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Is anyone else "double wristing" it?

Ergates-thi-Ant said:
Could've sworn I read that the apple watch doesn't work properly if worn on the underside of your wrist?
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Ergates-thi-Ant said:
FWIW I quite like the idea of wearing it on the underside, it seems a more ergonomic way of using a smartwatch.
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Archer1440 said:
No, he's correct.

It's in the manual. Apple watch must be work on top of the wrist for sensors to work. Chapter 12, page 57.

"In addition, the sensors will work only when you wear Apple Watch on the top of your wrist."

I did this (Omega on the left, plastic original Pebble on the right) for a day under long sleeves just to see if I could live with the Pebble. That Pebble is still in a drawer somewhere. I can understand how you feel, I have an auto winder loaded with high end Swiss timepieces and also feel a little bad I'm not using them, but not bad enough to do what you're doing.

It's either a new chapter or in six months there may be some reason to go back. The watches aren't fruit, they'll be around long after.
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I've always worn a watch on the inside of my wrist; Don't ask me why, it's just the way I was taught when I was gifted my first Casio 22 years ago and it's always stuck with me. It feels foreign wearing it any other way. But I definitely can say the sensors all work fine, heart-rate monitor included.

I don't have any problems with bumping my watch on my Macbook Pro or on my desk or on anything else. Maybe it's because I've been wearing my watch this way since before computers even, so I've learned to compensate.
 
makotoisle said:
I've always worn a watch on the inside of my wrist; Don't ask me why, it's just the way I was taught when I was gifted my first Casio 22 years ago and it's always stuck with me. It feels foreign wearing it any other way. But I definitely can say the sensors all work fine, heart-rate monitor included.

I don't have any problems with bumping my watch on my Macbook Pro or on my desk or on anything else. Maybe it's because I've been wearing my watch this way since before computers even, so I've learned to compensate.
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I've never worn a watch on the underside but have many family members who do. This will be the first watch that I wear this way. So far after a few days I find that I have grown accustomed to it and find that it isn't a problem. As you said I find that the heart rate and activity sensors are working just as well as when I had it on the top of my wrist. I think that they key is wearing it snug enough that the watch doesn't lose contact with the underside of the wrist as that could cause it to think that it was taken off and relock the screen.

Luckily in my line of work (acute care surgery) I don't spend a great deal of time at a desk on the computer. The biggest annoyance is taking off and putting back on two watches each time I go to the OR. But like I said I used to wear bracelets anyway so it's actually easier to remove the watch than a bracelet.
 
The fact that apple went out of their way to mention this issue of wearing the watch on top of the wrist probably means what works for you might not work for some, or many others.

But if you ARE going to do this, at least go with the white sport band... :)
 

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I've worn both a mechanical and the AW at the same time. I use a Milanese loop and wear the watch face down on the right wrist so it looks like a bracelet. I spend a lot of time on the computer to wearing it face down is a hassle. There have been times I've worn the AW face up and I just deactivate the wrist raise.
I wish the AW was designed as a cuff because I like the functionality of the AW but I would like to use traditional watches to tell the time.
 
fischersd said:
Sorry, I think you're going to draw a lot of negative attention by wearing two watches at the same time. Understand your love for those time pieces, but it's just not going to look good.

On the lighter side: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...se-heir-bought-his-dog-two-gold-apple-watches

(Yes, old news, but the corollary hit my funny bone) :)
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Actually my Apple Watch garners almost no attention because the watch display is hidden under my right wrist. LOL. for most people it looks like I'm just wearing a wide bracelet which I normally did anyway before I got the Watch.

I suppose it could be worse...
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xthine said:
I've worn both a mechanical and the AW at the same time. I use a Milanese loop and wear the watch face down on the right wrist so it looks like a bracelet. I spend a lot of time on the computer to wearing it face down is a hassle. There have been times I've worn the AW face up and I just deactivate the wrist raise.
I wish the AW was designed as a cuff because I like the functionality of the AW but I would like to use traditional watches to tell the time.
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I agree. This is exactly why I had originally bought the Milanese as well.
 
ocabj said:
Not social status; economic status.
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Well, I'm not so sure about that. I happily wear my $150 Invicta automatic diver to work just as often as my Omega. My collection ranges from $30 flea market finds up to swiss mechanical automatics.

For me it really is about the watches.

But yeah for many of my colleagues it is purely a display of status with their Rolexes, Panerai, and Breitlings. They couldn't tell you the first thing about the mechanical movements inside or the bezel/crystal/case materials.
 
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I used to always wear two watches when I traveled, but on the same wrist.

This made living in multiple far flung timezones much easier, particularly with fast trips where my internal clock never reset. The kind of trips when you make up and wonder way you are and if it is day or night.

But with complications on the apple watch faces, I can now show multiple time zones all on the same face. It's great.

Oh, and I also used to wear my watch inside of my wrist (Rolex submariner). This doesn't work at all for me with the Apple Watch. Turning my wrist doesn't unlock the screen.
 
vanilla.coffee said:
Guy came up to me the other day and asked why I had two watches on. Said I looked like a tool.

I responded by asking him why he had his jeans so low he was revealing a vast amount of his underwear?
I would venture to suggest he looked more of a tool than I did.
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GREAT response to that guy! LOL!!!
 
riverfreak said:
I used to always wear two watches when I traveled, but on the same wrist.

This made living in multiple far flung timezones much easier, particularly with fast trips where my internal clock never reset. The kind of trips when you make up and wonder way you are and if it is day or night.

But with complications on the apple watch faces, I can now show multiple time zones all on the same face. It's great.

Oh, and I also used to wear my watch inside of my wrist (Rolex submariner). This doesn't work at all for me with the Apple Watch. Turning my wrist doesn't unlock the screen.
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Haha. They do have travel or GMT complications for mechanical watches, you know.
 
It's not uncommon for watch connoisseurs to wear a watch or two on each wrist. It's a watch guy thing.


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It was ALL the rage in 85.

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Swatch likely saved the Swiss watch industry as well.
 
Why in the world would wearing two watches make someone look like a tool? And why should it matter? Of course, I'm one of those two watch persons so I guess my opinion is tainted. Plus, not only do I wear two watches, but on the arm that has the non-Apple watch, I wear both a bling Harley watch & a bling Harley cuff. No one has questioned me yet :).
 
HDJulie said:
Why in the world would wearing two watches make someone look like a tool? And why should it matter? Of course, I'm one of those two watch persons so I guess my opinion is tainted. Plus, not only do I wear two watches, but on the arm that has the non-Apple watch, I wear both a bling Harley watch & a bling Harley cuff. No one has questioned me yet :).
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Tools don't think they look like tools.
 
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I just don't see that as a solution. I wish there was one but there really isn't. I have a beloved steel Cartier Panthere with three rows of gold links in the bracelet and I have enjoyed wearing it for many years. It's kinda tough to leave it in my jewelry box now ....
 
LD Curb said:
I just don't see that as a solution. I wish there was one but there really isn't. I have a beloved steel Cartier Panthere with three rows of gold links in the bracelet and I have enjoyed wearing it for many years. It's kinda tough to leave it in my jewelry box now ....
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Fitbit style bracelets are a good solution IMO.
The apple watch doesn't offer nearly enough to make me give up my traditional watches.
 
Wearing my birth year watch on my left wrist and my AW SS Milanese loop on the right. No hiding today, wearing the AW face up with activate on wrist raise enabled.
 
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lol what r the odds, i was just watching Full House on Netflix. U were pretty hip in 1987 ... BUT it is Joey soooo
 

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In my opinion, two watches look awkward.

If it makes you happy though, go for it.
 
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