A hideous monstrosityNot a watch:
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A hideous monstrosityNot a watch:
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Stainless Steel got chipped on a golf bag? Or on a club?I've had the Series 3, 5, 6 and now 7 and they scratch at the slightest thing. I did have a SS/Sapphire S5 and the screen stayed pristine but the casing got chipped just putting a golf club back in a bag!
The Apple Watch Pro will only be Pro by name. No professional athlete will use it for training.
Unless you buy the 1,000 Epix or the watered down Venu plus, you will be stuck with the MIP screen, which is very hard to read indoors. ALL of Garmin’s watches are stuck with this 2010 era screen, hence the long battery life.I've been so tempted by one of these but can't justify the expense when I have an Apple Watch that does the job well enough, especially for a novice runner like myself. Your post is definitely making that temptation harder to ignore...at this point I'll at least wait and see what the next versions of the Apple Watch are and go from there.
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Yeah… I know they call it that. But then my iPhone could also classify as a big pocket watch
What do you define a special interest group? Many different features, suit different groups, of course Apple will search to improve on parts of the feature set, where it's shown to be (thru marketing) to be advantageous.They don’t have to make a watch for special interest groups. The Apple Watch is already very geared towards fitness, they just need to beef that portion up a bit to be on the same level.
Right? It’s like they’re made of talcum or something.I've had the Series 3, 5, 6 and now 7 and they scratch at the slightest thing. I did have a SS/Sapphire S5 and the screen stayed pristine but the casing got chipped just putting a golf club back in a bag!
Just not a conventional/traditional one. They redesigned a 16th century icon we all know and have accepted for hundreds of years. I just cannot accept a micro-engineered iPhone on the wrist and call it a watch. Phones are enough of a distraction, I don't need a mini iPhone on my wrist following me everywhere.... It's designed and functions like a watch though 😉😊.... You just have to accept that your watch is just a micro iPhone and not a conventional looking watch like my garmin fenix 6 below. This cost 4x as much as an apple watch so you tend to take a person's watch more seriously when you see one like this as opposed to just a puny black square that everyone has...it's just a mini iPhone on the wrist. They should make a real looking watch if they want to get true watch enthusiasts' business. I don't take that as a serious watch.... But apple will always want it to be touchscreen interfaced. They will always want it to mimic their other flagship products...because it helps increase their iPhone, iPad sales etc. I just don't want a touchscreen watch...especially not one as engaging and a distraction like the AW. They should make a true watch with a metal frame we are all familiar with that does not have touchscreen capability to get my attention. Do. not tell me the metal frame on the AW counts....I know it sounds crazy, but the Apple Watch is actually a watch.
That is SICK you've had the watch that long and still stand by it.I have had a Fenix '1' since 2014......😜
I keep looking at newer models, but then feel it still works great, so why waste money on something that does the same.
I don't really use the software or apps, just compass/tracks etc.
The current Apple ad REALLY makes me chuckle.....showing the AW7 getting battered.....no way can it withstand that.
That's one way to look at it. You won't throw hours away in your day interacting on your watch with a garmin though like you would an apple watch. The fact you can text on it...maybe now that will become a new public human behaviour we all have to get used to. People with both hands distracted and engaged in their watch and not paying attention to their environment, in addition to cell phones already doing that.They are both 'watches' because the basic principle of a watch is that it must be able to tell the time and both watches do that. The rest is just gimmicks to entice people to buy the watches.
No there are multiple stock faces and more in the ConnectIQ store. There are also various bands including metal.Is there only one watchface on garmin? And also only plastic watchband?
For hundreds of years watches were a pocket watch and hung on a chain. That’s what they were supposed to be like.I couldn't disagree more. Watches have always looked a certain way for decades/hundreds of years. The apple watch is relatively new design and you think it looks better? Hmm... The garmin looks like what a watch should look like. It does NOT look like a workout device at all as you say. The fact that it IS one makes it that much more awesome. The apple watch is just a micro iPhone. Watches are relatively new territory for apple. Garmin has been making them for much longer and their specialty is GPS which shines on their watches. I have like 7 different bands for my garmin including the titanium one it came with. I don't agree one bit that the apple watch looks better. The garmin is a man's watch. Physical buttons and a swiss army knife of a watch.
Garmin Fenix 6 does NOT cost 4 times as much as an AW. If you are going to be a fanboy at least get the facts straight. Also the MIP screen on the Fenix line is absolutely trash. At least get the Epix.Just not a conventional/traditional one. They redesigned a 16th century icon we all know and have accepted for hundreds of years. I just cannot accept a micro-engineered iPhone on the wrist and call it a watch. Phones are enough of a distraction, I don't need a mini iPhone on my wrist following me everywhere.... It's designed and functions like a watch though 😉😊.... You just have to accept that your watch is just a micro iPhone and not a conventional looking watch like my garmin fenix 6 below. This cost 4x as much as an apple watch so you tend to take a person's watch more seriously when you see one like this as opposed to just a puny black square that everyone has...it's just a mini iPhone on the wrist. They should make a real looking watch if they want to get true watch enthusiasts' business. I don't take that as a serious watch.... But apple will always want it to be touchscreen interfaced. They will always want it to mimic their other flagship products...because it helps increase their iPhone, iPad sales etc. I just don't want a touchscreen watch...especially not one as engaging and a distraction like the AW. They should make a true watch with a metal frame we are all familiar with that does not have touchscreen capability to get my attention. Do. not tell me the metal frame on the AW counts....
Was replying to DMG35 pictures. But someone beat me to it. Apple watch is not a nice looking watch any watchface you put on it. Looks like a mini iphone or mini monitor. Not a watch. I have a fold 3 and a samsung classic watch 4 classic. Got bored with the notch on iphone and same software since iphone x.Garmin Fenix 6 does NOT cost 4 times as much as an AW. If you are going to be a fanboy at least get the facts straight. Also the MIP screen on the Fenix line is absolutely trash. At least get the Epix.
I had the Garmin Titanium band with DLC coating. It cost $300. It was scratched up within 6 months. I paid $300 for an original Garmin band because I don’t use ANY after market bands on any of my watches. To Garmins credit when I showed them the scratched band, they replaced it with a “ refurbished “ one. Would I pay $300 for it again? Heck no.No there are multiple stock faces and more in the ConnectIQ store. There are also various bands including metal.
Ok. But I would never have a watch with the 2010ish MIP screen.Was replying to DMG35 pictures. But someone beat me to it. Apple watch is not a nice looking watch any watchface you put on it. Looks like a mini iphone or mini monitor. Not a watch. I have a fold 3 and a samsung classic watch 4 classic. Got bored with the notch on iphone and same software since iphone x.
I couldn't disagree more. Watches have always looked a certain way for decades/hundreds of years. The apple watch is relatively new design and you think it looks better? Hmm... The garmin looks like what a watch should look like. It does NOT look like a workout device at all as you say. The fact that it IS one makes it that much more awesome. The apple watch is just a micro iPhone. Watches are relatively new territory for apple. Garmin has been making them for much longer and their specialty is GPS which shines on their watches. I have like 7 different bands for my garmin including the titanium one it came with. I don't agree one bit that the apple watch looks better. The garmin is a man's watch. Physical buttons and a swiss army knife of a watch.
There are authentic titanium bands. Not plastic like the micro iPhone.No there are multiple stock faces and more in the ConnectIQ store. There are also various bands including metal.
Well this is obviously subjective. But take a look at the two photos below and tell me which one you think looks better for a formal or business event (assuming you want to wear a smartwatch to these events). Like I said, I personally like the look of the Garmin Epix 2, but I don't think its as classy looking as the Apple Watch. Again, looks are subjective.
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This is subjective. Depends when you are buying them.Garmin Fenix 6 does NOT cost 4 times as much as an AW. If you are going to be a fanboy at least get the facts straight. Also the MIP screen on the Fenix line is absolutely trash. At least get the Epix.
AW costs $399 for the aluminum 41 inch. The Epix costs $1,000 and that is the priciest Garmin. Nothing subjective about it.This is subjective. Depends when you are buying them.