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Going from Stainless Steel to Sports now

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It appears that the price of the Stainless Steel watch has gone down a lot (used versions I mean) compared to the Sport one. It seems that if you're the type of person who likes to upgrade every year and sell their old ones, it's not a great idea to get the Stainless Steel ones. Here in the UK, the price of the Stainless Steel one has gone up a lot more than the Sport version.

I was going to skip this upgrade but it seems more economical to just sell my steel one, and get a sport one and enjoy the swimming and capabilities. It also seems that Apple is focusing a lot more on the fitness aspects of the watch compared to the fashion aspect.

Anyone else have thoughts on this?
 
My thought on this: this is absolutely your decision.

For some people the resale value doesn't matter, they buy the stainless steel version for the looks or their style no matter the price.
 
TorontoSS said:
It also seems that Apple is focusing a lot more on the fitness aspects of the watch compared to the fashion aspect.
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Yes, it seems more people are interested in the sports model, and sports aspect over making a fashion statement.

TorontoSS said:
Anyone else have thoughts on this?
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Buy what you want and enjoy, don't worry about the resale value. Its a watch to be worn and enjoyed :)
 
I sure like the looks of the stainless but for the price I can't justify it since it will be outdated in a year
 
I have SS original and I will get series II NIKE version for sporting and hard use cases. I'll save SS for some events though. Why selling it when you can use both? They have different style and fit for different kind of clothes.
 
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maflynn said:
Yes, it seems more people are interested in the sports model, and sports aspect over making a fashion statement.


Buy what you want and enjoy, don't worry about the resale value. Its a watch to be worn and enjoyed :)
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Agree with you and Rok73 above. One should get what they want, enjoy the watch and not worry about re-sale. THAT BEING SAID, I genuinely love the watch for it's sporting features. I like the way it looks too but the stainless steel is not such a massive difference. Thanks for your insights.
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matrix07 said:
I have SS original and I will get series II NIKE version for sporting and hard use cases. I'll save SS for some events though. Why selling it when you can use both? They have different style and fit for different kind of clothes.
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Would agree with you generally. BUT it's nice to have a little bit to put towards the next purchase and also generally for more formal days and days when you have important meetings, I wear my proper watch. But it depends on everyone's needs/lifestyle, etc.
 
TorontoSS said:
It appears that the price of the Stainless Steel watch has gone down a lot (used versions I mean) compared to the Sport one. It seems that if you're the type of person who likes to upgrade every year and sell their old ones, it's not a great idea to get the Stainless Steel ones. Here in the UK, the price of the Stainless Steel one has gone up a lot more than the Sport version.

I was going to skip this upgrade but it seems more economical to just sell my steel one, and get a sport one and enjoy the swimming and capabilities. It also seems that Apple is focusing a lot more on the fitness aspects of the watch compared to the fashion aspect.

Anyone else have thoughts on this?
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First off, I swim with my current SS AW. I wouldn't try to dive with it, but plenty of people have been swimming, showering, etc.. without a problem. I should note that I don't swim that often... perhaps if you did laps every day it wouldn't hold up.

Regarding upgrading, I bought my current SS AW used, so my spend was much less to begin with. I am thinking of getting either the new Nike one, or picking up a sport. I could then keep it banded for sports and outside work and keep a leather band on the SS.... but I'll probably just keep what I have. I am sure that there will be Nike clone bands pretty cheap and pretty soon.
 
TorontoSS said:
I was going to skip this upgrade but it seems more economical to just sell my steel one, and get a sport one and enjoy the swimming and capabilities. It also seems that Apple is focusing a lot more on the fitness aspects of the watch compared to the fashion aspect.
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You may be surprised – I sold my day one SS and "downgraded" to the space grey Sport and liked it much better. It's lighter, the display is easier to read in direct sunlight and the taptic engine seemed more prominent to me on the Sport.
 
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PatrickNSF said:
You may be surprised – I sold my day one SS and "downgraded" to the space grey Sport and liked it much better. It's lighter, the display is easier to read in direct sunlight and the taptic engine seemed more prominent to me on the Sport.
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Thanks Patrick - that's some good insight. Hopefully I'll notice the upgrade!
 
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newdeal said:
I sure like the looks of the stainless but for the price I can't justify it since it will be outdated in a year
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outdated in *two* years. In my opinion it will be a two year cycle with the next iteration adding probably more battery life, a slight design change and possible a FaceTime camera and maybe an additional sensor. If they add the latter it will probably bring the cost slightly up from this generation. I think that with the apple watch you are safe to get whichever model you choose and be safe to enjoy it for years to come (with exception of the 10k+ gold ones, that was just silly).
 
I have the AW1 stainless steel. You logic makes sense to me. If I upgrade to AW2, I would go with the cheaper option. AW3 have the potential to be big steps forward. We are early in the AW game, and improvement year over year is likely to be significant. I can see keeping my annual investment, depending on how weak I am each iteration, to a minimum.
 
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I have the AW1 stainless steel. You logic makes sense to me. If I upgrade to AW2, I would go with the cheaper option. AW3 have the potential to be big steps forward. We are early in the AW game, and improvement year over year is likely to be significant. I can see keeping my annual investment, depending on how weak I am each iteration, to a minimum.
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my theory with this gen's purchase is to get the one i wanted originally when i bought the sport. I am getting the black SS with link bracelet. My plan is that with each new generation I just keep my link and buy the cheapest new black SS case with a sport back option they have. replace the sport band with my link and keep rollin. I really want a link and i have the money to get it now and from the about of durability I hear the link has it should last several generations as long as I take it to get it polished from time to time.
 
TorontoSS said:
It appears that the price of the Stainless Steel watch has gone down a lot (used versions I mean) compared to the Sport one. It seems that if you're the type of person who likes to upgrade every year and sell their old ones, it's not a great idea to get the Stainless Steel ones. Here in the UK, the price of the Stainless Steel one has gone up a lot more than the Sport version.

I was going to skip this upgrade but it seems more economical to just sell my steel one, and get a sport one and enjoy the swimming and capabilities. It also seems that Apple is focusing a lot more on the fitness aspects of the watch compared to the fashion aspect.

Anyone else have thoughts on this?
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Sounds cheap...
 
I feel stuck not knowing what to do with my choice. SS is nice, but you guys are right, these things are kind of throwaways. But dang the black SS looks nice.
 
jonnysods said:
I feel stuck not knowing what to do with my choice. SS is nice, but you guys are right, these things are kind of throwaways. But dang the black SS looks nice.
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You should get the black SS AW. It's looks sexy on men.
 
oftheheavens said:
my theory with this gen's purchase is to get the one i wanted originally when i bought the sport. I am getting the black SS with link bracelet. My plan is that with each new generation I just keep my link and buy the cheapest new black SS case with a sport back option they have. replace the sport band with my link and keep rollin. I really want a link and i have the money to get it now and from the about of durability I hear the link has it should last several generations as long as I take it to get it polished from time to time.
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But the danger is next year (or whenever) the strap fittings might change for series 3 due to a new design.
 
Price is the turn off for me. It's already not cheap for a watch you are likely to not be using in 4-5 years. Before this my most expensive watch was a $300 Tissot. Still works though :)
 
jonnysods said:
Reckon apple would do that? I feel like they will try to incorporate the strap design and connection into all their Series.
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I don't... they can seriously slim down the watch and still have plenty of room for that strap. I think the strap and chargning mechanism are a staple that will stay at least as long as the 30-pin.
 
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lordofthereef said:
I don't... they can seriously slim down the watch and still have plenty of room for that strap. I think the strap and chargning mechanism are a staple that will stay at least as long as the 30-pin.
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Making the Watch connector thinner is a given, the only question is when. Peer down the connectors sideways sometime, there is room for slimming - for sure.
 
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