Swiss Made Watch

Software functions, health and training: what changes every day This is where many underestimate the Instinct 2. We see it as a “connected G-Shock”. In reality, on the software side, it draws heavily from the Forerunner / Fenix ​​ecosystem. And this is where many were wrong. Daily health: Body Battery, stress, breathing The function Body…

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Personal tests in Toulouse (Garonne jogging, gym, HYROX type session), crossed with measurements from DC Rainmaker and the specialist press. In brief If you just want the answer: For whom? Regular athlete, crossfitter, runner, HYROX or bodybuilder who wants to seriously follow his recovery without a 24-hour watch or subscription. What Helio Strap does: Heart…

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You look at the Apple Watch Ultra 3. You look at the Huawei Watch Ultimate 2. Same price range, same “ultimate adventure watch” promise. And behind it, a real, somewhat violent question: where you put your €900 note without regretting it in six months. Because here, we are no longer talking about a small office…

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Why NATO is making a comeback There are accessories that cross the decades without ever losing their meaning. The NATO strap is part of this functional elite. It marks an assertive comeback, driven by a generation that demands durability, comfort and a style that says something. Between military heritage, casual chic and total modularity, NATO…

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Health, ECG, sleep: what the ScanWatch still knows how to do very well This is where the first Withings ScanWatch remains interesting in 2025. It doesn’t have all the new toys of generation 2, but on heart, oxygen and sleep, it remains very solid. ECG and cardiac monitoring: the heart under surveillance, without paranoid The…

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Withings ScanWatch 2 field test: health before everything else What really interests me about this watch isn’t whether it displays WhatsApp emojis correctly. It’s its ability to track your body: heart, breathing, temperature, sleep. On the ScanWatch 2it’s all about that. The test was carried out between October and early November 2025with 24/7 port, normal…

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Why this blend works At first glance, the combination of a dress watch and jeans seems unnatural. On the one hand, salon watchmaking, its polished cases, its refined dials, its indexes that whisper rather than shout. On the other, denim, a democratic material, born in the workshop and weathered by life. Yet it is precisely…

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Classic collections: Festina for every day Festina Classic and derivatives: the obvious choice for the office There, we change register. THE Festina Classicthis is the answer for anyone who wants a Festina men’s watch simple, elegant, all-purpose. Case approximately 40–42 mm, refined dials (stick indexes, sometimes Roman numerals), steel or alligator-style leather bracelets, water resistance…

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The true cost of a dream: between the window and the border In the mind of an enthusiast, purchasing a watch never comes down to price. It’s a postcard. The boutique on the corner of Place Vendôme, the wooded living room of a house in Geneva, the post-purchase café where you discreetly unwrap the box.…

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1. The 5 running gifts 2025 that really make the technical difference We start with the hard part. Not by the socks, although they are important. By what really changes a runner’s life in 2025: more reliable data, more intelligent recovery, concrete safety. 1. The modern GPS watch: the real best running gift 2025 See…

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Sport, diving, outdoor: what really changes Diving: 40 m vs 150 m + sonar, two galaxies On the water side, the GT 5 Pro is already very solid: EN13319 compliance, freediving up to 40 m, depth, type of water, safety reminders, freediving training… For the vast majority of swimmers, occasional freedivers and frankly “recreational” divers,…

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Context and design: two luxury tanks for the sea and the mountains Two generations, same diving DNA There Huawei Watch Ultimate was released in 2023: 10 ATM, certified diving up to 100 m, large metal case, real diver’s/outdoor watch, not an office gadget. In 2025, Huawei is doing it again with the Watch Ultimate 2…

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Sport, GPS, health: what the field really shows A GPS finally credible compared to Garmin This was the recurring criticism of the old Galaxy Watches: a decent GPS but not at the level of pure sports watches. On the Ultra, the dual frequency GPS combo (L1+L5) + new Exynos W1000 chip changes the situation: serious…

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The lunar ritual on the wrist There is something profoundly calming about setting a moon phase watch. A slow, almost liturgical gesture, where we synchronize our daily life with a thousand-year-old celestial cycle. Poets will see it as an intimate conversation with the night; purists, one of the most beautiful dialogues between mechanics and cosmos.…

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Autonomy, GPS, robustness: the figures from the field Autonomy: the Suunto strategy pays off in the very long run Over a typical week (work, 3–4 sessions, notifications), the two watches largely hold up. The Forerunner 55 plays the simplicity card: you charge it, you follow your life, you reconnect when the gauge drops significantly. You…

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Suunto Core: a real ABC watch, not a smartwatch Here we are talking about a watch Altimeter – Barometer – Compass. Point. It’s a weather/altitude toolbox that you wear on your wrist, not a mini smartphone. Barometric altimeter: track elevation, not GPS “fun” The Suunto Core altimeter is based on atmospheric pressure. You set your…

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Screen & design — where it’s in the eye Every detail counts. There Beep 6 poster 1.97″ AMOLED very readable outside. Yes, really readable: the peak goes up to 2,000 nits (with one nuance: this level does not appear if the battery drops below 30%). Result: notifications and maps remain visible in direct sunlight. The…

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Transparency as a manifesto In an era where we like to see how things work, the sapphire crystal case has become the megaphone of contemporary fine watchmaking. No longer a simple glass above the dial, but an integral case, it transforms the watch into a mechanical theater. We hide nothing, we celebrate everything: cogs, regulating…

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