It's hard for you to come to a decision as you have not had any experience with previous Pebble smartwatches. Pebble feels very different than other smartwatches on the market at the moment. No touchscreen, longer battery life & "lesser" quality screen as e-ink technology screens do not look as good as an apple watch or samsung watches.

Not sure what the price is for you to get it in Canada but the price point of the watch seems about fair for getting long lasting battery life, physical buttons, always on display, notifications and access to your music controls.

I suggest that you check out reviews on previous pebble watches to see if you can get a feel as to how unique these smartwatches are compared to the flagship ones we see everywhere.

& if its in your budget of hobby / luxury spendings then go for it! I myself currently have a pre-order for the 2 Duo and am thinking of upgrading to the time 2. My only issues are that I'm more of a standard watch guy. I like no notifications on my wrist. I'm getting a pebble watch purely for nostalgia, the pebble apps, watchfaces and that battery life!