Pebble for $100, Pebble Steel for $200

[doniago]

Best Buy's got the original and Steel Pebbles on sale currently. I'm curious but don't really need either one desperately. Does anyone have any experience with them or thoughts as to whether this is a worthwhile deal?

Thanks!

 

[Hadron]

I don't have either, but to be honest I personally find the Steel less attractive than the original Pebble. So if I were going to get one the choice would be easy, but my tastes and yours may be quite different.

 

[MarianB]

I like the Steel more myself. My big problem, and it's what is keeping me away from most smartwatches, is that they look like toys in my eyes. Maybe it's just me or I have some weird sense of design, but there are very few that look decent in my eyes, and the Steel is one of them.

EDIT: and I just noticed this topic is 1 month old....

 

[doniago]

(laughs) Yeah, I ended up getting a Steel, and while I'm not entirely happy with the watch itself (the perils of an evolving technology I suppose), I do think it looks pretty spiffy with the stainless steel band.

 

[jae_63]

There are some ways to "dress up" a non-Steel Pebble, e.g., this "wrap"

Amazon.com: Brushed Onyx Wrap for Pebble Watch - Retail Packaging - Brushed Onyx: Cell Phones & Accessories

and of course, a nicer watchband. But I don't have a good sense as to whether these things make it look nice, i.e. nice enough for work, church/synagogue or a nice concert.

Have any of you folks seen such "dressed-up" Pebble's, and formed an opinion as to whether they can be made to look "nice"? Thanks ...