Everyone has a smartwatch, and Asus is no stranger, too, offering a slightly curved display and a whole heap of customisable watch faces. Is this Android Wear at its best, or just more of the same?

Looks and feels a little different to other smart watches; Comfortable; Offers more customisable watch faces than other smart watches; Leather strap is quite nice

Requires an extra app "Asus ZenManager" to work; Crashes fairly frequently; and usually when Bluetooth is used for something else; Screen doesn't always respond when you wave your hand or bring it back from standby; Only one day of battery life

The Asus ZenWatch is the company's first foray into smartwatches, and is another to use Google's Android Wear platform. The ZenWatch stakes a strong claim for being the most stylish smartwatch currently available, and if you're prepared to live with the quirks of Android Wear, it's definitely one of...

One of the best-looking smartwatches so far; Slim; premium build; Battery life among the best for Android Wear

Android Wear still poorly optimised; Lack of buttons hampers use; Screen unreadable in bright sunlight

Beautiful piece of work

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).

"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.

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

ASUS is one of those companies that surprises us every now and then. For as nondescript as some of its tablets and computers have been, it also comes out with some real gems from time to time. And the ZenWatch definitely is a diamond in the rough.

For years, I've wanted a smartwatch: a device that would blend style with digital convenience. Unfortunately, the first crop of smartwatches have predominantly been bulky pieces of plastic and glass for which adjectives like "elegant" seem disingenuous.

Despite some impressive designs from Motorola, Samsung, LG, and Sony, Asus has delivered a smartwatch that's very much its own; It's a great-looking timepiece that you won't mind wearing, and one that effectively combines digital convenience with personal style

Attractive design; Bright screen; Good value versus competitors

Limited functionality; Too much swiping; Insecure clasp