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Rugged smartwatches are a necessity for tech enthusiasts who work in harsh conditions. Normally, I'd be ecstatic to get just a couple of those features in a watch at this price point but with all of that packed into a timeless design and offering a rather rugged and durable encasement without looking beefy or weighing a ton, this is a solid choice.

Another type of electric watch was developed by the Bulova company that used a tuning-fork resonator instead of a traditional balance wheel to increase timekeeping accuracy, moving from a typical 2.5-4 Hz with a traditional balance wheel to 360 Hz with the tuning-fork design.

Unless you want a gadget on both of your wrists (not the best look), you should pick a smartwatch that also works as a fitness tracker Most smartwatches are capable of tracking basic activity, like steps, but you need to pay close attention to additional features.

During most of its history the watch was a mechanical device, driven by clockwork , powered by winding a mainspring , and keeping time with an oscillating balance wheel These are called mechanical watches 1 2 In the 1960s the electronic quartz watch was invented, which was powered by a battery and kept time with a vibrating quartz crystal By the 1980s the quartz watch had taken over most of the market from the mechanical watch.

In the 1965 James Bond movie Thunderball , Bond is given a Breitling Top Time, which contains a geiger counter , enabling Bond to track down two stolen nuclear warheads After the movie was filmed, the watch disappeared and later resurfaced in a car boot sale in England in 2012, where it was purchased for £25.

I have tested the Kospet Tank M1 a few months ago and, while it was a solid option for the price, the design held it back a lot (seemed a bit cheap) but the manufacturer remedied that Bookmarks when it developed the Tank T1. Indeed, the rugged smartwatch features a metallic bezel which surrounds a circular display and there are two metallic buttons on the right side as well.