While the initial batch of smartwatches may have been found wanting in terms of design, opting for functionality over style, things have taken a turn for the better with the current crop of Android Wear devices at our disposal.

Premium design and build quality; Classy appearance; Great battery life; Beautiful display; Competitive price; Useful software additions

Clunky charger; Inconveniently placed power button

We've now seen the entire first generation of Android Wear watches, many of which have their own angle-a reason for being, if you will. The Sony SmartWatch 3 is great for outdoors, the Moto 360 is pretty and round, the G Watch R is rounder, and the original G Watch is cheap (sometimes).

Beautiful piece of work

Taiwanese computer maker Asus has entered the wearables arena with the ZenWatch, a good-looking, mid-priced Android smartwatch . The Asus ZenWatch certainly looks more like a watch than a smartwatch, and that's a good thing.

Of all the Android Wear devices out there, we think the ZenWatch is the most elegant. It has a design that looks like a watch and using a quality strap makes a difference. Ok, so it might not be a Jaeger-LeCoultre alligator strap, but it looks good, feels good and is nice to wear.

Great design; comfortable strap; good display; some software extras

Charging needs the base; some software duplication; Bluetooth connection issues

Android Wear is rapidly coming of age, and manufacturers have realised wearables have to look good before customers will get on board with the technology. With the Zenwatch, Asus has proved that's possible without mimicking traditional watches completely; the square screen works in its favour and...

"Fine Watch Craftsmanship" is how Asus describes its first wearable device, the ZenWatch WI500Q. The fact that it associates it with the Zen branding rather than the EEE family means that the Taiwanese company looks to position it as an upmarket product wrist device.

Design and build Visually the Zenwatch is fairly distinctive, and features a pebble-shaped metal chassis and leather wrist strap.

Smartwatches have a pretty bad reputation for being ugly, mini computers that prioritize function far above form. Much of that criticism is deserved - just look at the first two Android Wear...

Great looking design; Bright display; Comfortable to wear

Inaccurate step counting; Short battery life; Android Wear still needs work

Asus easily has one of the top two Android Wear devices out there, alongside the G Watch R. Both make very different design choices, however, which means they will probably appeal to different buyers.

Excellent design; Best strap out of the box of any Android Wear device

Still too large for smaller wrists; Whole lotta bezel