The Vivomove has one big rival in the stylish fitness watch stakes: Withings' Activité Pop . The Withings has a few extra features, such as a silent vibration alarm, automatic sport detection for running and cycling, and automatic time sync with your phone over Bluetooth.

Subtle and stylish looks; No information overload; Brilliant battery

Too simple for serious sports-fiends; Missing a few features

The Garmin Vivomove is a fitness tracker for those with more discerning aesthetic tastes. Like the range, it's visually very much a watch first, activity tracker second. It won't stick out like a sore thumb if you need to transition from an afternoon workout to an evening gala.

Stylish design; Accurate sleep tracking; Easy to track activity progress; One-year battery life

No vibration reminders and alarms; No background syncing; Hard to navigate app

There are a few things we don’t love about the Vivomove HR: it doesn’t have built in GPS, the display can be hard to read in bright light, and the Premium model is a bit expensive. Having said that, there is a lot to be excited about in the Vivomove HR as well.

It's worth buying only if you want a basic activity tracker and a regular watch in the same package. Even so, it's overpriced. A $20 wristwatch and a Jawbone UP3 or FitBit Flex gives you about the same thing for almost $100 less.

Garmin’s Vivomove HR is an attractive timepiece, but its smart fitness-tracking features leave a lot to be desired.

Can be used as a watch; no phone required; Stylish enough to wear all day

Inaccurate sleep tracking; Display is difficult to see in sunlight; Lightweight workout features

Garmin has bombarded us with fitness trackers and running watches this year, but the Garmin Vivomove HR might be the most exciting of the lot. The first Vivomove was essentially a fitness tracker in traditional watch form, but the Vivomove HR is a full hybrid of style and smarts, layering features...

Classic timepiece design; That hidden screen; Heart rate tracking

No GPS; Screen too small for notifications; Hard to read in bright sunlight

Basically it does what a fitbit HR does but looks like a watch. It works as advertised. Nothing fancy but it gets the job done.

Why can't smartwatches look normal For years, the idea of a "regular-looking watch" with smartwatch extras has been an idea explored in a range of screenless analog watches with embedded step counters.

Full fitness features on a regular-looking analog watch; The Vivomove HR includes heart rate, step count and sleep tracking, and smart functions like notifications; It works on Android and iOS and has 50-meter water resistance and a weeklong-plus battery life

The tiny touch display is hard to navigate; There are no physical buttons; It lasts longer in watch-only mode but won't track fitness, and the glass body can collect scuffs

Garmin's heart-tracking blend of fashion watch and fitness watch is a great choice for everyday watch wearers who want a fully embedded fitness experience.

Full fitness features on a regular-looking analog watch; The Vivomove HR includes heart rate, step count and sleep tracking, and smart functions like notifications; It works on Android and iOS and has 50-meter water resistance and a weeklong-plus battery life.

The tiny touch display is hard to navigate; There are no physical buttons; It lasts longer in watch-only mode but won't track fitness, and the glass body can collect scuffs.

Why can't smartwatches look normal?

Garmin's heart-tracking blend of fashion watch and fitness watch is a great choice for everyday watch wearers who want a fully embedded fitness experience.

Full fitness features on a regular-looking analog watch; The Vivomove HR includes heart rate, step count and sleep tracking, and smart functions like notifications; It works on Android and iOS and has 50-meter water resistance and a weeklong-plus battery life.

The tiny touch display is hard to navigate; There are no physical buttons; It lasts longer in watch-only mode but won't track fitness, and the glass body can collect scuffs.