Sounds like you have an electronic sensitivity with the watch, which a few on here have also mentioned over the years. I would return the watch. I doubt it will get better for you.
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I say try it first thing in the morning, and see how it feels then. Wondering if your body just didn’t adjust to it, later in the day. To me, this might also give you some insight.
PS: If I ever get rid of all my mechanical watches, I will use only an Apple Watch. For now, my aluminium S6, gets worn about once or twice a month. If that…
PS: If I ever get rid of all my mechanical watches, I will use only an Apple Watch. For now, my aluminium S6, gets worn about once or twice a month. If that…
Do people typically have that issue with one type of metal and not another? Like I said, I DO sometimes get a little burning sensation up my arm at the end of the day after wearing my aluminum watch, but I don’t usually have an issue with it until I’ve worn it a long time.
I still have the SS on right now, and the burning has subsided somewhat. Obviously I would want to wear it a full day at least before I’d be comfortable that it wouldn’t be a problem. I surely don’t want to keep it and have issues with it past the time I could return it.
The weight is already a non-issue, as far as how it feels. I’m not convinced the weight has nothing to do with the burning, but it feels good on my arm - I mean other than it making it feel like it‘s on fire. ;-p
Return it and stick to what you are used to. It seems like a torturous exercise from what I am reading.
That sounds very strange, is it some sort of weird static thing going on?
I personally don't find the SS models to be £300 better than the aluminium models but it depends how much the person buying SS values £300.
This is always been my thoughts as well. I owned the aluminum model for when it first launched, and I sent it right back to Apple within my return period, being the Ion-X glass was just pure garbage. I know I’m not the ‘average consumer’, but upgrading to the stainless strictly for the sapphire display, was the best choice I made, simply because who wants to see small scratches all over a display? I know there’s options of using screen protectors, but I was never interested in those.
As long as Apple keeps producing the sapphire display on the stainless or any other higher model, that will always be my primary choice with the sapphire.
Gonna put it on this morning, and see if it happens again, and if so I will return it. Not really gonna do me any good to have a watch I can’t wear comfortably.
I have no idea what it is. I do experience it with my aluminum watch also, but it usually doesn’t bother me until late evening or at night, after being worn all day. I’m wondering if the SS one did it quickly because I had my other watch on all day.
I honestly feel like it has something to do with a nerve in my arm. It’s like the sensors hit me in just the right spot to press on it, and after a while, it just starts burning. I’ve always speculated that maybe the additional weight of the stainless is why it bothered me the first time I tried it, but it was also thicker and I was thinking maybe the sensor just pressed into my arm a little more. Shoot IDK.
I was also really sensitive to the flicker in the pro phones, although I now have a 13 pro and am either just used to it and living with a minor headache all the time, or my eyes have adjusted.
I can’t wear Airpods for long periods either Or I get awful headaches.
The sensitivities are real for sure - just wish I understood WHY.
Scientifically speaking, electronic sensitivity is not a thing… i.e. psychosomatic… a coping strategy to be able to explain conditions.
There is however the rare chance to be sensitive to some of the materials used in the SS models:
Wearing your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Get a good fit and learn about Apple Watch materials.
Or just a different feeling of weight/movement/pressure on the arm.
Our mind is quite remarkable at filtering and highlighting ‚changes‘ in perception be it just a few grams of haptics on the wrist.
so you might just want to give it a few days until it feels normal.
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I have something similar. In my case, the effect is more prominent on my left wrist than my right, and also when the back of the watch is wet. The feeling goes away if I take off the watch for a bit. It's one of the reasons why my solo loop broke so soon -- I'm constantly taking the watch off and on to deal with it.
Definitely my left wrist, as it’s the only wrist I wear a watch on - have never tried the right. The feeling goes away pretty quickly for me if I remove the watch as well. But I typically haven’t had any issues til late in the day. The SS is already bothering me. But after reading the post above yours, I’m gonna leave it on and see if I adjust to it, or if it continues to get worse.
Scientifically speaking, electronic sensitivity is not a thing… i.e. psychosomatic… a coping strategy to be able to explain conditions.
There is however the rare chance to be sensitive to some of the materials used in the SS models:
Wearing your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Get a good fit and learn about Apple Watch materials.support.apple.com
Or just a different feeling of weight/movement/pressure on the arm.
Our mind is quite remarkable at filtering and highlighting ‚changes‘ in perception be it just a few grams of haptics on the wrist.
so you might just want to give it a few days until it feels normal.
It seems both devices have the nickel in them, and I don’t know that this seems like a reaction - I would think that would cause rash/skin irritation, something along those lines. This is definitely more of a nerve feeling, like shooting pains/burning. It’s SO odd, and very frustrating. I’m gonna leave it on to see if it improves or goes away in the next couple hours.
Well, having it on my right wrist makes the activity circle increase a lot faster, so I've tried to wear the watch on my left, but always get the burning sensation after a while, and end up switching to my right. I've always worn a watch on my right wrist even though I'm right handed, because when my mom put on my first watch for me, she said give me your hand, and I extended my right, and my mom didn't realize I was wearing the watch on my right until I had gotten used to having it on my right and didn't want to change. I suspect that's why I'm better able to tolerate having Apple Watch on my right wrist, because I'm used to having something on that wrist. On the one hand, the burning sensation I get isn't so bad that I suspect if I forced myself to ignore it and keep the watch on my left wrist all the time, I'd eventually get used to it. But on the other hand, it's just bothersome enough that I, well, haven't bothered.
Now, this is with the aluminum watch. I've never tried the stainless steel. Another thought, what band are you using? Assuming the weight of the watch may be causing/exacerbating this effect, perhaps different bands could change how the weight is distributed or where it puts pressure on your wrist.
I absolutely think the bands could be making a difference. I’ve tried a few today - braided solo (no-go with the SS for sure, and definitely causes me issues with my aluminum because I think it’s just a tad too snug, although I can’t go up a size), solo would likely be doable at the size 5 because it’s much more comfortable, but the heavier SS face shifts off the top of my arm - my aluminum doesn’t do this), leather link would likely work okay, athough I am not getting a fit I love with it. So I put a regular sports band, which I typically hate wearing, just to see. No pain after nearly an hour. Not sure what it would be like all day.
I’ve decided to return it though. I absolutely love it, and love the look of it, and I think I would likely be able to work through the issues, but I think I’m gonna wait til the fall when the 8s are released and then trade in my 7. I just know if I’m going SS, I want to plan on keeping it a couple years at least, and if they have any big improvements with the 8, I know I’ll want it.
Titanium is the most bio-compatible metal. That's why they use that in orthopedic surgery.
But the sensors aren't titanium, right? I think that's the part that's causing discomfort, in my case.
It's a sapphire crystal. Don't think there is ever allergy reported of this. Metal yes, glass no.
Do I Have a Nickel or Jewelry Allergy?
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I wonder if the Bluetooth could have anything to do with it, since I have issues with Bluetooth headphones as well. Maybe because it’s resting on that nerve in my arm it causes that shooting pain.
Doesn’t explain why the SS would be more intense, unless the weight affects the pressure somehow.
IDK obviously it’s all just guessing. I DO know it isn’t in my head.
I hate that, when people tell me it's in my head. All sorts of real ailments go untreated because people aren't taken seriously When they complain. As for the watch, I'm sure it's a combination of factors, with weight being one of them. And I don't think it's allergy, it's not like I get a rash or it itches. Btw, I don't have any problems with Bluetooth, I love my Bluetooth earphones and listen to them hours at a time.
No bluetooth doesn‘t have anything to do with it. I mean you can believe whatever you want if it makes you feel any better, but from a scientific viewpoint it is not
what i personally observe with some bands is uncomfortable pressure (opposite from the watch) when its too loose or too tight.
In any way if it makes you really uncomfortable, you should probably listen to your body and stop wearing it (like that)
No bluetooth doesn‘t have anything to do with it. I mean you can believe whatever you want if it makes you feel any better, but from a scientific viewpoint it is not
what i personally observe with some bands is uncomfortable pressure (opposite from the watch) when its too loose or too tight.
In any way if it makes you really uncomfortable, you should probably listen to your body and stop wearing it (like that)
Well, I have an issue with Bluetooth earphones also, which is what makes me think that’s a possibility. I don’t think a scientific viewpoint can necessarily rule out some people being sensitive to certain things.
In what way do you have sensitivity issues with Bluetooth? Not calling you out or anything just genuinely curious.
I get headaches within about 15-20 minutes of having them in my ears. And it is every time, without fail. I rarely get headaches, so I’m not super prone to them in general.