Sony Wena 3 Metal Watch Band

• Unfortunately, Sony gave up with its own smart watch
• But it has a strap that adds extra functionality to a regular watch
• It's not a cheap affair, you pay like a more expensive watch

Although you won't hear much about Sony as a smartwatch or bracelet manufacturer in our market or in Europe, the company makes such products marginally in its home country of Japan. But the company has gone even further and sells even smartwatch straps.

One such is the  Sony Wena 3 strap. It's an interesting attempt to get smart features on your wrist without users having to dream of a traditional watch face. This way, they just slip a smart strap into them. However, as the name suggests, they are primarily intended for Wena 3 watches, which Sony sells.

The processing of the strap is precise and it can boast water resistance up to a pressure of 5 bar. It is made of stainless steel and works very premium. It is also available in silver and black. However, there are also leather or rubber versions. 

The equipment is not left behind either. Although primarily intended to serve as a strap for other watches, it has its own monochrome OLED display and can display most system functions. It can even count steps, measure heart steps, calories burned, or VO2 Max.

The strap also includes NFC for contactless payments, but only with the support of Japanese payment systems, so you would not go abroad with it. A big advantage is also the presence of Amazon Alex for voice control. 

This will help the user with the basic tasks. Of course, the tape also has basic functions such as an alarm clock, timer or can even serve as a remote trigger for the Sony Xperia phones. 

The manufacturer promises endurance on a single charge for up to one week, which is more of an average. What freezes more is the price, which is $350 without tax, which is quite enough for a mere strap.

Nonetheless, it's worth noting that the corporation hasn't fully abandoned the portability market. The paradox is that, on the contrary, it was one of the first to enter the industry. It introduced the first smartwatch in 2006 in cooperation with Fossil. 

At that time, the watch was still sold under the Sony Ericsson brand. The company was also among the first to launch the wearOS platform (then called Android Wear). Unfortunately, the company withdrew from the segment before the entire market started.