zmunkz
macrumors 6502a
Yeah I hear you, but it is against the forum rules... see the sticky thread about corrections. It is considered acceptable shorthand.
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Yeah I hear you, but it is against the forum rules... see the sticky thread about corrections. It is considered acceptable shorthand.
Ljohnson72
macrumors 6502a
You may not care about the history and engineering behind fantastic time pieces, but plenty of people do. Otherwise companies like Audemars Piguet, A. Lange & Söhne, and Patek Philippe would be out of business. Again, most people are not in the market for $5k, $10k, $50k, $100k+ watches.
You completely missed my point....about progressing rather than living in the past. Its time watches did more than simply tell time and be a status symbol. There is a reason watches had fallen out of favor with most people...the reason is the lack of utility as it relates to a watch. While a smart watch doesnt currently get rid of the need for a phone, it does significantly alter the way we interact with our phones...a normal watch does not alter anyones lives in any noticeable and significant way like the smart watch does.
dotnet
macrumors 68000
I think there is a lot of that going on around here 😀
I agree that the so called time pieces are pretty bad at keeping time, compared to other readily available methods. They are more than good enough for the usual purpose of a wrist watch, of course, but have been trounced by far cheaper alternatives. So it would be accurate to describe expensive Swiss watches first and foremost as jewellery, and as status symbols.
Further, when pointing out tradition and heritage of their watches owners often act as if the Apple Watch has no tradition or heritage. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Apple Watch is the culmination of decades, centuries and arguably millennia of human ingenuity and achievements in a multitude of fields. Just to list a few:
- Computers 1820s or thereabouts, ignoring pre-Babbage computing devices, 2400BC not ignoring them
- Electricity arguably 1600
- The telegraph (text messaging) 1760s
- The telephone 1860s
- The quartz oscillator 1880
- The transistor 1947
- The electrochemical battery 1800
- Metallurgy, stainless steel and aluminium both around 1820s
- Jewellery and fashion, the Milanese band late 1800s
and probably countless other inventions that just don't pop into my mind right now.
We should also be wary of arguments that pitch "hand-crafted by master artisans" against "mass-produced in China". Just consider these figures from 2011 (I didn't find anything more recent):
(full page here)
Three quarters of a million Rolex chronometers in a year, with just 2,800 employees! There goes that adage of a year-long toil to hand-craft a Rolex 🙄 If this isn't mass production I don't know what it is.
I'm sure there are many good reasons to love and hang on to mechanical watches, but precise time keeping or a uniquely rich heritage are not among them.
Went out Friday night in a college town. Had a few people ask me for an 'elevator pitch' about the watch, and everyone seemed very impressed. Best of all, I got a chick back to my apartment after using the watch as a conversation starter when she approached me 😉
Safe to say, I love this thing 😀
Safe to say, I love this thing 😀
l3it3r
macrumors regular
my watch hasn't come yet, but my wife's has.
She had a person come into her office the other day and was chatting with her for a minute before he noticed her watch and he said "is that the Apple Watch? No - It couldn't be.." and she just goes "yep, sure is" 😎
That's it though, we've been out in public many times and no one else has noticed. I think that's wonderful and I'm looking forward to that 'anonymity' as well.
She had a person come into her office the other day and was chatting with her for a minute before he noticed her watch and he said "is that the Apple Watch? No - It couldn't be.." and she just goes "yep, sure is" 😎
That's it though, we've been out in public many times and no one else has noticed. I think that's wonderful and I'm looking forward to that 'anonymity' as well.
AbsolutePryme
macrumors member
For me, going to work with it on, all of my employees noticed it and wanted demos. Only a couple of customers noticed and asked "can you take it off so I can play around with it." I quickly responded, "I'm sorry but I can't do that". He just shrugged and walked off. My family keep calling it the "iWatch" because they know it irritates me but that's it. I plan on wearing everywhere and everyday unless I have some very important business/formal functions. Other than that, I'm ready. I'll use ApplePay on it this week and see anything happens. Lol.
Ben_Dover
macrumors regular
People know it's watch They call it iwatchjust to annoy you.
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The cat has it around its neck.
valleian
macrumors 6502
Well it's been a full week and a couple of days on top of that for good measure. Let's just say, I kinda know what it feels like to be a celebrity. I honestly haven't gotten this much attention for anything I've ever done or had, and I owned the original iPod, iPhone and, iPad (God knows I flaunted the hell out of the iPod and iPhone). I'm guessing that the reason for this is that Apple is a much more "known" company that's it was in '01, '07, and '10 respectively. It also probably helps that I'm no longer 5, 10, or 13. Being a young adult probably helps make people feel comfortable coming right up to me and expecting a full demo. Undeniably though, the
Watch is hounded more than any other Apple products I've ever had. All the kids and teachers in my classes knew I was getting it and wanted to see it on day one. The 27th was a busy day for the watch, every class wanted a demo and all of them had their own individual questions about the way something worked or what it "couldn't" do (they were surprised I could make a call but not take a photo). None the less it was a great day for the watch. The next day, Tuesday the 28th, was the day people in the halls started to notice it. All the teachers at lunch wanted to know if students in thier class could text and if they really could send heartbeat, etc. even the Vice Principal, a technophobe wanted to see what it could do. On Wednesday, one kid was in a class adjacent to mine and was discussing "that kid with the Apple Watch". I decided to introduce myself (Barge into a class) and show it off. The rest of the week has pretty much been a mix of all three days. At work (I'm in training for supervisor, so I've been interacting more often with people) I've been giving people demos of the Pay feature, and explaining the basics. The only uncomfortable part so far is a 9th grader who really wants to try it on. At first he was just interested in what it was, then he went into full on geek mode and researched the whole thing (essentially what we did over 7 months, in one night) and has grown increasingly obsessed with my watch. He is trying to persuade his parents to buy him one, but until then I think I'm stuck with him. I always tell him no in the most polite way possible, but recently he has become borderline stalk-ish. I've heard him say "I'm going to take it if I can't try it on". If it ever gets to a point that I have to physically resist him, I'll contact the principal. But I only have about a month left so I'm not too worried. People have been quick to assume that I'm spoiled and that my mother bought it for me, which is perhaps the most annoying thing, since I've been saving up since September. Unlike some of the comments on here, I really don't mind if they question how much I paid for it, just if they assume that I didn't earn it. In the end I'd say Apple would be proud of the job I've been doing as a product ambassador.
applegeek97
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bunnicula
macrumors 68040
Nobody has noticed mine except when I use it to pay for stuff. I thought of this thread tonight while out shopping. I deliberately put my watch in view of cashiers and restaurant hostesses. Nada.
LOL. Which is fine by me. My first iPhone eventually got groped more than a cheap hooker. I'd rather not get wrist-molested over my watch.
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I'd just tell them "It's actually called an Apple Watch. I think Apple thought iWatch sounded creepy and stalkerish." 😉
I bet they'll never forget it's not an iWatch after that. Unless they're really old. But, you have to give octogenarians a pass.
iamMacPerson
macrumors 68040
I wasn't very surprised when very few people noticed my Watch. On day one I went to the post office and someone behind me asked about it. A few days later I went to the gym and had 5 people who noticed it all asking for a software demo.
The next day I went to the store and the cashier commented on it. Overall, everyone most reactions have been either 'Is the what I think it is?' or 'OMG is that the Apple Watch? Can I touch it?'
The next day I went to the store and the cashier commented on it. Overall, everyone most reactions have been either 'Is the what I think it is?' or 'OMG is that the Apple Watch? Can I touch it?'
bunnicula
macrumors 68040
Oh! I assumed he was asking about what to say to people face-to-face who call it iWatch, not people here on MR. It's not cool to correct people here due to the rules. Besides, they'll either figure it out by themselves while posting here or they're deliberately using the wrong name. 😉
That said, I correct people in person who call the iPod touch an "iTouch." I do the same with the watch.
I do it in a kind, but joking manner. Because, if I was discussing something in person with other humans and I wasn't using the correct name for it, I'd like someone to (politely) tell me so I can use the correct name.
I went into our local "apple" store to try and buy the shorter charge cable. I was told, "I don't even know what the cable looks like, I'm not buying one". Then, "Can you show me how it charges????" They had no interest. I couldn't believe they hadn't bothered to educate themselves one bit.
Beechy
macrumors member
I originally thought that no one had noticed it. But then throughout the last couple of weeks, i've had a steady stream of people approach and state that they noticed that I've got one a while ago, but didnt want to cause a fuss about it.
I prefer people not noticing / making a fuss.
I prefer people not noticing / making a fuss.
Now you have me wondering how the Apple Store employees handle a customer who asks about an iWatch — Apple probably has an official protocol on how to correct them (or to just let it slide).
Chupa Chupa
macrumors G5
Received my SG BSB yesterday afternoon. Set it up and put it on. Wore it to the ballgame last night. NO one in my group mentioned it and I didn't see any strangers notice at it on the subway. To me that is perfection - completely under the radar.
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Sure, they say "Yes, here are the Apple Watch models. Let me know if you'd like to try one on."
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Sure, they say "Yes, here are the Apple Watch models. Let me know if you'd like to try one on."
bunnicula
macrumors 68040
This is exactly how they redirect. By saying the correct name aloud. It's how you teach kids new words, too. Gesture at item, say name aloud. It's very polite redirection.
Though I'm sure the employees may get aggravated by it now and then.
I have the 38mm space grey and have gotten zero comments on it out in public, and I like that. I think the model I got is pretty low profile plus most of the people I see in a day don't follow tech news/products much. I thought I would get comments when I used it to pay for things but haven't, maybe because it goes so quick that the fact I put my wrist over the reader just gets missed.
jtrue28
macrumors 65816
Well it's been a full week and a couple of days on top of that for good measure. Let's just say, I kinda know what it feels like to be a celebrity. I honestly haven't gotten this much attention for anything I've ever done or had, and I owned the original iPod, iPhone and, iPad (God knows I flaunted the hell out of the iPod and iPhone). I'm guessing that the reason for this is that Apple is a much more "known" company that's it was in '01, '07, and '10 respectively. It also probably helps that I'm no longer 5, 10, or 13. Being a young adult probably helps make people feel comfortable coming right up to me and expecting a full demo. Undeniably though, the
