Funny, I've been banging this Apple Watch against stuff for years with no scratches. Anything with that much force impact probably injured you as well. Did you get you're arm caught in a car door?
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Apple Tested Ceramic Apple Watch Edition Two Years Before It Launched
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Funny, I've been banging this Apple Watch against stuff for years with no scratches. Anything with that much force impact probably injured you as well. Did you get you're arm caught in a car door?
I like having choices. My first two Apple Watch purchases were the aluminum models. Now I have a Series 6 that is SS and it is much nicer looking, I'm happy with the choice. I alternate between wearing my aluminum Series 4, and the SS Series 6.
Those who want the least expensive Apple Watch can get the aluminum cases, they get the exact same functionality and you can vary the appearance with the choices in bands anyway.
Those who want the least expensive Apple Watch can get the aluminum cases, they get the exact same functionality and you can vary the appearance with the choices in bands anyway.
I've carried my Apple Card in my wallet since I first received it, but it's in-between two other cards and not placed against the leather. It looks like new.
Of course, I've only actually used it once - at the Apple Store. Any place else that I decide to use it for a purchase, I'll use Apple Pay. So the Card is really more of a curiosity for me to carry around, rather than for regular use.
I agree that physical use of the card is completely pointless, compared to other cards. The finish is disappointing, though, especially for a titanium card.
I’d like to see 2% cash back on all physical swipes and 3% on all Apple Pay to make me drop my other cards.
And a more rugged look
I have had light scratches on the older S0/S3 watches, but the S4/S5's glass has been pretty good. and i have smacked it on many many times on things like door frames and stuff... never cracked a screen on the alum watches.
I treat it as a utility item, not jewelry or fashion statement.
to each their own.
It has other qualities that people may appreciate other than just costing more, you know. Try not being so hyper focused on only money
I carry mine in several colors of calfskin, Horween shell cordovan, and stingray. Wallet brands are Dunhill, Allen Edmonds, Tumi, LV, and Oliver Sweeney. No discoloration. No color transfer.
The issue is that your wallet bled it's colors.
The white coating on mine has chipped a bit on the edge though, but that isn't from carrying it. And honestly, who cares what it looks like?
It is fun to "accidentally" drop it on the table/bar to pick up the tab because most people haven't seen a metal numberless card (even though GS will issue the card to almost anyone). It's like when my old CEO would drop the black centurion Amex at some random dinner gathering at Dave and Busters for the dev teams. Heads would whip around when that thing came out.
My Series 0 battery lasted a full day (18 hours) between charges three years on and my Series 4 still lasts two days, easy, between charges.
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Then I wonder how useful that amazing looking watch will be after 3 years or so, assuming battery was replaced once. Maybe enter permanent low power mode?
‘Edition’ has been used in the watch industry for many years before Apple came around.
You need to brush up on your Horology.
All depends on what is relative to you in terms of affordability.
Different people can comfortably afford, and afford to lose, different things. Never judge others simply by what only you can afford.
Myself, I own an Apple Watch Series 3 grey Ceramic and currently wear an Apple Watch Series 5 Ceramic.
If Apple release a Ceramic Series 7, I may be tempted. If not then I’ll keep wearing the Series 5 Ceramic.
Check out the ‘Series 5 Ceramic Owners Thread’, you’ll see some great pictures.
If Apple release a Ceramic Series 7, I may be tempted. If not then I’ll keep wearing the Series 5 Ceramic.
Check out the ‘Series 5 Ceramic Owners Thread’, you’ll see some great pictures.
What a surprise...I thought that all Apple products are made in the last minute before the keynote.
Irony off: It is obvious that Apple is working on many things and what we know and have on the front page of Macrumors is only the tip of iceberg. Probably we know less than 5% of what is going on in the design studios and the labs.
Irony off: It is obvious that Apple is working on many things and what we know and have on the front page of Macrumors is only the tip of iceberg. Probably we know less than 5% of what is going on in the design studios and the labs.
Exactly this. It's a wrist computer with limited support and lifespan, not a heirloom piece. I'd pay $100 premium over the Sport Apple Watch, anything more then I wouldn't bother because I only keep my watch for 2-3 years max before the battery life gets annoying. Plus I tend to abuse it for outdoor workouts, not as a fancy timepiece.
Remember the 18 carat Gold Watch Edition? Receive the same ****** support as its cheapest aluminum counterpart.
Must say i did like my Series 0 SS apple watch, since then though i've changed it up fairly frequently with alu models now rocking a blue S6 alu model. The only benefit i'd have liked is the option for the screen to be sapphire although this S6's screen seems to be holding up pretty well.
I'm a clutz and do bash into things especially with my watch arm!! I couldn't do with a ceramic watch as i'd probably fracrture the damn thing (I did with a ceramic watch I had a few years back - was on the strap so pretty thin ceramic but nevertheless!!!).
I'm a clutz and do bash into things especially with my watch arm!! I couldn't do with a ceramic watch as i'd probably fracrture the damn thing (I did with a ceramic watch I had a few years back - was on the strap so pretty thin ceramic but nevertheless!!!).
There is no Horology to speak of in Apple Watch.
And in 17 years of following Horology and Haute Horology, I've heard some wildly pretentious names thrown around. "Edition" alone has never crossed my path. That doesn't mean that it wasn't used. But I certainly never came across it used that way, as it would had certainly stood out as something as ridiculous as "Rolesor".
Even beyond that, you have to choose your battles launching a v1 product. I don't think the luxury options were ever really going to take off, especially without a brain swap upgrade option, but I can see why you'd just go for broke on the most expensive ones and then revert to a more sensible high-end pricing when or if that doesn't work. Trying to launch with four+ finishes at once would have been crazy, especially since Apple was still trying to figure out how the product would slot in.
I mean, the "classic" timepieces are also a waste of money. They last much longer but do much less, and their functionality can be replaced by something costing a tenth, a hundredth, a thousandth of the price.
"Flaunting your wealth" describes anyone with a Rolex as well.
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They ("classic timepieces") also happen to be less accurate too. So for the most basic and fundamental function of a watch (telling the time) they're far more expensive and far less accurate.