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Looking for a European smartwatch for health monitoring - what are your thoughts?

Hi everyone! Iโ€™m on the hunt for a smartwatch thatโ€™s great for monitoring health - things like blood pressure, stress levels, sleep quality, and physical activity. However, Iโ€™d prefer to avoid products from overseas and focus on something available in the European market. There are plenty of smartwatches, rings, and fitness bands out there, but Iโ€™m not sure which ones are actually worth considering.

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[โ€“] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Interested on this too. I wanted a smartwatch to pair with my phone. I liked the garmin brand but I read they are american so I like them way less now.

[โ€“] Nilz@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

You can pair your Garmin with GadgetBridge and it will all be offline and watch to phone only. I bought a Garmin watch, never logged into the official app and only use it with GadgetBridge without issue.

That's interesting, but it's also giving money to an american company. Something I'd like to avoid.

Polar looks interesting as brand.

[โ€“] Wfh@lemmy.zip 3 points 15 hours ago

Doesn't Garmin leak data like a sieve too?

I have a Polar Ignite 3 which is basic but largely sufficient for my needs.