Another question (from someone who hasn't worn a watch in decades) for those that wear a watch daily and carry their phone in their front pocket on the same side, do you find the watch bothersome at all when digging in the pocket?
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Two Questions: Do you wear a watch already/Are you concerned about battery?
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I wear a watch every day. Never sleep with it, always comes of as a bedtime routine. Charging a watch every night really isn't a big issue for me.
It's actually far more annoying when my current watch need battery replacement every 3 months and has to be turned in to the jeweller to ensure proper water protection after battery change...takes time to remember to do it, plus the wait for it to be done.
It's actually far more annoying when my current watch need battery replacement every 3 months and has to be turned in to the jeweller to ensure proper water protection after battery change...takes time to remember to do it, plus the wait for it to be done.
No. But, my watch case is maybe 3.5mm thick and the band is centered in that space so it's ridiculously thin. When I've had a larger watch, it was still not an issue though sometimes it would catch my pocket. The phone I use now fills up my entire pocket on most of my clothing so I barely even have to stick my fingers in there to grab my phone.
And honestly, the reasons I pull my phone out most often mean the watch will vastly reduce its own burden in this respect.
I currently were Swiss mechanical watches because I love the simplicity and the old world design of these watches. But as a gadget geek, I and am tempted by the Apple Watch. However, I am really turned off by the though of having another gadget to keep charged. I still think that I will preorder one and add it to my mix of watches.
I do not wear a watch currently and not worried about the battery. Maybe a little in the beginning when I am going to be using my watch almost non stop
Thanks... Good to know. The pants I wear while working are tight around the pockets and I sometimes struggle to dig.
Yes, I wear an old seiko watch now. I owned a pebble but gave it away.
No, I'm not worried about battery. I charge my phone every night already.
No, I'm not worried about battery. I charge my phone every night already.
... 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?...
Well maybe if the Apple watch could charge from 0-100% within the 10 mins it would take for a shower as opposed to having it charging all night.
From the Apple website: charge time from 0-80% is 1.5 hours. From 0-100% is 2 hours.
The concept interested me a bit when it was first introduced, but the battery and not being very waterproof kind of killed it for me.
I do wear a watch regularly, but it's usually just a cheap one so the apple watch would be more expensive than anything else I've used.
I do wear a watch regularly, but it's usually just a cheap one so the apple watch would be more expensive than anything else I've used.
For all the fuss I'm making about Apple Watch (online only, in real life I play it cool), I don't actually wear a watch on a day to day basis.
I've always had a watch or two, but mainly for the sake of having one. My current is a black stainless steel mechanical one, which looks nice (bar the scratches it got when I left it at the bottom of my school bag for a couple of weeks). I used it to keep track of time during exams.
The good thing about it though, is that movement keeps it ticking. If I haven't used it for a while no problem. I just swing it about for a few seconds then set the time.
With the Apple Watch, I'm not too concerned about battery life. It's kind of a pain that it'll need a daily charge, but I guess once the novelty wears off, I'll treat it like any other watch and only look at it when I need to.
), I don't actually wear a watch on a day to day basis.I've always had a watch or two, but mainly for the sake of having one. My current is a black stainless steel mechanical one, which looks nice (bar the scratches it got when I left it at the bottom of my school bag for a couple of weeks). I used it to keep track of time during exams.
The good thing about it though, is that movement keeps it ticking. If I haven't used it for a while no problem. I just swing it about for a few seconds then set the time.
With the Apple Watch, I'm not too concerned about battery life. It's kind of a pain that it'll need a daily charge, but I guess once the novelty wears off, I'll treat it like any other watch and only look at it when I need to.
I currently nor have I ever worn a watch, and I am not concerned about battery life. I am however, excited to start wearing a watch .
.Been wearing a watch daily for 8 years or more. Both have been solar, so I haven't had to worry about batteries at all. Not worried about the battery in the Watch, though. Watch comes back and is put on the nightstand at bedtime or before. 18+ hours should be fine for me 99.9% of the time.
This made me laugh... It is like wearing a watch is a huge undertaking. #
It's not patrolling the desert on a camel. ##
Both answers : No.
Last time I had a Samsung gear fit. Sold it along with the galaxy s5. Been waiting since then for the Apple Watch. Surely i wish the battery life was few days, however I don't mind at all charging it every evening like I do with my iPhone 6.
Last time I had a Samsung gear fit. Sold it along with the galaxy s5. Been waiting since then for the Apple Watch. Surely i wish the battery life was few days, however I don't mind at all charging it every evening like I do with my iPhone 6.
I wear a watch everyday. The battery lasts about 2-3 years. The only issues with that are that sometime I look at my watch, and I KNOW the time is wrong or the watch seems to be moving slower than normal... that's my only clue that the battery needs changing.
The other annoyance is the date - the date wheel has 31 days. For months less than 31, I need to move the date ahead. For example, on May 1, my watch will say '31' (April only has 30 days), so I need to move the date ahead to '1'. Sometimes it's annoying because I forget - and sometime around May 5, I'll look at my watch and it says '4' - I have to correct it, and know for the past few days I've been 'behind' in my date.
I do wear a watch m-f just at work. On the weekends I have a nice watch that I wear from time to time. I don't care about charging it every night. I charge my iPhone 6 twice a day as it is. So if the AW can make it "all day" then perfect.
The AW is something different to me though. I roughly pull out my phone 50-90 times a day. Checking Twitter,MR,Instagram,text,notifications from my home monitoring system,emails....you name it.
It'll be nice to just look at my watch and see if it even worth me pulling my phone out. For those reasons and others is while I'll have this on my arm every single day. Way more functionality than a typical watch. Well,to me anyways.
The AW is something different to me though. I roughly pull out my phone 50-90 times a day. Checking Twitter,MR,Instagram,text,notifications from my home monitoring system,emails....you name it.
It'll be nice to just look at my watch and see if it even worth me pulling my phone out. For those reasons and others is while I'll have this on my arm every single day. Way more functionality than a typical watch. Well,to me anyways.
I have always worn a watch, preferably automatic/mechanical (I always liked the idea it was my movement that was keeping the watch going!) and I have never understood how people can rely on a phone for time keeping. My daughter missed a flight connection in Amsterdam because she flew in from the UK and her phone flipped back and forward an hour in the airport. So beware. I have never had the cash to buy high end watches but I have my father's 1949 gold Ebel and 1964 Omega constellation, which I will always keep and wear on the right occasion (but NEVER with my AW!).
That said, the reason I have bought an AW is because it is primarily a WATCH and not a fitness monitor with time-telling option. A lot of thought has gone into the dial configurations and complications. I also want email notifications for work, and fitness monitoring, yes, but I want them IN MY WATCH and Apple have achieved that. No wonder Hermes have got into bed with them on this.
Check out this article: http://www.wired.com/2015/04/the-apple-watch/
Basically, if you don't know the difference between a complication and a movement, get a Fitbit.