A Stylish Smart Watch Focused on Your Health

New smart watch company Wellograph announced yesterday that their first wearable device, the Wellograph Watch ($349), is now available for pre order with an expected first shipment this July.

On paper it looks like a winner for fitness-minded executives: great looking, high quality construction, unique style, 2-week battery life and a nice – if limited – mix of smart watch and health tracking apps.

Design

We have to admit the Wellograph is a great looking gadget, especially if you like the square-chunky Fossil look.

Every Wellograph comes with a beautiful curved Sapphire glass interface and the materials are top-notch, great for showing off around the office.

Color choices are limited, but they all look good. The casing can be had in either Silver Satin or black.

There are three straps to choose from (interchangeable): Brown Leather, Black Leather or Black Nato (fabric). Additional straps can be purchased for $49 each.

Hardware

The Wellograph’s hardware is a mix of the best features of the Pebble Steel and the Samsung Gear Fit.

Like the Pebble Steel, the Wellograph’s screen is a black and white affair (low-power LCD w/ backlight) that offers no touch screen. It is also light, at 3.5 ounces. And the 2-week battery life is best in class.

Like the Gear Fit, the Wellograph offers an on-board heart rate monitor and a slew of built-in fitness tracking apps.

The watch sports a 1.26-inch display made of a sapphire crystal formed into a curved surface. It’s very nice looking. The casing and hard bits are made of stainless steel and aluminum.

Battery life is superb, at around 2 weeks according to the manufacturer. We’ll have to wait to see how it performs in the real world to confirm.

The Wellograph uses a Tri­-LED Heart Rate Sensor to track your heart rate. It appears they paid special attention to the design of the sensor’s contact surface, making it convex to form around your arm. This is something the Gear Fit apparently didn’t get right.

The watch is suitable for outdoor sports and water sports, as it offers a 5ATM waterproof rating. The Wellograph also has a 9­-axis motion sensor to enable fitness tracking.

For charging, there is a Micro USB power adapter that promises a two-week battery life on one charge.

Like most other watches, the Wellograph uses Bluetooth 4.0 LE to connect with your Android, Windows or iOS smartphone.

Apps

The Wellograph has no app store. All of the apps were custom-built by the manufacturer.

That said, they do offer a nice assortment of functionality. Some of the built-in apps include:

digital clock

battery level indicator

date and the heart icon showing how much you have used your heart today

idle time indicator

pedometer / step counter

calorie counter

heart rate monitor

fitness reporting (for your age)

running monitor

Pricing

The Wellograph is available now for preorder on their website at a price of $349, making it one of the most expensive smart watches in the market.

Availability

First orders are expected to start shipping in July.