Saxo Appeal
Distinguished Member
Now that some of you have had time to play, ponder and make up your mind, has the Apple Watch lived up to your expectations or have you decided to return it for a full refund and never look back?
I recently purchased a 42mm Space Grey Black Sport and drove all the way down to Fife to pick it up from @mikee66. After wearing it for a day I changed my mind and sold it on to a family member who kept nagging me for it. I must say that I, like others, have been underwhelmed by it but it does have lots of potential. It also had a couple of scuff marks just between where the glass met the case, very small but I knew it was there so wanted rid.
Just didn't like the rubber strap which made it feel very cheap for a £340 watch, I realise it's a smart watch but my Boss watch has a SS strap and only cost £250. I know there's 3rd party straps being released soon but as mentioned above the case was marked.
I have the SS style ordered with a classic buckle for dispatch in June and will be making a final decision whether to keep it or not then, but in all honestly I'm not not holding my breath. I think everyone thought the Apple watch was going to be the next best thing but then why is there so many people changing their minds? It's definetly not what the first iPhone did to the mobile but I think it's definetly the way forward with smart watches, a few niggles here and there which can be ironed out by software updates.
My iPhone 6 is always, always with me wherever I go and takes only seconds to lift out my pocket, ok there is features on the watch which are pretty cool like the Activity App and gorgeous designed faces but to warrant a £600 price tag only for my phone to do 90% of them anyway makes me seriously reconsider my options. I've been recently looking at other computers and for a an extra £300 I could purchase the lowest spec Apple iMac on the Apple Store, compare that to a watch that only does a few things my phone can't, and I keep swaying over to keeping my hard earned cash.
Oh the decisions!
A link to 9to5Mac 'A skeptics Apple Watch Diary'
http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/30/apple-watch-diary-decision/
I recently purchased a 42mm Space Grey Black Sport and drove all the way down to Fife to pick it up from @mikee66. After wearing it for a day I changed my mind and sold it on to a family member who kept nagging me for it. I must say that I, like others, have been underwhelmed by it but it does have lots of potential. It also had a couple of scuff marks just between where the glass met the case, very small but I knew it was there so wanted rid.
Just didn't like the rubber strap which made it feel very cheap for a £340 watch, I realise it's a smart watch but my Boss watch has a SS strap and only cost £250. I know there's 3rd party straps being released soon but as mentioned above the case was marked.
I have the SS style ordered with a classic buckle for dispatch in June and will be making a final decision whether to keep it or not then, but in all honestly I'm not not holding my breath. I think everyone thought the Apple watch was going to be the next best thing but then why is there so many people changing their minds? It's definetly not what the first iPhone did to the mobile but I think it's definetly the way forward with smart watches, a few niggles here and there which can be ironed out by software updates.
My iPhone 6 is always, always with me wherever I go and takes only seconds to lift out my pocket, ok there is features on the watch which are pretty cool like the Activity App and gorgeous designed faces but to warrant a £600 price tag only for my phone to do 90% of them anyway makes me seriously reconsider my options. I've been recently looking at other computers and for a an extra £300 I could purchase the lowest spec Apple iMac on the Apple Store, compare that to a watch that only does a few things my phone can't, and I keep swaying over to keeping my hard earned cash.
Oh the decisions!
A link to 9to5Mac 'A skeptics Apple Watch Diary'
http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/30/apple-watch-diary-decision/
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