Traditional watch owners: do you use your apple watch?

[mrex]

I had a smartwatch (Sony) about 5 years ago when my phone was as large as a tablet (yes a cellular/mobile tablet) and needed a smartwatch to see calls, sms, emails, events, etc other notifications or send a messages/make calls when the tablet was in my bag. Then i got a regular phone and i really didnt use the smartwatch any more because the phone was (and it is) around me all the time.

however... Since then i have worn automatic swiss made watches - they are beaty of complex mechanism and sort of jewelry every man can wear having alittle bit luxury and joy of nice mechanical design of automatic movements.

i wonder if the watch will be just a new toy for couple of days and after the first crush, it stays on my desk, and im back wearing a traditional watches again.

how about others who use traditional watches?

 

[Mr.C]

I haven’t worn a traditional watch since the original Apple Watch and I have no intention of going back as long as I have an Apple Watch. Having said that even when I did wear traditional watches it was basically just to tell the time and I never had anything fancy. That said you always have the option of wearing both watches one on each wrist.

 

[OBirder]

I am a 50+ year watch wearer. Before my 2015 series 0 Apple Watch I used several watches.

- The daily: Stainless steel to work and at home.
- The weekender: A Casio Trekking for outdoor activities with Barometer, Altimeter etc.
- The formal: Another (higher end) stainless steel for formal family or work events
- A few retirees: Mainly collecting dust

Since the Apple Watch I did wear "the formal" once. Otherwise they joined the "retirees" with the purpose to collect dust.

Now it's two watches:
- The daily formal weekender: For all purposes stainless steel S4
- The nightly: stainless steel S0 for sleep tracking

 

[RodThePlod]

I have a Tag Heuer Formula 1 which used to be my daily driver prior to me getting my Apple Watch. I was certainly torn before getting the Apple Watch because I do love a traditional watch and didn't know if I'd be happy replacing my fabulous looking Tag with a watch that was basically a plain black screen strapped to my wrist.

I thought I'd alternate between the two, but to be fair, since getting my Apple Watch, I've only worn the Tag at two weddings I attended, both last summer.

Tip: Anyone who has sidelined their traditional watch in favour of a smart watch, consider removing the batteries before storing it away. When I went to use my Tag after it hadn't been used for around 18 months, the battery was dead so I took it to the jeweller's for a new battery. After opening it, the guy said that the battery was swollen and ready to burst/leak. Luckily it hadn't done, so there was no damage. But if I hadn't taken it at that time, a battery leak a few months later might have ruined my Tag...

 

[Absrnd]

Also 50+ user

I always had a traditional watch all my life, and did not see the need to get into the Apple watch,
but now I was looking for a new watch, and the series 4 has made the Apple watch looking better the ever.

And I am glad I did so, I am using more then I expected, and at 50, the health aspect of the watch is very welcome

 

[Precursor]

I mostly use my automatic traditional watches, swap them every day depending on mood, clothing etc. When I'm doing an activity though, I put the Apple Watch on. I had S0, S2, S3 and now S4.
What boggles my mind is that I have watches that are 14+ mm thick, but apple watch looks way thicker compared to them although it's only 10-11 mm.

 

[dthiss01]

I have several automatic mechanical watches as well as a Tag Heuer Connected. I just bought a S4 and it has effectively replaced my traditional watches. They are now safe queens and haven’t seen the light of day since I got my Apple Watch. I just sold the Connected on eBay mainly because it’s is useless as a smart watch when paired with an iPhone.

 

[Jason Hensley]

I had a smartwatch (Sony) about 5 years ago when my phone was as large as a tablet (yes a cellular/mobile tablet) and needed a smartwatch to see calls, sms, emails, events, etc other notifications or send a messages/make calls when the tablet was in my bag. Then i got a regular phone and i really didnt use the smartwatch any more because the phone was (and it is) around me all the time.

however... Since then i have worn automatic swiss made watches - they are beaty of complex mechanism and sort of jewelry every man can wear having alittle bit luxury and joy of nice mechanical design of automatic movements.

i wonder if the watch will be just a new toy for couple of days and after the first crush, it stays on my desk, and im back wearing a traditional watches again.

how about others who use traditional watches?

I worried about this as well. I own several Omegas and various other traditional watches, but sadly they have been mostly replaced by my Apple Watch. Health tracking, podcast/music listening without my phone, and all the various quick information I get my my watch is so much more valuable to me in day-to-day life.

 

[staggerlee41]

I'm another who was accustomed to wearing traditional watches. As I've grown older, I too appreciate the luxurious looks, craftsmanship and tradition of Swiss Automatics and quartz watches. I never thought an Apple watch could supplant my desire to wear a traditional watch, but I'll be damned, it did. I've worn my Apple Watch darn near every day since I bought it. All of the reasons you noted plus fitness, activity tracking sleep tracking and heart health.

There's still a time and place for a more refined watch and in those cases I'll wear a fine watch and leave my aluminum S4 on the charger. Just have to add this, the 44 mm screen size and slimmer case profile of the Series 4 compared to Series 2 was worth the upgrade to me.

 

[Pseudo-Fed]

I have some traditional watches plus Casios..... I almost exclusively wear my Garmins and Apple Watches now. S4 SBSS shown here while S4 SS was on my wrist. Will be selling many watches soon....

Untitled by Jeff, on Flickr

Sunflowers:
Untitled by Jeff, on Flickr

 

[richard371]

My modest little collection. It’s becomming extremely difficult to decide which one to wear at times and there is no way I’ll wear both at the same time lol.

 

[mrex]

Can you change those colours to get the apple watch looks more ... hmmm ... unified? That is way too much colours in one place at the same time

They sell only aluminium version here, so i need to decide which colour to get. I think spacegray would look nice with any leather bands and when jogging i could use the band the watch came with. I definitely get a leather band for the watch to get it look less toyish.

I have few automatic watches and i compare the apple watch to them all time. And it doesnt make it any easier that traditional watchmakers are providing also their smartwatches which looks much better but there are more restrictions what comes to the info the watch gives you or can do - e.g. Frederique Constant Notify Horological smartwatch. That is beautiful watch but quite restricted to be a smartwatch.

If i only could pair my old Sony Smartwatch with my iphone the dilemma among watches would be solved

 

[mrex]

ordered 44mm sb (aluminium)... i have to wait a month to get it though :/ wasnt easy to decide between 40 or 44mm but i tried 42mm and it felt/looked a bit small on my wrist (170-175mm) and i quess that 40mm would definitely look like a toy. not sure if 44mm is too large though...

 

[iSheep5S]

I posted before and I’ll post again. Wear both.

Auto on the left. AW on the right.

Very few notice, when they do, I say fitness and tradition.

 

[mrex]

heh, no.. im not going to be that guy ”hey, you look like you are selling watches, do you have more of them?” - yeah, all these watches inside my jacket, which one would you like to buy? the gold one?

 

[staggerlee41]

ordered 44mm sb (aluminium)... i have to wait a month to get it though :/ wasnt easy to decide between 40 or 44mm but i tried 42mm and it felt/looked a bit small on my wrist (170-175mm) and i quess that 40mm would definitely look like a toy. not sure if 44mm is too large though...

I don't know if this helps you or not but with traditional watches, I tend to gravitate to anything in the 42-45ish range. That seems to be a size that works well for my 8 1/4 (209ish mm) wrist size. Owning the 42mm Series 2 and 44 my opinion is there is very minimal difference in the case dimensions top to bottom and side to side. What you will notice about it is the larger screen size, but that is only when lit up and my aging eyes appreciate more real estate The other noticeable difference for me is how they slimmed down the case height. I think the Series 4 is much more comfortable to wear in that it hugs closer to my wrist than the Series 2. That's not to say the Series 2 was uncomfortable by any means and the greatest testament to that is I've worn an Apple watch nearly every day since I bought one.

Enjoy your watch, I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it after you've had some time with it. Space Gray is a great choice but I'm biased.

 

[lclev]

I have always worn a watch. When the first apple watch came out I bought one and fell in love. I have owned the S0, S2, S3, and now S4. All aluminum models. One silver, two space grey, and now one gold. I gave my S0 and S2 away to friends. Both love and wear them everyday.

I kept my S3 because I use it to track my swimming. While I have swam in my S4 and know it can handle the water I just don't want to wear it in the water.

I have stuck with the aluminum because I just can't help buying the next model so I try to save a little while feeding my tech addiction!

I could list the many many uses I have found the watch now does for me but I will sum it up to say I have found it indispensably useful. And I have a case full of my old watches that I do not see ever wearing again.

Lisa

 

[rcdfox]

I wear my Apple watch 6 days a week. I wear my traditional watches primarily on Sunday for church and when I go out with my bride because those are my nicer, dressier watches.

 

[mmjj]

It's only been a week, so take this with a grain of salt.

I have some traditional mechanical watches I consider much more elegant, and assumed I'd only use the Apple Watch for exercise and sleep tracking. Also they show their beautiful faces and the time 100% of the time instead of only when prompted. But so far its features have been more useful than I expected -- especially the health data, which can't be collected when the watch isn't being worn. So I may just find a nicer band and live with the way it looks.

 

[44267547]

Interesting this thread that resurfaced. I think one interesting thing about the Apple Watch that has provoked me, is that it actually has reignited my passion for more mechanical watches, and that I have been actually paying more attention to mechanical watches than I have my Apple Watch lately. I think the Apple Watch is a great device, and it really is a multi tool of many things that it can do, but I purchased a recent slew of mechanical watches with in the last two weeks, and truthfully, I like to have diversity other than just a smart watch.

 

[OllyW]

Interesting this thread as we service. I think one interesting thing about the Apple Watch that has provoked me, is that it actually has reignited my passion for more mechanical watches, and that I have been actually paying more attention to mechanical watches than I have my Apple Watch lately. I think the Apple Watch is a great device, and it really is a multi tool of many things that it can do, but I purchased a recent slew of mechanical watches with in the last two weeks, and truthfully, I like to have diversity other than just a smart watch.

I like them both too. I've sort of gone in the opposite direction to you and have been mostly wearing the Apple watch over the last few months but I'm still on the look out for my next mechanical watch.

 

[Bazza1]

I have an early 50's Swiss-made watch (sold under the Gendis name in Canada - the company that also gave the country SAAN department stores, Paper-Mate pens and TTK/Sony radios), which I wear as my dress watch - the Watch 3 being my daily wearer, when connected to the virtual world.

 

[bingeciren]

I have some traditional watches plus Casios..... I almost exclusively wear my Garmins and Apple Watches now. S4 SBSS shown here while S4 SS was on my wrist. Will be selling many watches soon....

Untitled by Jeff, on Flickr

Sunflowers:
Untitled by Jeff, on Flickr

I noticed you have a number of Lumi-Nox watches. I have a few of those as well and love them all.

 

[HenryAZ]

I love the look and complex complications on the Swiss automatics. But I am somewhat anal about accurate time. So the only watch I owned before the Apple Watch was a Seiko Dolce (Japan market) HAQ (high accuracy quartz). While traditional quartz watches claim an accuracy with +/- 10 seconds per month, the HAQ watch is +/- 10 seconds per year. So far, my Seiko has not erred even one second in two years of ownership. I check it against a GPS clock that keeps within +/- 5 milliseconds per day of UTC. Then I bought the Apple Watch. Since it gets time from the network, it is always right on. And I love the extra features that come with integration with the iPhone. I don't use any of the "health" features. My Seiko sits in a drawer since, except for certain special occasions.

 

[d_c53tes]

I have a 2014 Rolex Submariner

a 2018 Daytona

and a 2018 GMT Master II i picked up s few days ago.

Truth is i do wear them a lot less due to my series 4 Apple Watch and my training schedule throughout the week.

My Rolex are now mainly weekend watches or if I have an event in the evening midweek kind of thing.