).

The included CR2032 battery does last a long time,, but unfortunately this is not a solution to the watch + activity band question (if there was ever one). Unfortunately the mirror like stainless cap scratches easily when opening, and the only way to open it cleanly is by using an included "quarter" metal disc - one of those things that you get with the watch and misplace/lose a day later.