Yes. The SS in my opinion has weight and looks far more professional than the sport. The Sport looks toyish in some settings.
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If you had the opportunity to upgrade to the stainless for $150, would you?
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Man, I would hate to be that concerned with other people and their stupid thoughts. Not much of a way to live life.
I prefer the look of the aluminum watches, so I got the Sport in gold but paired it with the $7000 gold clasp band so people won't accidentally think I'm poor.
Ok so I know I said I wasn't going to do it but I just couldn't stop thinking about it and I did it! I bought a $500 apple watch SS on swappa with applecare+ until 9/2017. Only been used for a few weeks. Incredible deal. Now to sell mine for $350 and I'm good to go. It's a 42mm silver sport with Applecare so it shouldn't be on the market for too long.
Can't wait to get my stainless apple watch. It'll go beautifully with my 3rd party bands.
Can't wait to get my stainless apple watch. It'll go beautifully with my 3rd party bands.
That's certainly a concern of mine. But I just really like the look of it over the sport watch. And with AppleCare+ I couldn't pass this deal up. Now I'll be on edge though until mine is sold for the money I want.
I've had my SS since early May and it does get minor scratches on the SS but you can't see them unless you get up close and stare. It's easy to buffer them out as well.
I have not been gentle with mine at all. Working on the yard, mowing and going under trees and pine trees, golfing, swimming, running and lifting weights. I've banged it on doors and tables and nothing but super minor scratches and I feel safe with the harder glass. Plus the band choices is limitless.
I think you made the right choice as it also looks professional. Of all the sports models, I do like the space gray.
Update: Sold my Sport on Swappa for $360. After swappa, paypal, and shipping fees I'm left with $330. Much cheaper than selling on ebay. All in all, this upgrade cost me $170. I'm sure it's worth it though.
I've had my sgs since launch day. I wouldn't have upgraded at this point because of the rumors floating around they'll be releasing a new watch late 2016. If I was going to upgrade, it would've been in the early days when it was first released. I also got off the "s" cycle when I went to the 6+. The big upgrades seemed to always come on the non s cycles. It's rolling the dice at this point, but that's half the fun in getting new gadgets.
I just might go for that deal. Hard decision, purely on aesthetics alone.
You know, really, I want both!
I'm liking this watch more than I thought I would.
You know, really, I want both!
I'm liking this watch more than I thought I would.
Same here, I love the watch. It's just with the Sport sometimes I feel like it looks nice and other times I feel like it looks a little toyish and I haven't been able to shake that feeling in the 5 months I've owned it. Meantime, I can't stop starring at photos of the stainless and marveling at how much nicer it really looks. And I have a third party stainless band that it will look great with, along with my knockoff leather loop bands.
The way I see it I tried out the watch concept with the entry level model, decided that I love it and am now upgrading to a more premium version. And to top it all off I ended up paying a little less doing it this way than if I bought a stainless watch from the very beginning. So it works out perfectly, and the Applecare+ gives me peace of mind. The Watch I bought was purchased in September so it's pretty much new.
