pininfarina Hybrid Sintesi Smart Watch Heart Rate Monitoring Fitness Tracker Genuine Leather Strap Sleep Monitoring GPS Tracker 30-Day

This 'hybrid' smartwatch has a good heft, and utilized quality materials (stainless steel case and sapphire crystal glass) that separates it from the flood of cheap smartwatches from China that stop working for all sorts of reasons in a short span of time. With its conventional dial, hour/minute hands, the crown and two (2) function buttons, it looks more like a traditional yet sporty wristwatch than a typical smartwatch; but all these same features are what attracted me to get one. The included strap (I got the black leather one) is also easy to replace with third-party ones as long as you'll get the right size (22 mm.). I also prefer the round, USB-C-powered charging cradle/base bundled with the unit, where the watch snaps securely into compared to the small magnetic leads at the end of the the USB cables commonly included with cheap smartwatches They disconnect easily from the watch. It's always frustrating to find your watch uncharged when you're about to wear it . The best feature, this being a 'hybrid' watch, is how the hours and minutes hands "gets out of the way" of the rounded display area -after you turn the crown- for the user to view the 'smart' functionalities unobstructed. And these are my dislikes about this 'hybrid' smartwatch: - The round area provided for the smart functions is too small. I would approximate it to be just 1/6 of the entire dial. Although the display is bright enough, you would have to put the watch close to you eyes to get a glimpse of all the smart functionalities like step count, H/R, SpO2, weather, etc. Pininfarina chose form (to match the same rounded area for the sub-dial/seconds window) than functionality of a bigger area for the smart features. But give them credit for making the sub-dial to also function as an "activity goal" indicator. - Since the round window is too small, it can't even provide info for text and call notifications that even dirt-cheap smartwatches could. - Some of the health features particularly SpO2 measurement can be spotty - you may have to do several attempts to get a result. - The 'Quick Start Guide' is not too informative. You have to figure everything out from the Pininfarina app after downloading it on your phone. The app (provided by Globics Technology) is robust enough, well-organized, and easy to navigate. Allot some time to learn all the features including how to connect it with your existing Apple Health or Strava accounts, change units or language, and more importantly the by tapping the model of the connected Sintesa watch on the app where it would give you a wealth of information like firmware updates, Find My Watch, smart crown vibration, hand calibration, short-cut key or sub-dial configuration, etc. Overall, despite of its shortcomings (particularly the small area for the smart features), I will give this Pininfarina Sintesi Hybrid Smartwatch a positive review. The quality materials utilized and rather adequate "smart features" integrated into the unit of this seemingly conventional-looking sports watch, make it quite a unique item in the "affordable" watch segment in the current but highly-competitive market. Read more

When this watch arrived I followed the quick install sheet and downloaded the Android app from the play store on my Pixel Fold phone. It downloaded fine. However, it doesn't matter what I click on to start the link and setup process the app says "no internet connection". My connection is fine (wifi and data). To check, I was able to download and use several other apps from the play store just fine. Also, I was able to borrow and test the app on an iPhone and it worked fine there and started to setup/sync. The watch doesn't even keep time without the app. Android users, stay away! This watch makes the glitchiness of fossil hybrid watches look like dream machines! Read more

This is a very good looking and surprisingly comfortable to wear watch. The molded band consistently holds the heavy body in place so that it doesn’t knock about your wrist. The charger is quick and easy to use although a longer cord would be helpful. It comes packaged in an elegant box, something to keep in mind if you are gifting. I’ll qualify my cons by saying that I haven’t previously owned a smart watch and I have a reluctance to engaging with devices. To start with, the app wasn’t that easy to find. It wouldn’t come up in a search and the QR code enclosed with the box only goes to the website. It took about 30 minutes of frustrating attempts at pairing before I found the app link in the website under support. Once installed, I pressed through the various screens, received and entered codes and eventually got it to come to life. There are an impressive amount of features and activities and it took me some fumbling to figure out the sequence and were to search but I started to get the hang of it over a couple days. Overall, despite my wish to not engage with another device, it needs to be done to get the most out of it. If you’re looking for a smart watch, I think this has impressive functionality and great looks. You could just use it as a watch and it will work fine at that. If you are really in to connected device, I think you will find this to your liking. For all practical purposes it looks like a typical dress watch other than having a thicker body. If you crave integrating a watch in to your lifestyle than I think this will complement that objective. Read more

It became out of order in 10 days, whith all health sensorts dead. I bought it through Amazon (USA) and the post offices are requesting more than 90 Euros to be returned. No luck. Read more

The market for these kind of devices is small, I only found four brands selling hybrid watches. And I'm terms of looks, to my this was by far the best looking watch, it looks beautiful and feels premium, I love the leather and the sapphire glass (unless the withings where the band feels cheap, or the Garmin that doesn't come with sapphire glass). The functionality seemed minimal, but still helpful from an smartwatch. That would be the perfect blend, but I've found several issues with it, the first watch I had to ask for a replacement, it turned on once and then died, I still have another chance, it kinda took a while to turn on, maybe the battery was completely drained but after not even a day, and not even wearing it, it was down almost 40%. I would be expecting it to last at least a week. If you don't mind charging it every three days. Read more