Vertical as an every day watch
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Hello everyone,
I just received mine and love it. It is slightly larger than my Garmin Epix 2 (which I never liked but has a better screen than the Baro which I could no more read while running)
The watch is perfectly fine for my medium/small wrist and the screen is a lot clearer to read making it a perfect match for my needs and aesthetics.
But other than the watch’s physical characteristics I’d like to add a couple more things to the everyday watch comments.
- it would be nice to have more than one alarm
- some type of adjustment for the backlight during sleep hours. The whole room lights up every time I move my hand which can be annoying. Maybe a setting for not activating the backlight while in do not disturb mode would be nice. If you want to check the time during the night press any button to activate.
- notifications, it would be nice to separate calls and msgs, while on watch mode or activity. Like the garmin does.
- quicker access to the flashlight by double clicking.
I know some of these features have been mentioned before but id like to bring them to your attention once again.
thank you.
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@nassoscal have you updated the firmware to .48? It should not light up the backlight when raising your wrist in DND mode. Pls confirm and maybe share your backlight settings and FW version.
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@nassoscal How does it feel on the wrist compared to Epix? I am considering the same switch.
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@nassoscal I will confirm it tonight. thank you for this.
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@Marius-Jacobsen-Eggerud it is a larger watch but I like it. As I said I went to Garmin since I had trouble reading the 9b display. The Garmin was better but now I have no problem with the Vertical and prefer the screen actually.
Only on some really small numbers, I have to extend my arm to see them clearly but that is no real problem since it is only an exception.
The first thing I noticed though, but only at the beginning, was that I could feel the buttons on my hand when my wrist was in an angle. pushing against my hand, but with some adjustment, it did not bother me.
overall I’m much happier with the vertical. A much better menu system, with all I need. I never used the wallet or music on the Garmin.
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@nassoscal said in Vertical as an every day watch:
A much better menu system, with all I need. I never used the wallet or music on the Garmin.
+1
Although I miss Live Track/ Strava Beacon and Spotify. But on most long runs I carry my phone with me anyways. -
@lessthanmore one thing I will miss though is the fall/accident alert the Garmin had (when I had the phone with me) which I had the “pleasure” to test and it actually worked really well!
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@Egika watch now has .48 and works as designed. Backlight will not go on when moving my hand.
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@nassoscal The Fall detection is cool, but then you have to carry your phone all the time. If not: Useless feature. The only watch with a real useful fall detection is the Apple Watch.
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Have now bought the normal Vertical All Black. On the first glance when I tried it in the shop I was really unsure about the size. But then I took it with me and tried it several times during the day.
It is really a thing of getting used to it. And now after two days I think it is good.
The first bike ride using maps was really nice. I think the maps implementation is spot on.
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@harry08 In my opinion the comfort is very good and at least better than the S9B. What I like are the smaller buttons. With the S9B I had the issue that especially when wearing gloves I “used” the buttons without wanting it. Seems like this won’t be an issue with the Vertical. I have to test it som moore
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@lessthanmore onboard music really smashed the battery (both on my Garmin and my Suunto 7), so not having this feature is not a big deal for me. I only listen to music/podcasts when training and even then, its always via my phone. For me manufacturers make a big deal of having music storage and it’s a false economy. I don’t feel it’s the big ticket item many people make it out to be (Chasethesummit, DC Rainmaker etc). I’d much sooner have a long battery life.
Besides, my phone will store far more songs/podcasts etc
Suunto 7
Suunto 9 Baro
Garmin Instinct
Garmin Forerunner 245M
Polar M200 (retired)
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Agree 100%
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@Jeffrey-Tillack I do agree and most of the time I have my phone with me.
However, I use(d) it from time to time and especially in summer on short runs it’s nice to run without a phone in a pocket.
And I always listen to music when running.
But you’re right, I tend to value even the possibilities higher than the actual value or usage of it. -
@lessthanmore Have you looked at something like this?
It’s a tiny dongle the size of the iPod Shuffle of old that can play Spotify and Amazon Music. Their spec says it should last up to 4-5 hours with Bluetooth, though in my experience it never lasted more than 2-3 hours. Still, enough for most long runs, not to mention regular runs.
Best of all – it works with any watch that you use
