ya I turned off most of the AW nags within a week of getting it. Even better than ignoring them!
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Yeah this is the key. Just like on the phone too, a little time invested here in customization is a huge benefit over the term.
After ending up using it as pretty much a glorified volume control for 5 years the Apple Watch is gone. I've considered refreshing it for a newer model to be a volume control *and* desktop Touch ID surrogate since I can't stand the Magic Keyboards, but so far I've resisted that temptation since I don't actually think that will work well (as well as the fact I dont like wearing watches indoors). I'm also not into the cult of personal optimization, another reason for not wanting the Watch.
I do love the Eco-Drive I was given 25 years ago. It only died recently, and after the accumulator was replaced it's working without issues again. I'll probably be rocking this whenever I want to wear a watch until it actually dies.
I do love the Eco-Drive I was given 25 years ago. It only died recently, and after the accumulator was replaced it's working without issues again. I'll probably be rocking this whenever I want to wear a watch until it actually dies.
I wouldn't say that Rolex 18kt YachtMaster is 'outdated' mate 🤣. They don't go out of date I can assure you.
They do go out of date when it come to the practicalities of wearing them. I have to disagree.
Practicality is a different topic entirely but rarely these days do people buy a Rolex because it is practical anyway. I have never gone deep sea diving with my Submariner and 99% of the time wear an Apple Watch, I just don't class mechanical watches as 'out-of-date' but perhaps we have different interpretations on that.
All Rolex watches are timeless! Unpractical? Possibly but they never go out of date, certainly not their sport watch line.
I do a lot of travelling. I found the Apple Watch to be a net loss when travelling as it requires regular feeding and can attract the wrong kind of attention in some places I have hung around. It's also distracting and has a number of annoyances which make it utterly unsuitable for some outdoor activities in bad weather. I do however need the time to be accessible without getting a smartphone out and waving it around lest it gets swiped. End game was going back to a Casio F91W digital watch, something I used in the 80s and 90s extensively. Cost me £12.
I would not go for an expensive mechanical or designer watch myself. They are inferior in nearly every respect to a crap digital watch on the time keeping and robustness front. And definitely inferior on the total cost of ownership. I have no interest in status or jewellery whatsoever.
I have an AW S10 I haven't worn for about a month in the cupboard. It may be sold soon. I don't think I'll bother again.
I would not go for an expensive mechanical or designer watch myself. They are inferior in nearly every respect to a crap digital watch on the time keeping and robustness front. And definitely inferior on the total cost of ownership. I have no interest in status or jewellery whatsoever.
I have an AW S10 I haven't worn for about a month in the cupboard. It may be sold soon. I don't think I'll bother again.
Sorry but I do think in today’s world a solid gold Rolex represents conspicuous consumption and can get you killed. I love my Rolex but not enough to risk my life for it.
I agree with you there and a lot of people are getting hurt and killed even when they are wearing super clone versions too that aren't even the real thing. They are not a daily watch anymore where they can be seen in public.
having a beautiful and classic automatic watch on the left wrist and a smart watch on the right (not necessarily an Apple Watch), for me is the best of both worlds
there are certain locations at certain times of the day/night though, where I prefer to wear no watch at all or concealed only
there are certain locations at certain times of the day/night though, where I prefer to wear no watch at all or concealed only
I would love to have a smart watch that works light powered or with some other permanent power source one day. And which still could display maps and directions. Today's daily charging requirement is a dealbreaker to me.
Absolutely. I wear an Apple watch mainly throughout the day but on weekends and pretty much any other time I put on a nice mechanical watch.
Yes, before apple watch I wore a bunch of mechanical rolex & omega, some even vintage.
Apple watch got me on track with proper health tracking. Ultimately I got annoyed at the bugs which mainly came down to the company 3CX app just completely failing to work with apple watch, their fault, not apples. Also it was a bit exhausting working through all the notification settings to stop interruptions.
Post apple watch I'm rocking a G-Shock GMWB5000. It's good for accurate time and looks, that's about it. Back to the simple life.
I do plan to go back to apple watch, but two things need to happen;
Apple watch got me on track with proper health tracking. Ultimately I got annoyed at the bugs which mainly came down to the company 3CX app just completely failing to work with apple watch, their fault, not apples. Also it was a bit exhausting working through all the notification settings to stop interruptions.
Post apple watch I'm rocking a G-Shock GMWB5000. It's good for accurate time and looks, that's about it. Back to the simple life.
I do plan to go back to apple watch, but two things need to happen;
- I am waiting for apple to sort its **** out with the blood oxygen situation in the US, BS as far as I'm concerned.
- Glucose; this is going to be a huge and help so many when they can mentally make a connection between a WTF notification after downing a couple krispy kremes.
If you have health problems or you obsessed about tracking your stats this device can help, otherwise it’s just a gadget.
I can appreciate you wouldn't go saturation diving with a Submariner.For this you need Rolex DeepSea…
You can even shower with this watch 🚿For this you need Rolex DeepSea…
