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10 September 2014, 06:39 AM | #31 |
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simple answer …. no thank you.
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10 September 2014, 06:46 AM | #32 |
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I don't like charging my watch.....
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10 September 2014, 03:10 PM | #34 |
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Now that we've gotten the official word on it today, I doubt I will be getting one. Simply put it doesn't do anything my phone doesn't already do, and my wrist is already occupied by my Rolex. So where would it go, in my pocket with my phone? No point.
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10 September 2014, 03:24 PM | #35 |
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I'll probably buy into it, but it'll sit on my right wrist while my mechanicals sit on my left.
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10 September 2014, 03:26 PM | #36 | |
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10 September 2014, 03:30 PM | #37 |
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Watched the whole presentation. It's basically a smaller version of the phone that's already in my pocket or on my desk. I don't really see the benefit or need.
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10 September 2014, 03:32 PM | #38 |
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10 September 2014, 03:39 PM | #39 |
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Ill trade in my iPhone 5 for a 6 (4.7 inch) in a few weeks when things calm down a bit. The Apple watch? Ill likely get it for my two teens first to see if they like it. They love the gadgets! In 2 years when the new model with all of the fixes to the issues they will soon discover comes out, then Ill decide. Even, still perhaps only for the gym or very casual settings.
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10 September 2014, 05:27 PM | #41 |
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I just don't like it and don't need it. the Iphone is perfect enough for what I want from it.
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10 September 2014, 05:29 PM | #42 |
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10 September 2014, 05:30 PM | #43 |
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What it amounts to is paying $350 to save me the immense trouble of taking my phone from my pocket.
But it is cool. I'll probably get one for exercise purposes. Maybe. |
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10 September 2014, 10:37 PM | #45 |
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10 September 2014, 10:46 PM | #46 |
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It's hideous and brings nothing new to the table that already hasn't been released in the last 18 months, I used to look forward to these releases by Apple, but TBH they have become much of a muchness. Just my watered down opinion.
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10 September 2014, 10:48 PM | #47 |
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Watch "Apple iWatch - Complete Features Explained" on YouTube
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10 September 2014, 10:52 PM | #49 |
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They are going to offer an 18kt I-watch, there is nothing more attractive than solid gold and plastic...I'll wait for the platinum!
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10 September 2014, 10:57 PM | #50 |
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Ya, wonder what the 18k version will cost...I'll bet not $349!
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10 September 2014, 11:06 PM | #51 |
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Is it waterproof?
I saw that it could be used at the gym but... |
24 September 2014, 10:04 AM | #52 |
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Considering the nearly unlimited research & development funds at their disposal, one would hope that Apple doesn't leave the water sport lovers behind. Not that I care either way, as I have no desire to share my heartbeat while swimming with the rest of the world or being wired 24/7, but I wonder if the current leadership goes the extra mile ;-)
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I thought I heard 30m WR somewhere here.
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8 October 2014, 01:41 PM | #54 |
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I bought a cheap watch from the crazy man Floating down canal It doesn't use numbers or moving hands It always just says "now" Now you may be thinking that I was had But this watch is never wrong And if I have trouble the warranty said Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On J. Buffett Instagram: eastbayrider46 |
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some quotes from well written in depth review at ablogtowatch.com:
... the Apple Watch is what the wrist watch is meant to be in the 21st century. ... The Apple Watch isn't a death blow to the original watch; in fact, it is the most watch-inspired consumer wrist gadget of all time ...Apple dedicated a great deal of time to studying and surveying the watch industry, as well as engaging in copious amounts of research on websites dedicated to watches, including aBlogtoWatch. In an inadvertent way, a lot of our work likely helped influence how the current Apple Watch was designed http://www.ablogtowatch.com/apple-wa...nds-on-review/ |
11 October 2014, 08:47 PM | #56 |
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when I went to ATT to buy an iPhone 6, the salesman was wearing an apple phone.
very nicely designed. the review above pointed out by Rondineli is most informative and interesting...and one of the items, I absolutely did not know is that for the most part the Apple Phone is tethered to an iPhone....big negative for me. Also, the idea of playing music or getting email on a "smartphone" is just, well, ridiculous. That said, these smartphones will evolve, and as they do, the traditional watch market will be impacted. No sense in sticking one's head in the proverbial sand, just because one has a bias toward mechanical, traditional watches. |
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I am always skeptical of "reviews" that don't have one single negative pointed out. That link sounded like a 5 page marketing piece, not a review. Based on that article I am quite surprised the human race has survived without the apple watch...thank god its coming or we would be doomed.
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As far as the watch being tethered to the phone, I can't imagine these things selling if they weren't, and instead were a stand alone device. The only real thing the watch has going for it is the "convenience" of telling you what's going on with your phone without having to reach into your pocket and pull it out.
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The iwatch is to mechanical watches as mp3 is to CD's? Who knows?
I know we're getting these kind of statements from horological bloggers: ". . . what I believe to be a future inevitability: the dominance of the smartwatch as a necessary tool in the everyday lives of everyday people. . . The experience of wearing the Apple Watch is as good or better than most high-end timepieces, . . . Apple is in fact asking them [high-end watch wearers] to potentially give up something they love for something that in a few years they might not be able to live without." Ariel Adams, ABlogToWatch.com in the iWatch Review |
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So are you all enjoying your Apple Watches three years later?
More seriously, I was search-surfing the goldmine of old messages on various topics, thinking about the impact of smart watches upon the WIS world. Now, with the benefit of hindsight, it seems to me that at least one thing is certain: Amazingly (or perhaps not), there was NO real impact. Am I now drawing a correct conclusion to what was still a fairly open question just a few years ago? |
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