Picking a Smartwatch for Men: The Definitive Guide

The days where a suit and tie paired with a flashy Rolex were all you needed to succeed in the business world are over. Suits are nice, and the Rolex is great for a dinner with a client. But the world of men’s style, culture, and business is more complex now. You’ll need Nikes and baseball caps, tortoise-rimmed glasses and a Macbook. You’ll need a smartwatch.

There are many options when finding smartwatch for men. If you want your watch to be a daily wear piece that also has some smart functionality, you might select a smartwatch from a classic watchmaker brand, like TAG or Fossil. If you’re looking for something a bit more creative and active, something that feels like the good vibes of paint dripping, check out the Apple and Samsung products.

Product Recommendations

When you’re picking a smartwatch for men, you have two major routes to take. You can purchase technology from a watchmaking company, or you can purchase a watch from a tech company. Either your smartwatch comes from people who specialize in timepieces or it comes from a company who specializes in technology.

• Watchmakers

Fossil is an established watch brand that sells beautiful smartwatches for men, like the gorgeous Generation 4 Explorist. The explorist is built for the man on the go, and can transition from swimming to buying lunch with Google pay. GPS tracking, stored music, and heart rate tracking make it the perfect running companion.

TAG Heuer is a Swiss watchmaker who has seen the turning tides of time-telling, and has jumped on the smartwatch bandwagon. They’ve got a lot of stylish options, but the TAG Heuer Golf has some of the coolest functionality. With an advanced GPS and gyroscope, the Golf smartwatch can tell you the distance to the pin and the distance that your ball travels. Simple, stylish, and gives you an edge to your golf game.

• Tech Giants

No list of smartwatches for men would be complete without a shout-out to the Apple Watch, the love-hate product that seemingly launched the smartwatch frenzy. Like most things Apple has ever produced, the product was met with initial skepticism (“what is it for?”) that has slowly turned to a dedicated following. Apple’s watches have connectivity with other Apple producs, and allow you to use Apple Pay and Apple Card to make transactions on the go without your credit card. Built for active and creative lifestyles, the Apple Watch gives you access to training and information wherever you find yourself. Plus, the Apple design is simple and timeless. While Rolex might have mastered the classic timepiece, Apple will be the biggest brand in new timepieces for years to come. And today’s new timepiece is tomorrow’s classic timepiece.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active goes beyond the Golf and Apple watch sport branding to focus on a holistic lifestyle. It can learn the way you work out and help track those workouts for maximum impact. By heart rate monitoring, it helps you dial in your sleep cycles. And let’s be honest--all of the research today points to the fact that we both really need sleep for holistic health, and we also definitely don’t get enough sleep. Charges easily, lasts for days.

Conclusion

Yea you used to dig the watch that doubled as a calculator. While that one add one was cool- now your watch can be about 200 things. So, why not find one that you love wearing, gives you the functionality you crave, all while keeping you fashionable. It’s a duuude must have for sure.