If you want to buy a watch, what would you choose? A smart watch? Apple Watch? Or various Android smart watches? Although smart watches have many functions, watches are still used as accessories after all. The styling of most smartwatches is too geeky for most people. Moreover, the battery life of smart watches is not satisfactory, and they basically need to be charged every day. There is already a smartphone that is not very worry-free, and adding a smartwatch to it is really cumbersome to actually use.

The Mijia quartz watch released in July is eye-catching. Since it is produced by Mijia, the appearance continues Mijia’s consistent simple design and has a high appearance. After getting this Mijia quartz watch, I have been using it for a month without realizing it, so I wrote this article to share my experience of using it.

I have been exposed to many different watch products before, including smart watches, mechanical watches, quartz watches and even electronic watches. But due to various reasons, none of them allowed me to wear it for as long as painlessly as the Mijia quartz watch. I admit that the primary reason is the good looks of the Mijia quartz watch.

The Mijia quartz watch has a simple design and is available in black, white, and gray colors. Mine is black. Black dial, strap, white scales, gray hands, black fasteners. The entire watch does not have any redundant color interference, is simple and integrated, and strictly follows the consistency of the design. The dial diameter is 40mm, which is a medium size.

Once the black Mijia quartz watch fades, the original silver stainless steel metal color will be exposed, which is very ugly. Officially, the Mijia quartz watch case is made of 316L stainless steel, which has good scratch resistance and corrosion resistance. The case and buckle are colored using PVD vacuum plating and are finely polished to make the case tough. We will not conduct a detailed analysis of its craftsmanship. The actual usage is that after a month of wearing, the black Mijia quartz watch did not show any paint peeling off. The craftsmanship used is commendable.

The dial of the Mijia quartz watch is thin and light, with a thickness of 11.9mm and a weight of 42g. For me personally, this is a very good point. Because I live in the north, I wear clothes with tight cuffs in winter. If the dial is too thick, the cuffs will often "fight" with the watch, interfering with use and affecting the experience. This will not happen with the Mijia quartz watch. No matter what clothes you wear, you can raise your wrist to see the time or step count without being disturbed.

In addition, in terms of appearance, the Mijia smart watch uses a double-layered cowhide strap inside and outside, which is skin-friendly and lightweight, which I also like very much. It is also equipped with quick-release lugs, which are compatible with any watch strap of the same width on the market and are easy to disassemble and install.

Nowadays, most smart watch products are born for intelligence and have rich functions, but they deviate from the essence of "watch" to a large extent. The product definition of Mijia quartz watch is to take the watch as the basic starting point, make the watch well, and then try to add some necessary practical functions to it. Now let’s talk about its practical functions.

The first is automatic calibration. As a quartz watch, the Mijia quartz watch also has timing errors. Generally, the monthly difference of quartz watches is required to be within 15 seconds. This is no surprise at all, this is determined by its timing principle. For comparison, mechanical watches that generally cost tens of thousands of dollars require a daily error of within 45 seconds, and quartz watches are about 100 times higher than mechanical watches.

The Mijia quartz watch has an automatic time calibration function. It supports Bluetooth connection to a mobile phone. Every time the watch is connected, the Internet time will be automatically synchronized, eliminating the need for manual correction. Not only that, when traveling, you can switch between different time zones with one click and display the accurate time at any time.

Vibration reminder. He can set interval reminders, alarm clock reminders, and VIP call reminders. Among them, the one I use more frequently is the interval reminder, because when testing the fast charging of mobile phones in mobile phone reviews, I need to use the interval reminder, which reminds me every 5 minutes, which is more practical and convenient. The alarm clock reminder is of little significance to me. Judging from the official description, you can set the wake-up alarm clock through the Mijia quartz watch without disturbing the people around you. But wearing the watch while sleeping is uncomfortable and can cause irritation. So for me, it has little practical significance.

One more point, the Mijia quartz watch has a built-in motion sensor and counts steps accurately. Most of today's mobile phones have built-in co-processors, and most people may rely on WeChat sports to refer to today's activities. However, the mobile phone will always be separated from the human body during the day, and the step counting is not accurate, and the watch will generally not be separated from the wearer, and the step counting data provided is more meaningful.

But it would be even better if the step counting data of the Mijia quartz watch could be involved in WeChat activities. Regarding this, I also specifically asked the relevant personnel of Mijia, and Mijia said that it is working on WeChat intervention. It is possible that WeChat movement will be able to be connected to Mijia quartz watches in the near future.

In other aspects, the Mijia quartz watch also supports 30 meters of waterproofing, making it suitable for a wider range of daily use environments. It is powered by a CR2430 button battery and can be used for more than 6 months under normal circumstances, without any worries about battery life.

Finally, let me briefly summarize my views on the Mijia quartz watch. I think most people’s definition of a watch is an “accessory that can tell time.” Smart watches mostly use watches as a carrier to achieve more functions.

The Mijia quartz watch is based on the basic definition of a watch and uses existing technology to improve some deficiencies in the use of quartz watches. These are two different product ideas, and I can’t say which one is better. But I personally prefer the Mijia quartz watch. It has a stylish and simple appearance, accurate timekeeping and accurate step counting. I think this is enough for a watch product.

Mijia officially defines this Mijia quartz watch as a fashionable watch product with a simple step counting function. More is redundant, less is lacking. I think Mijia has got it just right.

With the explosion of smart watch products now, the Mijia quartz watch seems to be an outlier, but it is a conscientious product that truly understands the demands of most users. The Mijia quartz watch gives people the feeling that it is a very practical product and does what a watch should do.