Anyone else besides me find the 42mm watch too small and wish it came in an even larger size? I'm not knocking the current size offerings - if they work well for you that's great! Personally, I'd like to see an even larger size, along with the larger battery that would enable...
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Anyone else wish for an even larger watch? (46mm... 50mm... ?)
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I've been quietly thinking this since my try-on appointment, but I think it's just the geek in me. I'd like to see it go wider rather than taller though.
I think the 42mm looks small on my wrist (and I'm not a big guy). My wife ordered a 38mm, but she's thinking my size might be good for her (too bad they don't have modern buckles for 42mm). Something like 46 would be perfect for me I think.
Yes. I'm a watch collector and most of my watches range between 44-48mm with a good number at 50mm as well. So 45mm would have been perfect. One of my favorite watches, the Omega Planet Ocean is 45.5mm in diameter and I find it to be the ideal size.
I think it would have been nice if Apple had chosen to separate the two sizes a little further apart. 38mm and 42mm are not that different.
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I think it would have been nice if Apple had chosen to separate the two sizes a little further apart. 38mm and 42mm are not that different.
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I wish they had a 46 or 50mm option. The 42 is smaller than any watch I've ever owned. In fact, when I first tried it on at the Apple Store, I was almost certain that they had fitted me with a 38mm watch.
No way! I wore a 52mm Pebble for over a year and my 38mm Apple Watch now seems so nice. And the problem with a wider watch is that it starts to impede your wrist from bending back if it sits to far up your arm.
I've done the big smart watch thing and I'm so not going back there. And the funny thing is, the actual screen on my 38mm watch is larger than the screen on the 52mm Pebble.
I've done the big smart watch thing and I'm so not going back there. And the funny thing is, the actual screen on my 38mm watch is larger than the screen on the 52mm Pebble.
Maybe if they would do a rectangle shape and not just square, we could have more real estate on the top and bottom at least.
uhm.....
the current apple watch IS a rectangle.... a square is all 4 equal. sides... a rectangle is 2 shorter and 2 longer sides....uhm.....
Well, I mean a longer rectangle. The could call it the Watch Stretch!
You seem somewhat offended that people wear larger watches...
For me it has nothing to do with showing off, I simply prefer larger sized watches. The 42mm apple watch looked like a ladies watch on my wrist, which is certainly not "massive" but probably somewhat larger than average.
For me it has nothing to do with showing off, I simply prefer larger sized watches. The 42mm apple watch looked like a ladies watch on my wrist, which is certainly not "massive" but probably somewhat larger than average.
not just a larger size, but also a heavier steel.
I routinely wear Omega, tag and breitling watches that are built for diving.
the steel is much heavier.
I am not advocating for a diving AW, just a bigger, heavier one.
I routinely wear Omega, tag and breitling watches that are built for diving.
the steel is much heavier.
I am not advocating for a diving AW, just a bigger, heavier one.
I think they went small on purpose... because if they were any bigger all anyone would talk about is the large version... and how it's so huge and geeky.
The press cannot possibly talk about how "huge and nerdy" the 42mm or 38mm are.
This is a first generation product so they needed to be quite conservative. I expect a larger version in time once the world gets used to the idea that it can be fashionable to wear a smartwatch...
The press cannot possibly talk about how "huge and nerdy" the 42mm or 38mm are.
This is a first generation product so they needed to be quite conservative. I expect a larger version in time once the world gets used to the idea that it can be fashionable to wear a smartwatch...