MyKronoz ZeTime Original Hybrid Smartwatch 44mm : UPDATE: Screen seems to have failed after a month and a half.
I have had my zetime for 3 weeks now, being one of the original backers. At first there were software issues with the watch and the app needed to operate it. The latest updates (which are free and just download) have fixed all the issues. Case is well finished and the watch gets lots of compliments. Now the issues are fixed i am very pleased with it. Some reviews say its hard to calibrate, all i can suggest is that those people haven’t read the instructions.
Very easy to set up and looks nice.
I have had and used watch daily for 2 months now. No hardware issues i can tell, buttons and crown working correctly. Firmware getting better, if a little slowly, with each release. App improving (i am on ios). Nice weight to the watch and build quality is good. Battery life is 8 day plus, if you don’t use wrist flick (otherwise 3 day in my case), but with the hands you don’t need it imo. If you want an extension of your phone on your wrist (or an iwatch competitor) then this is not for you. If you want a classy timepice that has usefull smart functionality then this is a great option.
Quick early review, only had this watch for 3 days so far, it’s replacing my pebble round (which i loved and would have kept for longer if it was still supported but now the battery rarley lasts a day)firstly i found the build quality to be brilliant, it’s solid and expensive looking, it’s quite heavy and a lot chunkier than the pebble. I can see why early adopters were not happy with it, out of the box the calibration was very difficult, the touch screen was unresponsive and i was considering returning it. But one quick firmware update fixed everything. The touch is responsive, the hands move out of the way of notifications sent from your phone. The screen is very clear and bright, easy to see in sunlight as well. I’m not 100% confident on the steps and heart rate but i hope this is a software target than a hardware issue asked will be fixed. (whilst sitting watching tv my heart rate alert for dropping below 50 and going higher than 180. Which i don’t think it did)the app (i have iphone) lets you easily customise the watch face with different images and widgets, i have found a website with lots of realty nice faces that can be added really easily. Overall very happy with this purchase.
A unique smart watch, works with android & apple. Just a shame android likes top close the app on the phone, and looses connection, but that is androids fault, not the watch. The watch has real hands, so when the screen is off, you can still see the time, this allows the battery to last the whole week. Notifications, fitness, text messages on your wrist, awesome.The watch hands get out of the way.
Excellent watch for the price. Looks amazing, really nice watchface, step counter and heart rate work good (but not always 100% accurate which is similar to apple watch). App could do with some updates which mykronoz is doing well (i’ve had three firmware updates since i bought it on kickstarter). Excellent battery life and screen is very responsive, not sure what the other reviewer is talking about, maybe he had a defective item.All i can say, it’s really nice.
Update: screen seems to have failed after a month and a half. Not downgrading review yeti loved my ms band 2 but it reached the end of life as a product so i needed another watch. I ideally wanted the activity and heart tracking, comprehensive notifications, and, ideally, customisation of the band, without paying ridiculous amounts. This is reasonably close to hitting these hopes, and was a total bargain. I quite like the return of real hands :)i was able to customise the background with one of my photos, pick what apps’ notifications i want to see (though i haven’t figured out how to see details of the content of alerts beyond the first few words). There is the option to have quick responses preset to pick from, which i haven’t yet got to test. It can control camera shutter, some music apps, which means the bulky phone can stay in the bag more often. All in all it does a lot for the current ‘end of line’ prices (new models are coming in the summer). Haven’t yet tested much of the sport functions, so might update this reviews once i do. Quirk: the sleep monitoring seems to stop if you wake up in the middle of the night and get up. It needs manual restarting which i will have to get used to. My previous bands all monitored sleep until i told it i was done. Battery: i see many reviews saying the battery life is pathetic – that is not my experience. Maybe i have an improved newer model.
Kickstarter backer too, overall fairly happy with the watch. I liked the look of it, as most smart watches look like a ‘smart watch’ where as people didn’t realise my watch was a smart/hybrid watch. It’s a great idea – but the software isn’t great (still). Steps and heart rate are not accurate (compared with other dedicated smart/sports – but then again it’s not trying to be a dedicated smart watch). The quality of their straps is appalling. I bought 3 extra straps, and have had two leather straps break (buckle, and fastening loop), a nato style strap stretch due to the weight of the watch which leaves me wearing a silicon strap, which has holes punched in it at different lengths compared to the other two – so it’s either too loose or too tight. The strap stretches somewhat obviously, but this in turn leads to decreased accuracy for step & hr counts. Overall i’m fairly happy – i think they have learnt a lot from this build and i’m sure there’s a lot of takeaway lessons for their next version of it. I do regret buying this rather than an apple watch though.
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it’s replacing my pebble round (which I loved and would have kept for longer if it was
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Real hands on a smart watch! Awesome battery life!
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Love it!
MyKronoz ZeTime Original Hybrid Smartwatch 44mm with mechanical hands over a color touch screen – Brushed Silver / White Silicon Flat
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by entering your model number. - Mechanical Watch Hands & Colour Touchscreen
- Heart Rate Monitoring & Activity Tracking
- Receive Calls and Smartphone Notifications
- Battery life up to 30 days (analog mode) / 3 days (smartwatch mode)
- 5 ATM Water resistant – Swiss Design
Great watch, need to be more information of were to get instructions. Small quick start card should be included.
Works vey well battery very good, only need to charge once a week.
Pretty nicely made, thankfully it’s brushed stainless steel and it’s quite hefty. I haven’t had any allergic reaction to the metal or the silicon so that’s a plus.
Love that it looks like a normal watch. Much more professional looking than most which is important in my work environment. Has worked seamlessly and was relatively easy to set up. I wasn’t looking for a major fitness piece of equipment. I wanted to keep track of my steps and make sure i wasn’t missing important texts and emails (i am not allowed to have my phone out on view when i am working).
Great watch, one of the best smart watches around.
Classic style and one of the very few smart watches to feature analogue hands. Worn constantly for 6 weeks now without a problem.
I’m something of a smartwatch collector and for me this is the best one to date. Looks great, battery life is brilliant (it actually does last well over 3 weeks without charging). Notifications work on calendar, gmail and messaging but not whatsapp yet (i’m sure they’ll fix that). Activity tracking is accurate once i adjusted my height down by 5cm (but then i have a long torso so fair enough). Heart rate monitor works well as does stop watch and timer. Night time light is great to view time in the dark, i don’t use wrist flick as i view it as a klunky/nerdy feature, and has been inconsistent on all the watches i have owned (coming on when you dont want it to – in bed, at the cinema etc and failing to light when you do want it to). During the day there’s no need to wrist flick anyway because the mechanical hands are always there to view. A simple button press brings the screen up if you want to get into the apps. I got this through kickstarter funding and overall i’m very happy.
I am a kickstarter backer and have loved the whole experience. Remember this is a watch first, with smartwatch functions as a bonus. The fact that the watch element keeps working after the battery for the smart functions has died is brilliant. Mykronoz are pumping out app and os updates weekly at the moment. So whilst there is room for improvement the team are working hard to fix the minor issues. I hate smartwatches because of the need to constantly activate them, can’t see them in daylight etc. For me the zetime solved these issues. The watch itself is gorgeous and very well made.
The long awaited watch is here,after a very successful campaign. First impressions;packaging was well presented and oozed quality,lovely titanium finish on mine was complemented by the carbon fibre band with orange detail,light plastic battery backed charger not up to the same standard as the watch, but then you won’t wear the charger,pairing was simple on my sony z5 compact on android 7. 1,app works fine and the watch user interface is slick and responsive,the crown works wonderfully when navigating with wet or gloved hands. The watch was shipped with an earlier firmware which required updating straight away before creating your own watch faces or changing the night mode face. To get the firmware i needed to restart the watch and mobile. To get the firmware to download to the watch i had to isolate it from the other bluetooth connected devices by turning them off. Update took 15minutes to go from version 1. As others on the forum have mentioned the calibration of the hands can be difficult if you don’t read the manual, read this and watch the youtube video and you should be fine. The watch is lovely and feels more like a traditional time piece. The addition of easy change straps makes this a very versatile watch for casual,gym and formal use. If it wasn’t for the tricky set up i would have given it five stars.
This is a nice looking watch but the step count is inaccurate. It even counts steps while i’m typing on a keyboard. I have stopped using it as a step counter as its that inaccurate.
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UPDATE: Screen seems to have failed after a month and a half.
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