Apple Watch is awesome

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Posted: 12/21/2016 2:04:41 PM EDT

Bought a Series 2 and have been using it for a few days. Replaced my Garmin fitness tracker band after I realizes I loved the notifications.

10/10. Would recommend to anyone with an iPhone.

Posted: 12/21/2016 2:47:24 PM EDT

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Once they make it round I'll get one...

Posted: 12/21/2016 2:48:21 PM EDT

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I thought I would hate it but I actually like the shape

Posted: 12/21/2016 2:48:58 PM EDT

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I only like wearing mine at work so I don't have to take my phone out to see who's trying to bug me

Posted: 12/21/2016 2:49:46 PM EDT

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The gps on the new one makes all the difference.

Posted: 12/21/2016 2:55:22 PM EDT

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How is the battery life?

Posted: 12/21/2016 2:58:18 PM EDT

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About 2 days for me with moderate-heavy use

Posted: 12/21/2016 3:00:07 PM EDT

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Cueing the GD posters flame baiting how wearing a watch these days is gay in 5...4...3...2...

Posted: 12/21/2016 3:13:03 PM EDT

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My wife likes her first gen

Posted: 12/21/2016 3:14:44 PM EDT

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I have a 1st gen my kids bought me last Christmas. I wanted to like it, but it's kind of meh. I do you the activity app though.

Posted: 12/21/2016 3:16:05 PM EDT

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Bought a Series 2 and have been using it for a few days. Replaced my Garmin fitness tracker band after I realizes I loved the notifications.

10/10. Would recommend to anyone with an iPhone.

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Both my wife and I like our Gen 1, will very likely upgrade to Gen two or might wait for Gen 3 as the GPS is not a necessity for me. My wife would replace her Garmin running watch with a Gen 2, that'll be a birthday present very likely.

Posted: 12/21/2016 3:17:29 PM EDT

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I have a 1st gen my kids bought me last Christmas. I wanted to like it, but it's kind of meh. I do you the activity app though.

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I get a lot of notifications during the day (business related) so it's helpful for me instead of having to find my phone every time to read them

Also ties into my home automation/security and buzzes my wrist if any of my doors open, etc. Whereas I might miss it if my phone is in my pocket.

Posted: 12/21/2016 3:18:24 PM EDT

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My wife loves hers.

Posted: 12/21/2016 3:24:14 PM EDT

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Both my wife and I have a gen 1. She mostly uses it for fittness and I mostly use mine for work. It is really nice to review emails without pulling pulling out my phone.

I use it extensively when traveling as well for directions. I like that it quickly view the directions on my wrist.

Posted: 12/21/2016 3:32:41 PM EDT

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The wife and I both have Gen1s.

They're pretty darned peachy keen.

I probably won't upgrade to a Gen2, even with the water resistance... maybe next year's model.

I'd like a round one for sure.

Posted: 12/21/2016 3:46:29 PM EDT

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I have a moto360 and I bought my mother an apple watch for christmas last year.

They aren't life changing devices but they are handy and fun. I love getting texts on my watch, or being able to answer calls on my watch. The maps and directions are handy too, especially if you are in a car without a mount for your phone or gps.

When mine dies (got to be well over 2 years old now and I have not been gentle to it) I will happily buy whatever the new hotness is in smartwatches.

Just to really put a bug up somebody's ass, people notice a whiz angry silly smartwatch before they do an expensive traditional watch.

Posted: 12/21/2016 3:50:21 PM EDT

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I get a lot of notifications during the day (business related) so it's helpful for me instead of having to find my phone every time to read them

Also ties into my home automation/security and buzzes my wrist if any of my doors open, etc. Whereas I might miss it if my phone is in my pocket.

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Can't even lift your phone out of your pocket?

What kind of feeble society are we living in??

Posted: 12/21/2016 3:51:53 PM EDT

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Bought a Series 2 and have been using it for a few days. Replaced my Garmin fitness tracker band after I realizes I loved the notifications.

10/10. Would recommend to anyone with an iPhone.

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So as long as you're on the same WiFi network, you get your notifications on the Watch regardless of where your phone is, correct?

Posted: 12/21/2016 3:51:58 PM EDT

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Can't even lift your phone out of your pocket?

What kind of feeble society are we living in??

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I know you're kidding, but the serious answer is that in a situation where it's rude to look at your phone, it's easy to glance at your watch and see if whatever just buzzed is important enough to interrupt.

Posted: 12/21/2016 3:53:00 PM EDT

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the timer and weather for highs and lows is glitchy on my nike series 2. called apple and they're aware, no eta for fix.

Posted: 12/21/2016 4:06:30 PM EDT

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I use it extensively when traveling as well for directions. I like that it quickly view the directions on my wrist.

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This. Once I got used to the bifference between turn left and turn right buzzes I've used it to keep from being as conspicuously tourist when traveling.

Posted: 12/21/2016 5:53:21 PM EDT

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So as long as you're on the same WiFi network, you get your notifications on the Watch regardless of where your phone is, correct?

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Correct, if you are far away from your phone but still in WiFi then it will switch to WiFi on the watch

Posted: 12/21/2016 5:59:54 PM EDT

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Correct, if you are far away from your phone but still in WiFi then it will switch to WiFi on the watch

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Cool, that's what I'm looking for. I hate carrying my phone around when I'm at home, but I hate getting bitched at for missing a call/text even more.

Posted: 12/21/2016 6:01:34 PM EDT

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Do you have to buy an otter box to encase it so it does not get scratched?

Posted: 12/21/2016 6:56:05 PM EDT

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Do you have to buy an otter box to encase it so it does not get scratched?

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i have all mine nekked

Posted: 12/21/2016 7:03:52 PM EDT

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I only like wearing mine at work so I don't have to take my phone out to see who's trying to bug me

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This is the only reason I like mine. My hands are usually dirty at work so I don't have to get my phone out to see who is calling or texting me. I'm not a watch guy but it was a gift from my wife.

Posted: 12/21/2016 7:08:12 PM EDT

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I only like wearing mine at work so I don't have to take my phone out to see who's trying to bug me

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Since I got my 7 Plus it's much easier to keep it in my pocket and look at my watch.

Posted: 12/21/2016 7:10:23 PM EDT

[#27]

I bought one for my wife for XMAS. Hope she likes it.

Posted: 12/21/2016 7:58:38 PM EDT

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I really want one.

But one of two things would happen.
Either I would love it and it would become an everyday wear item or I won't like it and it will languish in a desk drawer for a decade before I tossed it.

Posted: 12/21/2016 8:18:14 PM EDT

[#29]

My wife wears her gen 1 all the time.

I still prefer to wear my assortment of dumb watches.

Posted: 12/21/2016 8:31:03 PM EDT

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I get notifications on my fitbit. Good enough. I don't need all of the other stuff. I just like having the notice so I don't miss calls and txts when my phone is in my pocket.