Better is pretty subjective. The apple watch is better at giving me directions and sending messages than a rolex so guess which one is on my wrist.
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"The Rolex is definitely going in the trash" - Elders react to Apple Watch
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Better is pretty subjective. The apple watch is better at giving me directions and sending messages than a rolex so guess which one is on my wrist.
I saw this video a few days ago and thought it was pretty funny!
Regarding the whole Rolex v. Apple Watch debate, I will say this:
The Rolex is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship and something that many people strive to buy. For people like me though (aka 'Millennials') most of us never felt the need for a watch to tell the time. Why? For most of our lives we have had cell phones that keep the time and do so much else. Smart watches is not only where the tech market is going, but also where the watch market is going to need to go. Even if they aren't as high-tech as the Apple Watch, they will need to encompass some smart features.
Now when I saw the Apple Watch on the keynote live stream I instantly fell in love with it and knew I needed to get one. It did more then a regular watch but still looked good. It looked beautiful like a work of art. Plus, it spoke to my geek self (which I am). There really isn't any argument that the Apple Watch is the best looking smart watch on the market right now.
Regarding the whole Rolex v. Apple Watch debate, I will say this:
The Rolex is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship and something that many people strive to buy. For people like me though (aka 'Millennials') most of us never felt the need for a watch to tell the time. Why? For most of our lives we have had cell phones that keep the time and do so much else. Smart watches is not only where the tech market is going, but also where the watch market is going to need to go. Even if they aren't as high-tech as the Apple Watch, they will need to encompass some smart features.
Now when I saw the Apple Watch on the keynote live stream I instantly fell in love with it and knew I needed to get one. It did more then a regular watch but still looked good. It looked beautiful like a work of art. Plus, it spoke to my geek self (which I am). There really isn't any argument that the Apple Watch is the best looking smart watch on the market right now.
Not surprising to get such an unclassy response from you. I was referring to Le Colonial in SF. Don't worry, that place is most likely over your head.
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If every one is using their phone in your swanky Resturant, please, let it be over my head.
They have something in common: they both are overpriced mass-produced watches.
But in the overcharging department Apple has a lot to learn from Rolex.
I had to wear a 24 hour heart monitor last week and had to turn my phone and watch to airplane mode. I specifically wondered about how well the watch would keep time by itself, and after 24 hours there was no perceivable difference between the second hand or the digital minutes flipping over and an NTP synced audible clicker (the Emerald & Sequoia Time app on the iPhone). I found that remarkable. It did better than any of my automatic watches (no Rolexes among them, of course), which typically lose or gain about half a second per day.
I would love to see how well the watch does after a week or a month, but I can't bring myself (yet) to have it offline for that long.
In the way of social status the Rolex is obviously better. However, if someone gave me a Rolex, I would sell it and buy myself an Apple watch. The Rolex may have more social status tied to it but if I choose to have something on my wrist all day everyday then I would like it to do more than just tell the time.
Geez, these rolex owners sound like blackberry owners when the iphone first came out, look at blackberry now.
Geez, these rolex owners sound like blackberry owners when the iphone first came out, look at blackberry now.
I love they way a Rolex or any object that is "success" is looked down on these days. Those Progressive liberal socialistic union run schools have done a great job.
I love they way a Rolex or any object that is "success" is looked down on these days. Those Progressive liberal socialistic union run schools have done a great job.
I wouldn't necessarily identify a rolex as "success", dont get me wrong I wouldnt mind owning one but i wouldnt judge someones success based on if they have a rolex or not
I think Rolex is going away like blackberries. They had their niche and their time. They're already outdated, it just hasn't been realized yet.
As with one of the other poster said, I would rather wear an Apple Watch now. Even if someone gave me a free Rolex, I'll just sell it and buy an Apple Watch. Version 2, since I already got the first gen.
As with one of the other poster said, I would rather wear an Apple Watch now. Even if someone gave me a free Rolex, I'll just sell it and buy an Apple Watch. Version 2, since I already got the first gen.
Rolexes were outdated 30 years ago, in the sense that any dime store watch told the time just as well as they did, but that hasn't stopped them from selling well. The main difference now with smartwatches is that if a lot of people start wearing them and get accustomed to their convenience, they aren't going to want to take them off to wear something that does nothing but tell the time. Up until now, a lot of people wore multiple watches to suit the occasion or their mood or outfit, but I think that's going to be hard once you get used to what a smartwatch offers.
No, they will simply buy multiple smart watches in different styles and band combinations. People aren't going to change their personal style and fashion sense for a piece of cool technology. The smart watch makers will cater to this desire and will sell multiple watches to the same customer where they will otherwise only sell one phone, or tablet.
If smart watches can have a battery life of a month or so, I think by then they will be a real threat to premium mechanical watches. Up till now, although mechanical watches do not tell time as accurate as quartz watches, I don't need to worry it will stop working, if I keep wearing it every day.
That was true for me even back in the 80's and 90's with digital watches. I had a stunning Orient Quartz analog that I wore through high school, but once I got into college I chose to wear a series of far less attractive digital watches because I needed the additional functionality of alarms and stop watches for the tasks I was doing in certain classes. I kept up with a mix of digital and analog watches until I got my Treo phone and started keeping that on me and using it to tell time.
I will still wear my dressy analog watches when I get really dressed up but part of me is going to feel weird without my Apple Watch and I've not had it a full month yet. It will feel strange looking at my wrist and seeing only the time and not the weather, too.
Do you have any comparisons between a Kia and a Mercedes ?
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How exactly is one digital square watch going fit all occasions? People wear watches as jewellery. Tell your wife she only needs one set of earrings
she Will no doubt explain why that is just plain silly he he he. A lot of people who wear watches, use their phones to check he time, it's more accurate, a watch reflects on your personality. I can tell you one thing , if you want to use the most basic feature of a watch, the Apple watch is inconvient , traditional watch you just glance at , Apple watch , you need to make a wrist gesture or tab to activate.
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This was better than I expected.
If this was a valid market testing/predicting technique every corporation would bring their products into an elementary school for evaluation. If the kids don't seem interested, might as well throw out the plans entirely right?