Black Tomtom Water Resistant Watch Model 8rs00 With Wristband vs Water Resistant Watch Model 8R500 - Men: which is safer?

TomTom Water Resistant Watch Model 8R500 - Men is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Black Tomtom Water Resistant Watch Model 8rs00 With Wristband

TomTom

Black Tomtom Water Resistant Watch Model 8rs00 With Wristband

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 73/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Plastic/elastomer wristband, exact

Confidence

35%

PossibleElastomer degradation and off-gassing

PossibleBacterial growth in seals and crevices

PossibleContact dermatitis from additives or microbial buildup

Our pick

TomTom Water Resistant Watch Model 8R500 - Men

TomTom

Water Resistant Watch Model 8R500 - Men

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 77/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

On watch case and band

Confidence

35%

PossiblePolymer case and band degradation

PossibleBacterial or mold growth in seals and band

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Elastomer degradation and off-gassing, Bacterial growth in seals and crevices and Contact dermatitis from additives or microbial buildup on the TomTom and not on the TomTom.
  • We flag Polymer case and band degradation and Bacterial or mold growth in seals and band on the TomTom and not on the TomTom.
  • The TomTom is Plastic/elastomer wristband, exact where the TomTom is On watch case and band, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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