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Anyone going through Rolex withdrawal?
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The ultimate first world problem
That being said, I would love to own a Rolex.
Stop saying this. Anything Apple or tech related is often a first world problem. Do you do humanitarian work in Africa for 3 months a year?
I was actually thinking of starting this thread yesterday. I feel exactly the same way.
The Watch is completely addictive; I haven't worn anything else since Friday. If I skip a day, I'll lose tracking information which I have come to find completely absorbing.
I feel incredibly guilty about not wearing my other timepieces, but I now question how often I will wear them in future. One per arm, perhaps? I'm pretty small, maybe I can get away with using the large Sport strap and wearing one on my ankle?
The sad part is, I'm only half-kidding...
The Watch is completely addictive; I haven't worn anything else since Friday. If I skip a day, I'll lose tracking information which I have come to find completely absorbing.
I feel incredibly guilty about not wearing my other timepieces, but I now question how often I will wear them in future. One per arm, perhaps? I'm pretty small, maybe I can get away with using the large Sport strap and wearing one on my ankle?
The sad part is, I'm only half-kidding...
How about the Rolex on the other wrist? Hahaha.
In about a week, I'll be wearing my Apple Watch on the left hand, and my MagicBand on the right. It won't be that bad for a week.
My Guess is that we are going to see more Edition Watches for Christmas possibly a Gold Watch with a Gold Band $25,000.00 to 30,000.00 38mm to 42 mm.
Hopefully spending that much should satiate many more!
I was going to get a Rolex (Submariner date) as a gift for myself last year, but the news about iwatch kept coming out. Since I work out religiously, I decided to wait. I cannot be happier. I hope one day when Apple can make the watch thin enough, they will continue to improve just the components, but not the shape of the watch. That way, people could buy gold / rose gold case and upgrade. I do not think it will happen, but it is just my wishful thinking.
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That makes me chuckle a bit, too, since if I wear a mechanical the odds are that no one will have the same watch on, and very likely not a mechanical one. Once the AW production really ramps up, we'll all be wearing nearly the same watch.
So, if I do end up selling enough of my mechanicals, I'll probably raise enough funds to buy a Sport and an SS for every new release for years to come
How about the Rolex on the other wrist? Hahaha.
In about a week, I'll be wearing my Apple Watch on the left hand, and my MagicBand on the right. It won't be that bad for a week.
Someone posted a picture with their rolex and apple watch on at the same time on the same wrist. I thought about it....
The fact that you are asking, answers your question I think. You would hate to get a gift that got sidelined after a while and even having that as a possibility will make a watch as a gift a bit anxiety-provoking. You want something that you can still wear in 50 years, pass on to a child. My husband gave me a tiny gold heart on a chain (we were very poor at the time!) but I can still get it out and wear it and enjoy having it over 30 years later. With more money at our disposal when we married, I would have picked diamond stud earrings or a diamond solitaire pendant.
It does feel like we are poised on the brink of big changes with using watches - maybe not immediately, but within the next 10 years. You want something for a lifetime.
Someone posted a picture with their rolex and apple watch on at the same time on the same wrist. I thought about it....
Agree with many of the points here.
It's why I'm waiting for Apple to come out with their version of a very simple UP/Vivosmart-style band so I can wear both. Something with a small screen you wear on the inside of your wrist, with a bigger emphasis on voice control.
Some current examples that are almost there:
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Definitely going through the withdrawal of a real timepiece. I will wear them again but the AW is perfect for work. Anyone know if the "activity app" uses the iPhone motion sensors to give you credit on a day where you don't want the watch?
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For the majority of items, styles change overtime. It's not like I would wear my grandparents heirloom on a regular basis... if at all.
I wouldn't buy a watch to think of passing it down for generations to wear it, maybe they will appreciate having it but probably not for fashion. (and a watch that just tell time in a digital era is pretty worthless as an accessory, unless the style is still trendy... but I think Apple is about to change that)
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Rolex in a watch winder would still make a very nice and expensive clock for home decor
A long time lover of Horological history and collecting obscenely expensive one of a kind hand made Swiss Chronograph models, I took a break from that pleasure to try Apple Watch.
My 42/SS/link model arrived on the morning of launch day. Various bugs and annoyances, all of which are expected of a first gen model, no matter the brand, aside, it was an impressive watch indeed.
As smartwatches go I think Apples off to a very good start. Almost better than the watch itself is Apples continued growth in very successful marketing. Always the masters, they continue to get better by the year.
I'm now on day two, after returning the watch that was excellent, just lacking anything of value for me.
Now having gone back to my splendid highly enjoyable routine of wearing my Chronograph's in rotation each week. There's a certain nearly indescribable joy of wearing an all mechanical, incredibly complicated, precisely fabricated watch.
Devoid of a circuit board, glue, plastic, rubber, battery, or anything composite, it's a marvel of beauty, a full year of one mans labor, and created especially for me.
It's a clear departure from my nearly all paperless, all digital work & personal lifestyle. To glance down at the past on my wrist, and then up to the future on my desk is a quick glimpse of just how far we've come...
I have several Omegas in my collection that I'm not about to put in a drawer. I wear a mechanical on my left wrist and my space grey sport Apple Watch on my right wrist; if I have a meeting or need to be formal I take the Apple Watch off.
To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of the Apple Watch as a time keeping device. Sure it displays the time accurately, but I can never just look down and see what the exact time is without an extra movement. Also, if I'm timing something it's just so much easier and pleasing to me to use my mechanical watches; the Apple Watch screen turns off after 10 seconds or so, and if I'm timing something to the second it can be a bit frustrating.
I do love the ability to have notifications on my wrist, however. I actually don't feel bad about wear two "watches" at the same time, because in my mind they're both used for different purposes.
To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of the Apple Watch as a time keeping device. Sure it displays the time accurately, but I can never just look down and see what the exact time is without an extra movement. Also, if I'm timing something it's just so much easier and pleasing to me to use my mechanical watches; the Apple Watch screen turns off after 10 seconds or so, and if I'm timing something to the second it can be a bit frustrating.
I do love the ability to have notifications on my wrist, however. I actually don't feel bad about wear two "watches" at the same time, because in my mind they're both used for different purposes.
A long time lover of Horological history and collecting obscenely expensive one of a kind hand made Swiss Chronograph models, I took a break from that pleasure to try Apple Watch.
My 42/SS/link model arrived on the morning of launch day. Various bugs and annoyances, all of which are expected of a first gen model, no matter the brand, aside, it was an impressive watch indeed.
As smartwatches go I think Apples off to a very good start. Almost better than the watch itself is Apples continued growth in very successful marketing. Always the masters, they continue to get better by the year.
I'm now on day two, after returning the watch that was excellent, just lacking anything of value for me.
Now having gone back to my splendid highly enjoyable routine of wearing my Chronograph's in rotation each week. There's a certain nearly indescribable joy of wearing an all mechanical, incredibly complicated, precisely fabricated watch.
Devoid of a circuit board, glue, plastic, rubber, battery, or anything composite, it's a marvel of beauty, a full year of one mans labor, and created especially for me.
It's a clear departure from my nearly all paperless, all digital work & personal lifestyle. To glance down at the past on my wrist, and then up to the future on my desk is a quick glimpse of just how far we've come...
There are so many great post to this thread. I really hate to pick one out. However your post is really getting me to think.
I have a few days left to decide whether to return the watch. Yes it has use to me but I feel as though I've lost some of my freedom.
I have never returned a product that was as useful as this watch. But I'm a bit scared of the future. As though I will be tied to the watch.
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