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Also, I'm a girl, hot shot. So that will be Ms. Pirate to you.

We're clearly going to have to agree to disagree. Although you did just say you posted a new thread just to let us all know you got it free, so we can agree on that point. Night night!
 
PirateP said:
Also, I'm a girl, hot shot. So that will be Ms. Pirate to you.

We're clearly going to have to agree to disagree. Although you did just say you posted a new thread just to let us all know you got it free, so we can agree on that point. Night night!
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Lol, I'm a Woman. Please feel free to check any of my posts where I say them same. ;) So that will be Mrs Nacho to you.
 
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NachoGrande said:
If it were water proof and had the ability to be separate from my iPhone it would be a strong contender. I would love to have a watch that I could take in the lake/pool and have my information available.
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I do agree that a smartwatch that was truly independent would be great, and I hope we'll get there within my lifetime! ;) I do think Apple is being overly conservative with their estimate of the watch's water resistance, and a dip in the lake wouldn't hurt it.

I think you and I differ in that while Apple watch isn't quite where we want it to be, I'm finding enough things about it to enjoy while I wait for it to mature some more.
 
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Night Spring said:
I do agree that a smartwatch that was truly independent would be great, and I hope we'll get there within my lifetime! ;) I do think Apple is being overly conservative with their estimate of the watch's water resistance, and a dip in the lake wouldn't hurt it.

I think you and I differ in that while Apple watch isn't quite where we want it to be, I'm finding enough things about it to enjoy while I wait for it to mature some more.
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Agreed, and I've already been in the pool with no issues, but I don't think I'd stay in too long.

Personally I think they pulled an google move and released crap just to release it so they can say they innovated it, but they didn't.. problem is that the competition has crap phones. :|
 
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Agreed, and I've already been in the pool with no issues, but I don't think I'd stay in too long.

Personally I think they pulled an google move and released crap just to release it so they can say they innovated it, but they didn't.. problem is that the competition has crap phones. :|
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Crap phones, or crap watches? :p

I have to say, I look at other smart watches at electronic stores, and they all look like crap, and too big for a tiny woman like me to wear. Apple watch might not compare to high-end watches in terms of craftsmanship, but to me, it's the only wearable device I know of that I actually feel like wearing.
 
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I don't understand why you're keeping it as a "novelty". Unless you keep it on the charger all the time, the battery will be dead, and useless to you. And it's a perishable item.

Just sell it, move on to the next play pretty :)
 
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Just because YOU don't think of it as jewelry does NOT make it NOT jewelry. It IS jewelry as evidenced by a $10,000+ rose gold version. And it's also a watch that keeps better time than the Breitling and costs much, much less. It also does an almost infinite number of other useful things that an analog watch of any price will never hope to do.

I'm not saying it's BETTER than the Breitling or any other watch, smart or otherwise, but it's hardly pointless nor useless nor expensive nor overpriced.

I'm sorry, but you're just wrong. You don't like it but, you're wrong about everything else you state about it. And that's not my opinion.
 
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Jefe's MacAir said:
Just because YOU don't think of it as jewelry does NOT make it NOT jewelry. It IS jewelry as evidenced by a $10,000+ rose gold version. And it's also a watch that keeps better time than the Breitling and costs much, much less. It also does an almost infinite number of other useful things that an analog watch of any price will never hope to do.

I'm not saying it's BETTER than the Breitling or any other watch, smart or otherwise, but it's hardly pointless nor useless nor expensive nor overpriced.

I'm sorry, but you're just wrong. You don't like it but, you're wrong about everything else you state about it. And that's not my opinion.
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Beautifully said. My favorite bit is "I'm sorry, but you're just wrong." :-D
 
ninethirty said:
It's the internet and he's expressing his opinion. Just because it doesn't line up with your own doesn't make it pointless. I've been anti Apple watch ever since they first showed it off, but I finally bought one the other day because my team will be developing an app for it and I thought I'd better understand how it works. But I can't bring myself to open the box (still haven't) and posts like this are helping to steer me away from opening.

So struggle no more.
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Indeed he is entitled to his opinion but on this occasion its just another person that clearly doesn't like the watch, maybe even apple as a company, & wanted to start another pointless thread telling everyone who doesn't care that they think it's crap. Whilst it's an opinion it's useless to anyone who is genuinely considering buying one & wants decent feedback...
 
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So I got a free Apple Watch 42mm Sport at work. I can't believe how "unapple" this watch is. I've admittedly been anti Apple watch, but this confirms it. Clunky, flimsy and other than a step counter it's pointless...

I'll keep it as a novelty, but if I would have paid $400 for it I would be pretty bent.
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I see you have the aluminum sport version not the stainless steel, so maybe I can understand the flimsy comment in that it is very light weight. I was surprised when I went to try on watches to feel how light weight it was. But for someone who is using it more for casual wear and activities, I think it's a nice choice. The base won't show scratches or fingerprints like a stainless will. And it is barely noticeable weight wise on the wrist so very comfortable.

Clunky? maybe on your wrist that's true. I have a medium/large wrist and kind of liked the 38mm size on mine better (more like watch sizes I've worn in the past--female here also). Tried on both and since I'm in between either really worked. As I'm increasing more closeup-vision challenged as I age, I decided to just go with the 42mm for the larger screen. I've also worn larger fashion watches in the past that were even bigger than the 42mm look. Compared to other smart watches out there I have to say the vast majority of those are gigantic and thick or just as thick compared to AW. I expect it will be a few years for technology to advance to make a watch really thin. In the meantime I don't find mine bad at all.

I've had my 42mm SS for over two weeks now and haven't explored all it can do. Right now I enjoy using it for a number of things on a daily basis like calendar alerts, messaging with my husband, alarms I set, the ability to answer calls while my phone is in my purse or elsewhere in my house -- really nice. I appreciate that feature a lot. I don't use it right now for any exercise activities but will at some point in the future. So for me your comment about using it other than a step counter being pointless doesn't apply to me. And I guess I would say it's very Apple like to give their AW users so much in the way of choice in how they can use their product and ability to customize it.

I bet you know someone who would love you to gift them your watch!
 
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I was posting it as a response to a poster saying that the Apple watch was jewelry. It's not and I was hoping that Apple would have made it that. And yes you are correct the comparison is not fair. My Navitimer is my daily watch and I was looking forward to Apple giving me a reason to switch. They didn't :(

If it were water proof and had the ability to be separate from my iPhone it would be a strong contender. I would love to have a watch that I could take in the lake/pool and have my information available.
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I take mine in the pool, and I'm taking it to the lake this weekend. I've still got to have my phone in the boat, but I can probably stick it in a ziplock in the glove box and not touch it for the day. It would be nice to be able to leave it at the house, but oh well. It's better than I've ever had before.

And I agree that the Apple watch is ugly as hell. It is terrible looking. I'll always go Swiss when it's time to wear a suit. But when I'm wearing a polo and shorts, does it really matter? I don't think so.
 
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I was posting it as a response to a poster saying that the Apple watch was jewelry. It's not and I was hoping that Apple would have made it that. And yes you are correct the comparison is not fair. My Navitimer is my daily watch and I was looking forward to Apple giving me a reason to switch. They didn't :(

If it were water proof and had the ability to be separate from my iPhone it would be a strong contender. I would love to have a watch that I could take in the lake/pool and have my information available.
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Wow some strong feelings expressed here in the thread. I guess most people really do like/love their Apple watches. Anyway regarding the jewelry aspect, I do think the SS case fits better into the watch being jewelry aspect than the aluminum sport version does. It has some nice weight to it and when I compared the two in my hands at the store, for me looking for a more jewelry watch look than something for sport, I immediately knew which watch I'd be buying. The fact that Apple made their watches with adapters to easily change out bands is a super feature. Third parties are manufacturing the adapters (both spring pins and fixed tubular like on the classic band) and that opens up your Watch to any band out there pretty much that will fit the lugs. Apple will sell their bands, which are very comfortable IMO and I have two, but providing the specs to 3rd parties to make the lugs just makes it so versatile. A SS AW really can be dressed up or down as you see fit. Looks great in crocodile for example. Too bad when you got your watch they didn't spring for the SS version. I think you might have been happier with it looks-wise and maybe feeling better about it.

I thought I read that there was another smart watch out there recently that could make phone calls sans phone but it basically required you to pay for another phone line. As it is we pay for more than we'd like to the telecoms and satellite providers so that would not be an option I would like. I'm sure all this and battery and processors will change over three to five years or less but for now I have to say I'm really very pleased with my Apple watch and see a lot of practical daily value to it or would have returned it by now.
 
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I'll bet that most of the people just saying how they don't like it are buying it for fashion reasons as opposed to functionality. It's whatever you set it up to be, I have spent a long time setting up the notifications and apps and it's awesome for me, working in tandem with my iPhone but if you just take it out of the box and play around with the faces and don't use it with any purpose then of course you start comparing it to the thousands of established fashion watches and it falls short in that regard. It's wearable tech, not a fashion statement.
 
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No, I couldn't have been literally more right. His post was the exact opposite of pointless. He expressed his opinion and it influenced me. It was entirely with point.

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You couldn't be more wrong. His post is pointless and he couldn't even express more than mere generalities. Posts are steering you away from opening a product?! Wow, just wow!!
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Perhaps you're unfamiliar with reality, but I cared. I even mentioned that in the post you quoted. His dissatisfaction was of interest to me given my skepticism for the watch. As I just mentioned above, his post was entirely with point.

What's really happening here is that you and the other fanboys aren't interested in any opinions that aren't "I LOVE IT!!!" and you're angry.

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Indeed he is entitled to his opinion but on this occasion its just another person that clearly doesn't like the watch, maybe even apple as a company, & wanted to start another pointless thread telling everyone who doesn't care that they think it's crap. Whilst it's an opinion it's useless to anyone who is genuinely considering buying one & wants decent feedback...
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ninethirty said:
No, I couldn't have been literally more right. His post was the exact opposite of pointless. He expressed his opinion and it influenced me. It was entirely with point.
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You just keep telling yourself that as you let forum posts make up your mind for you.
 
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NachoGrande said:
So I got a free Apple Watch 42mm Sport at work. I can't believe how "unapple" this watch is. I've admittedly been anti Apple watch, but this confirms it. Clunky, flimsy and other than a step counter it's pointless...

I'll keep it as a novelty, but if I would have paid $400 for it I would be pretty bent.
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The limiting factor is it being a smart watch. Most people just don't care for it, apple cannot turn a watch into a must have life changing device. The best they did was turn into an accessory. Some love it, some like it, though I suspect most don't care for it, it's a bit of a novelty device for tech savvy people.

For free, you cannot go wrong.
 
Wow... this forum can get nasty when people don't like something. I appreciate the review, I do. I paid the $400 price tag for my watch, and it is exactly what I thought it would be. A novelty. There isn't anything about it that I could not live without, but I am trying, and hoping there is some magical as of yet uninvented app for it.

Apple is not infallible, and it looks like the Watch is a win for them so far, assuming the are able to cover the R&D costs with projected sales margins. But, I would not go so far as to say the Watch has introduced a "market changing" event.
 
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I really struggle with the point of posts like this.
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"I hated it. I mean it's like, you know, not gnarly. Where's the gnarl?"

When your argument boils down to "it's un-Apple," geez. Might as well just string a bunch of letters together. If people would've totally blown off the iPhone in its first two months, they would've missed the App Store and a bazillion other things. Hell, watchOS 2 looks like it will address a lot of complaints with it.

But I think the worst of it all is complaining about a free $400 device. I would kill for work to have given me free anything in the past whatever years.
 
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