The end result was that I went with Fossil Hybrid HR.
Other options considered:
Garmin Vivomove 3
Ticwatch Pro 3
Casio GBD-100
Withings ones (theoretical as it needed to be imported)
Garmin Instinct
Some lesser smart watches without digital display
Absolutely did not want a smartwatch with 1-2 day battery life. Also found myself not tracking the metrics with any seriousness when I previously had the Fitbit Versa 2 and needed notifications just for caller ID and OTP.
As for my choice, feel that 2-week battery life is still okay for the extra smarts. Also, I see myself wasting a lot of time playing around with the e-ink display with plenty of designs already available on the Web.
Tbh I have been wanting a garmin watch for long time but they are expensive here compared to US , they have the best gps and sports tracking i believe as they are fitness first watches smartwatch second and I did want to track activities a bit as well.
hybrid hr looks good though esp batttery life ! will look into it as well !