As you may have heard, as part of the CMF by Nothing launch, community members were offered the chance to receive all three of our launch products, for free, as part of the CMF Community Review Program. This thread is a space for chosen members to share their reviews and content about Watch Pro! (We encourage honest feedback and reviews. The CMF by Nothing team has zero influence over community reviews. )

In addition, if you’re someone who already picked up Watch Pro at one of our Drops last week, be sure to drop your thoughts here too!

For everyone else, perhaps you’re thinking about buying a Watch Pro in the future and have questions about it, well… this is the place to get your answers!

    Rob ⚡️

    Have been using the watch now for last 5days. On one of those days, gave it to my elder brother (an iphone user/fan) to have his honest candid responses. Following are those: (P.S. He is using a smartwatch for the first time ever, he has used Mi fitness bands in the past)

    Overall:

    Nice watch given the price point. Design looks quite nice and feels quite expensive vs the price. Very limited branding on the watch makes people curious which watch it is. Overall a decent package for first time smart watch buyers or for people upgrading from smart fitness bands. (My input: Given I am WearOS watch user for last 2years, I will anyday prefer wear OS watch given actionable notifications, apps, NFC pay, BP monitoring etc. A Samsung Watch4 at Rs 9000 or $110 is a steal deal right now)

    Other points by my brother:

    - Standard size 22 band is compatible with the watch, opening up n number of options of bands/straps

    - Pulse monitor is accurate

    - AOD is nice. Currently, the option to set AOD is only in watch. Should also be available on app

    - Stress monitoring looks irregular but didnt have any benchmark also to compare

    - Inbuilt watch faces are simple yet quite nice. Takes forward Nothing & CMF design language. More watch faces through OTA in future will be great

    - Some missing features (may come with OTA): Contacts syncing, do-not-disturb during sleep tracking, vibrate-only alarm, actionable notifications

    Overall decent one for the price. Fingers crossed for a wearOS Nothing flagship smart watch 🤞

    I’ve had the privilege of using the Watch Pro for over a week now and have made it my daily driver, coming from a TicWatch Pro 3. Here are my honest thoughts:

    The first thing to mention is how great the value is for the price you pay. In the UK, the Watch Pro is priced at £69 which is a bargain first of all for a smartwatch. It’s more than that though, when you consider what you can achieve with the device.

    I also really appreciate how lightweight it is on my wrist, which is one of the reasons why I have decided to wear it all the time even when I’m sleeping - something I didn’t do with my TicWatch Pro 3 because that was heavier and chunkier on the wrist. In addition, the bright orange strap is a great visual stand out, with it’s stylish and minimalistic placement of the CMF logo. It does give off a more sporty vibe, versus the black strap but at the same time, it stands out.

    The biggest compliment I have to give this watch is the battery life. From 100% when I first put it on my wrist, approximately 6 days later I’m still at 20% battery life. This, when you consider I have GPS turned on, brightness at max and AOD running, is seriously impressive. Speaking of these features, I really like how bright the display can go, it’s easily visible during light conditions and the AOD isn’t too dark either.

    Compared against my TicWatch Pro 3, the biggest thing is that I used to get distracted by the amount of notifications I was receiving, and even more so having the ability to instantly respond to them made it even more of a distraction. With the WatchPro, you don’t get the ability to custom respond to notifications but you do have the option, via the app, to determine which apps you receive notifications from. This has made my watch experience dramatically less focussed on each and every buzz on my wrist, but now I have the option to quickly look if I want to, or know that the only notifications I’m getting are the ones I want to.

    I also really like how simple and effective the various tracking modes are, especially sleep tracking which goes into simple details in the app, but not enough to confuse and overwhelm you.

    Are there some things I would like to see or features I’m missing? Naturally, coming from a more advanced and expensive watch there are always going to be things - NFC, more customisation and actionable notifications are some of the key things, but equally removing these from the equation has meant I’m spending less time staring at my watch and my wrist, which was becoming a horrible habit.

    I’m pretty excited to see the continued development of this watch, especially from a software point of view. Bruno already teased on X that there were more watch faces coming, which is exciting! I’d love to be able to customise my watch face just that little bit extra.

    I wonder how this first stab at the smart watch industry will pave the way for Nothing to think about creating a more premium model, only time will tell (excuse the pun, fully intentional).

      Rob ⚡️ In first Look I feel it misses the core element of Nothing is Transparent design.

      A little bit of Transparent element in all CMF product like watch band buckle, hook etc in transparent will be cherry on top , also an ambient light sensor is very handy many watches miss this IDK why?

      Wireless charging is not given which is bad move because Nothing Phone ½ have reverse wireless charging support it will great if we have wireless charging in watch pro.

      And a community design watch faces and share with other user like The glyph composer will be great to explore more unique watch faces

        CMF Watch Pro Review

        I have been using the Watch Pro for a couple of weeks now, and I want to share my experience with this bargain budget smartwatch compared to the Garmin Fenix 3.

        Design and Comfort

        The Watch Pro has a sleek and shiny appearance, with a large screen that is easily visible at wrist length. I have seen comments that the watch seems large, but honestly I would not ask for it any smaller. I have the orange version, and I like how the colour scheme works well with the watch itself. It really stands out (in a good way).

        The watch is surprisingly light for its size, and it does not feel bulky or uncomfortable on my wrist. The strap is also comfortable, and it has a clever mechanism of poking the excess strap through to the underneath of the rest of the strap to keep it fastened securely. This is something that annoys me on my Garmin, where the loose bit often flaps around. The strap also feels like good quality material that will last a while. It’s also a standard 22 mm strap, so can be swapped out for another strap really easily.

        The screen options are nice as the layout is customisable from a list of set templates. The obvious next step would be to allow for more custom watch faces though e.g. being able to edit what data are shown – maybe I don’t care about calories and want to show my battery life instead, or maybe I don’t want heart rate and want a date field instead. That sort of thing. At the moment it is a little limited, even though the designs are nice.

        For the cons for this section, I do prefer the screen on the Garmin. There’s no getting around it; a MIP screen is just the superior option for a watch in my opinion. It is based on reflective LEDs, so they are always visible when it’s light without a need for AOD and there is a backlight for when it’s dark, and it just makes sense. It’s also massively more power efficient and doesn’t mean the brightness level needs adjusting constantly based on how bright it is outside. But I digress, it’s very uncommon for watches to adopt that approach and is not a specific gripe for the Watch Pro.

        Battery Life

        One of the most impressive features of the Watch Pro is its battery life. It is comparable to the Garmin Fenix 3, which is known for its long-lasting battery. I am getting about a week from my battery life, and that includes having the health monitoring features active constantly, notifications and regular sports tracking. This is very impressive for any smartwatch, let alone a budget watch, and it means I do not have to worry about charging it every day or so. This is even without using a power-efficient screen like a MIP screen, imagine how good it would be with one!

        Notifications and Apps

        The Watch Pro can receive notifications from various apps on my phone, and I can choose which ones I want to see on my watch. This is very useful for staying updated on important messages or events without having to check my phone all the time. However, not all apps are available for notifications, and some of them that are available quite obscure or irrelevant. For example, I could not get calendar notifications on my watch, even though other Google apps and even some apps that do not send notifications were options. This is something that I would like to see addressed in future updates.

        The watch also has some built-in apps that are very useful, such as media controls, camera remote and torch. These are features that I do not have on my Garmin, and they are definitely nice to have. They work well and are easy to access from the watch menu.

        The watch also has speakers and a mic, which my Garmin also does not have. I have not used them for calling yet, but I have used them for talking to the Google Assistant. The Google Assistant works nicely on the watch, and it can perform various tasks such as setting reminders, checking the weather or searching for information. The speakers are not great quality, but they are definitely sufficient for a budget smartwatch.

        Health Tracking

        The Watch Pro has various health tracking features, such as heart rate monitor, stress monitor, blood oxygen monitor and sleep monitor. These features seem accurate, as long as the watch is worn securely on the wrist. If I wear it loosely, it often reads my heart rate as higher than what it actually is, but that is a common problem with any wrist-based heart rate monitor. Other than that, it all seems good on the health tracking front!

        Sports Tracking

        The Watch Pro has many sports modes to choose from, ranging from common ones like running or cycling to more obscure ones like kite flying. However, this is where the Watch Pro lets me down unfortunately. The sports modes are not very well designed or customisable, and they do not offer much information or feedback on your performance.

        First of all, some sports modes are missing or unavailable due to insufficient waterproofing of the watch. For example, there is no swimming or kayaking mode, which are two activities that would like to be able to track. This means that I cannot use the Watch Pro for tracking these sports at all.

        Secondly, many of the sports modes seem redundant or unnecessary. For example, there are three different modes for walking/hiking: outdoor walk, hiking and mountain hike. I do not think it needs all of these modes, just one overarching one to cover any form of walking/hiking would be enough. In general, most of the modes do not differ much from each other in terms of data displayed or recorded. They sometimes change units or omit certain fields depending on the mode, and change the label on the activity at the end. A lot of them just boil down to the time spent doing the activity honestly. I would also like to see options to get cadence for running or on a rowing machine (or anything involving reps).

        Thirdly, the sports modes are not very customisable or flexible. I cannot change the units, the fields or the layout of the data displayed on the watch screen. I also cannot create my own custom modes or profiles for different activities. This means that I have to stick with the default settings, which may not suit my preferences or needs. For example, when I use the cycling mode I might want to delete the HR monitor field if I mount the watch on my handelbars, and use that field for something else. Or maybe I want to change my running pace from min/km to miles per hour, or even just switch from metric to imperial units.

        The sports modes also do not give me much feedback or analysis on my performance after the activity. They only show me basic stats like duration, distance, calories and average heart rate. They do not show me any graphs, splits, zones or trends. They also do not sync with any third-party apps or platforms like Strava or Google Fit, where I could get more insights and share my activities with others, nor can I load in GPS tracks to follow.

        Finally, this is another area where a MIP screen is just by far the better choice – a MIP screen is always on and always visible, but with the Watch Pro I have to move my wrist and wait for it to wake up before I can see the data I want. It just seems to take too long compared to a quick glance at my wrist, especially if I’m cycling and don’t even have it on my wrist and thus have to press the button to wake it up manually.

        This means that I do have to use my Garmin Fenix 3 for any serious sports tracking, and the Watch Pro only for casual or occasional activities. This is a shame, because I would like to use the Watch Pro as my main sports watch, but it does not offer me enough features or functionality for that. That said, it is a lot more affordable compared to my Garmin while offering the basics required for sports tracking! And I did splurge on the Garmin specifically for how good the sports tracking is, so it is defitely an unfair comparison 😅

        Conclusion

        The Watch Pro is a good budget smartwatch that offers a lot of features and a long battery life. It is comfortable to wear, easy to use and has a nice design. It can receive notifications from various apps, has some useful built-in apps and can talk to the Google Assistant. It also has various health tracking features that seem accurate and reliable. I don’t think there’s anything out there that can match the features, user-friendliness and result of the Watch Pro within an even remotely similar price range.

        However, a caveat is that the Watch Pro is not very good for sports tracking. It lacks some sports modes, has too many redundant ones and does not allow much customisation or feedback. It also does not sync with any third-party apps or platforms for more analysis or sharing.

        Therefore, I would recommend the Watch Pro to anyone who is looking for a budget smartwatch that can do a lot of things, but if you are serious about sports tracking or want more advanced features then you may want to consider upping your price range to get more premium sports trackers.

          I won the watch in the Nothing Store on the 25th of September, so I had it before the launch! Its my first “SmartWatch” so I was upgrading from a Honor Band 5, so far my experience was good overall. Especially the great design, it’s light and I love the brushed aluminium.

          I like the ability to call people and others have reported that the quality is good, and honestly to be able to call others via a Smartwatch for only 69£ (for me Euros) is amazing, but the watch is disconnecting quite often and I lose my set contacts on it, which is quite annoying. For me the smoothness and performances of a given device is key, and the Watch Pro nails it for me, very smooth and no stutters. Sleep tracking, blood oxygen and BPM work fine for me, but Stress measuring is always at the same level over the day, which can’t be true. The battery has been amazing, although charging is quite slow, with BPM, Blood Oxygen and Stress measuring active the battery lasts for around 3-4 days. GPS, exercising, alarms and sleep tracking work fine. Sleep tracking measures my wake up time very precisely which is impressive. What I do not like about the watch are the Watchfaces, there are many and I like 2-4 of them. I would love to see a community Watchfaces in the future. Overall a nice 8/10 experience for me, for the price I would definitely recommend it!

          (Sorry for my bad English sometimes)

            pascalc0409 I agree, battery life for me has been better. I have been using it since Friday and today its Wednesday, I am at 50% battery life. I have tracked my workouts, continuous heart rate and sleep. I heard on Twitter/ X that they are working on more faces. I like the App too but I feel it lacks some of the DNA that the Nothing X app has, it just feels better to me, but I also do understand that it is not a “Nothing” product but rather “CMF by Nothing”.

            To me however, it is a good watch but it is just a glorified fitness band, a good one but there are not many features that differentiate it from others, apart from the design. I feel like they should try to incorporate some app support to give it additional features, maybe even open source the SDK so the community can build apps etc for it, It isn’t a wearOS watch so we cannot download apps the conventional way. One particular thing I feel can be done is to read google maps notifications from the phone and show them on the watch, for navigation. These are my initials thoughts I’m still testing it. Im gonna upload a beautifully done review soon.
            I would really like to thank the Nothing team for this opportunity 🙂
            You can check out my unboxing video here:

              I want that watch so bad! Can’t wait till it’s available to order.

              Hard to believe it does everything, looks awesome, and is extremely cheap.

              So yeah I will surely be buying it as I also own a nothing phone (1) and will create my nothing ecosystem.

              The thing I like about the watch is its simple, nothing fancy all the basic requirements are full filled. I really liked the colour black and i am a big fan of smartwatches I also posted a long msg in the discord community and later deleted it as it was the wrong section to post on 😛😛.

              I only hope 🤞🤞🤞that the chip and sensor they are using will give good accuracy, really want “The quantified scientist”(ytuber) to test it and tell the result.

              I bought a watch yesterday, everything looks amazing but my watch does not get a notification after the CMF watch app closes. I got a notification only when the CMF watch was open or in the background.

              Is there anyone who is facing the same issue or anyone can fix it?

                I purchased watch Pro. It got delivered today it is not counting steps. I am missing something in settings?

                sachin_dighe16 nope you are not missing anything hand should be moved to count the steps ..if it’s in resting state sometimes it doesn’t count