I'm sad to learn that Pebble went out of business. I've been a fan of Pebble since their startup and own 17 Pebble watches. With that said, I saw the latest (and last of the Pebble produced watch) the Pebble Time 2 with HR and decided to purchase one anyway. I am glad that I picked one up. Even though the future of Pebble watches are numbered, I think this watch will continue to function well after Fitbit (who bought out Pebble) shuts down the SDK and servers for internet connectivity. I use it mostly for notification and as a normal watch therefore internet connectivity isn't really an issue for me. The Heart Rate monitor seem to work pretty good but the watch does need to be on wrist a bit tighter than I normally wear for it to reliably read the heart rate. The black/white display is still the best for bright light reading and I really like the looks of the new design. I wish Fitbit had continued support for Pebble after their purchase of the company but who knows if the Pebble engineers and die-hard supporters will breathe new life into the existing product with one more firmware update. In any case, I also own many Android Wear smartwatches but I seem to gravitate toward Pebble watches as my main daily wear watch. Would I recommend the watch to friends and family? Yes... but with an explanation of it's future functionality and potential for loss of some functions once Fitbit shuts down the server at the end of 2017. Would I still buy remaining Pebble watches? Yes I would.

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