Basis Carbon Steel Edition Review

The Basis Carbon Steel Edition fitness watch is an activity tracker, watch, and heart rate monitor all rolled into one $199 device.

Basis reads a user's heart rate via an optical component on the rear of the watch that sits against the skin. The six raised sensors collect more data about the user's skin temperature and perspiration.

Another part of the Basis website is Habits, or challenges that a user can unlock. Basis adjust the goals related to each Habit card based on whether the goals are consistently met or missed to help keep users aiming for achievable and realistic changes to their lifestyle.

New habits were recently added to the MyBasis website, one for runners and one for cyclists. When you wear the watch, it automatically detects when you are running, walking, and bicycling. You don't need to engage the tracker in any way for it to count those activities and measure how many steps you take while running or how long you've bicycled.

As you can see, the Basis Carbon Steel Edition captures an incredible amount of data, and gives you insight into all of it with amazing detail.

The Basis Carbon Steel Edition automatically measures your sleep cycles when you wear it, looking for light, deep, and REM sleep.