Says the guy with a $7,000 watch and the avatar of a woman's breasts.
Clearly neither of those have anything to do with status or people noticing you in any way.
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Says the guy with a $7,000 watch and the avatar of a woman's breasts.
Clearly neither of those have anything to do with status or people noticing you in any way.
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Apple watch is a chunky POS that will be thrown away.
On paper I admit it seems thick. When you look at it in photos it seems thick. But what you don't realize is that the watch on your wrist right now is also the same thickness. It is NORMAL for a watch to be this thick more often than not. Everything from a Rolex to a G-Shock to a Kenneth Cole to an Omega is the same thickness. You just don't notice it.
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Those are ridiculous examples.
My watch is just a few millimeters thick, I wouldn't want anything thicker. Smartwatch or not.
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It really just depends on whether one is used to automatic watches or not. The six automatics I've owned in the past have been 10.5mm, 11mm, 12mm, 12mm, 12mm, and 13mm thick, and only one of those was even a dive watch. Dive watches can get much thicker, like the OP mentioned.
It would be great if the Apple Watch was super thin, but it isn't possible, yet, and the 12mm-13mm approximate thickness isn't usual for many automatic watch wearers.
I find all of those sizes to be too thick for something to wear on your wrist daily. Regardless of whether or not other watches are that thick.
My opinion.
No. Your examples are absurd. For contrast, here's JLC's ultrathin -- a mechanical watch, no less. The workmanship is simply stunning, and yes, I own one.
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The back of their Master Control, which is just a little bit bigger, gold version:
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A real master watch company, making a fantastic watch that is accurate and wearable, without having to strap a brick to your arm.
Here's one of Omega's latest, the DeVille:
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Two classics, the Calatrava and the ALS Saxonia, side-by-side:
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These are classic watches, a forever watch. Buy one of these and you'll have a timepiece forever, these are handed down through generations. These are watches which, with a little servicing, can last many lifetimes.
Apple watch is a chunky POS that will be thrown away.
You are showing watching which are luxury between $10,000 and $30,000
Here are the watches Apple is inspired by
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anyone who thinks this is ugly needs their eyes checked
Well you did pick out some nice photos of the Apple Watch. Simply put, it looks too thick, as currently constituted. If they can slim it down and increase battery life, maybe Apple will have something.
The birds eye view of the watch on people's wrists looks good. I want to see a side view to see how thick it is, and how much it sticks out.
Thick, thin, meh.
It has no class.
Eh. I'm not a fan of this first gen watch. But concerning "class," some people may say the same about Seiko watches. But Seikos are amazing watches -- accurate, reliable, will last decades. Also, Seiko makes the Grand Seiko, which sells for thousands of dollars each and their quartz and spring drive versions are among the most accurate wristwatches on the planet. If the performance is there, that can overcome quite a bit.
Apple needs to cut the bulk in half, get a better battery, and maybe squeeze in GPS. Do those things, double the price. Then they may have a compelling electronic wrist device.