There’s a new craze in the world of Instagram heroes. The social media darlings of this era are turning their sights to a new smartwatch to ‘level up’ visuals. The new tactical smartwatch over at T1TactWatch.com, called the Midnight Diamond, is the key to a perfect selfie.

Smartwatch with a Camera for Photos and Videos?

No, not at all.  That idea is a lost cause. No one is taking high-quality photos or videos from an awkward wrist angle.  Not unless you’re taking it of your nostril hairs. Instead, this new T1 Tact Watch model solved the ‘riddle’ that other brands struggled to understand. Let the smartwatch be a remote control for your phone camera, not the camera itself.

Instead of actually recording video or snapping low grainy photos, the ‘Midnight Diamond’ has an app that takes control of your smartphone’s shutter button.   Press a button on the tactical wrist wear and ‘boom!,’ your phone camera’s shutter will release and the photo gets taken. If in video mode, the recording begins.  Last, if using the time, it begins the countdown and then snaps.

Military Wrist Wear for spying or Instagram?

Regular smartwatch vs a military smartwatch, yes let everyone know the differences. The durability and functionality are high sides for military gear. Style options and entertainment go to the regular watches.

First off, do not buy anything away from T1TactWatch.com. The internet is flooded with fakes because of the growing trendiness of the brand. The Atlanta & Myrtle Beach based, American brand, does not sell to outside retailers.

This watch was originally inspired by spy tactics used by police, military, and army officials. A smartphone could be left somewhere in the open, untouched, and look to not be recording. However, the man with his Bluetooth synced T1 Tact Watch ‘MD’ could press a button on the watch dial and activate it. Then the phone will begin recording audio & video. The entire time, no one knows the ‘stealth’ move was made.

This has since been discovered by social media figures who use spy technology to create exciting content. Instagram models can snap jazzy photos from a distance, with no hands. YouTubers can activate their smartphone or tablet to begin recording videos for pranks, unnoticed. The T1TW brand made the work of social media stars easier and now fans have taken notice.

Military Smartwatch

The brand’s premier release is the “Midnight Diamond” and becoming a big trend of 2019. It’s labeled a military smartwatch because it is an ‘indestructible’ design.  The LED screen wasn’t cracked by a camping ax, nor a hammer, in durability test videos (view videos on Twitter). The watch dial is made of solid steel.   The head is covered in a DLC, carbon material coating. This has toughness factors equal to that of a Diamond. It’s waterproof up to 5ATM (160 feet), which means resistant, as it’s not a diving watch. The black smartwatch is also dustproof and fireproof, ready for situations of army training and firefighters alike. For training as well, it has a stopwatch, alarm, 24-hour military time display, and 12-hour digital time display options. There’s 12+ daily use functions of this watch to help gym routines, running and calorie burning.

Regular Smartwatch

A regular smartwatch does not have the same durability nor the ‘spy camera remote’ option. However, it does usually come with more style options. An authentic military T1 tact watch only comes in the color Black. The best regular consumer wrist wear of today offer more wrist band and color options. Also, the regulars usually have more entertainment value. Simple games, video chat apps, and texting are available on some high-end smartwatches.

The major downside, the screens of regular smartwatches almost always need insurance. One drop of your $$$-priced uninsured wrist wear and you lose all of your investment that fast. Well, that’s if you are not a fan of wearing ugly, shattered OLED screen watches. Either that or you can pay brand’s unrealistically high repair fees [ apple repair fees here ] that usually start around $200 USD. The durability is the main downside as they are not made for athletics nor gym activity. Drop your smartwatch in water, leave it in the car at high temperatures, or get too much dust around it and it may be lost.

Conclusion on what to buy

No matter if you have a regular smartwatch, you still need a durable tactical watch. Unless living in one place as a rock would, it’s great to have something tough. Everyone needs wrist gear that can live on through clumsiness or a hard fall. Also, everyone stylish needs something simple and black for the wrist, just as you need good black shoes and clothing, at all times.

You can go without the ‘fanciness’ of a regular watch that costs $700 but you can’t avoid the ‘basic’ time keep needs.  The T1 Tact watch, priced at $69.99, is a basic necessity with functionality to improve daily habits. It just so happens it can also help lay the smack down on great Instagram selfies and impromptu prank videos for YouTube.