I think that your experience is more typical than not.I owned a series 1 and 2 apple watch but to be honest it sat on its dock most of the time. If it worked independently of the iphone i would consider buying another one. I found, for instance, the weather for weather underground wouldn’t update regularly unless I kept opening the wu app on the iphone. It was the same for several apps, so i got rid of them.
...or not! I'll have your hundred bucks$100 says they're going to charge for those 4K movie rentals and purchases.
Sadly screensaver apps are the only purchases I have made with my ATV3, besides content. I like having a “Scene Screen” like they had in Back to the futureScreen savers are back in fashion! Bring on the flying toasters.