Considering switching to a Santos. Thoughts?

[kaisoj]

Just double wrist it!

I’m wearing my S10 on my right wrist and on my left wrist I’m wearing my Omega Speedy.

The Santos is a beautiful watch btw!

 

[Howard2k]

I ditched my Apple Watch and replaced it with an actual watch… nothing fancy, a Casio Mudmaster… so a little fancy as it cost more than an Apple Watch… my probable with the Apple Watch is that it’s not a watch, its a wearable you wear on your wrist and that’s what you consider it to be… If you want a watch get a watch if you want a wearable computer then get one of those… or if you’re lucky enough to have two arms… get both, seeing that more and more… why should owning an Apple Watch mean you can’t have a nice wrist watch as well… and wear them at the same time if you want to rock that look… why not…?

Not a watch

 

[Howard2k]

The Apple Watch should only be worn for health or if you’re addicted to getting instant notifications. If you want to free yourself, get rid of your Apple Watch. Leave your phone in your pocket until you’re making or receiving a call. Use an iPad or Mac for work. Simplify your life don’t complicate it especially with unnecessary distractions that the Apple Watch creates. Wear your new watch with pride. The engineering is amazing and the look is not the same as literally 80% of the people around wearing Apple Watches.

That's a you issue. You can configure the AW to work just like a regular watch. Turn off notifications, use a simple face. It's still a better watch than pretty much any other watch you can think of when it comes to the core function of a watch (telling the time).

The complaining about distractions is silly, you just need to figure out hoe to use the device.

It's like complaining that radios are too loud. just adjust the volume.

 

[Chinch07]

Or… You could, like this guy, enjoy both.

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Maybe you find preferences for when you wear one vs. the other.

Richard Scarry ❤️

 

[geta]

That's a you issue. You can configure the AW to work just like a regular watch. Turn off notifications, use a simple face. It's still a better watch than pretty much any other watch you can think of when it comes to the core function of a watch (telling the time).

The complaining about distractions is silly, you just need to figure out hoe to use the device.

It's like complaining that radios are too loud. just adjust the volume.

Not when you need to recharge it every single day.

 

[Howard2k]

Not when you need to recharge it every single day.

That's also a you problem. The poster didn't mention the battery issue at all.

 

[GlenK]

Entertaining reading this thread.

 

[ThailandToo]

That's a you issue. You can configure the AW to work just like a regular watch. Turn off notifications, use a simple face. It's still a better watch than pretty much any other watch you can think of when it comes to the core function of a watch (telling the time).

The complaining about distractions is silly, you just need to figure out hoe to use the device.

It's like complaining that radios are too loud. just adjust the volume.

Still looks like the same crap watch everyone else is wearing. I wouldn’t wear mine out of the house unless it was at the gym for tracking reasons. Turning off notifications is one way, but everyone I see is so addicted to their screens they’re missing the whole world and reality around them. Apple banks on it! Tim Crook banks on it! AAPL shareholders bank on it!

What I would like is a device that doesn’t tell time, doesn’t give me crap notifications, no display and just tracks my health. Like an Apple Ring. But Tim was so busy pursuing everything from cars to augmented reality that he never stopped to think what people wanted was a better way to get the same results.

Stop wearing Omega or Rolex or Seiko for an Apple Watch! No thanks. OP has the right idea. A bunch of money hungry top 1% get rich by selling crap watches that last a few years and are meant to go in the trash.

 

[Howard2k]

Still looks like the same crap watch everyone else is wearing. I wouldn’t wear mine out of the house unless it was at the gym for tracking reasons. Turning off notifications is one way, but everyone I see is so addicted to their screens they’re missing the whole world and reality around them. Apple banks on it! Tim Crook banks on it! AAPL shareholders bank on it!

What I would like is a device that doesn’t tell time, doesn’t give me crap notifications, no display and just tracks my health. Like an Apple Ring. But Tim was so busy pursuing everything from cars to augmented reality that he never stopped to think what people wanted was a better way to get the same results.

Stop wearing Omega or Rolex or Seiko for an Apple Watch! No thanks. OP has the right idea. A bunch of money hungry top 1% get rich by selling crap watches that last a few years and are meant to go in the trash.

It is the world's most popular watch, to be fair. Yeah, there are lots out there. And as the world's most popular watch is probably a reasonable assumption that Cook got it right.

I've never seen anyone with the same configuration as mine in the wild though. (Band, face). There are literally over 1 million ways that you can differentiate an Apple Watch.

I do see the desire for a dumber tracking device though. Not for me, but I get it.

 

[jseymour]

Wonder how you've survived all the years without one…

Is that supposed to be an argument or some kind of burn?

I also survived for years without 4WD/AWD in my vehicles, but every one of my last three has had them and I sure have been glad of it in wintertime. Same for ABI, heated steering wheel, heated seats, hands-free phone support, and GPS.

Being nearly 3/4s of a century old there are a lot of things without which I've "survived" over the years—the benefits of which I now enjoy. Y'know, like, oh, say the Internet?

Or that snow blower I used yesterday to clear about 5 in. of snow. Back when I was a kid we had to do that with shovels, no matter how deep it was.

Technology marches on.

Unless you're a Luddite. Then I guess technology is frozen for you at some point in the past

The Apple Watch should only be worn for health or if you’re addicted to getting instant notifications.

You don't have to be addicted to timely notifications to see the advantages of getting them.

E.g.: Our home has both alarm and video surveillance systems. I get notifications from them. With the Watch I don't have to necessarily pull my phone to see them.

When someone is an Apple Watch fanboy, he will turn his eye from the biggest problem of this gadget, which is a battery life.

Or they concede it and are of the opinion it's worth the trade-off.

Yes: The runtime on battery sucks. That's one reason I may hold out for an Ultra 3. But, for me, the many advantages outweigh that negative.

 

[surferfb]

People, wear what you want! 95% of people don't notice, and the 99% of those that do notice won't care. If you're, like me, one of those weird people who notices what watches people wear: don't judge others for what watch they choose.

Like I said upthread, I'll likely never wear an Apple Watch again. I love my mechanicals too much. But I can totally see why someone would give up a mechanical watch for Apple Watch. Different strokes for different folks. Yes mechanical watches are a form of jewelry. Yes, lots of them are hideously overpriced; my grail watch costs $67,000 (before you ask, no, I'm never going to own one) and the cheapest Apple Watch literally does everything that it does more accurately (although it has a 72 hour power reserve, so I guess its "battery life" is better). I think watches are a form of art and love getting a smile on my face every time I look at my wrist, and I didn't get that out of Apple Watch. But it's an admittedly silly reason.

The Apple Watch is absolutely a better value than almost any mechanical watch. If you don't care about watches like 99% of society, Apple Watch makes a whole lot of sense.

 

[Adelphos33]

maybe we can reach a compromise

 

[Howard2k]

maybe we can reach a compromise

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Noooooooo!! Not on the same wrist!

 

[Adelphos33]

Noooooooo!! Not on the same wrist!

Hah, I have worn them together on different wrists - but you can't take a picture that way!

 

[leonremi]

Apple Watch is so 2020.
I mainly use my AW4 SS as a silent wakeup alarm.
Rest of the time? Speedmaster sapphire sandwich, Tissot 1938 COSC, Hamilton Ventura Chrono and soon Doxa Sub 200T.

 

[goldmac2006]

maybe we can reach a compromise

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Hey everyone, here’s a thread about double wristing mechanical watches and Apple Watches. I strongly believe in wearing both of them together and mixing them up. Here’s the link: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...me.2378514/page-3?post=33451506#post-33451506

The original poster in that thread is an Apple Watch Ultra user, just like you, and they also own Rolexes.

 

[elmoss]

Ultra 2 with the nomad rocky pt band now that's a Apple Watch.


That thing OP is looking at is ugly as.

 

[goldmac2006]

Ultra 2 with the nomad rocky pt band now that's a Apple Watch.


That thing OP is looking at is ugly as.

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Where did you get blood oxygen on your Apple Watch Ultra 2 in black tatty? These ones do not have it in USA 🇺🇸

 

[stanza.richi]

Hey everyone, here’s a thread about double wristing mechanical watches and Apple Watches. I strongly believe in wearing both of them together and mixing them up. Here’s the link: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...me.2378514/page-3?post=33451506#post-33451506

The original poster in that thread is an Apple Watch Ultra user, just like you, and they also own Rolexes.

Here I am 😎

 

[Howard2k]

Where did you get blood oxygen on your Apple Watch Ultra 2 in black tatty? These ones do not have it in USA 🇺🇸

Pretty sure he’s in Australia.

Everyone gets the blood oxygen outside the US.

 

[aevan]

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Everyone has their taste and to each their own, but every single Apple Watch looks far prettier and more elegant to me than this garish piece of pompous jewelry. Then again, I'm not into jewelry.

But hey, if you like it - go for it. The only reason I say this is - because you asked

 

[Adelphos33]

Ultra 2 with the nomad rocky pt band now that's a Apple Watch.


That thing OP is looking at is ugly as.

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Nice look - I like the black AWU2 with rugged rubber bands, like this one and the black ocean band

 

[elmoss]

Where did you get blood oxygen on your Apple Watch Ultra 2 in black tatty? These ones do not have it in USA 🇺🇸

Australia

 

[elmoss]

Nice look - I like the black AWU2 with rugged rubber bands, like this one and the black ocean band

Yes I have the back ocean too, the nomad is more comfortable for me. Great band.

 

[goldmac2006]

Pretty sure he’s in Australia.

Everyone gets the blood oxygen outside the US.

Australia

I knew it! The only Apple Watch Ultra 2 in natural titanium released before 2024 has it. And guess what? That latest Apple Watch Ultra and the Apple Watch series 9 are the only ones that have blood oxygen and are the newest.

Here I am 😎

Thanks a bunch! Now, the doc with the AWU 2 is in the party! 🎉 Can you share some insights on the advantages of rocking both a regular watch and an Apple Watch? I’ve heard you’re a daily wearer, and we have a couple of Apple Watch enthusiasts who prefer to wear both. On the flip side, what are the drawbacks of having both a mechanical watch and an Apple Watch (even with an Apple Watch Ultra or a series 10)? We’re all ears!