{"id":7551,"date":"2026-10-18T11:57:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T09:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/?p=7551"},"modified":"2026-10-18T23:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T21:56:11","slug":"una-watch-o40mm-repairable-open-source-gps-watch-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/?p=7551","title":{"rendered":"UNA Watch, \u00f840mm repairable open source GPS watch. (P)review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just stumpled upon the existence of this, and immediately ordered!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Front.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7556\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Front.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Front.png 551w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Front-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Front-128x150.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>By 14.4mm It is a standard smart-watch thickness, but far thicker than I prefer, but the repairability and GPS might well outweigh this!<br \/>\nOrdered it, and will make this into a review once I get it, for now it is just a preview with some praise of the whole idea. Note that it to a large extend is even open source.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Back.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7557\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Back-254x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Back-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Back-127x150.png 127w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Back.png 554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Una_colours.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7560\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Una_colours-300x110.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Una_colours-300x110.webp 300w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Una_colours-1024x374.webp 1024w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Una_colours-150x55.webp 150w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Una_colours-768x280.webp 768w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Una_colours-1536x561.webp 1536w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Una_colours-2048x748.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Had I known that the &#8216;middle layer of the case of the middle one was grey and not black, I would likely have chosen the teal one.<\/p>\n<p>I love that the basic concept is repairability and open source, It is so silly that practically all electronic devices are made with the opposite design &#8220;planned obsolescence&#8221; where they plan a device device to fail and be too costly to repair, so people buy a new one. This is especially seen by crooks like aPple, Samsung and Google even locking to a particular sect\/system to lure people into &#8216;brand-loyalty&#8217;. The UNA goes in the other direction. And CERTAINLY deserves a lot of praise for that!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7552\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_1-212x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_1-212x300.webp 212w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_1-723x1024.webp 723w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_1-106x150.webp 106w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_1-768x1088.webp 768w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_1.webp 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_3.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7553\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_3-212x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_3-212x300.webp 212w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_3-723x1024.webp 723w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_3-106x150.webp 106w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_3-768x1088.webp 768w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_3.webp 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_2.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7554\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_2-212x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_2-212x300.webp 212w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_2-723x1024.webp 723w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_2-106x150.webp 106w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_2-768x1088.webp 768w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_Drawing_2.webp 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The MIP display is a mere 1.2&#8243; so only 57% screen coverage, and 5mm bezels are certainly not impressive in 2026. But at the least it is not just a black wasteland but they print on it:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_View_Compressed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7558\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_View_Compressed-288x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_View_Compressed-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_View_Compressed-144x150.png 144w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UNA_View_Compressed.png 598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthe \u00f840.25mm (and ~43.6mm long including band attachment) should make it suitable for a minor wrist, if you can accept it sticking up. It is a bit like two <a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/?p=7268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T8<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">ultra<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/?p=6567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">H06<\/a> on top of each others, so the GPS, repairability and open source comes at a cost! BUT this is quite common for smartwatches to be &#8216;designed&#8217; more like a divers watch than a proper watch, so this should not specifically take a beating for this. And the repairability is partly to blame, as it certainly is easier to just glue or melt things into a block.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The state that it git an IPX5 rating, so this means that if you are lucky limited amounts of plain water should not cause issue, but I would <strong>strongly<\/strong> warn against wearing it during any showering or hand wash with soap.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Obviously no conclusion yet)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just stumpled upon the existence of this, and immediately ordered!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","category-watches-bands-smart"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7551"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7559,"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7551\/revisions\/7559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}