Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Considering switching to a Santos. Thoughts?
- Thread starter The Cockney Rebel
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Howard2k
macrumors 604
Howard2k
macrumors 604
That's a you issue. You can configure the AW to work just like a regular watch. Turn off notifications, use a simple face. It's still a better watch than pretty much any other watch you can think of when it comes to the core function of a watch (telling the time).
The complaining about distractions is silly, you just need to figure out hoe to use the device.
It's like complaining that radios are too loud. just adjust the volume.
Chinch07
macrumors member
Howard2k
macrumors 604
GlenK
macrumors 68000
ThailandToo
macrumors 65816
Still looks like the same crap watch everyone else is wearing. I wouldn’t wear mine out of the house unless it was at the gym for tracking reasons. Turning off notifications is one way, but everyone I see is so addicted to their screens they’re missing the whole world and reality around them. Apple banks on it! Tim Crook banks on it! AAPL shareholders bank on it!
What I would like is a device that doesn’t tell time, doesn’t give me crap notifications, no display and just tracks my health. Like an Apple Ring. But Tim was so busy pursuing everything from cars to augmented reality that he never stopped to think what people wanted was a better way to get the same results.
Stop wearing Omega or Rolex or Seiko for an Apple Watch! No thanks. OP has the right idea. A bunch of money hungry top 1% get rich by selling crap watches that last a few years and are meant to go in the trash.
Howard2k
macrumors 604
It is the world's most popular watch, to be fair. Yeah, there are lots out there. And as the world's most popular watch is probably a reasonable assumption that Cook got it right.
I've never seen anyone with the same configuration as mine in the wild though. (Band, face). There are literally over 1 million ways that you can differentiate an Apple Watch.
I do see the desire for a dumber tracking device though. Not for me, but I get it.
Last edited:
jseymour
macrumors 6502
Is that supposed to be an argument or some kind of burn?
I also survived for years without 4WD/AWD in my vehicles, but every one of my last three has had them and I sure have been glad of it in wintertime. Same for ABI, heated steering wheel, heated seats, hands-free phone support, and GPS.
Being nearly 3/4s of a century old there are a lot of things without which I've "survived" over the years—the benefits of which I now enjoy. Y'know, like, oh, say the Internet?
Or that snow blower I used yesterday to clear about 5 in. of snow. Back when I was a kid we had to do that with shovels, no matter how deep it was.
Technology marches on.
Unless you're a Luddite. Then I guess technology is frozen for you at some point in the past 😉
You don't have to be addicted to timely notifications to see the advantages of getting them.
E.g.: Our home has both alarm and video surveillance systems. I get notifications from them. With the Watch I don't have to necessarily pull my phone to see them.
Or they concede it and are of the opinion it's worth the trade-off.
Yes: The runtime on battery sucks. That's one reason I may hold out for an Ultra 3. But, for me, the many advantages outweigh that negative.
Last edited:
surferfb
macrumors 68030
People, wear what you want! 95% of people don't notice, and the 99% of those that do notice won't care. If you're, like me, one of those weird people who notices what watches people wear: don't judge others for what watch they choose.
Like I said upthread, I'll likely never wear an Apple Watch again. I love my mechanicals too much. But I can totally see why someone would give up a mechanical watch for Apple Watch. Different strokes for different folks. Yes mechanical watches are a form of jewelry. Yes, lots of them are hideously overpriced; my grail watch costs $67,000 (before you ask, no, I'm never going to own one) and the cheapest Apple Watch literally does everything that it does more accurately (although it has a 72 hour power reserve, so I guess its "battery life" is better). I think watches are a form of art and love getting a smile on my face every time I look at my wrist, and I didn't get that out of Apple Watch. But it's an admittedly silly reason.
The Apple Watch is absolutely a better value than almost any mechanical watch. If you don't care about watches like 99% of society, Apple Watch makes a whole lot of sense.
Like I said upthread, I'll likely never wear an Apple Watch again. I love my mechanicals too much. But I can totally see why someone would give up a mechanical watch for Apple Watch. Different strokes for different folks. Yes mechanical watches are a form of jewelry. Yes, lots of them are hideously overpriced; my grail watch costs $67,000 (before you ask, no, I'm never going to own one) and the cheapest Apple Watch literally does everything that it does more accurately (although it has a 72 hour power reserve, so I guess its "battery life" is better). I think watches are a form of art and love getting a smile on my face every time I look at my wrist, and I didn't get that out of Apple Watch. But it's an admittedly silly reason.
The Apple Watch is absolutely a better value than almost any mechanical watch. If you don't care about watches like 99% of society, Apple Watch makes a whole lot of sense.
Howard2k
macrumors 604
Hah, I have worn them together on different wrists - but you can't take a picture that way!
Apple Watch is so 2020.
I mainly use my AW4 SS as a silent wakeup alarm.
Rest of the time? Speedmaster sapphire sandwich, Tissot 1938 COSC, Hamilton Ventura Chrono and soon Doxa Sub 200T.
I mainly use my AW4 SS as a silent wakeup alarm.
Rest of the time? Speedmaster sapphire sandwich, Tissot 1938 COSC, Hamilton Ventura Chrono and soon Doxa Sub 200T.
goldmac2006
macrumors 604
Hey everyone, here’s a thread about double wristing mechanical watches and Apple Watches. I strongly believe in wearing both of them together and mixing them up. Here’s the link: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...me.2378514/page-3?post=33451506#post-33451506
The original poster in that thread is an Apple Watch Ultra user, just like you, and they also own Rolexes.
Last edited:
Ultra 2 with the nomad rocky pt band now that's a Apple Watch.
That thing OP is looking at is ugly as.
That thing OP is looking at is ugly as.
goldmac2006
macrumors 604
Where did you get blood oxygen on your Apple Watch Ultra 2 in black tatty? These ones do not have it in USA 🇺🇸
stanza.richi
macrumors 65816
Howard2k
macrumors 604
aevan
macrumors 601
Everyone has their taste and to each their own, but every single Apple Watch looks far prettier and more elegant to me than this garish piece of pompous jewelry. Then again, I'm not into jewelry.
But hey, if you like it - go for it. The only reason I say this is - because you asked 🙂
Nice look - I like the black AWU2 with rugged rubber bands, like this one and the black ocean band
Yes I have the back ocean too, the nomad is more comfortable for me. Great band.
goldmac2006
macrumors 604
I knew it! The only Apple Watch Ultra 2 in natural titanium released before 2024 has it. And guess what? That latest Apple Watch Ultra and the Apple Watch series 9 are the only ones that have blood oxygen and are the newest.
Thanks a bunch! Now, the doc with the AWU 2 is in the party! 🎉 Can you share some insights on the advantages of rocking both a regular watch and an Apple Watch? I’ve heard you’re a daily wearer, and we have a couple of Apple Watch enthusiasts who prefer to wear both. On the flip side, what are the drawbacks of having both a mechanical watch and an Apple Watch (even with an Apple Watch Ultra or a series 10)? We’re all ears!