They should make it so that the more expensive the watch, the bigger the crash. Then you could have bragging rights. “My crash was bigger than yours.”
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Warning: watchOS 26 Beta 2 Crashes Apple's Expensive Hermès Watches
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I wish the Space Black would return. I'm still on my S7
Seems weird to want to advertise that you paid WAY too much for a watch.
I tend to brag about how little I paid for something, like catching a $40k car off lease and talking the seller down to $10k, or my $200 Apple Watch 7 that was only a year old. Or my favorite price - free - like my Macintosh Portable, my Lisa, all my Mac Pros, the majority of my audio gear, most of my laptops, my iMacs, iPads....
But I guess if somebody gave me a Hermes AW I'd take it. I don't do analog faces though, so seems kinda pointless.
Edit: And I got a downvote! Must have annoyed an Apple shareholder.
I tend to brag about how little I paid for something, like catching a $40k car off lease and talking the seller down to $10k, or my $200 Apple Watch 7 that was only a year old. Or my favorite price - free - like my Macintosh Portable, my Lisa, all my Mac Pros, the majority of my audio gear, most of my laptops, my iMacs, iPads....
But I guess if somebody gave me a Hermes AW I'd take it. I don't do analog faces though, so seems kinda pointless.
Edit: And I got a downvote! Must have annoyed an Apple shareholder.
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Can confirm the watch app is still borked on iOS 26 DB2 even with watchOS 11 on the Hermes watch
Just got my express replacement for my Hermes watch, leaving it on 11.5. The watch app is still borked though since it’s all setup I can’t be bothered to downgrade my phone again to DB1. Also all my health data went away until I upgraded my phone back to DB2
Just got my express replacement for my Hermes watch, leaving it on 11.5. The watch app is still borked though since it’s all setup I can’t be bothered to downgrade my phone again to DB1. Also all my health data went away until I upgraded my phone back to DB2
yeah poor watch died within 2h from 100%. Put it on the charger for the rest of that night and it was too hot to get past 80% in the morning. I'll end up leaving it off to try to update to b3... in two weeks. since I guess them adding the known issue means they won't reissue the beta :/ But yeah I guess if I can't update to b3, I'll have to bug the Apple Store. figure the nuance of the code/error handling of this subtle sub model of Apple Watch will be well known within Apple for a couple years and won't break for only Hermès again for awhile 
Me and my wife own Apple Watch Hermès and wear them almost exclusively until the latest version, as Apple cancelled the Space Black finish which is DLC. Ever since they cancelled the Ceramic Apple Watch Edition, the DLC Space Black is the most durable one you can get and was no longer available to non-Hermès version few years ago. Apple Watch Hermès also has 2-years warranty instead of 1 year unlike other non-Edition models. Also it’s easy to resell used Hermès models.
Personally I saw lots of Apple employees wears them, as they got 25% discount.
I’m
I do! very happy with it, I’m so happy that I’m buying a second one in another two years. The beta I retired from doing after years of beta testing devices, etc. Sorry to hear many others have not been so lucky.
I do! very happy with it, I’m so happy that I’m buying a second one in another two years. The beta I retired from doing after years of beta testing devices, etc. Sorry to hear many others have not been so lucky.
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Love the 42mm Satiné Grand H. I came close… but couldn't justify it a year after getting mine, which ofc I now regret. I'd want the 42mm M and those things cannot be had. Well, someone in Japan wants 2x retail and that's a no. Great choice!
People who want to wear a smartwatch instead of their Rolex, AP, or Patek.
Says it right in the article. The Hermès has access to an exclusive watch face.
Looks like there's an exception being thrown over and over.. Calling a method called isZeus10 in CLKDevice, but that method can't be found anymore.. Must be refactoring it =) but surprised it compiled?
Mine's an S9 though so not sure what the 10 refers to.
"
"codeSigningID" : "com.apple.clockface",
"codeSigningTeamID" : "",
"codeSigningFlags" : 570434305,
"codeSigningValidationCategory" : 1,
"codeSigningTrustLevel" : 8,
"codeSigningAuxiliaryInfo" : 288230376152260634,
"instructionByteStream" : {"beforePC":"fyMD1f17v6n9AwCRns7\/l78DAJH9e8Go\/w9f1sADX9YQKYDSARAA1A==","atPC":"AwEAVH8jA9X9e7+p\/QMAkZPO\/5e\/AwCR\/XvBqP8PX9bAA1\/WkCmA0g=="},
"bootSessionUUID" : "FFD4DE9A-D8EA-4748-BE64-B81C202E06DA",
"basebandVersion" : "",
"exception" : {"codes":"0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000","rawCodes":[0,0],"type":"EXC_CRASH","signal":"SIGABRT"},
"termination" : {"flags":0,"code":6,"namespace":"SIGNAL","indicator":"Abort trap: 6","byProc":"ClockFace","byPid":344},
"asi" : {"libsystem_c.dylib":["abort() called"]},
"exceptionReason" : {"arguments":["CLKDevice","isZeus10","0xb788ebc20"],"format_string":"-[%s %s]: unrecognized selector sent to instance %p","name":"NSInvalidArgumentException","type":"objc-exception","composed_message":"-[CLKDevice isZeus10]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0xb788ebc20","class":"NSException"},
"
Hopefully this is an indication that they're doing some work to these faces, like adding the every-second seconds hand movement in Always On Display mode on Series 10 to the other Hermès faces! In beta 1 it was only added to the Hermès Radial face, and it'd be nice to have on the main Hermès face, Circulaire, Lucky Horse and Circuit H.
This is actually why I moved to the Hermès models from the main Stainless models. I wanted Space Black and the sapphire glass, a combination they discontinued on the main Stainless models but still had on the Hermès models. But last year they dropped Space Black from the Hermès models as well! Hopefully it'll make a return this year
But I also like the design of the Hermès faces better. Paying more money for things you like the look of... what a concept!Maybe it is safe to wait at least for a few days before installing any beta. Apple will fix it soon but it will now be difficult for those who are already affected.
I also have an Hermes Watch and I have installed the latest beta heres is what I’m doing and it’s working for me.
Leave it on low power mode. Keep trying it for a few times eventually will give you an option that says do you want to leave it on one day two days or three days low power mode, I’ve chosen three days , im doing minimum interaction with Watch i.e. checking the time. use your iPhone instead
when charging use a charger with 7w or less or even better put it charging via your Mac and you will achieve 100% battery charge. The lower the charger the better it will not heat up the watch,
I’ve had to watch on my wrist since morning started on 100% and so far its been losing 10% every hour, with low power mode and its helping me. If if i get 10 hours that means most of my day , if you do exercice when you finish charge it again. Hope my experience helps.
I also had the option to send my watch to Apple, but will take two weeks no point if in two weeks we have a new beta , I’d rather wait , bring on DB3 😊
Leave it on low power mode. Keep trying it for a few times eventually will give you an option that says do you want to leave it on one day two days or three days low power mode, I’ve chosen three days , im doing minimum interaction with Watch i.e. checking the time. use your iPhone instead
when charging use a charger with 7w or less or even better put it charging via your Mac and you will achieve 100% battery charge. The lower the charger the better it will not heat up the watch,
I’ve had to watch on my wrist since morning started on 100% and so far its been losing 10% every hour, with low power mode and its helping me. If if i get 10 hours that means most of my day , if you do exercice when you finish charge it again. Hope my experience helps.
I also had the option to send my watch to Apple, but will take two weeks no point if in two weeks we have a new beta , I’d rather wait , bring on DB3 😊
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Lots of people I would expect. We tend to limit our thinking to people in our own socioeconomic stratum. However there millions of people in the world with big disposable incomes that would buy an Hermés Apple watch. It’s also why we have Gucci, Rolex, and other premium/status symbol brands for the wealthy class. It’s also why iPhones are coveted around the world. Stolen and counterfeit iPhones are a huge market because of the brand.
Don’t assume the guy standing next to you has the same preferences you do.
Apple and tech blogs have always recommended not installing betas on your everyday device for the exact reason you are experiening. That advice is is even more important for Watch owners as it is my understanding that you cannot revert an Watch to the released version.
And why would you be concerned? It’s a beta and betas have bugs.
While I wouldn't really "advertise" that I own one, I have to say that it's something I WANT and not something I NEED. Same goes for the watch bands I collect... makes me happy wearing that stuff and that's all that counts for me.
It's not and never has been about the technical specs or whatever else that any other model can do as well.
If people want to and can spend some of their money for stuff they enjoy, why the heck shouldn't they?
Yup, but only if the Hermès Watch is the actively connected one.
Auto switching between Watches works fine and as soon as another model is active, the watch app works fine.
My titanium S10 was $1049 and the Hermes edition starts at $1250. This is anything but expensive for a luxury brand. Hermes isn't a prestigious brand either. Imagine if that was a Apple Watch JLC edition...
In this case it would sound as absurd, to say now, as it usually does when Apple extends warranty on years of production that this is a flaw that “affects very few units”.
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Clean and classy. I had the S5 SB Hermes version which I loved until I upgrade to the U2 Hermes version last year. I was torn between the S10 and U2 for awhile.
I had the s5 SB Hermes and loved it. Still have it but unpaired and not used. I loved the Noir watch faces. I upgraded to the U2 Hermes. Love the U2 and bands but sometimes miss the S5 and not getting the S10. I only upgraded since S5 wasn't getting WatchOS 11 when they could have and was expected by many.