Are you worried at all about the thickness of these watches?

[papa8706]

I don't think it'll be an issue for most but I would love to see them thin down the bulk in the future. I think for smart watches to be successful from a fashion standpoint they need to lessen the gap between one another.

Nowadays, there is kind of a "geeky" stigma around pebble/android smart watches. Once these watches aren't so bulky/obviously digital, I think more will be willing to give them a shot and enjoy the benefits. It's hard to explain to someone why they're are so useful in theory until they experienced it for themselves.

 

[marvz]

The watch I've been wearing daily for the past 4 years has a 45mm bezel and is 18.4 mm thick and weighs 145g for just the watch (no strap). The Apple watch is NOT thick at all, or even particularly large/heavy by watch standards.

This. I don't know what kind of watches people are wearing but the Apple Watch is comparatively small (of course I'm talking about men watches).

 

[papa8706]

This. I don't know what kind of watches people are wearing but the Apple Watch is comparatively small (of course I'm talking about men watches).

10.5mm is pretty large, especially for a 38mm face IMO. Most of my watches are below 10mm in the 6-8mm range. To each their own though

 

[Tycho24]

Worried? No more than finding a great pair of jeans on sale then discovering they are button fly! Maybe a tad disappointment, but no worries. If it doesn't work for me it doesn't work. Worried is for more important problems.

What???!!!
There are people for which button fly is NOT 1st choice??!

*reexamines entire life*

 

[bnekic]

I am surprised how chunky the watch looks in the unofficial photos trickling out since the latest Apple event.



It's not exactly "Apple-thin" is it?

You're thinking of it all wrong. Apple made the first gen 10.5mm on purpose so they can slowly make the watch thinner every upgrade.

 

[Julien]

10.5mm is pretty large, especially for a 38mm face IMO. Most of my watches are below 10mm in the 6-8mm range. To each their own though

Keep in mind that 10.5mm is at the high point of the HR sensor. This will fit inside the natural divot between the ulna and the radius. The actual effective thickness of the Watch when wearing will be a lot less. Probably a lot closer to 8mm. I bet most are going to be pleasantly surprised how thin the Watch is on their wrist.

 

[Glene]

My G shock is thicker.....no prob here.....

 

[marvz]

10.5mm is pretty large, especially for a 38mm face IMO. Most of my watches are below 10mm in the 6-8mm range. To each their own though

Yes, of course to each their own but I am really astonished that many people are seeing the Apple Watch as big. My daily-wear watch is 10.5mm and it looks rather small compared to other men watches. And no I'm not fat.

 

[papa8706]

Yes, of course to each their own but I am really astonished that many people are seeing the Apple Watch as big. My daily-wear watch is 10.5mm and it looks rather small compared to other men watches. And no I'm not fat.

You made a good point. I tend to like smaller watches so I may be biased but I think proportion is probably more important than thickness.

I tend to think of a depth of 10.5mm+ for watches in the 44-46mm range but I think the 42mm will look fine. The depth on the 38mm seems a little thick but I'm guessing they didn't have much room to work with giving it the same pretty much the same internals (besides screen & pixel density).

 

[ksuyen]

Nah, at Depth: 10.5 millimetres thick at the thickest point is actually thin (especially for smart-watch). It is even less than 1 cm if you wear it (the sensors press into your skin and won't be seen).

 

[Chupa Chupa]

What???!!!
There are people for which button fly is NOT 1st choice??!

*reexamines entire life*

There might be but they are the ones that are either better disciplined than I searching out restrooms at the last minute or they have VIP privileges and don't have to wait in line after "holding it" because of game changing events on the field the last minute of the 1st quarter or inning or something. Yes, button fly jeans are not my friend.

 

[Patriot24]

A couple members of the press that were able to try on the watch at the last event remarked recently on separate podcasts that the watches aren't as big as they look online. They also said that the colors of the bands and casings are different in person.

Sounds like the product just doesn't photograph all that well in comparison with what it will really look like on your wrist.