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Wearing AW on outside and over shirt sleeve cuff

Luba

Luba

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It's generally considered dweeb-ish to wear your watch over your shirt sleeve cuff. Acknowledged. But taking into account the design (the look) of AW could it work? Would you consider it?

AW is 10.5mm thick and I read that one critique from a blog writer who actually wore AW was that it was bulky under his sleeve cuff making it difficult to have his sleeve cuff over AW or to look and use AW. The obvious solution is to wear it on the outside, over the shirt sleeve cuff.
 
I have never and would never wear any of my watches including my Rolexes and some pretty big Panerai over my cuff. I'm not about to start with an Apple watch.
 
Luba said:
The obvious solution is to wear it on the outside, over the shirt sleeve cuff.
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A gentleman would never do that.

Of course, you could equally argue that the "obvious" solution is to not wear a shirt at all!:eek: That would get you noticed too. If that's what you want.
 
I honestly can't even imagine what that would look like. Also, you'd be blocking the sensors, which would make you have to enter your code for Apple Pay (presumably) all the time.
 
Yes, … of course it would block sensors. Darn! There goes the "obvious" solution!


zea mays said:
I honestly can't even imagine what that would look like. Also, you'd be blocking the sensors, which would make you have to enter your code for Apple Pay (presumably) all the time.
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No. I wouldn't do that any more than I would tuck my pants into my socks because the legs were too long. If the AW doesn't fit right under my shirt sleeve then it's bad design and ill-fitting. I don't care how cool the watch is I'm not going to wear something that is ill-fitting.

That said I'll be shocked if Ive didn't consider shirt sleeves when designing the watch. Tim Cook wears suits all the time so if he didn't have a issue with the watch's bulk I think we'll be fine. If we do then TC thinks we are morons and he'll end up looking like one because of it.
 
Chupa Chupa said:
No. I wouldn't do that any more than I would tuck my pants into my socks because the legs were too long. If the AW doesn't fit right under my shirt sleeve then it's bad design and ill-fitting. I don't care how cool the watch is I'm not going to wear something that is ill-fitting.

That said I'll be shocked if Ive didn't consider shirt sleeves when designing the watch. Tim Cook wears suits all the time so if he didn't have a issue with the watch's bulk I think we'll be fine. If we do then TC thinks we are morons and he'll end up looking like one because of it.
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I would try before you buy...

If I had to criticize the actual form of the Apple Watch, it would be a complaint you've heard from me before (most recently with the Habring2 in our latest Three on Three); the Apple Watch doesn't fit under my shirt cuff without serious effort, if at all. I believe that great design should not disrupt daily life, and a watch that doesn't fit under a shirt sleeve is missing something. Apple is amazing at building thin, elegant machines, and I was surprised by how bulky this is, especially when the 45 minutes prior to the introduction of the Apple Watch were spent discussing how svelte the new iPhone 6 is. I understand the physical limitations and the required dock on the rear of the watch, but the Apple Watch is bulkier than I would've liked.
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A Watch Guy's Thoughts On The Apple Watch After Seeing It In The Metal
 
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This type of response is indicative of exactly the type of "fashion" crowd Apple will really attract with this watch.

Luba said:
It's generally considered dweeb-ish to wear your watch over your shirt sleeve cuff. Acknowledged. But taking into account the design (the look) of AW could it work? Would you consider it?

AW is 10.5mm thick and I read that one critique from a blog writer who actually wore AW was that it was bulky under his sleeve cuff making it difficult to have his sleeve cuff over AW or to look and use AW. The obvious solution is to wear it on the outside, over the shirt sleeve cuff.
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Isn't the Apple Watch thinner than many of the current popular watches on the market, both high end and casual? Apart from the traditional style thinner business watches which seem to be far less of the norm now than years ago, I think a large proportion of watches on the market do not easily fit under shirt cuffs unless they are loose (which dress shirt cuffs tend not to be). I know two people who collect high end watches and both have their dress shirts custom made so the cuffs have more room in order to accommodate their watches.

I'm not saying that it isn't a legitimate concern but just that the Apple Watch is no different than what seems like the current trend in watches and, in fact, will be thinner than many.
 
JayLenochiniMac said:
Unless you dress right, it's actually considered quite dweeb-ish as many socially-inept individuals wear their polo or buttoned up shirts that way.
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OK, polo yes, but I wear my shirts buttoned up to the top every day. I do suppose that is with a tie though, I can't say I'm a fashion expert so no idea if that's a massive faux pas or not...
 
Luba said:
It's generally considered dweeb-ish to wear your watch over your shirt sleeve cuff. Acknowledged. But taking into account the design (the look) of AW could it work? Would you consider it?

AW is 10.5mm thick and I read that one critique from a blog writer who actually wore AW was that it was bulky under his sleeve cuff making it difficult to have his sleeve cuff over AW or to look and use AW. The obvious solution is to wear it on the outside, over the shirt sleeve cuff.
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I am rather surprised that this watch is so thick and fat!

Apple's obsession is thin at seemingly all costs, why they neglected the one product that would benefit from being thin is mind boggling.

I don't see any hint of modern design on the Watch, it's so plain and boring. Yet the good news is that prevents me from buying one.
 
cambookpro said:
OK, polo yes, but I wear my shirts buttoned up to the top every day. I do suppose that is with a tie though, I can't say I'm a fashion expert so no idea if that's a massive faux pas or not...
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Completely different with a tie. I'm talking about how individuals like Forrest Gump wear their shirts.

If doesn't have to be a fashion faux pas if you know how to dress though.
 
Are you all talking about being litterally wrapped around the cuff of a shirt?!?!

If so I have never seen anyone in my entire life do that....
 
Luba said:
who actually wore AW was that it was bulky under his sleeve cuff making it difficult to have his sleeve cuff over AW or to look and use AW. The obvious solution is to wear it on the outside, over the shirt sleeve cuff.
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I don't get why anyone would wear a watch and not want it to always be outside of the cuff anyway. Ive always hated having to lift my arm and then pull my sleeve back just to see the time. i feel like the cuff should just stop at the top of the watch.
 
Blakjack said:
Are you all talking about being litterally wrapped around the cuff of a shirt?!?!

If so I have never seen anyone in my entire life do that....
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Pretty sure the OP was talking about tucking the edge of the cuff underneath the watch.
 
Apple says it's 10.5mm thick, but isn't the sensor pod another 2mm ?

I've taken a couple of side views, and resized them to be 42mm high, and it's always like 12.5mm thick if you include the sensors.

Can anyone else with more imaging skill check? Thanks!
 

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