I took the plunge and picked up the 42mm size Apple Watch Series 2 in Space Gray for $399. The Apple Watch looks and feels a lot better than I had thought and it was worth the wait to get the basic improvements like GPS and 50M Water Resistance in the 2nd Generation release vs. the 1st Generation.
Initial Reaction -- Positive
I've only worn it for a few hours and haven't really tried much beyond the basic functions of Email, Text Messages, Phone Calls, Music, etc. It'll take me at least a week or more to really get a better understanding of how useful this watch will be, but I do like the utility of being able to control & access some features of my iPhone without having to access it. Sounds silly to say, but makes more sense when you have the Apple Watch and your iPhone jammed inside your pants pocket.
Overall, the Apple Watch is very well designed and has an appealing look & feel. The build quality is good and like most Apple Products they focus on form meeting function when they design their products.
Four Days In
I'm starting to like the Apple Watch and find it as a useful device that complements the iPhone. Battery Life is quite good and after 16 hours of use it often still has 60% Battery remaining. True, I barely use it beyond a few basic feature (Time, Date, Notifications).
What I find most interesting are the health monitoring like my Heartbeat, Pedometer (steps) and other metrics that help me realize that I already am fairly active and walk a good 8k - 10k steps a day already.
The only bummer has been I tried my best to wear both my Rolex or Omega along with the Apple Watch, but my wrists felt too 'busy' wearing two (2) watches so I've been exclusively wearing only the Apple Watch. I guess I will relegate my Swiss Automatic Watches for special occasions.
One Month
I've been wearing the Apple Watch almost everyday. On occasion, I switch to a Casio G-Shock for activities that would destroy an Apple Watch, but otherwise it's been mostly this on my wrist.
Overall, it's meh...it's nice to have, but you can live without it fine and rely on just the iPhone. Probably sounds silly, but if this could work as stand-alone smartphone so I could ditch the iPhone, that would be awesome...but I'm not sure how they can resolve handling various features that are more convenient on a larger screen.
Update -- Two Years
Has it really been that long? Yes, it has and I'm impressed at the quality, beauty and utility of the Apple Watch. My Series 2 is starting to show its age, but still works as expected and has performed admirably and reminds me of my Casio G-Shocks in terms of utility.
I will certainly consider keeping a smartwatch in my collection and when its time to retire my Series 2, I'll look at what Apple has to offer and hope it'll be not until the Series 8 or 9.
Initial Reaction -- Positive
I've only worn it for a few hours and haven't really tried much beyond the basic functions of Email, Text Messages, Phone Calls, Music, etc. It'll take me at least a week or more to really get a better understanding of how useful this watch will be, but I do like the utility of being able to control & access some features of my iPhone without having to access it. Sounds silly to say, but makes more sense when you have the Apple Watch and your iPhone jammed inside your pants pocket.
Overall, the Apple Watch is very well designed and has an appealing look & feel. The build quality is good and like most Apple Products they focus on form meeting function when they design their products.
Four Days In
I'm starting to like the Apple Watch and find it as a useful device that complements the iPhone. Battery Life is quite good and after 16 hours of use it often still has 60% Battery remaining. True, I barely use it beyond a few basic feature (Time, Date, Notifications).
What I find most interesting are the health monitoring like my Heartbeat, Pedometer (steps) and other metrics that help me realize that I already am fairly active and walk a good 8k - 10k steps a day already.
The only bummer has been I tried my best to wear both my Rolex or Omega along with the Apple Watch, but my wrists felt too 'busy' wearing two (2) watches so I've been exclusively wearing only the Apple Watch. I guess I will relegate my Swiss Automatic Watches for special occasions.
One Month
I've been wearing the Apple Watch almost everyday. On occasion, I switch to a Casio G-Shock for activities that would destroy an Apple Watch, but otherwise it's been mostly this on my wrist.
Overall, it's meh...it's nice to have, but you can live without it fine and rely on just the iPhone. Probably sounds silly, but if this could work as stand-alone smartphone so I could ditch the iPhone, that would be awesome...but I'm not sure how they can resolve handling various features that are more convenient on a larger screen.
Update -- Two Years
Has it really been that long? Yes, it has and I'm impressed at the quality, beauty and utility of the Apple Watch. My Series 2 is starting to show its age, but still works as expected and has performed admirably and reminds me of my Casio G-Shocks in terms of utility.
I will certainly consider keeping a smartwatch in my collection and when its time to retire my Series 2, I'll look at what Apple has to offer and hope it'll be not until the Series 8 or 9.
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