Well, it's not waterproof and for me unfortunately it's a deal killer. I am a swimmer and do a lot of sports on the ocean. I would love to use the
Watch to these activities so I guess not at this first generation. 
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Well, it's not waterproof and for me unfortunately it's a deal killer. I am a swimmer and do a lot of sports on the ocean. I would love to use the
Watch to these activities so I guess not at this first generation. Watches have crowns. I don't think including one is a huge deal. I do like the idea of a spinning rim though. That being said I'm sure they trialled it and found the crown to be better for a good reason.
I think the digital crown is a fail.
I know they wanted it to appear to be more like a real watch and thats probably the best way they could think of to do it but no. IIRC they crowns on real watches are a pain to use. That said, will have to wait and a see really how easy it is to turn and manipulate.
Battery life makes this a no for me, so does cost.
I know they wanted it to appear to be more like a real watch and thats probably the best way they could think of to do it but no. IIRC they crowns on real watches are a pain to use. That said, will have to wait and a see really how easy it is to turn and manipulate.
Battery life makes this a no for me, so does cost.
Yep. There goes my grand plans for sexting while in the jacuzzi.
As hilarious as it would be to use automatic responses while sexting, you're missing the point.
Some of us like to wear our watches everywhere, at all times. I have a pebble and a big bonus is being able to switch the tracks playing in the boat via bluetooth when I'm in the water. Or in the shower.
Point is, most watches are water resistant to a certain depth. The 'watch to replace all watches' shouldn't be lacking in that department.
Well, it's not waterproof and for me unfortunately it's a deal killer. I am a swimmer and do a lot of sports on the ocean. I would love to use the
They're probably being conservative with the water resistance/proof rating. I'd imagine as soon as these come out people will push them to the limits and we'll see what the real limits are.
One thing I've noticed in this forum. People confuse waterproof with water resistance. It's not the same. Another thing I've noticed is people don't understand horological water resistance measurements. Again, a watch with a water resistance rating of 10 meters is not suitable for swimming.
Water-resistance ratings: Use these guidelines to choose the right water-resistant watch:
3 ATM: 30 meters/100 feet: Suitable for everyday use. No swimming.
5 ATM: 50 meters/165 feet: Suitable for short periods of swimming. No diving or snorkeling.
10 ATM: 100 meters/330 feet: Suitable for swimming and snorkeling.
20 ATM: 200 meters/660 feet: Suitable for high-impact water sports and some diving.
Diver: 150-200 meters/500-660 feet: Suitable for scuba diving and passes ISO regulations.
hahaha true.
But water resistant will not suffice for swimming. It's too bad. I was looking for this device to use on my pool doing laps and on the ocean swimming. I would love to track these activities.
Sorry bud, in no way shape or form is your Pebble smartwatch waterproof. If someone told you it was... smack them for lying to you.
Watch shows what happens when Jony is allowed to run wild. It looks beautiful but is fundamentally flawed:- Premium watches retain their value well. My 10 year-old Rolex is worth ~50% of it's new retail value. A 10 year-old Apple Watch will be close to worthless.
- The digital crown is simply not a pleasing interface. A touch-sensitive side panel would have been better.
- Daily re-charging is a turn-off for many people.
- iPhone dependency is crippling.
- Taking the watch off for swimming and showering when it is being touted as a sports/health device is ludicrous.
- No single, killer feature.
Doubtless a pretty watch, but essentially, in this iteration, Apple hasn't dealt with any of the issues that plague other smart watches. IMHO, it will be 3-5 years before this segment has anything like the impact of iPhone or iPad. Jony's time would have been better spent on Apple TV and/or home automation/integration.
- Premium watches retain their value well. My 10 year-old Rolex is worth ~50% of it's new retail value. A 10 year-old Apple Watch will be close to worthless.
- The digital crown is simply not a pleasing interface. A touch-sensitive side panel would have been better.
- Daily re-charging is a turn-off for many people.
- iPhone dependency is crippling.
- Taking the watch off for swimming and showering when it is being touted as a sports/health device is ludicrous.
- No single, killer feature.
Doubtless a pretty watch, but essentially, in this iteration, Apple hasn't dealt with any of the issues that plague other smart watches. IMHO, it will be 3-5 years before this segment has anything like the impact of iPhone or iPad. Jony's time would have been better spent on Apple TV and/or home automation/integration.
I agree, one of those Apple TV concepts would have me on the Apple Store right now. I like the Watch but it doesnt have enough about it to pull me away from a real watch.
I still have one of the original Citizen Aqualand watches and Ill stick with that and a phone. Cant afford Breitling Im afraid.
Could you explain why something that is water resistant to 33 feet isn't suitable for swimming? And yes, I read your previous post. It doesn't answer this question.
My childhood watches were often waterproof to 30 feet and I swam with them all the time without issue. Unless you DROP the thing so it drifts to the bottom of a very deep pool it won't even get close to 33 feet. Most pools aren't even much deeper than 10 feet!
The iWatch was very disappointing IMO. For the grand hype machine lead up to this event it didn't meet the expectations.
I was hoping for a much better smoother looking watch. This looks very similar to the iPad nano with a watch band and some sensors. I liked the mockups that looked like professional looking round watches with the leather bands.
I am happy with the iPhone at least, though no landscape on the 4.7 is a little disappointing and the couple extra things they put into the 5.5 to try to entice the upgrade is a bummer. Though, think I will stick with the 4.7... At lest for now.
Like to get to hold them before preordering. Would wait but sure they will be on backorder real quick.
I was hoping for a much better smoother looking watch. This looks very similar to the iPad nano with a watch band and some sensors. I liked the mockups that looked like professional looking round watches with the leather bands.
I am happy with the iPhone at least, though no landscape on the 4.7 is a little disappointing and the couple extra things they put into the 5.5 to try to entice the upgrade is a bummer. Though, think I will stick with the 4.7... At lest for now.
Like to get to hold them before preordering. Would wait but sure they will be on backorder real quick.
The pebble is waterproof. I swim with it all the time. Something I was hoping the apple watch would do.
Well, not holding my breath.
While I was watching the keynote in any moment they showed the watch in water sports. So right there I had the feeling this would not be waterproof. The only image was a guy taking like a outside dripping shower.
The Apple Watch looks arguably better than the other smartwatches on the market, but it's nowhere near an Omega in terms of looks.My Omega thanks Apple for now.
Yep, but the crown has to be screwed down in order to seal. A very important step before jumping in the water.
Um I think you're confused, 10 meters would be MORE than enough for swimming, thats almost 33 feet, so unless you're thinking of 10 centimeters or you scuba dive only when getting in water, I think you need to reassess your comment
- Premium watches retain their value well. My 10 year-old Rolex is worth ~50% of it's new retail value. A 10 year-old Apple Watch will be close to worthless.
- The digital crown is simply not a pleasing interface. A touch-sensitive side panel would have been better.
- Daily re-charging is a turn-off for many people.
- iPhone dependency is crippling.
- Taking the watch off for swimming and showering when it is being touted as a sports/health device is ludicrous.
- No single, killer feature.
Doubtless a pretty watch, but essentially, in this iteration, Apple hasn't dealt with any of the issues that plague other smart watches. IMHO, it will be 3-5 years before this segment has anything like the impact of iPhone or iPad. Jony's time would have been better spent on Apple TV and/or home automation/integration.
I have to laugh sometimes when people expect Apple to solve certain things as if they have special powers or something. People want a device that doesn't have to be charged every day but they also want a device that isn't dependent on their phone. Oh and something that isn't too big and chunky. How does that work, especially with a colored retina display and all the sensors in the device? I suppose Apple could have said screw it we're not doing a watch until it can be super thin with a battery that lasts a week. Or they could have released a FuelBand clone but everyone would have considered that even more underwhelming than what they did release.
I can't get over how many people want to shower with a watch on. Lmfao. Your in the shower to clean, not tell the time