I simply just like the look of the aluminum better. It’s sporty and modern.
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Who Here Is Going Aluminum With The 5...Again?
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That’s absolute rubbish. Looks cheap and scratches when you breathe next to it? Talk about gross exaggerations. I’ve never heard anybody say my Apple Watch looked cheap and in 3 years it’s only got a couple of very minor scratches. These watches are gadgets with a very short shelf life. You have to look very close to tell the material differences and if you’re happy to pay double for a watch that is just as worthless after a couple of years then that’s great. The snobbery on here against Aluminium AW’s lately is quite appalling.
I was obviously kidding about breathing next to the screen and scratching it. In all seriousness the price is attractive, but the screen will scratch much easier than the SS. If that is important to you than go with the SS. If not then stick with aluminum.
I personally wear a watch for style and function. I don’t like the look of the aluminum, but also realize that some people don’t care about that. Again easy decision if you like how it looks!
I knew you were joking about that bit but the insinuation it’s really easy to scratch is misleading. I’ve had an aluminium AW for 3 years and there’s a few minor scratches, that’s all. It boils down to your personal choice that you don’t like the aluminium. The aluminium to me looks just as stylish as any other model and I think many would agree with me on that or it wouldn’t be as popular as it is.
Unless you're keeping the Apple Watch for decades like you'd do for collectible watches, there's no need to spend the extra dough for the upscaled material. Most people will upgrade to another watch every 3-4 years, maybe 5 years max before the battery gets swollen or the CPU becomes too slow.
It's not a "real watch", merely a disposable wearable, so treat it like one.
Likely getting the aluminium Nike model as well, since it’s the only model which comes with the Nike band, and I don’t need the cellular functionality.
SG Aluminum all the way since S0, and I upgrade every time.
Screens hold up just fine (I don’t baby my AW either), finish is extremely durable, resale is way better, and the AL is the lightest of them all, which I like. I don’t want a heavy watch while swimming or running. I can dress it up with a link band, down with a sport loop.
I was curious about Ti this year, as I love the material, but it looks too much like AL, it’s heavier than the AL model, costs way more, yet doesn’t do one thing different or better.
But I also get wanting a more “substantial” feeling watch, so I see the appeal of SS. And the SG ceramic they had one year really looked slick.
Screens hold up just fine (I don’t baby my AW either), finish is extremely durable, resale is way better, and the AL is the lightest of them all, which I like. I don’t want a heavy watch while swimming or running. I can dress it up with a link band, down with a sport loop.
I was curious about Ti this year, as I love the material, but it looks too much like AL, it’s heavier than the AL model, costs way more, yet doesn’t do one thing different or better.
But I also get wanting a more “substantial” feeling watch, so I see the appeal of SS. And the SG ceramic they had one year really looked slick.
No probs. I believe the Space Gray shows any scratches lesser than the Silver. I prefer the Space Gray myself because of this.
Still lots of praise for the sapphire glass on SS here and I do understand this glass is far more durable (but not scratch-proof in every sense of the word).
Like I mentioned earlier, never had scratches or micro-scratches on my IonX screens since the series 0...and I am a guy who is OCD on this. I’m also careful with my watches so that probably helps.
I also read posts of the Sapphire scratching and the owner not knowing how it happened, so I guess it all boils down to how kind you are to your watch.
Like I mentioned earlier, never had scratches or micro-scratches on my IonX screens since the series 0...and I am a guy who is OCD on this. I’m also careful with my watches so that probably helps.
I also read posts of the Sapphire scratching and the owner not knowing how it happened, so I guess it all boils down to how kind you are to your watch.
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I've been very happy with my at aluminum. Got the series 0 at launch and upgraded when the 3 arrived with cellular. I am rough on it, but it looks great...just a little dirty.
Horses for courses. I smashed a sapphire screen from an accident I'm pretty much sure my previous ion x screen would have survived. I like the flawlessness of the Sapphire but having said that I had an S3 sport for a year and had no marks.
Horses for courses. I smashed a sapphire screen from an accident I'm pretty much sure my previous ion x screen would have survived. I like the flawlessness of the Sapphire but having said that I had an S3 sport for a year and had no marks.
Horses for courses. I smashed a sapphire screen from an accident I'm pretty much sure my previous ion x screen would have survived. I like the flawlessness of the Sapphire but having said that I had an S3 sport for a year and had no marks.
I bought the SS 0 model on launch day, big mistake!
I sold it a few months later and I’ve not had an Apple Watch since, I’m seriously considering the 5 though, but I would never buy any of the “premium” models. It just seems like such a waste of money, for most watches that are made from these materials they are a purchase for life, the Apple watches are tech devices and have such a short lifespan. Aluminium is the way to go in my opinion.
I sold it a few months later and I’ve not had an Apple Watch since, I’m seriously considering the 5 though, but I would never buy any of the “premium” models. It just seems like such a waste of money, for most watches that are made from these materials they are a purchase for life, the Apple watches are tech devices and have such a short lifespan. Aluminium is the way to go in my opinion.
I bought the Series 0 in steel, and I’m just now upgrading to Series 5 in steel. This thing has been through four years of everything from yard and car work to breaking up a concrete driveway, and there isn’t a scratch on the glass. The steel has a nice “patina” like any of my other mechanical watches. It was easily worth it to me. Granted, I have no interest in upgrading every year. Heck, if it wasn’t for the new always on screen, I’d probably keep going with my Series 0.
