I’d forgotten all about this.
Think Polar M600 (great piece of kit) . New Balance’s foray into the sports wearables market runs the same AndroidWear OS but has a round screen interface and an app. Otherwise conceptually very similar – untethered music from on the watch, 5ATM water resistance, 5 hours GPS exercise time or 1 day of watch time, support for Bluetooth headphones.
It looks like, by default, it is running the STRAVA Android/AndoirdWear app (the M600 can also EASILY do that) rather than its own app – good call
5 hours GPS exercise time may well turn out to be an issue as using it for, say, 90 minutes in GPS mode OR leaving GPS turned on will quickly deplete the battery then needing it to be charged up before you go to bed. It looks quite nice though.
Approx $300. Available NOW to pre-order with delivery soon (Feb by the looks of it)
Apple integration WILL be limited in several respects.
Last Updated on 16 January 2026 by the5krunner
tfk is the founder and author of the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication. With 20 years of hands-on testing of GPS watches and wearables, and competing in triathlons at an international age-group level, tfk provides in-depth expert analysis of fitness technology for serious athletes and endurance sport competitors.
Chronic battery life, m600 offers twice as much
I was trying to be more tactful 🙂 I placed the nail out there and you hit it on the head !
Do they have experience in making optical heart rate monitors??
for proper sports use, I doubt it