![]() Everything appears nice and sharp on the display, and the colours are equally vibrant. It means that watch faces now look far more attractive. ![]() That little cut-out on the Gen 2 watches felt archaic, especially considering so many smartwatches had now managed to go ‘full display’. The 1.4-inch 454 x 454 resolution AMOLED display now takes up the entirety of the watch face. While the design isn’t a massive departure from previous Fossil smartwatches, we welcome the changes to the display. Having said that, if you’re looking to pick up a smartwatch that doubles as a fitness tracker then you might well miss the extra insight into your resting heart rate throughout the day. Considering this isn’t a particularly sporty watch, it didn’t feel like a huge omission. You’ll probably want to keep the leather-strapped models out of the water, though, since that’s a sure-fire way to ruin the leather.įlip the watch over and you’ll notice the lack of that heart rate monitor. The Q Explorist is IP67-rated for water-resistance, so it can survive being submerged to 1 metre for 30 minutes without any issues. The two flanking buttons can be customised as shortcuts to any Wear OS app you have installed. The crown button is a little spongy in feel, making it difficult to know if you’ve pressed it correctly. There are three buttons on the right side of the watch face, with the middle button also acting as a rotating crown, similar in execution to the Apple Watch. Between the leather and metal strap options, this watch comes in six different finishes. If a leather strap isn’t your thing, there are also slightly more expensive metal-strapped models available in a range of colours. It looks and feels like a premium watch, ignoring its underlying ‘smart’ capabilities. The user-replaceable 22mm leather strap strap comes in an attractive brown with white stitching – and, out of the box, I found it far more supple than the Q Marshal’s strap.Īs a fashion-focused smartwatch, I much prefer the design of the Q Explorist to the previous generation models. The model I have here for review has a silver bezel accented against a blue watch case. With that said, thankfully, it doesn’t feel particularly heavy on your wrists. Its face is a wrist-eclipsing 46mm in diameter and is 12.5mm thick. ![]() Like the Q Marshal, this is a big watch that sports a far more masculine design. The Fossil Q Explorist is the third-generation successor to the likes of the Fossil Q Founder and Fossil Q Marshal, and its design traits are similar to those models. Related: Best smartwatches Fossil Q Explorist – Design While the former isn’t a big miss, the latter is a somewhat significant omission in terms of smartwatch convenience. In this case, it means some of the more advanced features are absent – notably GPS and a heart rate monitor for sports, and NFC for contactless payments. Like the Access, The Fossil Q Explorist sits at the fashion-focused end of the smartwatch scale, prioritising a traditional watch design over some of the standard smartwatch tech. ![]() The Michael Kors Access is another such watch we’ve recently reviewed. The Fossil Q Explorist is just one of many watches that falls under its third-gen range. ![]() The Fossil Group, owner of watch brands such as Michael Kors, Diesel, Kate Spade and Skagen, is still very much putting its eggs in the smartwatch basket. ![]()
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