I think there's been so much discussion about The red dot, you almost can't help but like it now and accept it for what is. It works for me.
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Agree or Disagree: Watch 3 Red Crown is a Hideous Monstrosity?
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It didn't look great in photos but in the flesh, it looks fine, almost a none issue. Every time I look at my watch I can't even see it due to the angle.
I think people with non-LTE iterations will be buying red dots to put on their crowns so they look like they have the latest model...then they'll complain about it..hehe
i dont mind it at all.. seems like people these days will really find anything to bitch about huh?
It is real, it will hurt sales and no, you are not overreacting. I was waiting for the cellular version to come out but I'm going to keep my version 1 until that ugly dot is gone. I too, have many different bands and it will clash with many of them. To me, it takes away from the beauty of the watch.
I have a rose gold currently and love the look of it. I was going to get rose gold in version 3 but they decided to pass on making it. A regular gold watch instead of rose gold I can live with, a target practice red dot, I cannot.
Even if it isn't perfect, I think it looks much better than the bulls eye red.
I never look at the dot and nobody has said it makes my watch ugly...I must not circulate in the cool circles. Oh well.
I must be in the same area as no one is the place I travel care about the red dot on my watch. In fact I get few comments about having an AW at all. Some care too much about what other think.
"nope i wont buy the new watch with LTE because theres a red dot on the side.. even tho the red dot shows its a cellular series 3..."
Makes sense...
Makes sense...
I wonder how many people saying they wont buy either don't really have the desire for LTE or weren't going to buy it in the first place.
I thought the red dot would bother me but i don't even notice it
It doesnt bother me even a little. I actually like being able to tell if its S3 w/ cellular.
Having had a proper play with the Series 3 in the Apple Store to decide which finish I wanted, I do think the red dot looks good on the stainless steel model but not on the silver aluminium. It’s okay on the space grey and space black but, in my opinion, it’s best on the silver stainless steel model. That said, with the watch in use, I don’t notice it at all!
I feel the same way about the angle. I usually don’t see it. I got everyone else’s view when my daughter tried it on a few days ago. I still think it would look better with a black crown.
I have a space grey S3 with a black Milanese Loop band, it looks fine.
I think this is a valid point. A black glossy crown dot would have been a nice feature that blending in with the display better.
Wear the red dot like a badge of honor. Be proud of the red dot, but do not disrespect the red dot. The red dot shall guide you, and you shall follow.
I wouldn’t be surprised if people with non LTE watches started getting red dots from eBay. May become something of a fashion statement!
I wonder why Apple decided on red, though?
I wonder why Apple decided on red, though?
Red is the boldest color that is used in advertising.
“RED suggests excitement, strength, sex, passion, vitality,
aggressiveness and commands attention. Business wise it
associated with debt, is great for boldness and accents. The
most emotionally intense color, red stimulates a faster
heartbeat and breathing.‘
Guess the red dot is your own fault (most people),
there was really little to no difference between this and the older model, or the non cellular model, and most people want to show that they have the latest and greatest
why would anybody want spend so much cash if there was no difference between them.
I read it all the time, obsession with outward appearance then the new tech that is on the inside.
it's the same with everything else, especially cars, an extra chrome strip makes all the difference
there was really little to no difference between this and the older model, or the non cellular model, and most people want to show that they have the latest and greatest
why would anybody want spend so much cash if there was no difference between them.
I read it all the time, obsession with outward appearance then the new tech that is on the inside.
it's the same with everything else, especially cars, an extra chrome strip makes all the difference
I quite like it. However the LTE version in the UK is only available on EE. As I'm currently disentangling myself from EE due to some shocking customer service, there seems little point tying myself back in for 2 years.