honestly been wearing one for a few months now to try things out. got the ticwatch given its good value for money.
thus far i have been extremely underwhelmed....
1) notifications - use it sometimes for discreet notifications but i notice i have my phone with me so much and obsessively check it every 30 seconds it defeats the purpose of having a smart watch
2) step counter - just like my fitbit i eventually lost all interest in tracking my steps and movements, hence a feature i never ever use
3) fitness - my exercise remains mostly in the gym, so there is little fitness tracking i can use it for except heart rate which is a chore (at least on my model) to open and wait for it to detect then check the HR. Its more useful if you do different exercises on the go outdoors
4) bluetooth - harder for other blue tooth items to connect to my phone (maybe its my crappy phone which cant handle many blue tooth connections at once). my most irritating bit is my bluetooth handsfree in my car will always auto - connect for waze and spotify. but when i wear my smart watch it doesnt / does it sporadically
5) Adroid wear is outdated, doesnt get the same type of attention to continuously improve unlike phone OS. its becoming a fad...
6) even smartwatch hardware has stagnated... unlike phone processors and RAM which remains super competitive and new, faster, better more efficient versions come out yearly to be put in the latest phones, the smartwatch hardware hasnt progressed as far. hence my own ticwatch lags a little despite being relatively new in market (a common issue with most smartwatches, even those far more expensive than mine).
7) charging - daily charges is becoming a chore, especially for a forgetful and on the move guy like me. even with 2 chargers (one at home and one in the office) i find this irritating. often i find i forgotten to plug it in the night before and cant be bothered so i grab my tudor and start my day.
watch faces - yes there are billions of watch faces u can choose from. but i find that its just not the same as a physical watch face which shines differently depending on lighting, has textures, has levels of height and dimension. digital watch faces find it difficult to match classic clean designs. better for offbeat, creative, colourful, digital style watch faces
9) visibility - have to bump it to max levels to see in bright sun outdoors. can be irritating for some smartwatches even when brightness lowered to minimum when trying to sleep at night.
Looking back to normal watches once more... its best for sporty, health conscious, outdoorsy individuals compared to people like me.