10 Replies to “Fossil Gen 6 42mm Touchscreen Smart Watch for Women with Alexa Built-In”

1. I read most of the Amazon reviews for the Samsung, Garmin and Fossil smartwatches before buying this one.Style: I needed a watch that I could wear from workout, through work, to evening if needed and though the rhinestone bezel is a bit blingy for the gym – who cares? It’s the gym. I find that the watch is understated enough to go to the dog park or gym – with the leather band, but with a change of face can be transformed for a dinner out. For those who never explored the Facer App, or thought you had to subscribe to download all these faces, this is incorrect. You just need to patiently clear the Ad that comes up after you choose each watch face to add to your Watchbox (at the bottom of the Facer App main screen) All watch faces that you “I heart” will load to your Watchbox you can then easily select to load to your watch. There are thousands of choices that are free, only the Premium faces need a subscription. I found a favorite Facer watch face designer, Warren Silberstein, who has hundreds of faces he designed, many of those I shared here are his – everything from antique, to classic, to florals, elegant, fun, even custom watch faces. If you “follow” any watch designer you like you can get notification when they release a new one. You can store up to 4 faces from the Facer app directly on your watch. If you ever want to switch any of them out, just go into your Watchbox, select the “Free” button and it will download it from Facer to your watch. This will push out the oldest used watch face, so you will always have 4 faces available.Band: I can’t wear silicone on my wrist, and prefer leather so it didn’t matter that the watch came with a rose gold metal band as I was going to remove it – I wouldn’t work out with a metal band. Right now the Rose Gold metal band version of the Gen 6 is $100 less than the silicone band version, so if you don’t mind supplying your own band, it is a great buy. You will see in my photos that the band comes with 2 quick release pins on each side you simple squeeze and it releases from the watch. I purchased a black croc textured 18mm leather band from Amazon for $14, that came with a band replacement tool and extra pins. It took me a minute to pop them both in after watching a YouTube video on how to use the tool.Setup: Right out of the box, they recommend you charge it which I did. It walked me through the setup which went smoothly. Initially, to test out all the installed apps, I recommend that you give permissions to all the apps initially. Test the Apps that are factory installed, and if you don’t like them or the corresponding phone interface like the Cardiogram App, you can just uninstall it on your phone and the watch. For example, the Cardiogram App requires a monthly or annual subscription so I deleted it and opted to use the Heart Rate in Google Fit.Apps: This current 2023 Gen 6 version comes with Wear OS3 installed but for the time being Google Assistant is not functioning, so you have to use Amazon Alexa for voice interface, but Fossil has indicated they are working on it. It was formerly fully functioning in Wear OS2. Personally, I don’t often use a voice interface, but have found it helpful to tell Alexa to text someone for me while I am driving and it has worked flawlessly. When a future Fossil watch update releases a functioning Google Assistant, I will probably uninstall Alexa and use the Google Assistant for simplicity sake. The Fossil App is factory installed and comes with a basic Wellness App. The Sleep App worked perfectly in the Wellness App, but my Heart Rate monitor was not functioning despite all the online help, troubleshooting efforts and YouTube tutorials. The Heart Rate would show up on the menu page, eg. Heart Rate 72, but when you touch “Heart Rate”, it would scroll right to the live heart rate tile and it would be flatlined at 000 and would not move. When I would scroll up to see the Heart Rate activity log to see if it was tracking at intervals (I had given the watch permission to track a continuous heart rate), the screen would flicker. I reached out to Fossil, got a human being on the first attempt, explained all I had done to troubleshoot the watch and the rep escalated it to their Tech Team. The agent said they would email me within 48 hours. In fact, they did email me the very next day and asked me to Factory Reset the watch. I did so and now the Heart Rate monitor is working perfectly. I will say that this was specifically a Wellness app issue as the Google Fit app I downloaded reported the Heart Rate regularly and accurately. I used my PulseOximeter to compare my O2 sats and heart rate and they were almost always spot on – I mean within one point or so and this could simply be a result of the timing of each measurement. I prefer to use the Google Fit app for step tracking and workouts as they have an extensive list of exercise types you can track. In contrast, the Wellness app only tracks one activity, so it is very basic but if you prefer simplicity, you might prefer the Wellness App and not download Google Fit to save space on your watch. I do like that I can see the live heart rate in the Wellness app. Google Fit does not have that feature. If I need more storage space in the future on the watch I would uninstall the Wellness app if possible and keep Google Fit. As Wellness is factory installed, I do not know at this time if it is possible. Another app I don’t have any need for is the Fossil app. It offers a dozen or so watch faces which were not what I was looking for. I much prefer the Facer App and in fact the diversity that Facer offers without my having to pay for a subscription is a real plus. (I know the game ads are annoying, but once you’ve got your preferred watch faces in your Watchbox, your’e all done, unless you want to go shopping for more in the future.) The Fossil App is more marketing than functional, and offers little technical help, so I don’t see the need for it on the watch. I don’t use the Fossil watch faces and would like to be able to delete them but as they are Factory installed, as of this writing, I do not know if it is possible.Pressing the crown of the watch allows you to access the watch face and another push brings up your apps. In Wear OS2, they scrolled in a circular fashion following the curve of the watch face as you turned the crown or scrolled through them on the touchscreen, but on this Gen 6 version with Wear OS3, the App Menu scrolls vertically, like the settings menu. I prefer the circular scrolling look as you will see on some older Gen 6 watches running WearOS2 (check out YouTube tutorials for a pictorial example). I am hoping when they get Google Assistant working in Wear OS3 for Fossil that they will also re-instate the circular scrolling app menu style.Texts, Calls and Speaker: I get my messages and calls on the watch and can easily answer them via voice so I don’t have to type on the very tiny keypad provided. You can opt to answer calls on your watch or phone in the settings. I also like that you can download music from my YouTube library, then bluetooth my earbuds to the phone and walk in the park without my phone. I have had no trouble bluetooth connecting my ear buds to the watch.Battery Life: It does charge in 30 minutes, but initially when you are downloading new apps and deleting others, or playing with the Facer App and downloading dozens of faces to try, it will use up battery life, so don’t be concerned about this initial drain and need to recharge. Once I filled up my Watchbox using the free Facer app, I turned off settings that drain battery like continuous watch face on, continuous O2 sats or heart rate. I periodically check heart rate and O2 throughout the day for health reasons, but when I workout, I change the setting to continuous as I am preparing to workout. While I shower at night, I put the watch on the charger so I go to sleep with 100%. I monitor sleep, O2 and heart rate at night and wake up with 95% battery. While I am getting ready for the day in the morning, I top off the charge if I remember. After a several mile walk, grocery shopping, admin work, by mid-afternoon, I am around 85%. I have gone to sleep without charging it while it monitored my night stats and I woke up the next morning with 70%. I had a 5 year old Huawei sports watch that finally died and I was accustomed to charging it at night as I didn’t wear it for sleep, but the Fossil as I use it now with tracking a daily workout, steps, texting, calls and my night stats has gone for 2 days without a charge. The need to charge every 2 days is not an issue for me as I don’t wear my watch in the shower, so I can just put it on the charger and its good to go for the night to track my sleep, O2 and heart. I understand if you have been an Apple watch user and are used to going a week without charging, that you may have an expectation to do the same here, and be utterly disappointed, but do you really shower with your watch on? I have rapid charger boxes and this watch charges so fast, I have never had an issue with it losing power when I needed it.To conclude – it’s a beautiful as well as functional watch. I am really loving exploring the Facer App and the different artists. But I appreciate that all of its health functions are helping me monitor my dog walks, workouts and health. I don’t think that the delay in providing the Voice Assistant is enough to merit delaying saving $100 on this watch. They will provide an OS3 update when it is ready. In the meantime I have been using Alexa and she is doing all the things I was able to do with Voice Assistant. I appreciate that Fossil got back to me so quickly to help me do the reset and reinstall the Heart Monitor app. All is working perfectly now and I am getting into my daily rhythm with it. I understand everyone’s needs are different, but hope this review has helped anyone thinking about this watch.

2. The Fossil Gen 6 is a smartwatch that perfectly blends classic Fossil style with the latest smart features. Its sleek and feminine design makes it the perfect accessory for any woman, while its advanced health and fitness features help her stay on top of her health and connected.Here are some of the highlights of the Fossil Gen 6: * Stylish design: The Fossil Gen 6 is available in a variety of styles to suit any taste. I chose the model with a rose gold-tone stainless steel mesh strap, which gives it a sophisticated and timeless look. * Health and fitness features: The Fossil Gen 6 boasts a variety of features to help you stay fit and healthy. It can track your steps, distance, calories burned, and heart rate. You can also track your sleep and receive inactivity notifications. * Smart features: The Fossil Gen 6 is compatible with Alexa, allowing you to control your smart home, play music, and make calls with just your voice. You can also receive notifications from your phone, such as texts, emails, and calls.Weight: The Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch weighs approximately 48 grams (1.7 ounces). This makes it a lightweight and comfortable watch to wear all day. Brightness: The Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch has a bright and clear display that is easy to read in all lighting conditions. The display also has an automatic brightness adjustment feature that will adjust the brightness of the display based on the ambient light. * Long battery life: The Fossil Gen 6 has a long-lasting battery that lasts up to 24 hours on a single charge. This means you can wear it all day without having to worry about running out of battery.Overall, I am very impressed with the Fossil Gen 6. It is a stylish and functional smartwatch that offers excellent value for money. I would highly recommend it to any woman looking for a smartwatch that can do it all.

3. It’s battery need to last longer it doesn’t even get through a dayTheir could be better tiles or be able to download pics from phoneOther than that I like it the style look and lite weighOh one more thing I would like to know if their is somewhere else to buy bands I don’t like the ones u have

4. My wife flat out loves this watch. It syncs to her Samsung Flip (Android) without issue. We had a previous gen too and she was happy with that as well.She loves it because:1. No fishing around for your phone in the pocketbook when a message/call comes in2. The battery easily lasts all day3. With a quick glance at her wrist, she can see if a message is important or can wait4. A little more dressy looking than sports-like watch5. Durable6. Change the watch face to echo her moodThe only thing she did get to make her experience better was a magnetic watch band to replace the band that came with the watch. The original band took some time to finagle on. The magnetic is super quick.If you are considering a smart watch or looking to upgrade, this is a great watch.

5. I bought this watch on a whim, during the black friday sale. I’m a bit of a computer and android geek, and the WearOS watches have always intrigued me, but I never felt like I really needed one. My #1 issue with the watch (and this is mainly WearOS) is that it still seems slightly under-baked. I know WearOS 3 is coming and all that, but WearOS 2 is quite good overall, and yet it reminds me of the earlier android days. So close, but not quite there yet.Setup was fast and easy, but the occasional annoying glitch (e.g. it disconnects from my phone almost every time I take the watch off when my phone is charging) keeps me from 100% enthusiastically recommending it to non-tech friendly friends/family.Stuff I love: workout tracking. This is probably the number 1 reason I bought the watch. I work out daily, and I love the tracking features of the watch. Blood oxygen is a nice added bonus to go with the workout tracking. Notifications & the ability to respond to messages from my watch–this is so nice when I’m out, and my phone is in my purse or pocket. Being able to ring my phone when I leave it somewhere in the house, and don’t remember where.Did I mention that the watch itself is really nice looking?? I love that the Fossil looks like an actual watch and not some crappy plastic smartwatch. I have two bands for it — the silicone one it came with, and I picked up the metal mesh band from Fossil, as well. Despite the Galaxy Watch 4’s superior features (and WearOS 3), I never even considered it — it looks too much like a smartwatch. I’m a Samsung phone owner, too.Stuff I don’t love: the slightly buggy quirks. Sometimes the watch just refuses to connect to my phone. I can toggle the connection over and over in the WearOS app on my phone, and it still won’t connect. Only rebooting the watch at that point will solve the problem. If you never take the watch off, you may never see this, but since I don’t use sleep tracking (it creeps me out), I take it off at night and leave the watch to charge in a separate room from where I’m sleeping.Overall, this watch is a solid buy. I’m using it with a Samsung Z Flip 3 phone. 99% of the time, it functions flawlessly — if they could iron out that 1% of quirks, I’d be recommending it to anyone and everyone.

6. After researching a few different smartwatches, I am really glad that I landed on this Fossil watch with Wear OS. As someone who currently doesn’t have a big name phone (no Galaxy or Apple), nor did I want to have to pay a subscription fee to unlock my smart watch’s full capabilities (FitBit…), I was glad to find that Wear OS was what I needed. The Fossil brand is reputable and as far as this watch goes, it has been durable AND pretty. The band is like a lilac color. The stones around the face watch give a nice glimmer/shine in the light, which is a nice touch.The watch’s capabilities have everything I wanted: Google pay (SO, SO NICE to have to tap to pay!!) talk to text, notifications routed to watch, sleep tracker, step counter, and even a blood oxygen monitor which is nice in these pandemic times.A few other things that have been nice to have: taking phone calls on my watch(!!!), timer capabilities, calendar/agenda.I found in my research that a lot of smart watches focus on step counting, heart rate stuff and health which is nice but I was looking for details on functionality beyond that like responding to text messages, paying with my watch and maybe listening to music (this watch currently only supports spotify so I can’t say how good or bad it is as I use another service and haven’t yet tried spotify). This watch checks all those boxes. I love that when I’m working, i can quickly and discreetly respond to messages or swipe away calls. If i want to leave my wallet behind, i can tap to pay qithout dragging my phone out. The Wear OS app has a few different watch faces and helps you set the watch up to your liking. I’m pretty happy with that. The battery life has been great–able to wear and use all day and still have about 30% left by the end of the day. Not bad!The only thing I would change is the ability to access text messages. As far as I can see you can only respond when you get a new one in, and can’t start one. There is so much going on with this watch, I am sure I just missed it somehow!This says it will support ALEXA but as of this review it hasn’t rolled out yet. Still great without it.The buttons on the side are a little bulky and get caught on things now and then. However, I really like using them as shortcuts! It has helped. The face watch is definitely big enough to swipe with no issues. And it’s circular face still allows for plenty of screen.This is getting long but it is a really cool, high functioning watch. It doesn’t clash with my everyday clothes and has looked great on my wrist.

7. Wife bought this August 2023.First she lost notifications, then volume, when she got home from work she said its not paired anymore, we tried everything.It says the window for returns has closed. Not sure if that means it only had a month warranty. This thing was over $200.Anyone have issues with pairing?

8. This is my third fossil smartwatch. Easy to use and reliable. No issues until they give out like all electronics nowadays.

9. Absolutely love this watch! Only one I wear! Connects great with my phone!

10. Good smart watch for woman