Apple Watch vs Rolex Submariner | Why the Apple Watch is Better Than a Rolex, and Why I Don't Care
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Apple Watch vs Rolex Submariner | Why the Apple Watch is Better Than a Rolex, and Why I Don't Care
Should you buy the Apple Watch if you already own a Rolex? Have an Apple Watch but want to get into the world of mechanical wrist watches? Watch this video and find out what you should do!
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Every time I see someone in the wild with a smart watch (I take the train to work and MOST people with a watch wear them!), I just think to myself "you have to charge this thing every other day.... and it'll die in 5 years"... I really don't get people. It's like they've forgotten what a real watch is !
Ya those are my main issues with it.
@@JustBlueFish great minds think alike. I'm currently struggling to decide between keeping my Speedy 1861, or selling and saving for Explorer 1 - 36mm ... I do like small watches, and maybe the Speedy isn't as much of an all rounder (walking outdoors, tight work cuffs, rainy Scottish weather sometimes)... what would you do guy ? If you don't mind me asking... I love the look of the Speedy. And when I took photos of it on my professional camera, it just looks stunning... makes me regret deciding to sell... it just feels bulky on my wrist and it gets caught on my jackets and so on.... I just worry I'll regret it, especially because I bought a few months ago at an amazing 20% discount....
@@Valera_Scotland sell the sppedy and get the Rolex.
do you sleep with your watch on? I don't and i just throw it on it's dock
plus, a rolex submariner costs 10k. If I buy a smart watch (just bought a Galaxy Watch 6 classic+discount) for 200$ every two years, I can get up to 100 years with 10k
@@yuzukimiyazono6327 I actually now just have a 5600 G shock... so there you go....I don't think people buy luxury watches and think "damn, I could have got 100 years of smart watches for this"
... mechanical watches are special for many reasons. Some of it is heart over head - old technology being retro and romantic and others are genuinely practical - I like having a watch that you never have to charge, especially one that you can hand wind. Its brilliant... the fact that there are hundreds of parts inside, it is powered by you, not electricity, and it won't need to be replaced for... well... maybe your whole life! And you can have that connection - to wear the same watch for 50 years... that's pretty cool come on
I'll have a hand wind mechanical watch again some day
The obsolescence factor is what caused me to get back into real watches. I use an iPhone up to the point where it just doesn’t work and I can get a good four years usually, my MacBook Pro is a 2015 model that runs just as good as it did on the day I bought it, my Apple Watch though started chocking up after about 18 months and finally died due to a swollen battery.
While the apps are very convenient, it’s still not good enough to replace my phone that does the same things better.
I just upgraded my phone. I was using a 7 year old iPhone 6!
Apple watch = $500 - residual value "0"/ 1,5 year = 333 $/year
Rolex = $8.000 - residual value "4.000"/ 40 years = 100 $/year
Apple watches are to expensive.
@@japd7897 hmmmmm checks out.
I could not have said it better myself! I get sufficiently annoyed and distracted with my iPhone, anyways; I wouldn’t want another consumer electronic device on my wrist! A traditional wristwatch, whether it’s mechanical or quartz, is a lot more gratifying and peace-bringing. Thanks for expressing this idea so clearly for all of us who agree!
After owning a couple of smart watches over the years, there is usually a traditional watch on my wrist but sometimes a smart watch on my other wrist. Very well put Guy, traditional watches do not have that same built in obsolescence as a smart watch. I do wonder how many Apple watch owners upgrade from an older one given not only support is stopped for older versions but that battery will be fatigued significantly and may no longer available to replace for less than the cost of a new watch. I'll certainly be wearing a traditional watch on my wrist (including G-Shocks) for the foreseeable future. The little beating hearts of the mechanical watches just has that connection with me that a smart watch does not do as well.
Ya after a couple years all we have is a fairly useless Apple Watch. Traditional watches just last.
A guy that has one watch knows the time of day, a one that has two is never sure?
I don't know if you know this guy but they're actively working on solar smart watches and they are coming in the near future SERIES 8
Ya I could be interested if it were solar or if it had a battery that only needed to charge once a week. Till then tho I’m out.
While on my wrist, my watch most of the time is covered with a shirt sleeve (except during the Summer), thus I doubt that artificila light in my apartment will be enough to recharge a smart watch which consumes Watts of power while in active state.
coming soon?
Like you I was curious about the Apple Watch so last year I sold several watches that I never wore, so I got the Series 5. I’m also a diver watch guy since high school in the late 60’s. I don’t wear it so I’m looking to sell it to buy another mechanical watch.
I kinda liked the Apple. If it were solar or had a batter that lasted a week+ I could see using it. But as it stands it’s not for me.
I'm 43 and have never been tempted to get a smart watch. I would rather the most ridiculous Invicta. As it is I wear a GS or my Tudor. Not trying to look like a Spy Kid.
These companies just add to the problem. Creating items that end up in the bin. Not sustainable and certainly not good for the planet. I'll stick with my Speedy thanks... love your videos as always ❤
True, didn’t think about that. Good point.
I don’t look at an Apple Watch as a replacement for a mechanical watch, but as a tool that serves different purposes. The Swiss luxury watch companies have nothing to worry about from the Apple Watch, in fact they should be thankful that Apple helped reinvigorate the practice of wearing a tool on your wrist. There are a lot of millennial watch enthusiasts out there who wouldn’t be into the hobby if not for the Apple Watch. The paradox is that the more versatile and multipurpose an item is, the shorter its lifespan usually is. Think AirPods Pro vs Sennheiser HD650.
I need to upgrade my Sony mdr7506 to a good Sennheiser headphone!
@@JustBlueFish I recommend Sennheiser HD650, or one of the newer Beyerdynamic DTs if you want a closed back.
I have no idea why someone named them smartwatches, to me that thing should have been called wristphone.
Imo the main selling point of a smartwatch is the fitness tracking. Being able to check your pace on a run by just glancing at your wrist is worth every penny of the $300 I paid for my Apple Watch. All the other stuff is just a nice to have.
Gadget isn’t a watch
Enjoyed this Guy! You have great video topics. I have Apple Watch series 1 which I barely use anymore - I’m now addicted to real watches, but I recently wanted to trade in at the apple store and they offered me $10…says it all!
Ya I was offered ten bucks for my old iPhone in trade value too.
*It's more of a watch-sized smartphone IMO.*
True.
Exactly, that’s a wristphone.
Never owned an Apple watch though I am using an iPhone. Main reason was the price; Second would be the charging. It is an awesome toy and I am a pretty active person. I see the Apple Watch more of a fitness/lifestyle complex product and the mechanical watches as more of a luxury item. To be honest, if we need to know the time, we have phones/monitors etc.
The price isn’t too bad for what you get in my opinion. $300-400 for an Apple Watch isn’t cheap but I think it’s fair. But the charging daily thing. I’m just not into it.
I wish apple would develop an Apple Watch band with the same functionality for those of us who appreciate a mechanical watch but want the functionality on the other wrist without having to look like you’re wearing two watches
Totally agree. I’m looking for a mechanical watch
This is so well produced, I can't believe it. You're wasting your time on watches. You ought to be working for CBS News, or 60 Minutes, or some other outfit that can use your production skills. A superb piece of narrative.
Wow thanks for the high praise Tom. Thanks 🙏
I have an Apple Watch. I use for yard work or cleaning the house to control my music and keep my other watches nice. It almost a beater watch because it will be obsolete in a few years. I dislike charging the battery every day so a traditional time piece is on my wrist. I’ll put up my Apple Watch only when I need it to control my music. I won’t upgrade unless my Apple Watch breaks. I love mechanical watches. It more of a feeling. It is the sweeping hand. I also won’t use a mechanical watch if I didn’t have time available with tech to adjust my mechanical watch. I will use a digital quartz for sure if I don’t have time available everywhere. I need to be on time.
Tried a cheap smartwatch if i will like it… turned out i hate charging a watch everyday… so back to mechanical or quartz watches 👍
Apple watches are god tier hard to cheat on an exam and pass the test when u cant pull up pictures of notes on ur sub
Thanks for watching
I wonder how many functions work in apple watch once there is no internet available or electricity. Mechanical watch does not need neither .
No electric? Pretty sure nothing on it will work after a day or so.
@@JustBlueFish exactly. Personally I like that standalone factor on mechanical watches. Imagine going hiking for a week, no el, no net, apple watch is good for nothing there.
To be honest: i wear my AppleWatch on the right (display turned off) and my mechanical watches on the left. So i have all benefits of a smartwatch (health-tracking, messages, iPhone unlock with masks on, ApplePay, …) with the enjoyment of my mechanical pieces.
I’m not sure if I’d like a watch on both wrists.
I am not sure these 2 products are comparable. I think it's cool for fitness but I don't want it, Rolex over anything else on my wrist
Apple Watch perfect for Toyota drivers . Boring mainstream
Thanks for watching.
I see the appeal of the Apple Watch for runners, bikers and other athletes.
Now that I don’t run anymore, I don’t see any need for one.
I never have to charge my submariner...
Truth
For me, I got out of (admittedly non-luxury) wrist watches in the 90s when I figured I could get the time more accurately from my whizzy new mobile phone. A couple of decades later I signed up for an exercise challenge which came with a pedometer. That led to an Apple watch, which (turning full circle) re-introduced me to the benefit of being able to discretely tell the time on my wrist (who knew). As you might have guessed, this started me thinking about mechanical watches again...
Anyway, long story short, I still have the Apple Watch, but now it's only used as a fitness tracker when actively exercising, the rest of the time it's my new Speedy that occupies my wrist.
Speedy is a better choice for sure.
Nice vid. I found a few of things I haven’t liked with smart watches (tried a few including Apple watch). One is they sort of suck outside in the sunlight. Another, is over time it gets annoying charging them and the batteries degrade, Also, it’s too connected the phone, sometimes want a break. Finally, you just can’t make them look good. The one thing I miss a bit is sports tracking, HR, strava.
I’d probably buy an Apple Watch if they were not so really really ugly. I have the Casio T200 that has an analog screen (that’s quick) it never needs to be touched (except when I need to buzz my lost cell phone) and is always accurate to working one tenth of a second (even after years).
Interesting review as I have both watches. If apple, or Google for that matter could apply a solar chip that absorbs sun or heat that could charge up phone without the lanky cords, you will have one badass smart watch. This will happen shortly in time.
They will have to bring blood Glucose and hopefully solar and I would probably re buy
But I agree it’s not for me atm either
Ya solar could get me interested.
Try to take it to the PAWN shop?
You'll see😂
That’s a nice Rolex
I'll stick to my Rolex, if i take it off for more than 2 days it stops.
I think the Apple is a device on the wrist but not a wrist watch. They have just named it wrong and that Mickey Mouse made me crazy 😜, too.
But it just isnt. The Apple Watch is a wonderous thing but its a piece of tech. Tech gadgets all share one thing and that is built in obsolescence.
In a years time there will be an updated version but unlike with a mechanical or premium brand quartz the new one will trump your one. Give it five years and nobody...even you...will want your Apple watch.
I cant guarentee much; but I bet there will be no grandchildren inheriting present day young people's Apple Watches.
Hey,it’s just Bluetooth!
Nah, go solar perpetual, set once, forget to 2120 or something ;D
I believe that in the last decade the overall public is underestimating, being not aware enough, the importance to simply tell the current time relatively accurately and reliably. Even in the last year, couple of people approached me on the street in the evening, asking me what is the current time, because their phone battery died. Also couple of people asked me for an advice which watch to buy, because for their work they need a time piece on their wrist, so they do not have to reach for their phone.
For this you only need a mechanical watch which you can power by the movement of your wrist. You are not dependent on any external power supply, and operating a mechanical watch is simple, you just need to raise your wrist and look at it (also it usually has a date complication). But if you wear a smartwatch, usually you need to press the button to turn the screen on or you need to wait for the smartwatch to realize automatically that you are looking at it. This operation is quite annoying and it kills the purpose of having always available time reading on your wrist. Also, if you need to think about it how to charge up your watch, then it becomes a drop that spills over the already full glass. In general, as the device is technically more simpler, it becomes more practical to use, it is more reliable, and it has longer life time.
My wife wears an Apple Watch I wear a hand wound mechanical yep they are from mars.
Hahaha as long as she’s happy
Rolex is God tier 🔥
Besides the annoying daily charging requirement of yet another device, do you really need another screen with addictive gimmicks on your wrist ?
And it's worth $0 after 18 months. Lol. Garbage worthless trash. Total sales mean nothing. Rolex is obviously not trying to sell as many watches as they can. The Grey market prices prove that.
Thanks for watching buddy.
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OMG, i hate tech. I cant stand all this electronic stuff. I love my real watches. Wear the everyday and i dont care that my phone has the time
Your headline was blow the Apple Watch is superior to the Sub, but that wasn’t the case in your review. You like the Sub better. Hypocrite!!!!!
Did you actually read the title? “Why the Apple Watch is better than a Rolex, and why I don’t care” - because I like the Sub better. Seems pretty clear and straightforward to me…