The Garmin Vivomove HR is a very smart take on a watch that initially doesn’t appear to be smart at all. It’s a minimalist watch that after a few taps turns into a surprisingly good fitness tracker. More than just a step counter, it has a barometer and a solid heart rate tracker too. A dabbler in all areas, it even offers proper notifications from your phone. In typical Garmin fashion, the utility and aesthetics can seem at odds with each other at times. And both the normal Vivomove and Nokia Steel HR have more coherent designs. But with the screen off this really does look like a normal watch, and it can simply do more fitness tracking stuff than most in its class.

Better at fitness than it first appears; Fairly good battery life; Supports notifications, including WhatsApp; Uses the same app as Garmin's advanced watches;

No GPS; Screen visibility only okay in bright light; Design could do with more refinement;

Better at fitness than it first appears; Fairly good battery life; Supports notifications, including WhatsApp; Uses the same app as Garmin’s advanced watches;

No GPS; Screen visibility only okay in bright light; Design could do with more refinement;

It's perilously short on features, but the Vivomove might just be the classiest gadget Garmin has ever made.

Smart design; Comfortable; Excellent battery life; Clever on-watch tracker displays

Very limited features; Garmin Connect software is neither pretty nor slick

Garmin's Vivomove HR is a beautiful analog watch first and a smart fitness tracker with a heart rate sensor second.

Stylish, analog watch body; Records steps, stairs, sleep, 24/7 heart rate, and stress; Customizable display; Supports notifications.

Proprietary charger; Difficult to read in sunlight; So-so heart rate accuracy.

Sleek and intuitive. It is good for someone who wants all the excellent Garmin metrics but doesn't want to spend their entire workout/day staring at their wrist. You can see graphs and watch your hear rate from your wrist if you want, or you can just set HR zone alerts to silently notify you so you...

This is another really good device from Garmin which ticks all the boxes for your average users. There's plenty of activity tracking options, sleep tracking, good battery life and plenty of data that can be analysed in the app itself.

Watch by itself looks great.It is been done solid and beautiful. But, you are not going to be able to adjust time without connection to your cell phone with internet and location connection and share all your information with Garmin.

The Garmin Vivomove HR is an affordable, versatile take on the hybrid smartwatch with more features than its price suggests. Here’s our full review

The Garmin Vivomove HR is a fine looking hybrid smartwatch that is best at being a very subtle activity tracker. It lacks GPS, but makes up for it with clever design, a heart rate monitor and great battery life. If you want to regularly track runs then you might be best off with a GPS running watch that puts this first. But for more casual step and heart rate tracking in a watch you can wear all day, the Vivomove HR is a viable alternative to a Fitbit.

Love my Garmin. Easy to use, easy to link to my phone. So many compliments