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Any regrets after getting an Apple Watch for the first time?

My first Apple Watch is the new-ish SE model. The 44mm is definitely better than the 40mm (I tried both at the apple store), Charging is not a problem. I wore my Fitbits to bed, but the sleep tracking isn't that important to me. Ive just gotten used to charging every night, it's not that big of a problem.
 
Minerbot360 said:
My first Apple Watch is the new-ish SE model. The 44mm is definitely better than the 40mm (I tried both at the apple store), Charging is not a problem. I wore my Fitbits to bed, but the sleep tracking isn't that important to me. Ive just gotten used to charging every night, it's not that big of a problem.
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Same here. I just pop it on the charger along with my iPhone every night.
 
hirsthirst said:
Was unconvinced by AW until I started to take an interest in the health tracking & integrations with other things I use, so bought a heavily discounted S3 to try out ahead of S6 launch. I also wanted ECG & blood oxygen, plus directions for city navigation on foot, so now have an AW6 on my right arm and my 'old' Tudor wristwatch on my left.

The single-piece stretchy black strap made all the difference for convenience & unobtrusiveness, esp. with the smaller of the two watch sizes also in black. I rarely interact with it (aside from hearing notifications & going to iPhone / MacBook) other than setting Siri timers whilst cooking ...

I only have Calendar and Messages notifications turned on - and no always-on display - so AW6 runs for 48-hours without charge for me, but I usually charge it on nightstand overnight next to my iPhone whilst I sleep as I have a Withings 'sleep mat' under my mattress which monitors sleep and heart rate / breathing etc.
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What Tudor do you have? If I had a Tudor Black Bay 58 or 56, I’d have a hard time not wearing it. I did sell my Seamaster after about a year of just no longer wearing it. Sometimes I wish I still had it, but it just seemed so wasteful to have such an expensive watch sitting in my nightstand.
 
I got an S5 and, indeed, at first I wasn't convinced. I thought it's a well-polished convenience but hardly a necessity. Which is actually the case for most smart devices. Now I can't imagine not wearing one though I occasionally put on my Hamilton Khaki Murph.
 
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When i got my SE i wasn't 100%, maybe 80% sure if i needed it though i really wanted the heart rate monitor. After a few weeks i can safely say i love it and don't regret it at all.
 
bouras said:
I got an S5 and, indeed, at first I wasn't convinced. I thought it's a well-polished convenience, but hardly a necessity. Which is actually the case for most smart devices. Now I can't imagine not wearing one, though I occasionally put on my Hamilton Khaki Murph.
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I have had a Hamilton Khaki Automatic for the past four years. Quite like it.
 
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I bought a S3 when they first came out. Bit of an experiment, really.

In the greater scheme of things, its 'nice' to have the quick glance / physical notifications of weather, calendar, email and texts, and that's ditto pretty much everything else I have tried at one time or another on it.
But...
I mean, I see its value if you are hardcore physical fitness type, or, conversely, if your doctor recommended it for you to monitor / watch for issues - but otherwise, really, its a bit of 'want vs need' device in all honesty, isn't it? All a bit of a Dick Tracy gimmick, with a product life / OS support expectancy of maybe 5 years.

And, for all the cost of it, its not a piece of personal jewellery you're going to hand down in a inheritance or someone will find of value long after you're gone. It'll be a odd tech curiosity - like a RIM pager or Palm Pilot.

I expect this will be my first and only. Will likely look at a quality 'real' watch next time around. Or maybe just a $12 drugstore special. The rest I'll leave to devices better capable.
 
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Many people have already realized that resistance is futile. The utility of the Watch, which is immense already, will only get greater every year and at some point pass most folks personal threshold from nice-to-have to must-have. And in the space of wearable tech, it is certainly the most “jewellery“-like gadget available as well (if you go for the nicer materials and straps).
 
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I want to buy Apple Watch for the health reasons too.
I don't think I'll regret it, but I can't afford it :(
 
iHorseHead said:
But I read it has bad battery life, doesn't have heart rate monitor and is missing many other features?
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It definitely has heart rate monitoring. You may be thinking of the ECG which it does not have.
 
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No ECG, no blood oxygen (and the blood oxygen is very poor anyway, no great loss).

I believe the battery life is just as good but the SE charges slower.
 
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Guacamole said:
I don't know why but I've recently been looking at the watches. Maybe it's because of the health features..
But what puts me off is the battery, with a normal watch you don't worry about that but with an Apple Watch it's like a phone, charging all the time, is it really worth to have it?
Also you'll be wearing the same watch all the time.. with a normal one you can change..
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I recently purchased my first (second hand) Apple Watch (series 3).

The battery is in reasonable condition - it COULD go for a full 24 hours without charge - but I just take it off at the end of the day and charge it, as I don't like sleeping with a watch on.

You can change the face easily, as well as the band... so I don't get the concern about only having 1 watch? Previously personally I've only ever owned 1 watch at a time, so this hasn't been an issue. (Still have my Citizen Eco somewhere...)

I wasn't sure about getting the watch, but decided as I could get into the market for $150, it was worth the "risk". I'm happy.
 
PaladinGuy said:
What Tudor do you have? If I had a Tudor Black Bay 58 or 56, I’d have a hard time not wearing it. I did sell my Seamaster after about a year of just no longer wearing it. Sometimes I wish I still had it, but it just seemed so wasteful to have such an expensive watch sitting in my nightstand.
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Tudor Black Bay Dark - I've had it about 3.5 years now.

I've worn a conventional mechanical wristwatch on my left arm all day every day for nearly 40-years, so it doesn't feel weird to me to keep doing that and to then add an AW on my right arm. I don't see how I could be without either now!
 
Bought s6 aluminum, regretted it the same day because it felt cheap and I had scuffed the screen in 8 hours. Thanks to returns, got myself a steel. No regrets.
 
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Guacamole said:
I don't know why but I've recently been looking at the watches. Maybe it's because of the health features..
But what puts me off is the battery, with a normal watch you don't worry about that but with an Apple Watch it's like a phone, charging all the time, is it really worth to have it?
Also you'll be wearing the same watch all the time.. with a normal one you can change..
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I bought a cheap Chinese fitness watch first to see how I adjusted to wearing one. When I finally got my Apple Watch I loved it instantly. I don’t live without it tbh. If I forget to charge it I just stick it on while I’m getting ready or doing something. They charge pretty quick. I also feel like a secret agent sometimes hehe
 
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Guacamole said:
I don't know why but I've recently been looking at the watches. Maybe it's because of the health features..
But what puts me off is the battery, with a normal watch you don't worry about that but with an Apple Watch it's like a phone, charging all the time, is it really worth to have it?
Also you'll be wearing the same watch all the time.. with a normal one you can change..
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Do you go to sleep, do you brush your teeth? If you answer yes, just charge your watch when you get ready for bed. My Apple Watch is way more useful to me than a regular watch. Hence why I live with charging. Heck we charge so many things the watch extremely easy to live with.
 
Guacamole said:
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Also you'll be wearing the same watch all the time.. with a normal one you can change..
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You can have several Apple watches and switch anytime. If they are "registered" with the same iPhone it is as if you had one only and a few seconds after putting the other one on your arm and unlocking it, it is synced with the state of the first watch.
 
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Eliott69 said:
You can have several Apple watches and switch anytime. If they are "registered" with the same iPhone it is as if you had one only and a few seconds after putting the other one on your arm and unlocking it, it is synced with the state of the first watch.
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I learned something new today!

This scenario never crossed my mind because I can barely afford 1 Apple Watch 😂
 
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