Withings Activite: A Swiss Watch With A Fitness Tracker

The introduction of the Motorola Moto 360 watch was the first step in popularizing the new trend of smart watches, in my humble opinion. It is the first smart watch that looks like an elegant wristwatch, without looking geeky. Now we have another elegant smart watch option, by a French company called Withings and the watch is called Activité.

On the surface, the Withings Activité smart watch looks like a classic watch with a large clutter-free dial that houses a sub-dial in the lower right quarter of the dial. Pretty ordinary looking, right? The sub-dial is the fitness tracker element, with a scale from 0 – 100. This scale represents various fitness goals set out by the user, using the watch’s app called Withings Health Mate app.

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The user can set various parameters such as number of calories to burn in a day, number of steps to walk in a day, and hours of sleep per night. As the activity is performed, the watch’s built-in accelerometer goes from 0% to 100% of the set goal. When the goal is reached, the watch gives a gentle vibration; the same vibration is used for the alarm function.

The Withings Activité smart watch has a very elegant design that looks like a high end mechanical Swiss watch. The watch is Swiss made and is offered in two models; black dial with black French calf leather strap or white dial with brown calf leather strap. The watch come with interchangeable rubber straps for sports and water activities, the watches are water resistant to 50 meters. The watches come with non-rechargeable CR2025 batteries that last one year.

The Withings Activité smart watches will go on sale in the fall of 2014 with a price of $390 US. [Via]

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Faisal is the cofounder and automotive photographer at Unfinished Man. He provides insider perspectives on the latest rides through his acclaimed photography. Faisal also serves as the site's watch expert, staying on the pulse of emerging timepieces. His seasoned eye for men's lifestyle products makes him an authoritative voice.

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