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minus-squareTony Bark@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·edit-21 month agoI’m sure it works in theory but wearing that for however long sounds a bit much. Now, is it a good idea? That’s a whole another can of worms.
minus-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 month agoReasonable point, but people have worn watches all day for centuries. Just clean then and rotate wrists.
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down5·1 month agoSomething that big and heavy on a kid’s arm is going to get uncomfortable after like ten minutes.
minus-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoOne watch, the Garmin Bounce, weights 37.2 g. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/714945#specs Hardly heavy.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI have a Pixel Watch that’s about that size (36g IIRC), and I don’t like wearing it, and I’m a grown adult. I got my kids cheap Casios, and they’re like 20g. Way better.
I’m sure it works in theory but wearing that for however long sounds a bit much. Now, is it a good idea? That’s a whole another can of worms.
Reasonable point, but people have worn watches all day for centuries. Just clean then and rotate wrists.
Something that big and heavy on a kid’s arm is going to get uncomfortable after like ten minutes.
One watch, the Garmin Bounce, weights 37.2 g. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/714945#specs
Hardly heavy.
I have a Pixel Watch that’s about that size (36g IIRC), and I don’t like wearing it, and I’m a grown adult.
I got my kids cheap Casios, and they’re like 20g. Way better.