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Considering switching to a Santos. Thoughts?
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I couldn’t care less how many other people have my watch. It does 100 useful things for me every day, that’s why I wear it. Spending the price of a car on a status symbol is not for me, but again, not my money.
Garmin has some great watches. I used to run with Forerunners and wish AW could do a fraction of their battery life. But AW does a lot of things better, including contactless payments, syncing with other devices, and—most importantly for me—LTE. Hard for me to see ever going back to a watch without its own cellular given the way it’s bailed me out on a few notable occasions. Maybe if phones were still small enough to comfortably run with, but those days unfortunately seem to be gone.
In your position, I would not switch, ESPECIALLY when I have 61 watch bands, you paid good money for those bands after all.
I got a Cartos de Santos myself - can’t see myself going back to an Apple Watch.
I know that hence why I stated the Ultra watches have L5 GPS (L1+L5 dual frequency to be exact) but you said Apple does not offer this.
OP: If you’re into mechanical watches, I highly recommend double-wristing watches. You can wear the Series 10 24/7 and save the other watches for special occasions.
After getting my Apple Watch, I completely ditched my fake Casios in 2017. I even started collecting straps and still haven’t stopped!
I used to have a cheap military watch and ditched it years ago for a $40 smartwatch for a month, and ditched that for an Apple Watch and haven't looked back
Same here. I do have a hello kitty mechanical watch that I only wore for a few times before I got my Apple Watch, alongside a small cheap watch like yours. These ain’t even my favorite watches to wear. Even the hello kitty watches I had lost battery in less than a few months and the mechanical one I had was too big.
If, as your name would suggest, you live anywhere near London I would stick with the AW, I have a couple of nice mech watches that never leave the safe.
The couple of times I have worn them I can’t wait to get back to the AWU I wear all the time.
Yes it is nice to show a bit of bling but in this day and age I really don’t think anybody gives it another look…….apart from the scumbags on electric scooters and bikes robbing people
The couple of times I have worn them I can’t wait to get back to the AWU I wear all the time.
Yes it is nice to show a bit of bling but in this day and age I really don’t think anybody gives it another look…….apart from the scumbags on electric scooters and bikes robbing people
Same. I appreciate the artistry that goes into nice watches but I’d never feel comfortable wearing anything more than a few hundred bucks regardless of how much money I have.
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Looks nice.
Thanks for sharing.
I’d get the classic steel & gold, in medium.
Thanks for sharing.
I’d get the classic steel & gold, in medium.
after looking at this picture I believe that this is a piece of jewelry and not a watch... I would keep both, one for high end stuff and the other for everyday casual..
Beyond the facets of the Apple Watch Ultra’s 2 day battery life?! Ultra already has the more precise GPS tracking capabilities but it does cause a misconception for AWU users who worry about tracking their runs, cycling 🚴, hiking 🥾 and outdoor sports like skiing ⛷️ and snowboarding 🏂.
I have a couple swiss made watches from pre-Apple Watch days. Nothing like the one the OP mentioned, but still I've not worn any of them for 10 years, I had the Apple Watch Series 0.
I just can't give up the little mini computer on my wrist lol.
I just can't give up the little mini computer on my wrist lol.
I have a Rolex and a Tudor, along with three Apple Watches. I go through phases. Recently I have been wearing my Apple Watch mostly, and wearing the mechanical watches once every couple of weeks. Other times through the year, I may wear the mechanical watches for the most part. Whenever I am in a fitness phase, I wear Apple Watches more to track heart rate, steps, etc.
Buy the Cartier and keep your Apple Watch. Apple Watches actually last for a long time, especially if you don’t wear them daily.
Buy the Cartier and keep your Apple Watch. Apple Watches actually last for a long time, especially if you don’t wear them daily.
This is a great point - I was in Barcelona a few years ago, and some guys made a ham fisted attempt to take my Rolex off my wrist. Since then, whenever I am in an area where I think my watch will garner that kind of attention - or when I travel in general - I usually choose an Apple Watch. No one is attempting to steal them because they are worth so little in the secondary market (LOL)
Not that I have the coin for a Rolex or other watch of that calibre, but if I did, that would be a huge concern too.
Well the Santos is in that calibre, so the OP should have this concern
I sold all my Panerais, Rolexes after I got my first Apple Watch. Why keep them in the drawer depreciating. Having 6 or 7 complications like stocks, weather, temp, on my wrist trumped the enjoyment of an expensive watch which is really just jewelry.
I absolutely love my Ultra and titanium series Apple Watches
I absolutely love my Ultra and titanium series Apple Watches
After reading this thread I did some thinking and decided to replace my Apple Watch as well.
Not having quite as much money as OP to piss up the wall, however results in this new watch.
It is admittedly not working for paying for beer. The bar tender just looks at me like I'm a lunatic now when I try and pay with my arm.
Not having quite as much money as OP to piss up the wall, however results in this new watch.
It is admittedly not working for paying for beer. The bar tender just looks at me like I'm a lunatic now when I try and pay with my arm.