I've only had my SG sport for two days, but I'll share my thoughts. To be honest, I'd read all the media reviews and lots and lots of user reviews on the forum here, with most leaving me wondering if I'd keep my watch or return it. Maybe my expectations were lowered from all of the "meh" reviews.
The first thing I'll say is you'll likely tire very quickly of answering the "What does it do?" question, if for no other reason than its a little difficult to explain to people who don't already know. Telling people about notifications, weather, and basic fitness tracking leaves people saying,"so just what my phone already does?", which is fair enough if you wore your phone on your wrist. The best way I can explain it is that the value of the Apple Watch is almost entirely dependent upon how you use your phone. If you walk around like a teenage girl, with a Starbucks cup in one hand and your phone clutched in the other all day, ready to respond to your BFFs constant barrage of text messages, then you may not find much value in the Apple Watch. If you're like me, however, where your phone is kept in your pocket (which seem to keep getting more and more difficult to pull your phone out of, especially while sitting down) while you work a desk job all day, then you may find the Apple Watch brings great value in being able to deliver a great deal of information to you at the glance of your wrist. I guess the short answer is that the "is it worth it?" question should really be the "is it worth it to ME?" question. Only you can determine the answer. With that said, here's how my first day with my watch went...
I stopped by Panera on my way to work to buy bagels for a co-workers birthday. I doubled tapped the side button, swung my wrist across the NFC terminal and paid for my bagels with Apple Pay, which simultaneously dumbfounded the girl working the register as it spit out my receipt. It was far too early in the morning for me to try to explain to her what the hell just happened, so I grabbed my box of bagels and ran.
As co-workers gathered around for breakfast, they noticed the new appendage on my wrist, and inquired with the "what does it do?" question. I gave them a quick tour, the biggest attention grabber being the Mickey watch face. The audience was all women, none of which I'd consider "techie". I'd say they left curious, but unimpressed.
I sat down and started through some emails. My watch taps me and I slightly roll my wrist to glance at it. The screen springs to life and the USA Today notification tells me that a small plane has crashed on an Atlanta interstate. It gives me to option to read more or dismiss the notification. I dismiss it with a quick tap.
I swing by a co-workers office to share my first impressions with someone who was equally excited about the potential of the Apple Watch as I was. A second co-worker was already present, and immediately squeals, "Is that an Apple Watch?!" I raise my wrist to activate the screen and turn it so she can see. The screen goes dark. I raise my wrist again, tap the screen, and the screen comes back to life, but shuts off again before she can see it. In its attempt to conserve battery life, Apple Watch can be a little difficult to show off to others who aren't standing beside or behind you. I finally get the hang of it and they're impressed. Giddily impressed. "The screen doesn't even look real! It's so...awesome!" one of them proclaims. I'll agree, the display is beautiful.
I go back to my desk and do some work as the morning passes. I get a handful of notifications. The DOW jumps 150 points on jobs news. I get an email from my university's alumni association. My boss is on a conference call and must be bored. I receive a tap, roll my wrist up, "How's that new watch working for you?" I swipe up, tap the "Great!" canned response and send my reply with lightning speed. "Damn! That was quick, did you send that from your watch?" my boss replies. Again, I choose a canned response, "Absolutely!"
As the afternoon passes, a glance at my watch reminds me that my next calendar appointment is a group happy hour. A location for happy hour has been decided, at a bar I've never been to. As I get ready to head out and start the weekend, I pull out my phone and search for the name of the bar. I start the driving directions as I get to my car and out my phone in the center console so I can hear Siri out of habit. As I roll out of the parking lot and approach the first turn, my watch taps me repeatedly, telling me to turn. I roll my wrist so I can see the watch display, and it shows my left turn, then shows me its 0.9 miles to my next left turn. "Now that's pretty cool!" I think to myself as I put my phone back in my pocket and follow my watch's directions to the bar.
As we sit down and order some drinks, my watch taps me. I glance at it to see "You've achieved your standing goal of 12/12 hours!" I guess I get up and away from desk more than I thought throughout the day. As I look over the drink menu, I spot my wife's favorite cocktail. I pull my phone out to send her a humble brag picture while she's still at work. No picture taking on the Apple Watch. I send it and slide my phone back in my pocket. She replies, "where are you?" Again, I grab my phone out of my pocket, as the canned responses aren't satisfactory this time, and dictation seems out of place in a bar.
As I arrive home, I see that I've only complete 3 of the 30 minutes of recommended exercise today. The other two activity rings are full...my OCD kicks in and I decide I NEED to fill the green ring. My wife and I decide to go for a walk around the neighborhood, and I start an "outdoor walk" workout on the watch. When we're done, I report to her that we walked for 37 minutes and 29 seconds, covering 2.39 miles. My heart rate averaged 92 BPM. My green activity ring has been fulfilled.
As the day comes to an end, I take my watch off and set it on the nightstand to charge. It's still at 42% after wearing it for 15 hours. Color me impressed. Is Apple Watch revolutionary? Ehh, probably not. Is it "worth it?" For me, one day in, absolutely. I wonder to myself what some people's expectations were for them to post some of the comments I've seen on here. Make no mistake, Apple Watch does not replace your iPhone. It's an iPhone accessory. Even after one day, it seems illogical to consider that a smartwatch would ever be capable of replacing a smartphone; some things just don't make sense to try to accomplish on a watch. Would it have been nice to be able to type a text message response at the bar on my watch? Maybe. Would I have missed some conversations trying to type that out on a 38mm watch screen? More than likely. Would it have looked awkward to be hunched over my wrist trying to type out a long text message in the middle of he bar? I'd say most definitely. Apple has been testing this thing for who knows how long. I can guarantee at some point they tried typing on the watch and came to the same conclusion.
Can't wait to see how the second day of my Apple Watch plays out!
WATCH for almost a week, I did read a lot of reviews, some negative, some positive, some neutral . I believe the best review is your own, after using it and experiencing it . The watch is without a doubt a beautiful piece of fashion and engineering . If you are fashion and accessory oriented is just right . It looks good , is beautifully designed and is most of all, discreet and elegant. Now, in the smart watch department it is just great. It does a lot ,especially the notifications and alerts ,and your phone will stay in your pocket or bag most of the day . The learning curve is fast , contrary what I had read , is easy to use , and customize . It opens possibilities for future applications . Is a new product and as such it will most likely go trough many improvements. Like most of Apple products , you can't help but to "love" it, it just feels part of you , is an extension of your "all" Apple experience , and as such , is a winner . 
