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Apple Watch on my wrist is driving me crazy

mightyjabba

mightyjabba

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I haven't worn a watch in well over 10 years, and I am extremely aware of it on my arm. I feel like gollum when Sam and Frodo tried to tie a rope to him. It burns! It freezes! :p

Seriously though, it's pretty uncomfortable. I've tried various band tightness levels but it may just be something I have to live with until I get used to it. Would a band like the Milanese be any better than the sport in this regard?
 
Well, if you are not happy with your watch, there a millions out there like myself would like to get one.

I have a watch on my wrist. I name my watch "June." The hair sticking out points to 12 o'clock and sometimes, when the air blows, it points at 3. It is washable.
 
You'll get used to it, and then eventually you'll feel weird when you're not wearing a watch. I wear my Fossil all the time, and only occasionally take it off when I'm going to be doing a lot of typing. I am constantly aware that it's not on my wrist.

Similarly, I remember when I started wearing a mouth guard at night to keep me from grinding my teeth. The first couple nights I thought that there was no way I'd ever get used to that bulky piece of plastic stuck to my teeth. Nowadays, I am acutely aware when I lay down to go to sleep and it's not in, and I am not able to sleep comfortably without it.
 
if you haven't had anything on your wrist for 10 years, why did you expect chucking a piece of tech, most probably larger than most watches out there to suddenly be all comfortable and fine? :(
 
mightyjabba said:
I haven't worn a watch in well over 10 years, and I am extremely aware of it on my arm. I feel like gollum when Sam and Frodo tried to tie a rope to him. It burns! It freezes! :p

Seriously though, it's pretty uncomfortable. I've tried various band tightness levels but it may just be something I have to live with until I get used to it. Would a band like the Milanese be any better than the sport in this regard?
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Wore mine all day yesterday and I felt that it was one of the most comfortable watches I have ever worn. I haven't worn a watch in years and this felt good. I got the black sports band and the material feels amazing.
 
MarkGonyea said:
Wore mine all day yesterday and I felt that it was one of the most comfortable watches I have ever worn. I haven't worn a watch in years and this felt good. I got the black sports band and the material feels amazing.
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SS or Aluminium?
 
I'm the opposite. For the past 5 years I was wearing a super heavy stainless steel link band citizen skyhawk. My sport feels like virtually nothing on my wrist compared to the Eco drive.
 
MarkGonyea said:
Wore mine all day yesterday and I felt that it was one of the most comfortable watches I have ever worn. I haven't worn a watch in years and this felt good. I got the black sports band and the material feels amazing.
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Yes! The band feels so good! It's like silky, or velvety, or something. I love it.
 
I've never ever worn a watch before and always thought they were pointless lol. But I love my Apple Watch Sport! It feels comfy, soft and the tightness is just right for me.
 
I can relate somewhat. It's going to take some getting used to.

My wedding band still feels odd on my finger sometimes, and I have been married 7 years.
 
You just need time to get used to wearing a watch. No matter what band you get it will be ackward , week or two and not wearing it will be ackward
 
mightyjabba said:
Seriously though, it's pretty uncomfortable. I've tried various band tightness levels but it may just be something I have to live with until I get used to it. Would a band like the Milanese be any better than the sport in this regard?
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If you haven't worn a watch in a long time, there are two things to get used to. The first is just the weight of the watch on your wrist. Surprisingly, the weight of the sports band depends on the color, so switching to milanese might be a wash if you have black, or might be lighter if you have white. (I have no idea why, a dense pigment?)

The other is the feel of the watch and strap on your arm. Especially since the watch needs to be a little snug for you to feel your taps, this will take a bit of getting used to. Odds are changing bands won't change a whole lot, but if you find that the holes on the sports band are either a little too big or a little too small and never just right, the milanese might work better for you since it can be adjusted just right. Also, your wrist probably changes size throughout the day: with my old watch and a link bracelet, sometimes it was fairly loose and sometimes it was just snug. So don't worry if it feels like you should adjust it now and then.

Odds are, you'll get used to it. I don't think there's anything uniquely uncomfortable with the Apple Watch, and I've found it's about the same weight as my old watch, so there's been little adjustment for me.
 
I've not worn a watch since the late 90s felt odd yesterday but have hardly noticed its on my wrist today unless it's been tapping me for my attention. Sports strap is nice and comfortable and the watch is very VERY light.
 
The problem I had when I started wearing a watch again a few months ago after 10+ years without one is that I keep banging it on things. I need to fix that before my Apple Watch is delivered. :)
 
ozziegn said:
that'd be highly unlikely. the sport band is rubber while the Milanese band is metal mesh which wouldn't feel as comfy on your skin compared to the rubber version.
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Are you joking? The Milanese feels like fabric
 
The classic band feels nice. It's fairly thick, but soft, and like any traditional leather strap there is a little bit of "give" because the buckle moves slightly as your wrist expands and contracts.
 
I can feel you here. I have never worn a watch. I'm one of those 'youngsters' that would just pull out their phone to check the time and notifications. I always thought a standard watch was pointless because all it did was tell time. The Apple Watch is proving to be quite useful to me. Now I just need to get used to wearing a watch.

Like others have said, the Sport band is probably best to wear during the 'break in' period. The material is really nice.
 
Here's another problem, especially with heavier watches. The crown can dig into your wrist when your arm is down. I have a few that do this and it's why I rarely wear them. The apple watch crown is low profile and perfect. Since the watch is pretty light as well, turned out to be a non issue.

I was a little worried since i never tried it on ahead of time.
 
ozziegn said:
that'd be highly unlikely. the sport band is rubber while the Milanese band is metal mesh which wouldn't feel as comfy on your skin compared to the rubber version.
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Actually, I prefer the Milanese for the simple reason that it's easily and infinitely adjustable.
 
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