I bought a refurbished galaxy watch 4 and I love it. I use it mostly for reminders and timers and it works really well for me. I put it in the charger while I shower and that basically the only time I'm not wearing it. I understand it's a pretty unusual use case, I don't really care about the fitness aspect of it, I just want a voice assistant on my wrist.

Wow, I paid less than half that for my Garmin Instinct Solar and charge it maybe once or twice a month. Supposedly with the newer model, you don't even have to charge it as long as you take it out in the sun for a bit every day.

I use mine all the time for contactless payments and for two-factor authentication codes (using Authenticator Pro, which is free and open-source). Saves having to get my phone out.

I got a xiaomi fitness band and it got the feature you wanted and also cheaper and durable. One of the best purchase i've ever had.

I had the fossil cause it did all that and still had NFC pay for like $72 but... They are done and I don't think I mind. They were never that useful other than the notifications.

Same use case for mine but I got it with my phone purchase (Pixel 7 Pro with the watch).
I wouldnt buy another one and once it's dead and want a watch, I'll get my actual watvh that's collecting dust.

I'm still rocking a xiomi watch that shows me notifications. I charge it once a week and it's like 8 years old.

I had a Samsung Smart watch before, but the battery life was the same you're experiencing.