I wish more companies would make hybrid watches.

I have a previous version fossil hybrid and absolutely love it. It does everything I would want a smart watch to do, lasts much longer, and is easier to read, and is way better priced.

What I like about this kind of smartwatches is the discretion you get with it. Had three display smartwatches (a Galaxy watch, an LG watch and a third one I can't remember right now) and never liked the toyish look of it. I mean you could choose whatever watchface you wanted, it always looked cheap. And I don't need it being able to answer texts or emails from my wrist. I want to be notified when a text or mail come in on my phone discretely, via vibration, no blinky-blinky, no sound. Then it's nice to have a timer/stopwatch in it, maybe some health sensors and a workout tracking from time to time, that's it. Don't need more. And I want that to look as close as possible to a traditional watch.

I hope they keep improving these E-ink hybrids as they’re not quite there yet but they have the promise of giving great battery life while just focusing on the most important features. If it could offer Google assist and Siri then even better… plus the mix of mechanical mixed with digital navigation looks like a pleasing interface.

Was walking in the mall and saw this at the fossil store. And I knew it was the answer to both aesthetic and functional needs

Thanks Mike seems like it's one of the best proper hybrids on the market at the moment. Agree, the inclusion of Alexa was a great idea and helps iPhone users get around the lack of Siri support- but with a great battery.

I have a Skagen Jorn HR Hybrid, essentially the same watch as the previous Fossil Hybrid HR. Complaints about the glass fogging in humid environments (North Carolina) and the e-ink display fading over time are spot on. Hopefully, they have fixed these issues. If not, my next watch will be a Withings or I'll go full smartwatch.

Another great video on smartwatches! I love your comparison vids and the fitness band one you just posted is really good. Keep up the awesome work and congrats on the marriage I assume that was recently 👍🏻🥳

Mike knows how to do reviews. Awesome job man

Congratulations Mike. I bought a Fossil gen 6 recently. Any idea on when the wear OS 3 update will be available??

I own a previous Fossil hybrid as a secondary watch. It’s very nice but I have trouble reading the e-ink in many lighting situations. Adding Alexa was a stroke of genius by Fossil!

The watch gets even better if you downgrade the app to V4.7. It gains a lot of functionality this way, more apps, more intuitive navigation and more customisational options. The music app also becomes a lot more functional. Only the main menu becomes a tad less pretty.

Thank you for an informative and concise video about my new hybrid. I’ve had 2 previously and liked them all, but this generation was totally new so it had more of a learning curve.!

Design is cool, Alexa fine, battery fine, the rest.... no comment. I own this one (silver version) - just to say. I would say it is less flexible than the good old Pebble watch (owned). No apps as example, limited customisation, the app on Android is looking more like an advertisement app - functionality minimal. No payment system, sensors extremely inaccurate (pulse is fine somehow... but oxygen - I should be zombie according to numbers). I bought this one thinking to partially replace my TicWatch Pro 3 - I like the design of Fossil. But... no.... The workout tracking can synchronise only with Google Fit, no Strava, no other app. No GPS of course. No swimming... no smart. It is just showing you notifications and if phone is close to you - there is Alexa build in... That's it. At 200+Euro there should be something smarter inside.... Jut to add - removing notifications is not removing those from phone... sometimes it could be plus... but it should be optional. And it has mic - but no speaker - so again - no way to talk when driving... or on bike. Why there is no good hybrid watch on market? Fossil was quite close to create something amazing - but I think we would have to wait longer for something handier. Fossil Gen 7????

This watch is very impressive. Garmin's are nice too but this offers much more functions and much nicer display. Im interest if they will added gps next time

Great video, perfect timing I was just looking for a hybrid smartwatch and the Alexa feature is very interesting but can you choose the language of Alexa?

Congrats on gettin' hitched! Great watch, first one I actually would consider from Fossil. Looks great!

Hi Mike! Would you say that this one is "better" than the Withings Scanwatch? I'm looking for an hybrid and those are my best choices. After watching both your vids, I'm still not sure. Maybe you can help me?

Congrats on your marriage! Great video too!

Now if they made this in under 40mm case I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

Honestly I wish more brands took this direction because I love the philosophy but the execution pissed me off more than once and I wish I wasn't stuck with this only model. I've had two Hybrid HR samples so far, the first one had one of the buttons randomly popping off the casing and the one I have right now just lost a spring from the back and now I can't charge the battery anymore (I could say its days are literally counted), plus condensation and again the same button as the first I owned gets stuck when clicked. I guess I could give this 6gen a try, for it's been necessarily re-engineered as a different product, but I guess I can't get the guarantees I need by reading and watching feature reviews

This is a beautiful watch! Makes me wanna trade in my galaxy watch

Very useful, thanks.

Surprised how folks forget Pebble popularised smart watches before Apple came along

Wish the central knob was rotating. This would make the option selector much easier and smoother

Again a great review. One question, I had the previous generation Fossil hybrid, and one issue which I faced was that the Weather widget on the watch will not sync realtime with my iPhone. It will always be couple of hours behind and even after syncing, it will not be corrected. Does this watch has same issue?

I'm loving hybrid watches.

Wish Apple made nice looking traditional design watches. Getting bored with the square design. But best experience for iPhone I guess.

Great review

Hi Mike Thanks for the detailed review Just wanted to know one thing does this wastch supports phone calls? Can i ans phone calls from watch ?

Great review and all your videos have pointed me in the direction to purchase this watch, however I'm curious how the size will look on my wrist... Do you know how big your wrist size is?

Great review Mike, is it possible to do a review of another hybrid watch - Sequent 'Elektron HR 2.2' thanks in advance.

It looks so classy 😩

I really appreciate the quality content you put for us viewers before buying......but a small questio I wanted to as is if you could give me a review or atleast reply on how it's holding on to.... because I heard many gen 6 hybrids have lost their eink screens or their arms froze... so I just wanred to know how well thw watch is holding on to....thank you so much in advance and as usual lovely content!

Thanks for the review there's a ring-my-phone feature as well which will ring the phone and on the app there is a find-location-of-the-watch feature which is pretty cool.

Hi! Is this specific watch you uses the Fossil Gen 6 Hybrid Machine FTW7068?

What's the possibility they add Google assistant support later and voice support for answering texts?

Could you please make a comparison between the new and the old HR Fossil Hybrid Smartwatch?

I want this right now🤩😍.

Hey Mike, will you be doing a review of the just released Gen 6 Hybrid Wellness Edition? looks pretty interesting.

Great video 👍 Is it worth the upgrade from the previous Fossil hybrid?

Can you do a comparison with the older one? Thank you

Would you ever consider making a video on the Pebble watches? Yes, they've been discontinued for quite some time now, but I'd love to hear what you think of them with the Rebble service, as well as giving your thoughts on the community that surrounds them. Great video as always!

The little bit handier version of this is the Skagen Gen 6 hybrid. Love it.

If only the app experience wasn't terrible.. I moving away from the hybrid purely because I was happy with the watch and they changed key features that made it less useful. Multiple times they updated the app and wiped my settings completely. They understand watch design and produce beautiful pieces, but have a long way to go in software!

I’ve still got my old original Hybrid. It doesn’t even have the E-ink display or hr monitor. Needs a coin battery too! Last 6 months tho

Great video

Hello sir I am not crazy about alexa and I don't need it and there is a major price difference between gen 6 and the previous gen and I heard that the previous gen got a update so the software is same for the 2 watches so should I just get the previous generation please suggest 🙂🙂🙏🙏

Where did you bought yours ? Cause the machine smoked one is sold out on their website and i dont really find any other website selling them...

I think I'm going to get one of these as my first smart watch while waiting for a ticwatch 4. I'm running Android 10. Been putting off the Android 11 update for a while. Any recommendations on whether the software for the fossil 6 would be better on Android 10 or 11?

Hey mate awesome review as usual . Looking at getting this one but the 40mm gold with black leather band. Is it worth it over the previous HR collider ? The previous ones are MUCH cheaper atm .

good review!

Is the accuracy of the step counter good without any gps turned on?

What kind of glass is installed there - a regular tempered glass or a sapphire?

Are you having issues with notifications? I got it for my iphone se 2022 and its connection range is only about 10 feet and notifications randomly stop working until i restart the phone and watch

I wish Mike had done a long-term review of this watch. Like, if it's worth buying one in 2024.

I just noticed your wedding ring. Congratulations 🙂

Is fossil gen6 hybrid smartwatch considerably better than the older fossil hybrid hr? Is the price difference between the 2 really worth it?

I bought a Fossil full smart watch because it actually looks like a normal watch. Metal face and band and all. Might grab a hybrid tho for the fancier occasions

Is the bleaching and condensation fixed? I really like my old Fossil Hybrid but the bleaching thing disappointed me.

0:03 Pebble was pretty popular then. No issues with battery life. I still wear my pebble time

Congrats on getting married! What watch did you wear? Lol

What’s the difference between this one and the fossil hybrid hr from 2019?

Just bought a galaxy watch 4 today can't wait until it comes

Please, do you know if it is possible to turn off bluetooth in this smartwatch?

I'll be honest...the only reason why I use a smartwatch is to make grocery shopping easier when I don't want to pull out my phone and maneuver a shopping cart that may or may not have a mind of it's own while trying to avoid people who don't know aisle etiquette. 😂. The Alexa functionality in this is cool though

Considering buying one but little confused about the dial colour is it brown or black coz it's looking brown on my screen?

I'm curious if you think this is the best hybrid smartwatch so far or if there's still another older one you like better?

This is awesome. It reminds me of my Pebble watch that to this day, is still my favorite smart watch for its battery life and simplicity.

Can you do a comparison on this and vivomove style

Did it has payment feature?

Can you answer your phone from it? Does it have caller ID on the watch face when someone is calling? Can you navigate your music selection from the watch face? Does it instantly notify you of your new notifications like texts, etc or do you have to go to the notifications area to read it? Isn't this the most used part of smartwatches? Not making you pull your phone from your pocket?

How long works analog Time when battery is empty?

I'm mindful that the Pixel Watch is slated for next week, but do we have any news on Fossil Gen 7 yet? Hoping for a contender to knock Samsung off its perch

Can you accept/receive call with this watch?

YAYEEEE!!! Now both Google and Amazon can know more about me than my own mother! Yayeeeeee!!!!!!!

Is the watch at the first second of the video with the white band a fitbit?

Could someone tell what is the brand/model of the second hybrid watch we see in the video, the stainless steel one at 0:32 sec?

Does it give notifications while connected to smartphone such as for messages?

Is there a difference between fossil gen 6 Hybrid and Skagen Jorn Gen 6 Hybrid?

I like the new UI. An earlier model offered a blue face but they don't seem to have made / sold many of those; would actually prefer blue to brown but that's just me. The prior models had some issues with heart rate accuracy and no SpO2. Improved accuracy and added SpO2, on the new model, means I might be willing to plunk for one of these. Can you disable Alexa? I will never have a voice assistant device in my home or on my person. Can you sync calendar events to the watch and have it notify you WITHOUT being connected to Bluetooth all the time? I'm looking for a replacement for my recently-deceased Pebble 2 HR (RIP). I went 5-7 days on a charge because I'd sync, for a few minutes every couple days, and then shut off the BT; leaving the BT on all the time knocked it down to about 2-3 days of battery life. It would hold a couple days worth of calendar events; if I had a meeting coming up at work, I could put it on my Google Calendar, with a notification, the watch would get that info when it synced and the watch would go off 5 minutes, 10 minutes, whatever before the meeting WITHOUT being connected via BT. It knows the time and date so, if it knows about upcoming appointments, it could notify me without needing to be connected all the time. The Pebble had sleep tracking and a smart alarm; I could specify a 30-minute time frame in the morning and the watch would go off when I was in a light sleep state during that time frame. If you've ever had an alarm go off when you're in a deep sleep state, leaving you groggy for a while, you quickly learn to appreciate this feature. I slept better and was more functional in the morning because I NEVER woke up groggy. No one seems to be mentioning such a feature on the Fossil Hybrids. Does it have this?

Fossil is amazing

I m in love

Does anyone know if there is a hybrid smart watch with a physical seconds hand? My wife is a doctor so a seconds hand would be useful for checking pulses.

I'm looking to buy something to track my swimming workouts, but from what I've heard this watch won't do well with those. Can someone help me out please? I wanna spend somewhere around $150 but can't seem to find anything worthwhile

I would have bought it right away if it had google assistant

How to buye? There is no one in Amazon or EBay.

Have you seen the Redmi Watch 4 and the Zeblaze Thor Ultra? At $100 point they're absolutely amazing. And can do more than most $300 watches.

No more fogging screen?

Cant find this watch online for international shipping

Hey, I have a Question: when you use Google Maps Navigation, does the Watch tell you where to go next?

can it only use alexa? no google assistant?

connection issues are an absolute no go and dealbreaker

can I see and cancel a call with this watches?

I love my fossil hybrid, this is an upgrade to the one I currently have I believe. I own the fossil HR

Can It be ship to nigeria?

It's still really dumb that I need to push three buttons (middle, up, middle) to get to my notifications instead of one (just the middle) as the old software had it. I barely ever use my smartwatch for anything else.

Amazon Alex, is that Alexa's brother?

Can you control your smart home with Alexa?

Huawei GT2Pro and GT3Pro battery goes on for 10-14 days