Many watch enthusiasts are known to “double wrist,” which is internet slang for wearing two watches at once, one on each of their two hands. Android Central is no stranger to this practice, with one staff member taking this trend to great heights, ten watches adorned altogether, all for science.
Screenless wearables like the Google Fitbit Air, Whoop, or Polar Loop present as the perfect opportunity to wear two watches without looking silly. One particular Redditor showed off a clever hack to leverage screenless fitness trackers.
With this hack, you can essentially convert your favorite analog watch into a smartwatch without sacrificing the design of the dial. Here’s how.
How to use the Fitbit Air to “convert” a traditional analog wristwatch into a smart fitness tracker
Before all else, make sure the band size of your watch dial is compatible with that of your Fitbit Air, or whichever screenless fitness tracker you chose.
1. Remove the straps from your analog wristwatch, but leave the spring bars inside.
2. Next, slip one end of your Fitbit Air’s band through the spring bar on one side.
3. Pull the band through and bring it out through the other spring bar of the analog wristwatch. View slide 2 to see what this should look like:
4. Lastly, close the clasp of your Fitbit Air as normal.
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As demonstrated by the Reddit user u/stm2657, the final result is much cleaner than wearing two separate wearables. Even though they acknowledged this is still an experiment and not perfect, with the right dial and Fitbit Air, you could accomplish this yourself at home. It will require some trial and error, however.
The biggest roadblock is the wristwatch itself. Not all traditional watches have a gap between the spring bar and the dial, as depicted in the tutorial. Thus, this is not a universally applicable strategy. You may also need to purchase spring bars if your watch doesn’t already have them.
Be sure to check out all the available Fitbit Air bands to brainstorm which one would be suitable for you to play around with another watch dial.
There is a neater solution, if you’re willing to drop some coin
While it is definitely not as cluttered as typical double-wristing, this is not the most elegant solution. A much cleaner solution is available, but it is exorbitantly priced.
A Paris-based startup called Smartlet has meticulously crafted a universally compatible stainless steel bracelet called the Smartlet One Classic. There are plenty of other bracelet/straps available from the brand.
Watch On
A Smartlet metal band does the same thing depicted by the Reddit user u/stm2657. You connect an analog watch dial on one end and a smartwatch face on the other.
Every Smartlet can be bought with specific lugs, compatible with every smartwatch imaginable. From the Google Pixel Watch and Fitbit lineups to the Samsung Galaxy Watch and Apple Watch families, Smartlet has tried to be very inclusive.
Two-in-one
At the end of the day, you don’t need a €299 ($348.66) accessory to wear two watches at once on your wrist. Find the right Fitbit Air band and try to make it work somehow.
Maybe your wristwatch dial is incompatible. Or perhaps you can’t stand the trial-and-error process, or the inelegant mismatching of colors, textures, and styles. In that case, Smartlet is a finer, more finessed solution that works with every watch imaginable.
If you know any other useful hack to make double-wristing easier, share it in the comments below!