It’s even worse on the repair side because of no availability and have to wait for weeks for a replacement, just stick to basic models.
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Titanium Apple Watch Series 6 Models Now Entirely Unavailable
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Apple burned me on the watch 3. I filed a BBB complaint. We had a good back and forth.
All that means is that they sold more of the Titanium AW6 than forecasted and since the body is redesigned for AW7 they’re not making anymore Ti cases in the old style, which makes total sense…
I think it will comes back, if not for AW7 then for AW8…
I think it will comes back, if not for AW7 then for AW8…
Maybe someone thought you shouldn't have emailed Tim Cook about it or maybe they didn't like:
Throwaway at the end. Outdated in 1 year, fully obsolete in 4-5 years. At the end all these watches are disposable. People buy traditional watches with premium materials because they're meant to last. An Apple Watch is a disposable device.
At the end of the day you'll have an useless watch shaped stab of titanium
Some models are still available for in-store pickup. My guess, like some of the other posters’, is that the Series 7 has a different physical design, so they are just selling out what they have and will release the updated models next month.
I have a friend with a gold Apple Watch Edition S0. I remember thinking it was beautiful, despite personally hating gold, and I loved the feel of it on my wrist. The first thing that struck me though was that it couldn't be upgraded. It was either gen 4 or gen 5 when the watch got moved to special occasions only and he made the new watch his daily driver.
And then he had a stroke while wearing the gold one.
Had he not been with his wife it could have been much worse. He is doing better, but won't wear the S0 anymore. I don't think he regrets the purchase, since he can afford it and because the event put a lot of things in perspective for him. Still, I think he would love to be able to wear the gold with new watches.
And then he had a stroke while wearing the gold one.
Had he not been with his wife it could have been much worse. He is doing better, but won't wear the S0 anymore. I don't think he regrets the purchase, since he can afford it and because the event put a lot of things in perspective for him. Still, I think he would love to be able to wear the gold with new watches.
I didn't, but I think I would now. Why?
I bought Series 0 and Series 4. Both Stainless Steel because I wanted the Sapphire Glass.
Looking at the price... the titanium version is only $50 more expensive than the SS version.
(Yes, the actual difference is higher, but it comes with 2 bands... you add in the cost... tada 50 bucks difference.)
And for just $50 more... I'd TOTALLY get this over another SS version as I much prefer the color and matte finish!
the price on the stainless steal version is absolutely insane too... you can buy a $30 regular watch in stainless steal. the material itself is worthless.
Assuming we see the rumored case redesign come to fruition, why would Apple keep producing series5/6 design titanium watches?
Titanium models also came with a two year warranty vs the one year on the SS models.
Meh, I paid the premium for the sapphire crystal screen and the watch body happened to be titanium. I could have paid a bit less for the stainless steel but I preferred the matte finish. I have owned the Series 0, 2, and 4. The Series 6 in titanium is my favorite Apple Watch by far. The only reason I ever upgraded the others is because the glass was so beat up. After almost a year, this watch is in pristine condition and I ride it hard. Money well spent, in my opinion.
Now, if they made an aluminum option with a sapphire crystal display, I would be all over it. I suppose that is why they don't offer it as an option.
My series 0 finally busted apart. I used scotch tape to rebuild it since I only wear it for sleep. But I would like a 7 so I can push my 4 into sleep duty.
so yeah, a Titanium 7 might work for me. 6-7 years of use? And since it costs more, might be worth repairing in 6 yrs time.
And I also buy new traditional watches all the time. I know very few people that just buy one watch and keep that watch forever. I keep my Series 2 until the 6 came out. That's a pretty good ROI on a piece of small tech.
Yes, but resale value is really good and pays you 75 percent (my experience) of what you paid for it.
When I used to wear wristwatches they'd always break or die. Timex, casio, swatch, CK, skagen, everything at the mass market end would die after a few months. Maybe it's just me, but they all broke eventually. The longest performer was a steelhead which was waist-worn, which I still have and still works.
The low end of the watch market is junk, basically. The low-end AW performs pretty well compared to what is probably considered the fashion watch segment (< $200).
I noticed last week that the Apple Store near me had a Ti S6 in-stock, so I pounced and ordered it for pickup. Happy I did so after reading the article (obviously going to hold on to the S6 for a year or two).
Edit: Looks like my local Apple Store have the SBTi in-stock again.
Edit: Looks like my local Apple Store have the SBTi in-stock again.
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I always do, but not because I have money to burn. I just care quite a bit about materials when buying a personal accessory. I wouldn’t wear an aluminum watch to dinner or to work, so it doesn’t make sense for me to buy one even if it’s cheaper.
Maybe someone thought you shouldn't have emailed Tim Cook about it or maybe they didn't like:
I'm sure me emailing Mr Apple caused them to kill the Titanium AW for sure, once and for all...