From TFA:
> Oh, and no, it's not waterproof, so don't shower with it.
Water resistance just seems to be a requirement these days - even my Pebble which I'd never wear in the shower is water resistant so when I am forced to react to a bath incident, I don't worry about the watch, and my kids instead.
Sounds like a pet project - maybe they should hire a real watch designer who can get them from hobby to actual product at some point.
"Even my Pebble which I'd never wear in the shower is water resistant"
One of the things I love about my Kickstarter Pebble is that I have gone swimming with it, and I've even gone diving down to about 20 feet with it and it still works brilliantly. It's nice to not have to worry about it around water.
I'm definitely a risk taker with electronics and water though. I actually put my new iPhone in a ziplock bag to see if it would make an effective underwater camera while diving. (Just so you know the ziplock bag did succeed in keeping my iPhone safe, but the video was too blurry to be useful because the lens didn't focus right under water.)
Between that, the pleather, and the price, I think I'd be more inclined to make my own than to buy one of these. It's a neat idea, but I am not satisfied with this execution.
Water resistance just seems to be a requirement these days - even my Pebble which I'd never wear in the shower is water resistant so when I am forced to react to a bath incident, I don't worry about the watch, and my kids instead.
Sounds like a pet project - maybe they should hire a real watch designer who can get them from hobby to actual product at some point.