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Oh yeah I heard that starlight sport band comes with starlight aluminum and gold stainless steel Apple Watch Series 8. S6 either comes with either a deep navy one like mines or a dark Cypress green sport band if we do not get the added cost 💲 of the Milanese loop. Very great bargain for the upscale stainless steel Apple Watch to be marked down this low; you would be saving more than half the price, only $245 instead of the regular starting price of $700.

I usually only upgrade if my Apple Watch is damaged like how my S1’s screen popped off gradually for a few months and the battery not lasting long as it usually does, i use my Apple Watch for everything. I use it for notifications, reminders, Activity rings, the complications and faces. Even to answer calls and texts when I cannot have my iPhone out in certain situations like during in person meetings or to glance at the weather, emails and reminders without looking at my iPhone.

Since upgrade to Apple Watch Series 6, I have expanded it to blood oxygen, watchOS 11’s features of vitals and additional health features like Training Load, Fitness+, blood oxygen levels and sleep tracking. I also use third party apps and complications to monitor my energy levels and analyze routines based on sleep tracking (Peaks), short little games to play on my watch while I wait in long lines (Hit the Island), and meditate with the Mindfulness app with audio meditations if I do not want to watch Fitness+ meditations without the video on my iPhone.

No wonder the complication on the Solar Analog face has a number and arrow. Do you use the Dexcom app on Apple Watch? No wonder you wore an Apple Watch for many years!

For the Apple Watch Ultra, i like the siren feature for personal safety reasons and the 2 days’ worth of battery life, but size wise when I tried it on at the Apple Store a few times, it looked like a brick 🧱 on my wrist and most bands had the long pieces hanging out.

You’re definitely getting the most out of your watch! I love the sleep info, fitness functionality and the blood oxygen. I hope they can bring the blood oxygen feature back on my 9. And I also love the complications for a quick look at weather, calendar and for messaging.

I really wish I had bigger wrists too, haha. The Ultra also looked massive when I tried it on. I am happy with the size and usability of the 45mm, especially with the text size cranked up just a tad to take advantage of all the screen room compared to my S2 42mm. I didn’t even realize there was a siren feature, awesome!

And, yes - the Dexcom app is incredible! I am super happy to have the Direct to Watch feature and cellular so I feel like I can leave my phone if need be and never even think about it!
 
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You’re definitely getting the most out of your watch! I love the sleep info, fitness functionality and the blood oxygen. I hope they can bring the blood oxygen feature back on my 9. And I also love the complications for a quick look at weather, calendar and for messaging.

I really wish I had bigger wrists too, haha. The Ultra also looked massive when I tried it on. I am happy with the size and usability of the 45mm, especially with the text size cranked up just a tad to take advantage of all the screen room compared to my S2 42mm. I didn’t even realize there was a siren feature, awesome!

And, yes - the Dexcom app is incredible! I am super happy to have the Direct to Watch feature and cellular so I feel like I can leave my phone if need be and never even think about it!
Luckily I upgraded to an older generation of Apple Watch that is only a few series’s away so I can get blood oxygen feature while I still get watchOS 11 and the gold stainless steel look, all at a reasonable price of an Apple Watch SE. Now with Ultra Wideband the Apple Watch main series’s from Apple Watch Series 6 to Apple Watch series 9/10 can let you connect to more accessories and even with health accessories like the Dexcom it also gets blood glucose reading without the use of an iPhone. You can even use HomeKit keys with it as well… but they need to add precision finding of AirTag on it. There is already a trace of precision finding for the S9 if it is paired with an iPhone with U2 chip like the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, but none for AirTags.

Is the series 9 your second Apple Watch? My gold SS S6 is my second one as well.
 
Luckily I upgraded to an older generation of Apple Watch that is only a few series’s away so I can get blood oxygen feature while I still get watchOS 11 and the gold stainless steel look, all at a reasonable price of an Apple Watch SE. Now with Ultra Wideband the Apple Watch main series’s from Apple Watch Series 6 to Apple Watch series 9/10 can let you connect to more accessories and even with health accessories like the Dexcom it also gets blood glucose reading without the use of an iPhone. You can even use HomeKit keys with it as well… but they need to add precision finding of AirTag on it. There is already a trace of precision finding for the S9 if it is paired with an iPhone with U2 chip like the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, but none for AirTags.

Is the series 9 your second Apple Watch? My gold SS S6 is my second one as well.

I just went down a rabbit hole about HomeKit and precision finding. That’s awesome! I’d love to be able to use the watch for even easier smart home / door unlocking, etc. Good call!

Yeah, it’s my second as well. This one has me hooked compared to my S2! Plus all of these great ideas you sent!
 
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I just went down a rabbit hole about HomeKit and precision finding. That’s awesome! I’d love to be able to use the watch for even easier smart home / door unlocking, etc. Good call!

Yeah, it’s my second as well. This one has me hooked compared to my S2! Plus all of these great ideas you sent!
We happened to start wearing an Apple Watch at the same year and upgrade once our existing Apple Watch Series 1/2s had to go. Was your Series 2 a stainless steel, ceramic or aluminum? I saw you had lots of OG bands as well.

Do you use double tap on your series 9 Apple Watch? I use Quick Actions as a substitute for double tap on older Apple Watch models (Apple Watch series 8 and earlier).
 
Good morning my Apple Watch wearing Faithful and all else, who’s ready for both the Apple it’s Glowtime event before the MNF game and the 49ers game tonight?
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We happened to start wearing an Apple Watch at the same year and upgrade once our existing Apple Watch Series 1/2s had to go. Was your Series 2 a stainless steel, ceramic or aluminum? I saw you had lots of OG bands as well.

Do you use double tap on your series 9 Apple Watch? I use Quick Actions as a substitute for double tap on older Apple Watch models (Apple Watch series 8 and earlier).

We did! My series 2 was an aluminum space gray with a black woven nylon band. What band came with your S1 originally? Haha, lots of similarities!

I haven't used double tap yet, but I was planning on looking up some ideas for how it can be functional for me in my workflow and make a habit of it over the next few weeks.

What do you use your double tap for?

Good morning my Apple Watch wearing Faithful and all else, who’s ready for both the Apple it’s Glowtime event before the MNF game and the 49ers game tonight?
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Rooting for you! As an Eagles fan with family in The Bay, I'm always cheering for them as one of my secondar teams. Excited to see what we get from Apple today as well!
 
We did! My series 2 was an aluminum space gray with a black woven nylon band. What band came with your S1 originally? Haha, lots of similarities!

I haven't used double tap yet, but I was planning on looking up some ideas for how it can be functional for me in my workflow and make a habit of it over the next few weeks.

What do you use your double tap for?



Rooting for you! As an Eagles fan with family in The Bay, I'm always cheering for them as one of my secondar teams. Excited to see what we get from Apple today as well!
My Apple Watch Series 1 came with a black sport band, these aluminum only Apple Watches only allowed you to get one with a sport band. Series 0 can be any type of bands.

Quick Actions/double tap is very handy, as an accessibility feature i use it when I am in middle of washing dishes and doing laundry when I get notified of an email, message, or to stop the music. I also use it to snooze off alarms and turn off my timers when they go off.

Eagles fan from Northern California! 🔥!!! I am SoCal based but I make trips to Cupertino twice a year for trips to Apple Park and will try out a Niners game, I have family based up there as well.
 
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My Apple Watch Series 1 came with a black sport band, these aluminum only Apple Watches only allowed you to get one with a sport band. Series 0 can be any type of bands.

Quick Actions/double tap is very handy, as an accessibility feature i use it when I am in middle of washing dishes and doing laundry when I get notified of an email, message, or to stop the music. I also use it to snooze off alarms and turn off my timers when they go off.

Eagles fan from Northern California! 🔥!!! I am SoCal based but I make trips to Cupertino twice a year for trips to Apple Park and will try out a Niners game, I have family based up there as well.

Such a good idea on the accessibility side when your hands are full. I’m going to set that up tonight! Love it!

Thanks so much for the tips. I’m learning that I have so much more I can do with this thing than a few texts and a glucose monitor, haha.

Where in SoCal? I’m in Nashville now but spent a few years in LA.

Broke out the S2 for tomorrow!

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Such a good idea on the accessibility side when your hands are full. I’m going to set that up tonight! Love it!

Thanks so much for the tips. I’m learning that I have so much more I can do with this thing than a few texts and a glucose monitor, haha.

Where in SoCal? I’m in Nashville now but spent a few years in LA.

Broke out the S2 for tomorrow!

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Abyss Blue Sport Band added to the lineup today on SSG 9

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No worries, man. That space gray Apple Watch series 2 still looks in good condition after 7-8 years as well. Even the blue band that came with the blue Apple Watch Series 7 looks great on the graphite.

I am from the IE region in California, man.

Today I got the watchOS 11 RC installed last night… this flagship Apple Watch face from the titanium series 10 looks 🔥.
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No worries, man. That space gray Apple Watch series 2 still looks in good condition after 7-8 years as well. Even the blue band that came with the blue Apple Watch Series 7 looks great on the graphite.

I am from the IE region in California, man.

Today I got the watchOS 11 RC installed last night… this flagship Apple Watch face from the titanium series 10 looks 🔥.
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If you don't mind the questions: What size watch is that? What size is you wrist?
 
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No worries, man. That space gray Apple Watch series 2 still looks in good condition after 7-8 years as well. Even the blue band that came with the blue Apple Watch Series 7 looks great on the graphite.

I am from the IE region in California, man.

Today I got the watchOS 11 RC installed last night… this flagship Apple Watch face from the titanium series 10 looks 🔥.
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That looks so good! 🔥🔥🔥
 
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40mm Apple Watch Series 6 gold stainless steel on a 5.8-9 inch wrist. How about your Apple Watch?⌚️
I don’t have one… yet! My wrist measures 7.25”, if I did it correctly. Think that’s small for a man 🤷🏻‍♂️ I usually have to take out a few links on a mechanical watch band (stainless steel link band).

I’m trying to decide what size will feel and look best (to me). I’m going to make a trip to one of the Apple stores to try them out.

I want to check out the new series 10 to. Have a feeling it may be too big on my wrist though.

Any sizing advice is welcome 🤗
 
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I don’t have one… yet! My wrist measures 7.25”, if I did it correctly. Think that’s small for a man 🤷🏻‍♂️ I usually have to take out a few links on a mechanical watch band (stainless steel link band).

I’m trying to decide what size will feel and look best (to me). I’m going to make a trip to one of the Apple stores to try them out.

I want to check out the new series 10 to. Have a feeling it may be too big on my wrist though.

Any sizing advice is welcome 🤗

That’s about 184mm if you switch over to metric which isn’t as small of a wrist size as you think, assuming you measured snug.

That would mean the small/medium bands are probably maxed out to fit for you and you fit better in medium/large with a bit of extra room.

You’ll want to try different size bands on at the store for sure but I think you’d be like an 8-9 in something that stretches like the BSL.
 
I don’t have one… yet! My wrist measures 7.25”, if I did it correctly. Think that’s small for a man 🤷🏻‍♂️ I usually have to take out a few links on a mechanical watch band (stainless steel link band).

I’m trying to decide what size will feel and look best (to me). I’m going to make a trip to one of the Apple stores to try them out.

I want to check out the new series 10 to. Have a feeling it may be too big on my wrist though.

Any sizing advice is welcome 🤗
That’s about 184mm if you switch over to metric which isn’t as small of a wrist size as you think, assuming you measured snug.

That would mean the small/medium bands are probably maxed out to fit for you and you fit better in medium/large with a bit of extra room.

You’ll want to try different size bands on at the store for sure but I think you’d be like an 8-9 in something that stretches like the BSL.
That isn’t too tiny, even the Apple Watch Ultra can fit your wrist. A lot of bands for Apple Watch have specific sizes like the Solo Loop- you can try one out at Apple Store if you’re uncertain about ordering online for it. As a 5.8-.9 inch wrist I would fit a 3-4 size for the 41mm Braided or silicone solo loop.
 
Man, solo loops are becoming my favorite! So comfy.

Eucalyptus today

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Well, here’s mine, a Series 7 - 45MM Green with magnetic bands
Is that a Leather Link? That one looks great. Never seen a 45mm Apple Watch on a small wrist wearing that band.
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my first Milanese loop (graphite) with graphite SS S8
All are 🔥 combos! Had y’all installed watchOS 11 RC? They have S10 faces on it.
 
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