The definitive, "Will You Shower With It?" Thread

[lucco78]

Only one thing from me...

How can't Apple make a water resistant watch in 2015 when in mid '90s my Casio (with altimeter, barometer etc.) was 100mt resistant?
Ok, ok... this is a "smartwatch", not a simple digital watch... and what about the Samsung smartphones (S5 and others) that a are water proof?

Really Apple haven't the skill for make a similar object?

 

[Julien]

#5 is now in the books.

 

[rlrobert]

I'd only take it in the shower if I was on a conference call.

 

[Sphyrna]

I would vote Maybe or Undecided. I'm not sure yet if I want to chance it. If I do it will not be until I purchased AppleCare. The only reason I would consider it is for music playback controls. My waterproof bluetooth speaker I use in the shower doesn't allow me to skip tracks. I could do that with the Now Playing glance on the watch. But most likely I won't shower with it.

 

[josephebacon]

No.

Years ago when I was in college, my parents bought me a Seiko chronograph. One time I was so tired after pulling an all nighter study session I forgot to take it off when I went in the shower. sure enough, water got in the watch and killed it...

 

[Dmal99]

Why chance it when its s easy to take off? It's not as if you have to remove your whole arm, or even undo a tiny necklace clasp. It's a watch, water resistance is more for rain and oceanside and poolside, not showers. Don't forget there's soap in there too, which is more caustic than water by a little.

Just take it off, what's that, .2 extra seconds?

 

[John6Plus]

I'd only take it in the shower if I was on a conference call.

...

Where else would you take it?

 

[SixtyK]

Is it really that big of a deal to take off your watch for 5-10 minutes to clean yourself? Really?

 

[dyt1983]

edit: to remove personally identifying information not relevant to the thread.

 

[bangers]

Im not planning to.

If I had a reason to I would, but it will need to be charged each night, so I can grab it off the charger after showering rather than before.

There may be a tiny loss of activity credit, but it will be so small that I dont consider it worth considering.

b.

 

[Carmenia83]

No, but then you lose Activity credit. And it's also a good way to keep your watch clean, some people don't realize it but watches can collect a lot of gunk.

Activity credit? What's going on in your shower?

 

[SixtyK]

No, but then you lose Activity credit. And it's also a good way to keep your watch clean, some people don't realize it but watches can collect a lot of gunk.

5-10 minutes of small movements in a shower, how much activity are you really losing?

 

[dyt1983]

5-10 minutes of small movements in a shower, how much activity are you really losing?

I need every bit I can get to fill that circle. A lot of people play Candy Crush or other games on iPhone. I try to fill the Activity circle.

 

[puckhead193]

I don't understand the appeal, my arm gets nasty under whatever watch I am wearing, it's the place I want to clean. The bigger question is would I wear it at the pool, that seems more useful. However I am unconvinced I would trust it. I didn't even take my Pebble in the pool, and that thing was basically glued shut.

this even washing my hands i still find it wet under my watch... i have to move around my watch to dry around.. feels gross...

The bigger question is in the summer at the pool/beach to know the time.

 

[danzio]

I need every bit I can get to fill that circle. A lot of people play Candy Crush or other games on iPhone. I try to fill the Activity circle.

Awesome haha, that made my day

 

[spiderman0616]

I am really not scared to shower with it after all the torture tests I've seen, but that being said, I NEVER shower with watches and I NEVER sleep with them on my wrist. In both situations, it's just gross. I don't like the feeling of a wet watch on my arm, and I would rather give the watch area some time to breathe at night. To me it just seems kind of nasty, I don't know.

 

[8a22a]

I decided to risk it in the shower, after all if it's fails in the shower it doesn't meet the minimum requirements of IPX7.

Had no problems after a few showers.

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I am really not scared to shower with it after all the torture tests I've seen, but that being said, I NEVER shower with watches and I NEVER sleep with them on my wrist. In both situations, it's just gross. I don't like the feeling of a wet watch on my arm, and I would rather give the watch area some time to breathe at night. To me it just seems kind of nasty, I don't know.

Obviously you take it off after to dry it and your wrist.

 

[penajmz]

Definitely not.