It looks like a classic diving watch – and it is – but ScanWatch Horizon from Withings is above all a smartwatch with a special focus on health. The watch keeps track of heart rate, ECG, breathing, oxygen content in the blood, sleep and physical activity. In short, a whole team of doctors that can be fastened around the wrist.
Withings has been making smart watches for a long time. The first, Withings Activité, we tested already in 2015. Then as now, Withings has chosen a design from the analog world, but added features you would expect from a high-end diving watch. Among them is a rotating ring in stainless steel with laser-engraved markings with standard coding for diving, as well as luminous Luminova hands, indicators and indices that allow the watch to be interpreted in low light. In addition, it boasts 30 days of battery life and water resistance of up to 10 ATM.
Keeps an eye on the heart
The watch has extensive and advanced health and fitness features. ScanWatch can detect if the user has atrial fibrillation due to its ability to take an ECG when needed. The user can also see if the heart is beating slowly, fast or showing signs of atrial fibrillation. The watch monitors the heart rate through the integrated PPG sensor and warns the user of a potential heart event even if he or she does not feel the heartbeat, after which the watch asks the user to record a 30 second ECG via the watch display.
The device can also detect respiratory disorders at night by analyzing blood oxygen content, heart rate, movements and respiratory rate, all collected by an accelerometer and optical sensors.
For sports use, the user can track steps, calorie burn, altitude, training routes (via GPS in the app) and automatically recognize more than 30 daily activities such as walking, running, swimming and cycling.
ScanWatch Horizon, price and availability
ScanWatch Horizon is already available for purchase. We have not found any Swedish price, but 500 euros means that we can count on just over 5,000 kronor. The watch is available with bracelets in both stainless steel and rubber bands.
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