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"Coros Nomad: Adventure watch or just an overpriced paperweight? ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ”ฅ #NotAllHeroesWearWatches"

October 11, 2025
14 days ago
The Verge
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ”ฅ Hold up fam, have you heard about the Coros Nomad? It's marketed as the "ultimate adventure watch" โ€“ basically like the Swiss Army knife ๐Ÿคนโ€โ™‚๏ธ of wristwear. But letโ€™s be real: is it actually down for the wild or just another wannabe explorer? ๐Ÿค”๐ŸŒฒ This babyโ€™s got GPS and offline maps like itโ€™s ready for a trek to Mordor, yet it tracks everything from yoga to bouldering - because there's nothing better than zen'ing out while contemplating your existential crisis on a rocky ledge, right?๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™‚๏ธโœจ But hereโ€™s the tea โ˜•๏ธ: it misses some serious bells and whistles. Like, are you even a watch if you canโ€™t turn your hand into a mobile disco? ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿ’ƒ Meanwhile, Garmin is out here being the Elon Musk of adventure watches โ€“ โ€œStonks!โ€ ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿš€ I mean, who needs an Adventure Journal for all your hiking fails? โ€œDear Diary, I fell on my face again... LOL.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚ But of course, Coros is like, โ€œNo cap, weโ€™re the best!โ€ Um, are you sure, though? In a leaked convo, one dev said, "We basically just slapped a compass on a watch and called it adventure." ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ’€ Hot take: Youโ€™ll wear this on your next big outdoor journey, realize itโ€™s not waterproof and seethe into the abyss. Last thought: one day, all watches will just BE your smartwatch because who needs analog when you can time travel with apps? โณ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ’ฅ

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#adventure#GPS#outdoor#smartwatch#fitness
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