The 15 greatest presents for dads

I’ve cherished Withings’ hybrid watches, which put all of the well being tech you want into an analog watch physique, for greater than a decade. The ScanWatch Nova crams the ScanWatch 2’s {hardware} right into a diver’s watch physique and appears much more luxurious than it truly prices. And, after all, it’s acquired all the flowery well being and health gear you is likely to be concerned with shopping for for a beloved grownup.

Buried inside that case is a built-in ECG, coronary heart charge and oximeter, in addition to a temperature sensor. You’ll get sleep monitoring, automated exercise monitoring and entry to the perfect in school Withings Well being app. However for me, essentially the most compelling function is the 30-day battery life, which will provide you with, uh, 29 and a half extra days of life on a single cost than the comparable Apple Watch.

Really, essentially the most compelling function is the analog subdial that’ll preserve observe of your step rely set to no matter goal fits you. If it’s getting late within the day and also you wish to be sure you’ve acquired your 10,000 steps in, that data is true there. So, it’s helpful, sensible, fashionable and can outperform loads of different smartwatches in the marketplace — any questions? — D.C.