Apple

Hedonistic luxury. But, still enjoying it.

%100 improved. I was against using arm bands but found out that it is very easy comfortable.

Sleep watch, Bluetooth speaker remote control, health apps, Siri features really helped.

Alarm was a game changer. Fitness metrics also push me to wanna go to the gym and be active

O2 sat, ecg, impact detection all make it worth it health wise. Workout tracking is great, not having to pull my phone out for everything is lovely.

I got my Apple Watch 9 this weekend, I have finally completed the ecosystem! feels great like a puzzle completion, but the motivation behind the watch was to improve my fitness.

Mine is a mostly my alarm since it just vibrates to wake me up, and reading text quick…

Changed my life.

Motivated me to get out and get moving. The gamification of fitness on my wrist may seem a silly thing but it works for me.

It’s been a great motivator to stay healthy and it has helped me be off my phone for longer periods of time, focusing only on important calls and texts.

I have found it pretty helpful, it definitely improved my life.

First of all, it displays the time accurately; with my watch face, I also get the day and date, the IV index, sunset/sunrise time, calorific burn etc., temperature and temperature range for the day, and finally, I get the weather forecast for the day which is useful in Ireland where it rains a lot. Compared to a watch, the amount of information I get is unbeatable. Combine this with notifications, it also makes it easier to avoid going on my phone, which I also value highly.

It looks good; I got the 45mm series 8 watch. I like the size of it, and I can customise the screen to my liking. I have it in black and white, which is very sleek. I find the watch stylish and have been complimented on it before. It was an acceptable watch to wear with a work suit, in a T-shirt, for playing sports, can be worn in the sea etc. The only situations where I would not wear it would be black-tie/very formal events where I would go for a more classic watch/no watch.

The watch for people who are super health-conscious/data-driven is also great. I use it to track my calories burned, heartbeat during workouts and much more. I have found it very useful when trying to push myself more. When weight lifting, I now use my heartbeat to manage my rest between sets and have noted an improvement in the efficiency of my workouts. It is also handy when exercising as I can control my music on the watch to quickly change songs, volume, etc.

One thing it's lacking is the analysis one gets with a whoop with sleep scores, recovery scores, etc. This could and should be improved, particularly considering how much more advanced the apple watch sensors are compared to the Whoop. I use the Athlyic app to get recovery scores, etc. But this is undoubtedly something Apple could and should do in-house.

It looks good; I got the 45mm series eight watch. I like the size of it, and I can customise the screen to my liking. Have it in black and white, which is very sleek. I find the watch stylish and have been complimented on it before. It was an acceptable watch to wear with a work suit, in a T-shirt, for playing sports, can be worn in the sea etc. The only situations where I would not wear it would be black-tie/very formal events where I would go for a more classic watch/no watch. I find looking at the different metrics and seeing my route interesting. I can also set quick timers and stopwatches on it, which I often use when cooking. You can also take calls on your Apple watch, which is more handy than I expected. It also tracks your sleep cycles, which is interesting.

So yes, overall, a massive improvement on a typical watch, for me I prefer the functionality of an Apple watch over perhaps having a more stylish watch, etc. That said, I personally find the Apple watch to look good if you take the time to design a watch face.

It’s got me active for the first time in my life. I’m 45 and I was starting to see the effects of being so inactive. So in some respects it may well have saved my life.

I thought it was to lux but I fell hurt my knees but I got notified n now I got alerts for AFIB … keeping my mouth shut

Workoutdoors made hiking unfamiliar areas low stress. The breadcrumb feature means as long as you have GPS (Not data!) you have a path on the watch you can retrace.

Both. Do I need an Apple Watch? No. Therefore I see it as a luxury. Do I LOVE having an Apple Watch? FUCK YES. And I say so because it does improve many aspects of my life. It’s essentially an extension of the iPhone—a shortcut if you will. Being able to glance to check email, messages, pick up a phone call, send a message, invoke Siri, get directions, check weather, etc etc etc., it’s a nice luxury. And yeah, like many others have stated, it also motivates you to stay fit. I’m sure other wearables can accomplish this, but having all this within the apple ecosystem is convenient.

Improved for sure. And make it convenient. My phone is on silent Al time for 4 years now.

Took mine off a couple of years ago. It was more annoying than helpful.

It’s one of the most important pieces of tech in my life. With adhd, it’s my constant, voice activated personal assistant.

In some ways more than others… it has definitely helped me remember to take my medications. It wakes me up. It reminds me to breathe. Stand up. Reflect. (The last two, it’s really is up to me to do it as warranted). I’m more conscious of my health. It relieves me of carrying a smartphone because I have a phone on my watch. I have maps on my watch. I can stay in touch via msgs. If they add an actual camera so I could FaceTime and take basic photos I’d probably never use my phone.

Loved the lil motivating messages when you hit goals, and how you can either set your own goals or choose a template online. I didn’t develop any heart conditions hence I guess it’s just a piece of luxury, but it’s a worthy one as it’s still useful and goes/works with what I own (ie iPhone)

Inbetween.

It's just a watch that works well with iOS.

I rely on it for fall detection and heart rate help.

It saved my life 2 months ago. Had a massive fall during a free solo (solo) hike. The watch knew I fell, sent 911 my name and my precise geotagged location (I have the ultra and it uses 2 GPS bands - so crazy accuracy. It also sent my location and that I fell to my family.

I had many serous broken bones and was losing blood. EMS was at my location in 6 minutes. My family - through watch sent alerts - tracked me in the ambulance to the hospital. The watch would report my location to them as I was moving. They literally knew what hospital to got to because they were getting Apple texts. I was in surgery when they got to the hospital, but they were there to see me in recovery!

So in my view for anyone who is not a couch potato, it’s become a potentially life saving tool.

I know people who have bought the AW for show (“hedonistic reasons”), and they inevitably get bored and stop using it or change. IMO its primary purpose if for its features to integrate into your life. Exercise for me primarily (and yes, I’ve been much more regular/committed and fitter since owning them), but also maps, music, timers, weather, not needing to raise your phone every time a message arrives etc. Improved? Transformative.

It helps me find my phone about a gazillion times a day and that alone is worth the money

New owner. I do like the fact that I pick up my phone less often. Filtering work emails and texts on my wrist is so nice.

not to be but to my friend’s mom.

Apple Watch was alerting that friend’s mom was experiencing elevated heartbeat rates. Despite feeling nothing unusual, they rushed her to the Emergency Room of the closest hospital and was revealed that she was having a minor cardiac episode. Doctors said it could have turned out much worse for her had she not been given proper medical attention at this time.

The baseline wrist temperature tracking was the first sign that I had Covid. With no other indications whatsoever, it results in my wife and I testing and getting Paxlovid before the onset of symptoms. My wife has immune system issues, so this may have been life-saving. It also allowed us to tell the housekeeper and other workers not to come in which may have prevented the spread to others.

The awards highly motivated me and I went from not doing much, to working out consistently, to then being competitive. I now do Ironmans as well as several adventure travels.

I had a bike crash and the watch alerted people close by who came to my aid.

My stepdaughter and family were in a car crash and we were notified. First responders came to the scene, but it resulted in my wife and I knowing something happened and staying up so we could help them remotely.

Another family member received AFib warnings, diagnosed and has received a pacemaker.

I could go on and on if I were to list minor benefits like being able to locate my iPhone or unlock/start my car when my keys were lost.

It saved me when I fell down in my home and broke my shoulder, I couldn’t get up and used it on Wi-Fi to call for help from my iPhone

It was really cool at first. But now it’s simply a very expensive watch. The health stuff is okay especially if you have a chronic disorder like COPD— for O2 levels. But for a young and relative healthy person is so not needed. In fact I switch my 8 for an SE2 [with my mom] and It’s so much better. I don’t need all that “fake” medical data.

I like texting, answering calls, temperature, date and time on my watch face. And that’s it. I don’t use it for absolutely anything else.

Mostly a luxury but it has improved my life.

During / around Covid I got in really good shape by setting my daily calorie goal to 1000 and closing rings and monthly goals every month for months on end - I even did the little comps with anyone who would participate, even a couple redditors. It def got me moving way more than I prob otherwise would have.

It's improved my life as a tool in a lot of minor ways. I use the flashlight to move around the house at night without waking up my wife. I use the timers several times a day, for cooking and at work to let me go dive into a task but set a timer to get me back in focus for upcoming meetings, small naps if I'm really tired just hit the timer for 30 and lay down.

Tracking snowboard stats in real time, as well as controlling music through my helmet without bothering with my phone on a lift. Knowing if the incoming message I've received is important or not time sensitive so I can ignore, etc.

I do 3 to 4 hours of exercise a day and at work have back to back meetings most days so just having something on my wrist to vibrate and or track my movement is convenient and helps me be consistent.

It’s nice to know how many times a day I stand up.

Maybe a little hedonistic until I understood and applied the health and fitness features to their fullest extent, which has resulted in a significant life improvement.

Mine saved my life. I was in a pretty bad bicycle crash earlier this year. The watch dialed 911 and got me to the hospital when God knows what would have happened without it.

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Encourages me to go on walks or stand up at my office job. Shows pictures of my family. Keeps time. Helps me find my phone.

Oh I love my watch. I like that it keeps track of my steps, heart rate, exercise, and I can track my menstrual cycle.

It’s my favourite apple device. Had a budget Fitbit for 3 years before getting a series 7 this year didn’t realise how much I was missing out on and enhances my phone too

I’ve been using Apple Watches for 6 years now and there are definitely lots of benefits from it. However, recently I got annoyed of it and bought an actual watch. I still use my Apple Watch but now it’s exclusively for working out. I literally just turn it on when I’m about to work out then turn it off. The main reason for quitting on my Apple Watch was upgrading to the iPhone 14 Pro… I have a series 7 which has the always on display and this feature is extremely useful for me. But my iPhone already does that and it’s using on a stand on my desk. Side note: I also got tired of charging yet another device (sometimes twice a day). But that’s a me problem Ik.

Started wearing my new Apple Watch to bed for the sleep tracking and discovered I had severe sleep apnea (did a sleep study, now on cpap). Wear my Ultra 1 every day.

It’s mostly just annoyed me with the haptic notifications for shit I don’t care about

Closing my rings daily (600/45/13) has improved my life.

It is just a technology gadget… life improves on what we donto succeed.

Yes. I paid $250 for a refurbished series 7 and I think it's been worth it because:

- #1 reason: Sleep tracking. I keep a daily journal of all supplements/substances I take including any caffeine as well as things like exercise and at what time. The sleep tracking shows me what exactly contributes to more/less deep sleep, and there is nothing that correlates higher to my daily performance than my sleep quality, so it has given me good data to optimize for it.

- it's motivated me to get more cardio

- having a digital watch helps my ADHD ass be a little better about getting out the door on time for work/school (reading an analog watch takes too long to be helpful when in a rush)

- I check my phone less often because I don't need to constantly check it for notifications. I get them on my Apple Watch, and I can know what's going on without getting distracted by random shit on my phone.

Ish. I do walk more on my zero days. Wanna close those rings.

It saved my uncles life though. His watch gave him some heart related notification. He was like. Eh. Whatever. Nothing to worry about. Aunt freaked out and drove him to the hospital. Doctors checked him over, kept him in and scheduled him for emergency surgery the very next day. He's alive and kicking.

I’m a classical musician and being able to interact with my phone while not having my phone out in rehearsals/while practicing is really convenient. Life-changing? Eh. Definitely a positive though. I’m upgrading my S5 as soon as it craps out and Apple comes out with enough features to be worth upgrading.