> This thread is full of people complaining how these aren't like their preferred watches

Which is funny to me because that's explicitly the point.

> These watches are not made for everyone. We want to be upfront with you about what to expect.

It's probably the most frustrating part of smartwatches. Everyone has a different list of mandatory features, and few seem to accept that their list isn't universal. Unlike phones where just about all of them have just about all the features, the smartwatch market is a wild west. It makes finding the right one for you a lot of work, and it's understandably disappointing when a watch checks all but one or two of your "must have"s.

The issue I'm seeing is many people were expecting the watch that was advertised in the old Kickstarter.

The "pebble 2" from the Kickstarter -> "core 2 time" The "pebble 2 time" is nowhere to be found.

(The pebble 2 time was supposed to be the same underlying hardware, but a much classier case, slightly different form factor). They look much more like a normal watch, versus the pebble style feels like a geek toy.

I still get compliments on my pebble time round to this day!

I've been wearing my

It's kind of weird segmentation, but, given neither has GPS, I wonder how many people who'd seriously consider buying one of these really care about having a compass & barometer. Are those often important features to someone who doesn't care about GPS?

Is there anything else lacking? I ordered the color one without much thought and only saw the barometer/compass bit afterward.