Mine arrived a little over three weeks ago, and I've worn it daily. I've always worn a watch -- This replaced a 22-year-old Mickey Mouse watch that I bought at Disney World, that still looks and works like new. In other words, there was no reason I NEEDED to get one, but I WANTED to get one. I'm on my fifth iPhone (due to upgrades -- I've passed my old ones on to other family members) and my second iPad (same).
I have the 38mm SS with Med Lt Pink MB, and later got a blue SB. I also tried on an ML and loved it, so will probably buy one soon.
Overall, I LOVE the watch. I'm so glad I got it. I'm also glad I waited (several extra weeks) for the pink MB band. It looks great, feels great, and fits great.
Some pleasant benefits:
- Being able to quickly check the temp on the watch face.
- Having Stock Market information available in a glance.
- Being able to easily switch bands and change the watch face to match.
- I hadn't even thought about this ahead of time, but I travel regularly between two time zones, and I've always had to manually adjust my watch. Now it just happens.
- Using ApplePay on the watch is even easier than on the iPhone, and setup is very easy.
- I love the reminder to stand every hour. I sit at a desk a lot and often don't think about how little I'm moving during the day. This nudges me to stand up and stretch or walk a little every so often.
- Third-party rewards card scan codes from Passbook on my iPhone can also be used from the watch. (I've used Walgreens and Speedway Gas so far, and it's easy-peasy.) I also have loaded tickets for a couple events to Passbook and am looking forward to them just scanning my watch for entry.
- I appreciate the ability to customize the text responses. The one I put in immediately, because I text it all the time to my husband and kids, is, "I'm in the driveway."
Some things I'd like to see added in the future:
- A setting to specify the amount of time before time-out when the watch face is active. It's too short now. I'm willing to sacrifice some battery life (within reason) to have a longer display.
- For my news apps to play their videos, or at least the sound, on my wrist instead of on the phone. When I launch them on the watch now, they start playing on the phone in my pocket. Sometimes I do this accidentally, and it's not always cool.
- The ability to pair directly with my Bluetooth car sound system, much as I'd pair with a set of Bluetooth headphones, so I can play what I select on my watch through the car speakers. I can pair, but it doesn't play. My only option is to unpair the watch and pair my iPhone instead, and play from there.
- The ability to record an audible version of words, especially proper nouns/names, that I've added to Shortcuts, so Siri will be more likely to recognize them. Since I can't type to edit on the watch, this is significantly more problematic here than on the iPhone (although it's definitely an inconvenience there. too). Some of the words for my hobby and chorus (barbershop, Melodeers) end up looking really funky. (I get barber her shop and mellow deer's or mellowed ears a lot!)
- A true hot pink or purple Sport Band (not just the salmon that they call pink that's currently available). They made this mistake once with the iPhone 5C, so I was really surprised to see that they made it again with the watch band.
- A stretch, slip-on link bracelet, with a much lighter weight than the Link Bracelet that's currently available. I thought I'd love the Link Bracelet and was going to buy it as a second band, but when I tried it on in the store it was WAY too heavy.
- To be able to send touch drawings and emoticons from my watch to iPhones, not just to other watches. (This may already be coming with the next iOS release. If so, then yay!)
The only thing that has confounded me so far:
One day I looked at my watch and there was a tiny blue crescent moon at the top center of the watch, where the notification red dot usually is. I couldn't figure out what it was and how to remove it. I probably spent 30 minutes messing with it, until I Googled and eventually came across something that mentioned "Do Not Disturb" mode on the iPhone (which I never use). Sure enough, somehow I'd accidentally selected this in the Settings glance on the phone. Once I went back there and deselected this, the little moon disappeared.
Thanks to all of you for your posts, too. I learned a few things! And sorry -- I know it's over 30 seconds, but I was on a roll!