I discourage you from buying the RingConn 3 (even though it is beautiful)

I would have bought a wearable health tracker much sooner if everyone wasn’t so mean.

I don’t want a glowing screen on my wrist and the woven Whoop bracelet looks like something I would have made at summer camp. But in the last few months, both RingConn and Tail they’ve released thinner material that actually blends in with jewelry so you don’t have to shout to the world that you’re currently monitoring your blood oxygen levels.

So, against my better judgment—and the knowledge that I’m giving a tech company my health data for no reason—I bought my first daily wearable health tracker: RingConn 3. About 10 days later, I was relieved to find I was still within the two week return period and dropped it off at the post office.

Between the RingConn 3 and the Oura Ring 5, I chose the RingConn simply because it’s less expensive, starting at $349 compared to the Oura’s $399 starting price. That’s not a huge difference, but Oura also requires users to pay a $6 monthly fee to use a device they’ve already paid for, which is the kind of blatant money-grab tactic I think a CFO is coming up with as he twirls his mustache and laughs. I don’t want to appease the mustache twirling man.

At first glance, the rose gold RingConn 3 exceeded my expectations. It’s really beautiful! Combining the Oura Ring 5 with a thickness of 2.3mm, it’s still a bit bulkier than your typical ring, but it’s comfortable to wear.

It passes as a regular piece of jewelry, especially if you mix it up another stackable ring. When you order the ring, they send you a sizing kit first, which is worth the extra step – I was tempted to just order my normal ring size, but found that I actually needed to size up for a comfortable fit.

The construction of the RingConn 3 seems solid. While some people online say their rings showed scratches quickly, I found the brushed metal version to be more durable. I haven’t had the ring long enough to confirm its claims that its battery can last 14 days on a single charge, but I haven’t experienced any battery issues.

While the ring is waterproof — you can even wear it swimming! — I decided to put it in its charging case whenever I showered.

Aesthetics aside, the screen-less form factor of the RingConn 3 appealed to me because it’s something I could wear passively, check once a day at most, and reflect on the data later. I’m not alone in having such preferences: American spending on fitness trackers has soared 88% on an annual basislargely due to screenless wearables such as the Oura ring and the Whoop wristband, according to market research firm Circana.

But when it comes to health monitoring, the RingConn 3 wasn’t as useful as I’d hoped.

In the early days, the data the ring recorded was like a shiny new toy. I enjoyed checking the app to see if my heart rate or stress levels were changing as I went about my day. It seemed like my stress levels stayed steady, but went up when I was doing my laundry (correctly, if I’m being honest).

I found the sleep information interesting, but mostly it confirmed what I already knew without spending $349: I sleep poorly when I drink and better when I maintain a consistent bedtime.

However, I was disappointed to find that the RingConn 3 requires a lot of manual intervention. It only detects workouts if you’re physically moving in space — so if you’re at the gym or doing Pilates, the ring won’t automatically know you’re working out. At the same time, it will mark every two-minute walk around your apartment building as a short workout. (I promise you my heart rate is not significantly affected by receiving the message.)

I thought RingConn would be worth it for that alone headache detection feature, which is supposed to warn you of impending headaches by monitoring your heart rate variability. I suffer from unpredictable migraines, so if I could be alerted to preemptively take my migraine medication, the ring would be revolutionary for me. Definitely worth the $349.

But about a week into my RingConn ownership, I had the worst migraine attack of my life. It lasted an entire weekend and the pain was so intense that I sold my tickets to see one of my favorite bands.

All the while, the ring told me I was in “local form.” If the headache detection feature wasn’t going to work for me, I just couldn’t see myself wanting to wear the RingConn every day. I decided to return it while I could get my money back.