Who is buying an Apple Watch with 1 day of battery life?

[calderone]

Day. Two.

 

[AJsAWiz]

Yep

Me.

I have to charge my phone every single night so I'm not sure how charging this is more time consuming or complex of a practice...

Me too, I agree.

 

[sk1wbw]

Well, the Moto 360 sold out in a few hours and it has piss poor battery life.

 

[Wishbrah]

I'll buy it with 1 day battery life.

I charge my phone daily, what's the harm in charging a Watch?

How lazy are people becoming? Takes two seconds, and you don't even need to orient the charger a certain way. This world is in trouble.

 

[rdowty]

I'd rather have one day battery life than a 1" thick watch that I only need to charge once a week.

 

[fewlio]

The following doesn't hold for quartz battery powered watched or solar/motion charged electrics. However, the traditional automatics have a movement wound spring in them and many of them require special winding spinning devices at night to be guaranteed that you don't lose the time by morning. And a lot of watch enthusiasts are into the automatics. So 1 day battery life isn't a new thing for many popular watch designs.

 

[OneMike]

I doubt it. I like my current watch too much. Had it 3 years and still day one like it. solar atomic. no battery changing / charging. no need to set the time.

 

[enzo thecat]

The following doesn't hold for quartz battery powered watched or solar/motion charged electrics. However, the traditional automatics have a movement wound spring in them and many of them require special winding spinning devices at night to be guaranteed that you don't lose the time by morning. And a lot of watch enthusiasts are into the automatics. So 1 day battery life isn't a new thing for many popular watch designs.

Overnight, no. The "Power reserve" on most automatics is at least 3 days. A lot are more. One of mine is even 10 days.

 

[JohnDG]

Ditto. I charge my iPhone and pebble smartwatch every night, and so I'm used to this.

The big issue is that, if I forget to charge (e.g., I fall asleep on the sofa), I can easily make that up by charging my iPhone using a USB battery. I don't even have to make up charging my pebble, because it has a multi-day battery; I just charge it as usual the next night.

My big question mark with the apple watch is that I probably can't do that. I'll probably have to somehow charge the apple watch during the day, which means that I can't be using it for some amount of time. Now, if it recharges quickly, I can probably do that while getting ready in the morning. If it doesn't, that's going to be a problem.

Sounds like a product idea: watch band with a built-in extra battery charger.

 

[fewlio]

Overnight, no. The "Power reserve" on most automatics is at least 3 days. A lot are more. One of mine is even 10 days.

I have a Sinn, Seiko and stowa automatic. High, medium and low price pts. They often die after wearing all day and being left off a spinner at night. I know what I'm talking about here.

 

[Traverse]

I love watches, but I need to know more about it. I will never buy a 1st gen product. Plus, I want to see if it's a success.

Also, I don't care for the bubbly design.

 

[Biff...]

I've been using a Metawatch and a Pebble for a few years now and find them quite useful. I'll probably buy the Apple watch when it comes out.

 

[mackinmike]

Ifools.. Nuff said. Let's be honest with ourselves. If there wasn't an Apple logo on it we would be trashing this pos left and right.

 

[adnbek]

Although I love Apple products, I have zero interest in the watch. There's nothing about it I find appealing.

 

[SusanK]

The watch has no appeal for me.

 

[Kavier]

I am...I have no problem with charging each evening.

 

[Oktobermagic]

I am...I have no problem with charging each evening.

Me. If it lasts all day, I'm happy.

 

[kupkakez]

If it last all day I'd buy it, I have no problems with charging it every night.

 

[impaler]

As the title said, just curious, I wouldn't.

I will likely buy it. When released next year, I will try it out in the store, at length, see how it fits, and see how it would fit into my life first.

 

[kmj2318]

I intend to get a watch sometime, but probably not gen 1.

I really think 1 day of battery is fine. I'm fine with charging things overnight, and because it's every single night, it's a habit that I don't even have to think about it.

 

[enzo thecat]

I have a Sinn, Seiko and stowa automatic. High, medium and low price pts. They often die after wearing all day and being left off a spinner at night. I know what I'm talking about here.

Yeah, I don't have any experience with those brand. But the automatic world is vast and the great majority have much more power reserve. If not, they'd be considered failures. I would rather not explain my experience here in a public forum. If you are interested in learning more, I'd suggest a subscription to watchtime magazine. Its an easy way to educate yourself quickly.

 

[gadgetguy11]

I plan to pre-order on Day 1. The 1-day battery life is not a problem in my book; the benefits as I perceive them outweigh the inconvenience of daily charging.

My only concern is in 2-3 years, when the battery can no longer power the watch for a "day" (13 hours is what I actually anticipate). Then what? Will the Apple Store offer a battery replacement while you wait? I hope so!