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Two Questions: Do you wear a watch already/Are you concerned about battery?

I used to wear a watches everyday for fashion more than anything, then I swapped them out for a Withings Pulse.

I'm in the same camp as others though, never sleep with them on, I just take them off at night, and, in the case of the Withings, put it on to charge on my bedside table. Even though I know it has a couple weeks of charge, I'd rather not have to remember to charge it every other week, so every night works better for me, so nope, not worried about battery life at all, in fact I'm hoping with the fewer times I'll be looking at my phone, it'll end up helping me save battery life on that.
 
I wear a watch and, even though I use my iPhone a lot, I can't imagine not having one.

Battery life is no concern for me. It's no problem to charge nightly, whether it needs it or not.
Even if it got 3-5 days of battery I'd still probably charge it nightly. I don't want to worry about monitoring battery life and finding myself running out of juice just because I forgot to charge it on the day it needed it. For example, an every 4-day charging cycle would be hard for me to remember - Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, etc..
I have no issue taking the watch off as part of my nightly routine. Ensuring my iPhone is charging is one of the last I do at night; adding a watch to the mix is no big deal.
 
Started wearing a Pebble about 4 months ago, after a decade of no watches, charging won't be an issue, I charge my phone every night, no problem to charge AW every night too.

After the Pebble, I think the sales will be pretty good, love the Pebble, looking forward to the increased functionality of an AW.
 
Why should I be concerned. I will follow the same routine that I do with my iPhone and iPad. Put it on charge when I get home in the evening abd if I am going out I will take it off charge and put it on my wrist.
It's not rocket science
 
I where a watch daily. I am not concerned with charging my watch.
I charge my pebble every day, smart watches charge really fast. I will charge my watch when I get ready in the morning while taking a shower and getting ready for bed. When the time comes to go to bed my watch is fully charged.
 
At first, people (and "tech writers") will be using their Watches way more thann they will settle upon over time due to the novelty of it. So it should last longer over time.

Frankly, I don't view the Watch as a watch so I don't have the dumb battery expectations from it like I do for a normal time piece. Some people just can't get their heads right about this.

I don't mind treating it as I do my iPhone - plugging it in for a bit when I get a chance some time during the day.

I'll be charging it for 2 hours before I go to bed, then I'll wear it to bed so I can get sleep monitoring and use it to wake me up.

If I have to charge it for 30 minutes during the day to stretch it out, I will.

I rather have an Apple Watch with "questionable" battery life than not have an Apple Watch at all. Is there any doubt Apple did everything possible to get the most battery life possible short of making the Watch thicker?
 
While I appreciate the convenience of a traditional watch, I have not wore one my entire adult life because a single-purpose device whose only functionality can be replaced slightly less conveniently by my phone makes it not worthwhile. Now, a watch that does more than just tell the time? Suddenly it starts to become worthwhile.

Regarding battery life, if the 18-hour charge holds true then I am not concerned. I think though that 18 hours of battery will come down less to how much I'm using the device and more with how well the Apple Watch fairs at remaining dormant when it need not function. Is it going to be smart enough not to illuminate every time I rest my chin on my hand? Is it going to light up every time I raise a two-handed sandwich to my face? Is it going to be smart enough not to vibrate/illuminate while I'm messaging back and forth with people on another device?
 
i have not worn a watch for atleast 20 years. and if i was to start wearing one again. it would have to be something like the samsung watch that works without a phone being near by. cause there would be sometimes were i wouldn't want to carry my phone with me. so a watch that can work solo would be my choice otherwise there is really no benefit to carry both.
 
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UAV said:
i have not worn a watch for atleast 20 years. and if i was to start wearing one again. it would have to something like the samsung watch that works without a phone being near by. cause there would be sometimes were i wouldn't want to carry my phone with me. so a watch that can work solo would be my choice otherwise there is really no benefit to carry both.
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You're not the first person to insist the Watch needs to be independent of the iPhone to be of real value, but beyond jogging/running, I've really struggled to imagine real-world scenarios where having your iPhone within 150-300ft of you is not possible. Can you help me out here?
 
DirtySocks85 said:
Yes I wear a watch daily. No, I am not concerned about the daily charging of the Apple Watch. I take my watch off every night and place it on my nightstand, attaching a cable to it in that process will change very little.
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Me too. If necessary, I may charge it in my office while at work due to an upcoming late night.
 
nwlondonlad said:
I currently wear a pebble watch and it never leaves my wrist unless i need to shower or charge it.

My pebble gets me about 8 days of usage before needing a charge so yes i am concerned about the daily charging of the Apple watch as i will be forced to take it off daily.

If only there was a way to have wireless charging so i never had to take it off
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I have a Pebble Steel, and I agree...the battery life is great. However, I plan on alternating mine. During the day, I'll wear my Apple Watch and let my Pebble charge. Before bed, I'll put the AW on the charger and put the Pebble on. This means that I can still wake up with a tactile (vibrating) alarm, wear the Pebble in the shower to control my music, and the Apple Watch will be fully charged when I'm ready to go out the door.
 
I use to wear a watch daily but then the battery died and it's not clear to me how to replace it. I guess I need to go to a jewelry store? Anyway, for the last few months it has sat lifeless on my dresser. I miss it.

So perhaps ironically, I think the Apple watch is a step forward in the battery dept. vs traditional watches. At least I don't need to take it somewhere to get it working again. Besides, who would wear a watch to bed? So charging it every night is fine, and a routine everyone with a smartphone is already use to.
 
VirtualRain said:
I use to wear a watch daily but then the battery died and it's not clear to me how to replace it. I guess I need to go to a jewelry store? Anyway, for the last few months it has sat lifeless on my dresser. I miss it.



So perhaps ironically, I think the Apple watch is a step forward in the battery dept. vs traditional watches. At least I don't need to take it somewhere to get it working again. Besides, who would wear a watch to bed? So charging it every night is fine, and a routine everyone with a smartphone is already use to.
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You'd be surprised at the number of people that sleep in their watches. I never did it until I tried it at the suggestion of a fellow watch fan when I was telling him how I always notice and fidget with my watch's weight on my arm. It's typically done with metal bracelet models. It's hard to describe, but when you wear it 24/7, the watch really does disappear into your arm and you don't literally don't notice the watch on your arm anymore. It becomes an extension of your wrist. And that can be a big deal with a heavier all stainless or all gold watch. I know of people who haven't taken their watch off (other than to clean it) in decades. When you take them on and off, you always "feel" the watch and its weight on your wrist.

I always try to equate it to putting the harness on my dog. If I put it on only when I need her to wear it, she dislikes it, pulls at it, etc. but if I leave it on for days at a time, it becomes natural to her and she doesn't notice it. Same thing with wearing a (heavy) watch all the time.
 
cwosigns said:
I have a Pebble Steel, and I agree...the battery life is great. However, I plan on alternating mine. During the day, I'll wear my Apple Watch and let my Pebble charge. Before bed, I'll put the AW on the charger and put the Pebble on. This means that I can still wake up with a tactile (vibrating) alarm, wear the Pebble in the shower to control my music, and the Apple Watch will be fully charged when I'm ready to go out the door.
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Hmmm.... that sounds like an interesting idea and one I may have to consider. It's a good reason to keep a hold of my Pebble.
 
I haven't worn a watch regularly for at least 10-15 years. It just didn't make sense when I had access to clocks on my computers and cell phones. I was never really fashion conscious enough to wear one as jewelry. But I think the Apple Watch will provide enough functionality to make it worthwhile. As for charging, I already charge my iPhone and iPad (and sometimes MacBook Air) at night, so it's just one more thing to connect.
 
chris975d said:
You'd be surprised at the number of people that sleep in their watches. I never did it until I tried it at the suggestion of a fellow watch fan when I was telling him how I always notice and fidget with my watch's weight on my arm. It's typically done with metal bracelet models. It's hard to describe, but when you wear it 24/7, the watch really does disappear into your arm and you don't literally don't notice the watch on your arm anymore. It becomes an extension of your wrist. And that can be a big deal with a heavier all stainless or all gold watch. I know of people who haven't taken their watch off (other than to clean it) in decades. When you take them on and off, you always "feel" the watch and its weight on your wrist.

I always try to equate it to putting the harness on my dog. If I put it on only when I need her to wear it, she dislikes it, pulls at it, etc. but if I leave it on for days at a time, it becomes natural to her and she doesn't notice it. Same thing with wearing a (heavy) watch all the time.
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I'm one of those people who never takes off their watch. Well, not never. I do take it off, but, not for the seemingly practical reasons. I remove it and fidget with it once in a while.

My original reason to wear it in bed was, obviously, to be able to tell the time whenever. But, the funny thing about this is the watch I wear now, I couldn't even possibly tell the time with it in dark in bed. It's a fully blacked out watch and really only readable in normal light. So, slightly ironically, I resort to fumbling with my phone and having my eyes seared out of my head by its backlight to see the time at night when I need to (say, woke up without hearing my alarm and need to see what the time truly is, this is especially relevant during our dark winters.)

I guess I'll do this with the Apple Watch instead as I intend to charge it on a stand next to my bed every night.
 
nwlondonlad said:
I currently wear a pebble watch and it never leaves my wrist unless i need to shower or charge it.

My pebble gets me about 8 days of usage before needing a charge so yes i am concerned about the daily charging of the Apple watch as i will be forced to take it off daily.

If only there was a way to have wireless charging so i never had to take it off
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... you take it off when you need to shower... but you're worried about having to take it off daily....

... do you not shower daily?... :confused:
 
One of the reasons I started this thread was because there were so many individuals who were replacing existing daily wear and had reservations about how it would change the way they wear it, especially in regards to power.

It's encouraging to read so many on here without too much concern. Those who have raised issues seem to have done so for legitimate and personal reasons and there's nothing wrong with that.

I think that once persons with trepidation about the ��⌚️ see that it will more be a device out of want and ease of use instead of necessity then the true value of its existence can be measured.

We shall see...
 
I'm a daily watch wearer and have been for years - from my nice dress watches to Timex digitals and everything in between. I've been using a Pebble for the past year and a half. The novelty of getting/seeing notifications on my wrist was great, but without the ability to reply or do anything, it kind of lost its luster. I still wear the Pebble often, especially when I don't want to miss a message/call. I expect that the Apple Watch will become my daily watch because of the vastly increased functionality over the Pebble.

Am I concerned about battery life? Of course. Even assuming an 18 hour battery life, that's based on "average use," but that's 90 notifications counted into the total use. I get on average 200+ emails and at least half that amount of text/iMessage. It's got me concerned enough to be getting a spare charging cable from day 1. Am I complaining? No. Just saying that a projected 18 hour estimate may be too short in real life for some people.
 
AbeFrohman said:
I'm a daily watch wearer and have been for years - from my nice dress watches to Timex digitals and everything in between. I've been using a Pebble for the past year and a half. The novelty of getting/seeing notifications on my wrist was great, but without the ability to reply or do anything, it kind of lost its luster. I still wear the Pebble often, especially when I don't want to miss a message/call. I expect that the Apple Watch will become my daily watch because of the vastly increased functionality over the Pebble.



Am I concerned about battery life? Of course. Even assuming an 18 hour battery life, that's based on "average use," but that's 90 notifications counted into the total use. I get on average 200+ emails and at least half that amount of text/iMessage. It's got me concerned enough to be getting a spare charging cable from day 1. Am I complaining? No. Just saying that a projected 18 hour estimate may be too short in real life for some people.
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Ah. You made another point that I meant to make in my original post in this thread. "Average use". I know for a fact I am way above the average iPhone owner in terms of daily use. I have a 6 Plus, and I have to charge the thing before I leave work each day. If not, I can't make it last till bedtime. That's email and text use, work and personal. Compare that to the average person that can get almost 2 days of use out of the 6 Plus. I'm pretty damn sure I'd kill the watch by 1 pm. That's another reason I have no interest in an Apple watch as a daily wearer, only workout related use.
 
chris975d said:
I'm pretty damn sure I'd kill the watch by 1 pm. That's another reason I have no interest in an Apple watch as a daily wearer, only workout related use.
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I'm with you on the phone use/charging on the 6 +. I put it on charge during my commute and whenever I can. I'd rather do that (since it's not that big of a deal) rather than have a dead phone.

But my almost certainty that I'll kill the battery on the Apple Watch before the end of day doesn't deter me. Charge time to 80% is 1.5 hours and 2.5 hours to 100%. I'm behind my desk most afternoons for at least an hour, so I can top off and make it through the day. No biggie.
 
All great points being made. I'm sure there will be adjustments to some degree for all users for both the watch and phone. This to me is the most fascinating part of the introduction of a new product.

I have no idea how I'm going to use this thing once it's common practice , I just know that I can't wait to get it. Can't wait to use it while I work. Not sure that I'll have it on unless I'm out of the house though??
 
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