Apple Watch is taking over my wrist

[Voodoo Blue]

I recently started going swimming twice a week as it’s one of the few forms of exercise I enjoy and puts less strain on joints etc. compared to going to the gym or jogging both of which I hate.

To help with this I thought it would be a good idea to buy an Apple Watch SE to track my progress and encourage me to push a little harder every week. Having worn mechanical watches for years including some rather nice ones which I still have in my collection I’ve found I’m wearing these less and less.

Since the Apple Watch also records other activities like walking the dogs and washing the cars I’ve found myself wearing it as the default choice every morning to track/improve all my activities and complete all three rings every day. This has got to the point where it I’ve not worn a mechanical Watch for more than 2 months except for a wedding in September and my birthday last week.

I suppose it could be described as addictive but bizarrely I’ve also lost a bit of weight and my general health has improved as well so it’s all very positive except I’m now starting to question the point of keeping all the other watches if I’m possibly never going to wear them again which I’m finding even more bizarre.

So I thought I’d ask if anyone else has found themselves in a similar situation and how you felt about it?

[Voodoo Blue]

On Friday I pulled my Pelagos out and put that on my wrist to try and break the habit. It felt a bit strange initially not being to see all the different functions, being reminded to stand up or do a bit more to close the rings but after nearly 3 days I think I've done it. The Apple Watch has been relegated to being worn during exercise and no more, hopefully . And tomorrow I think that I'm going to reacquaint myself with my Reverso.

[Voodoo Blue]

I thought I'd do an update on this thread and share my conclusion to the problem I originally posted.

Shortly after posting I stopped wearing the Apple Watch completely and went back to rotating my other watches on a regular basis. The Apple Watch sat on it's charger and pretty much became a bedside clock and occasional alarm.

However as the weather has got warmer and short sleeves are now more prevalent I've noticed that a lot of people are wearing a normal watch on one wrist and an Apple Watch or Fitbit type devices on the other. Initially I though that was a bit daft when it was suggested earlier in the thread but after looking at it a bit deeper decided that the if I used the Apple Watch primarily as an information device rather than a time piece that could work for me.

So after configuring the watch-face to a modular view I tried it out and after a month I'm pretty happy with it. So I now get the pleasure of wearing my mechanical watches with the convenience that the Apple Watch provides.

Edited by Voodoo Blue on Saturday 25th June 11:16

[Voodoo Blue]

Cloudy147 said:

Voodoo Blue said:

I thought I'd do an update on this thread and share my conclusion to the problem I originally posted.

Shortly after posting I stopped wearing the Apple Watch completely and went back to rotating my other watches on a regular basis. The Apple Watch sat on it's charger and pretty much became a bedside clock and occasional alarm.

Hi Voodoo - what made you change from having it on permanently, to not at all?

Have to admit, I can't wear smart watches. I had a fairly simple one which counted steps (great!) but also your heartbeat - and I became paranoid about it and googling all the time what should be a 'good' heartbeat. I decided that I wouldn't be able to cope with that, never mind all the additional Apple stuff as I am a bit of a health worrier - so gave up on it all completely. I just use my phone for step-counting and then a regular watch instead which makes me happy.

But interested as to what made you stop wearing after being so into it?

Cheers

Sorry for the late response but I've only just seen this.

I suppose the key reasons I stopped wearing the Apple Watch was that I missed wearing a mechanical watch and I started to feel the Apple Watch was creating a competitive (exercise) element in my life that I started to resent.

I've now changed the settings so it has now become an extension of my phone rather that a health/exercise tool and I still wear a mechanical watch everyday.