For some time now I’ve realised that, although I wear it every day, I don’t actually use my Apple Watch. I just put it on because that’s what you do when you leave the house. I barely use it to tell the time. It gives me notifications that I’m not that bothered about. I’m kinda interested in seeing my health stats, but they don’t motivate me or change my behaviour. I can change the volume of my AirPods Pro using the stalks.
At the same time, for the last decade or so I’ve gone through phases of lusting after a real, clockwork watch. There have been a few I’ve liked, but none I could afford.
Then last week I spotted a watch one of my students was wearing. I thought it looked stunning. I asked him if I could take a look at it. It was love at first sight. I gave it a few days to think about it and then took the plunge. I’m now the proud owner of this:
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I think it looks really beautiful (even better in real life). It’s satisfyingly heavy. It’s clear and easy to read. And it has a few useful features that I like. The yellow GMT hand shows time time in 24hr clock and indicates progress through the day (and it works as a second time zone when travelling). I can use the bezel to time things.
I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited than I was in February (?) 2015 when Apple announced the date the Apple Watch would go on sale. I joined this site just to have a group of like-minded people to talk about with. Solidly for seven (?) weeks.
I’ve had a number of Apple Watches since then, including the ceramic Edition and the Hermes. I currently have the S6 with the original link bracelet.
(I remember when the Apple Watch was first announced and thinking “I don’t care how much the solid gold Edition costs — even if it’s a thousand pounds! — I’m going to buy one!”)
I don’t know whether to sell the S6 or not. My experience is that Apple Watches depreciate in value significantly.
After 24 hours of owning my new watch, I’ve noticed that I have a different relationship with time. Initially I tried to read the exact time. But then I realised that’s not really the point. You rarely need to know the exact time. Just roughly where you are. So the lack of precision is not the issue I feared it might be. Besides, I always have my iPhone if every second counts.
One question (to see if anyone has read this far!): Does the fitness app only work with the Apple Watch. Can it not use data just from the phone? I’ve installed Pedometer++ so I can still have a record of my daily steps, which I always enjoy looking at.
At the same time, for the last decade or so I’ve gone through phases of lusting after a real, clockwork watch. There have been a few I’ve liked, but none I could afford.
Then last week I spotted a watch one of my students was wearing. I thought it looked stunning. I asked him if I could take a look at it. It was love at first sight. I gave it a few days to think about it and then took the plunge. I’m now the proud owner of this:
I think it looks really beautiful (even better in real life). It’s satisfyingly heavy. It’s clear and easy to read. And it has a few useful features that I like. The yellow GMT hand shows time time in 24hr clock and indicates progress through the day (and it works as a second time zone when travelling). I can use the bezel to time things.
I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited than I was in February (?) 2015 when Apple announced the date the Apple Watch would go on sale. I joined this site just to have a group of like-minded people to talk about with. Solidly for seven (?) weeks.
I’ve had a number of Apple Watches since then, including the ceramic Edition and the Hermes. I currently have the S6 with the original link bracelet.
(I remember when the Apple Watch was first announced and thinking “I don’t care how much the solid gold Edition costs — even if it’s a thousand pounds! — I’m going to buy one!”)
I don’t know whether to sell the S6 or not. My experience is that Apple Watches depreciate in value significantly.
After 24 hours of owning my new watch, I’ve noticed that I have a different relationship with time. Initially I tried to read the exact time. But then I realised that’s not really the point. You rarely need to know the exact time. Just roughly where you are. So the lack of precision is not the issue I feared it might be. Besides, I always have my iPhone if every second counts.
One question (to see if anyone has read this far!): Does the fitness app only work with the Apple Watch. Can it not use data just from the phone? I’ve installed Pedometer++ so I can still have a record of my daily steps, which I always enjoy looking at.
