I love watches. I have a number of good automatics, a Grand Seiko Spring Drive, Grand Seiko Quartz, very nice vintage Rolex and Omega, and an Apple watch. About midnight in March 2020, I was wearing my Apple watch because I had been riding my Exercycle. I started up the stairs to go to bed. Half way up, I missed a handgrip on the stair rail. I remember missing the grip, and not much else about my fall. When I woke up I was laying on my back at the bottom of the stairs. When I opened my eyes the first thing I saw was the paramedics kneeling over me. One of the Apple watch health features senses a hard fall, asks you to respond if you are OK, and it you don't respond, it calls paramedics and the emergency contacts you have stored in the Apple watch Health app. I had a major concussion and after a lights and siren ride, spent the night at the local trauma center. My Apple watch maybe saved my life. It called the paramedics, my wife and my daughter. It also guided the paramedics to my location. While I still most often wear my other watches, I love my Apple watch. It's tough to dislike a lifesaver like my Apple watch.
Firstly, the spring drive is perhaps the greatest watch movement ever made, really cool that you got one and secondly about the apple watch, most ppl shrug off the health features thinking they r mostly either for the "elderly" population or they are for the fitness fanatics but the story you mentioned is a great example of how it can benefit anybody. And that one incident easily justifies the purchase of Ur apple watch by ten folds
My first comment was that I enjoy your insight and how refreshing it is and you never disappoint. The mechanical traditionalists will never appreciate anything new,, they still hate quartz movement and will never change. Make the content you enjoy sharing and those whom love your channel will continue to support you. You are the reason we watch. Tausend Dank Jenni
Only got my Apple Watch at the weekend but double writing from day 1. Today Speedy on left wrist and Apple on right. I'll probably do similar when I want/need to wear a digital and have a G shock on my left wrist.
My watch has helped me get into sleeping earlier and I’m learning new ways to introduce exercise into my life too. Also I use it for all my shopping too.
I know people like to clown on Smart watches but they do have a functional uses and funnily enough Apple Watch reignited my love for the mechanical ones. Also great work Jenni
Raise to speak (near mouth of course) to activate siri is great without touching anything or saying hey siri. It works almost always in series 6 even in noisy environment compared to 70% or less in series 5 and 4. Best to speak near mouth after 1 second after display turns on or 1 sec after once raised near mouth. Also most don't use send as audio or send as text....also use raise to speak to activate siri without saying hey siri. Plus all other functions using raise to speak like playing music, timer like when cooking, setting reminders immediately, making note or list or any idea in your mind to take note of or tru voice memos, artists can easily record any sound idea they have at any moment tru voice recording, asking for translation like when travelling in other countries and it will say it in their language, and all the meanings in dictionary, also any question you have tru internet at any moment even if you're in bed with eyes close or children with questions, also ''call my wife'' like ruclips.net/video/zvX8pXCZhxI/видео.html or ''message Eduard'', even voice message tru send as audio by settings in iPhone for apple watch, ask to calculate something, and ping my iPhone...whatever you want even turning on smart appliances or lights or other appliances connected to smart outlets like say ''turn on tv'' without saing hey siri or hey bla bla bla, ''find my remote'' if it has airtag, ''open the garage'', ''turn on the fan'', you can even set cameras at gate and doors and see tru your watch, ...or ping your cat using Tile or find my cat etc when airtags is released or missing child or finding people when in open areas like malls and parks. All the timezones and currencies conversion is always on your wrist. The whole dictionary and pronounciations. Actually many apple watch users dom't know how to maximise the use of apple watch. The watch is no longer for watching just the time and date, it watches your health and fitness. You can even listen to audiobooks or podcasts while exercising esp outdoors with airpods etc. 70million songs if connected to internet. Or listen to downloaded songs tru airpods or play on other device like speakers and control it easily. There are more incoming apps and accessories that will bring value to daily life of many people. Fall detection is very important for old people esp when alone with fall as 2nd cause of death in accidental deaths so they can easily contact for emergency or SOS can be made even if they became unconscious, or can't move after accidents and still can contact like hey siri call emergency or call someone you know.
@David Coleman As long as you purchase from the Seagull Official Store it should be the genuine product. Expect to pay $430 US with a discount. Seagull even draw a comparison between their watch and the imitation in the product overview. I have a Precista PRS-5 fitted with the Seagull ST-19; now sold out and discontinued.
I love my mechanical watches but I also love my Apple Watch - I use a lot of the apps on it, so it's actually really helpful. Recently, since I got an AP, however, I've been putting my Apple Watch in my pocket (no strap) so I can at least keep track of steps and calories burned. But I sometimes leave the AP at home and wear the Apple Watch, just for variety. It's so great to finally find a watch channel featuring a woman! IDK why it seems like every other watch channel is hosted by men. I like those channels, too, but I'm so relieved to have found (and subbed to) your channel.
I wore mechanical watches for most of my adult life, on the flip side, I was someone that did not do any type of exercises. In 2016 I decided to make a lifestyle change (due to some health concerns at the time), lost some weight (about 45 pounds) and started the process of walking, then running and fell in love with it. At the time I started wearing a Fitbit that looked like a bracelet and still wore my mechanical watches on the other wrist, but as time went by I wanted to know more about the fitness aspects of my day to day activities and upgraded to Garmin vivosmart, then to Garmin Vivoactive and eventually, to the Apple Watch which became my daily watch. What happened to my mechanicals, they were kept in the watch box for extended periods of time and eventually, sold off.. I don't miss them, I just transitioned into a different lifestyle that came with different interests.
I wear a aw s4 44mm on my left and a Mech on my right. There are things functionally I won’t have missing from my life. I really don’t mind the dual look. I get to enjoy my mech everyday and I feel very good this way.
Jenni, I also wear my AW almost all the time while my other watches (some mechanical, some quartz) sit in the box. It's even useful to me at home where I can leave the phone somewhere else to avoid distraction like you say at 9:25 , and I also use it to wake myself in the morning (like you talk about at 5:40 ). Pretty much the only times I wear my regular watches now are while my AW charges in the evening or when I take a backup watch on a trip.
I love mechanical watches but my apple watch is the watch I wear the most, I only wear mechanical watches when I want to disconnect or when I wear a suit
It’s funny my Apple Watch has kept me from wearing any of my mechanical watches for years. So I carry a 1908 Illinois watch company pocket watch. The Apple Watch because it’s just so useful, and the pocket watch because it’s cool.
I use my Apple Watch 6 for fitness and tracking anything health related. I also think it’s neat to have your watch tell you about your day and to leave your iPhone and just go out and jam with your AirPods if you have the cell version. It’s definitely not replacing my love for mechanical watches but it’s for sure fun to wear!
@@salvatoredapote2144 I used it for working out. I would at times wear it just to wear it. So it’s all good. I gave it to my ex now and I’m ok with it.
I wear Rolex, Omega's - but i'd never be without my 5610 G Shock atomic sync - it's the watch I set all others against. All for €110 - gets more wear than the Rolex or Omegas....
@@radiospank I wear a watch on my left wrist for jewellery, the smallest fitbit on my right for fitness and carry a mobile too. Of course, you don't need 3 ways of telling the time ;-) But I wear black, dress boringly, have no rings or other jewellery, so the watch for me is not really about time - it's more my little fashion thing - if you can call it that. It's also a cheaper hobby than classic cars I have found...
I just last week broke down and bought a "Galaxy 3 Watch" after two decades of nothing but automatics. I love it! I definitely find plenty a time to wear my greatests.. Love your channel! Keep it going!
Planning to track night sleep with a 42mm Samsung Galaxy Smartwatch which I bought for Christmas. However, I will continue to use a vintage 5513 Rolex Submariner during daytime which I purchased about 30 years ago (STILL in DEEP LOVE with it after all these years)!
Jenni. Did you know you can swap the orientation of the screen so the crown and be on the other side. I thought this would be useful as you wear the device on your right wrist.
Ever since the apple watch came out, I've been wearing that 99% of the time versus the mechanical ones. Its just more functional and useful. I like the direction features where it buzzes you when you are close to making a turn or exit while driving. It's just like a watch but offers me way more than what a traditional watch can.
I have been collecting watches for quite some time, altho I do not own any crazy pieces but I really took care in collecting them but I really wanna make things simple with an apple watch, just one watch that serves all the purpose and even more than a traditional watch. Also love the fact that it goes with any outfit just by changing the belt. The only caveat being the fact that we have to charge it every night but give and take in life
I’ve had my series 6 Apple Watch for several months and I’m very happy with it. Along the way I’ve accumulated 6 different watch bands. My favorite by far is the solo braided loop. It is the most comfortable, very secure and the easiest to pull on and off over my hand. The braided solo loop doesn’t provoke that annoying sweaty feeling that I get from the silicon bands. I don’t necessarily agree with the price of the braided loop, but it’s so outstandingly comfortable that I don’t regret my purchase. Thanks for your review, and enjoy your watch! 🌸
I love this review. I'm glad I'm not the only one wearing my Apple Watch 6 and a mechanical watch on each wrist, as I just got into mechanical watches this year. I noticed the same problem of having to double-tap an app to close it down. The battery life will always be an issue, but consider you're wearing a wrist iphone and that is why it needs daily charging.What it offers in practicality makes the apple watch a huge winner against other smart watch competitors, but I also use it as a sleep-tracker/activity-tracker, and at work I really need the timer function. Also, when I don't want to be seen holding a phone at work, I can speak a text message into my Apple watch and send texts to family that way.
Raise to speak (near mouth of course) to activate siri is great without touching anything or saying hey siri. It works almost always in series 6 even in noisy environment compared to 70% or less in series 5 and 4. Best to speak near mouth after 1 second after display turns on or 1 sec after once raised near mouth. Also most don't use send as audio or send as text....also use raise to speak to activate siri without saying hey siri. Plus all other functions using raise to speak like playing music, timer like when cooking, setting reminders immediately, making note or list or any idea in your mind to take note of or tru voice memos, artists can easily record any sound idea they have at any moment tru voice recording, asking for translation like when travelling in other countries and it will say it in their language, and all the meanings in dictionary, also any question you have tru internet at any moment even if you're in bed with eyes close or children with questions, also ''call my wife'' like ruclips.net/video/zvX8pXCZhxI/видео.html or ''message Eduard'', even voice message tru send as audio by settings in iPhone for apple watch, ask to calculate something, and ping my iPhone...whatever you want even turning on smart appliances or lights or other appliances connected to smart outlets like say ''turn on tv'' without saing hey siri or hey bla bla bla, ''find my remote'' if it has airtag, ''open the garage'', ''turn on the fan'', you can even set cameras at gate and doors and see tru your watch, ...or ping your cat using Tile or find my cat etc when airtags is released or missing child or finding people when in open areas like malls and parks. All the timezones and currencies conversion is always on your wrist. The whole dictionary and pronounciations. Actually many apple watch users dom't know how to maximise the use of apple watch. The watch is no longer for watching just the time and date, it watches your health and fitness. You can even listen to audiobooks or podcasts while exercising esp outdoors with airpods etc. 70million songs if connected to internet. Or listen to downloaded songs tru airpods or play on other device like speakers and control it easily. There are more incoming apps and accessories that will bring value to daily life of many people. Fall detection is very important for old people esp when alone with fall as 2nd cause of death in accidental deaths so they can easily contact for emergency or SOS can be made even if they became unconscious, or can't move after accidents and still can contact like hey siri call emergency or call someone you know.
Nice vid. Even before getting into the hobby of watches, I saw the Apple watch as a gimmick, but two things you mentioned caught my attention: 1)Fitness, and 2)Using your phone less. This merits more research on my end. I just might end up Schwarzkopfing with one of these on my right.
Based on what you’re using the Apple Watch for, a Garmin is probably a better choice in my opinion. Way longer battery life. I was tempted by the fashion aspect of the watch but I just cannot bring myself to put aside my mechanical watches in favor of an Apple Watch.
I don't wear or like smartwatches, but I consider them watches and they have alot of functionality. I find it a bit hypocritical when people scoff at the watch, but then gush over a $100- $150 digital watch. The apple does everything a digital watch does plus a whole lot more.
I just can't be arsed with the charging it every day. I had the Samsung smartwatch - but found duplicating additional notifications and content on my phone, just made more noise, which I don't need. It's mainly steps, heartrate / resting - the rest of it I don't need, so swapped back to a real watch on the left wrist and the skinniest fitbit for my right. There's only so many notifications you can deal with - or I can!
Raise to speak (near mouth of course) to activate siri is great without touching anything or saying hey siri. It works almost always in series 6 even in noisy environment compared to 70% or less in series 5 and 4. Best to speak near mouth after 1 second after display turns on or 1 sec after once raised near mouth. Also most don't use send as audio or send as text....also use raise to speak to activate siri without saying hey siri. Plus all other functions using raise to speak like playing music, timer like when cooking, setting reminders immediately, making note or list or any idea in your mind to take note of or tru voice memos, artists can easily record any sound idea they have at any moment tru voice recording, asking for translation like when travelling in other countries and it will say it in their language, and all the meanings in dictionary, also any question you have tru internet at any moment even if you're in bed with eyes close or children with questions, also ''call my wife'' like ruclips.net/video/zvX8pXCZhxI/видео.html or ''message Eduard'', even voice message tru send as audio by settings in iPhone for apple watch, ask to calculate something, and ping my iPhone...whatever you want even turning on smart appliances or lights or other appliances connected to smart outlets like say ''turn on tv'' without saing hey siri or hey bla bla bla, ''find my remote'' if it has airtag, ''open the garage'', ''turn on the fan'', you can even set cameras at gate and doors and see tru your watch, ...or ping your cat using Tile or find my cat etc when airtags is released or missing child or finding people when in open areas like malls and parks. All the timezones and currencies conversion is always on your wrist. The whole dictionary and pronounciations. Actually many apple watch users dom't know how to maximise the use of apple watch. The watch is no longer for watching just the time and date, it watches your health and fitness. You can even listen to audiobooks or podcasts while exercising esp outdoors with airpods etc. 70million songs if connected to internet. Or listen to downloaded songs tru airpods or play on other device like speakers and control it easily. There are more incoming apps and accessories that will bring value to daily life of many people. Fall detection is very important for old people esp when alone with fall as 2nd cause of death in accidental deaths so they can easily contact for emergency or SOS can be made even if they became unconscious, or can't move after accidents and still can contact like hey siri call emergency or call someone you know. And charge them like this ruclips.net/video/vTdavuK1lsw/видео.html
Important to remember that the Rolexes and Omegas got their start as "tool" watches, not luxury timepieces they have evolved into. Seriously, a $10K Rolex isn't a "tool" any longer. The Apple Watch is exactly a "tool" watch for the modern era. I never intended to purchase an Apple Watch, but received a Series 4 as part of a longitudinal health care study at a local hospital while my Omega Railmaster was in service. The Railmaster hasn’t touched my wrist in three months. The Apple on my watch serves for monitoring health care, a timer when cooking, a fast way to check email or calendar without searching for the phone, etc. Much more practical than expected. While I covet a new Rolex, the immense savings in lieu of an Apple Watch makes me happy too.
@@scottlucidi6476 True. That's why I didn't rush out to purchase an Apple Watch. But I like not having phone constantly in my pocket. The most useful watch app is the "find my phone" since I'm always forgetting where in the house I dropped it.
You have to move, to keep an automatic charged. A healthy smart watch. Hahaha I use the bezel on my diver to cook, and count pulses and respirations with the secondhand. I even use the bezel pip as a day function. Crazy ik.
I also wear my apple watch on my right arm and a mechanical watch on my left. They are completely different objects with really different purposes: the mechanical watch isn't really useful, it is more a pleasure to wear (even if it is always handy to have at least the time that never runs out of battery :) ). So I wear both and it is a great solution IMO :)
I agree with your conclusions. Steve Jobs rarely wore a watch himself, because he didn't like constantly being reminded of the time. In the eighties/ninties he did wear a very modern, functional looking black and white Seiko and occasionally Gold Baume and Mercier dress watch. Surprisingly, he had NOTHING to do with this product, and thereby missed a big opportunity to expand Apple sales. It seems Apple only launched it in response once competitors did. Designer, Jonny Ives says it was not their intent to replace or compete with traditional watches. (He owns a Patek Nautilus) The iWatch is a great product for those NOT into ordinary watches. But for a watch nut like me, I just find it redundant to my iPhone. I view it much in the same category as my cheap digital watches like Casio, which I wear mainly for exercise or doing things like working on my car. But, if I wasn't so into watches, and had more of a tight office worker schedule, I might wear it as my main watch...
Great video! But saying an Apple Watch isn’t a watch is the same as saying an iPhone isn’t a phone. It’s just a different type of watch than the automatic and quartz watches we’re used to. It’s a smart watch just like an iPhone is smart phone
I am under quarantine after testing positive for covid-19 and just want to say thank you so much for your videos. They are a welcome relief from the boredom of essential being trapped in my own home. 🌹 I hope you have a great day and thanks again.
Watching this channel for the first time, two seconds in: that is a German native speaker who has learned on British English and has spent some time perfecting it. 5 seconds later, seeing their phone is in German: yassss. It's the small triumphs as a casual linguistics student. btw cool video I like that it's 4k
Thank you for posting this video it was really informative. I've been looking all over RUclips trying to understand which size case would suit me best and can see that you've recommended the 44mm for those who have 170mm+ wrist. Great tip!
Yea, good amount of courage to review this with your automatic fan base. Honestly, I don't see a big difference between the apple watch and a overly complicated g-shock, except it does more things. G-shock for more rugged design and function, but apple watch for more usefulness and polish. I never thought to wear it as a pair to the mechanical, but I think it looks pretty good that way rather than a stand alone device.
I'm a mechanical watch guy too, but after owning the Apple watch, I do miss it and feel bad not closing that ring when I spend time with my mechanical watches. No, I don't like having watches on both wrists at the same time... :(
I enjoy the benefits of the technology in rugged smart watches such as my Fenix 6X. But, for a while, I was missing wearing the mechanical watches in my collection. I also did not want to lose the ability to compile, analyze, and use all of the data that my Garmin device picks up. So, rather than wear the relatively huge Fenix 6X on my right wrist AND a watch on my other wrist, I now wear the very small Vivosmart 4 on my right wrist, and my mechanical watches on my left wrist. I wear my Garmin Fenix 6X when I go to the gym or hit the track for my workouts. So far, I am happy with that. Here is an idea: Someone invent a watch strap that - at the buckle - houses the electronics for a smart device (such as the Vivosmart) while looking like a regular watchstrap - complete with spring bars and all that. So, if you want to wear your mechanical watch AND still have the technology, you'd simply attach the new strap hybrid to the watch. From the top, no one would know. As a wearer, you'd still get the vibration prompts under your wrist and so on.
There's a big part of me that would like to try a smartwatch, but I feel like because I love mechanical watches so much I'd have to do the same as you are here and wear one on each wrist. I'm not sure that I'm ready to take that on yet, especially in my circle of ball-busting friends. I think personally I'd use it less for the fitness tracking and more for call/text notifications and oddly enough countdown timers. I've gotten pretty good at doing daily tasks with an elapsed time readout like a dive bezel, but nothing would beat setting actual timers and alarms to stay on top of things.
I'm with you, wearing two watches would make you look like an ass, 100%. How many hours a day do we spend on our phones as it is.. the last thing we need is a mini phone glued to our wrists. Next up? Glasses that give you all the information your phone does, but you won't have to even move your head to get the info...
@Nando Nand The fact that it offers everything your phone does is why some of us hate it so much. Mechanical watch is a reminder of a time when tech didn't dominate our life. Remember when friends and family would go to dinner and actually talk? I guess we don't need to do that anymore, since we have a phone glued to our wrist.
As someone who views Apple Watch more of a functional tool, you’d love it. However, if you’re anything like my brother who is a simple guy and treasures his classic watches, maybe lay off the Apple Watch. His girlfriend bought him the s6 and he literally just put a photo of her on the face, and looks at it for the time. That’s it. Also if you’re going for the fitness features, I reckon you should just go for the aluminium over the stainless steel since it’s lighter and good for sleeping with. I’d rather wear my classic watches to fancy events, and would beat the purpose of me buying a stainless steel watch.
Great review Jenni! You have a great presentation style. Even though I’ve had my Apple Watch 4 for over a year, you helped me understand some of the functions that I don’t us on a regular basis. The health and sleep tracking functions are interesting. I love the timer for keeping me on task.
Yepp, automatic on left, Apfel watch on the right wrist. I even claim I’m doing the Schwarzkopf, though, just as you, I don’t consider the one on the right to be a watch. I keep the “wake on wrist raise” disabled so only comes on if I tap the screen - saves battery and it’s less of a distraction.
I had an Apple Watch ⌚️ and it was very practical but soulless in a sense that it became disposable....when the battery dies, the “accessory” dies with it...sooo I decided to sell it. Something good is that it sells very fast although its battery defines it. So for me its not a watch so I agree 100% on your video
I bought the original several years ago, my daughter still uses it. So we've got 5 years out of it. Still trying to get her to wear a Nomos made for the breast cancer foundation or whatever they call it. Picked it up and the perfect size for her. Her mother my wife this past May died from COVID and I'm sure stage 4 breast cancer didn't help. Wanted it for her as a remembrance.
Michael Paris my condolences my friend for your loss!! And Good to know ithe Apple Watch still “ticking” after 5 years 😮. Very detailed of you to get her a nomos remembering that special moment of your and her life. The memory will live forever in your hearts and both watches are special in this case!
I love traditional watches. I used to wear my tag daily but it has been replaced by my Apple Watch. Not that I don’t still love it, and I’ll wear my traditional watches if I go out. but the Apple Watch offers so much more practically and helps me manage my work throughout the day. Plus the stainless steel version feels very premium and if you have the right band it will look and feel as luxurious as many Swiss watches. The Hermes version for example is fantastic.
I went from the series 4 40mm with cellular and gps service to the series 6 44mm with cellular and gps services. So far I love the bigger screen size and the always on display feature. I am still learning about the Blood O2 feature. But other than that it isn’t really a big upgrade. if it wasn’t for my fiancé upgrading to the same watch I wouldn’t have upgraded either.
My go to every day is the Apple Watch, regardless of the thousands of dollars of watches in my closet. If getting noticed is the goal, more people talk to me about an Apple Watch than notice a Rolex on my wrist.
@@radiospank It's true. No one in the street can tell a submariner from any other diver. And with the flooding of the cheap Chinese watches, no one thinks highly of these metal chunks any more. Which is a good thing if you don't want to catch the attention of robbers.
Sorry for long post but: Classical mechanical watches have different purpose on this day and age. They are engineering and craftmanship art, so not in the same category as smartwatches or regular watches. As an artform, they are more for investing and appreciating and less for serving a functional purpose even though they were viewed as such in the past. Having said that, I had a smartwatch (not Apple) before given to me as a gift. First thing I noticed as an engineer and curious about all things technological, was that the device has many shortfalls in my opinion: 1- It supposedly counts calories burned based on your ECG. The ECG may be accurate, but the calories burned really depends on each person metabolism. 2- It supposedly tells you how many steps you climbed, but this is totally flawed because it relies on GPS, and hence if you drive up a hill in your car, it counted as 100 of floors climbed! 3- It supposedly tells you how many steps you took for a 1000 steps reference for good health, but this was again flawed since it relies on internal accelerometers to check your forearm movement. So if you sit on a chair and begin swinging your arms, it counts the "steps" that way too. Ironically the only thing it measured precisely was time, but even for that it was lousy as its screen had to fade black to conserve battery - whereas a mechanical or quartz watch is there for you to show the time on an instant glance. Based on that I doubt smartwatches do anything with the desirable precision or practicality. So I made a compromise, I bought an EQB quartz analog watch from Casio that connects with my smartphone via Bluetooth. It is a regular watch that uses the smartphone to adjust dual timezones of different countries automatically when I travel. It has a button to make my phone ring when I am searching for it below the blankets. There are not many functions compared to a full fledged smartphone, but my motto as an engineer is: better a machine that can perform a single job with excellence than a gadget that cannot perform 1000 things reasonably well.
I love mechanical watches because they are an escape from the technology that dominates our life in 2020. The last thing we need is a way to be even more overcome with notifications and distractions from the people close to us in our lives. I don't need, or want notifications on my wrist, as they are bad enough as a constant distraction in my pocket. Not meaning any offense here, but wearing two watches is silly... Lose the apple accessory and stick with your mechanical watches. Obviously you're in great shape and don't need a watch to confirm that.
I’ve also just bought a Apple Watch and I am now double wristing with a mechanical watch on my left wrist, Apple Watch on my right. For me I wanted a communication and fitness tracker and not a watch as my watches are very important to me and I want to continue to wear and enjoy them. I bought the BT 40mm so it would not dominate my wrist or attention.
I am wearing a smartband and always a watch. Because of the same reasons. Two watches is to much for me. But a smartband is a little bit bigger than a bracelett.
As a watch lover, the only reason I don't like smart watches is simple, I like the act of simply checking the time and not being distracted by notifications and other things, so I have absolutely nothing against smart watches and if you like them, nothing at all wrong with that in the slightest, but I really enjoy looking at my wrist and being able to keep up with my tasks or to know if I have somewhere to be, it's hard to describe but those who share the same experience of joy when looking at their watch will know what I'm talking about - even if that's a smart watch :)
I wear a watch (mechanical) on my left wrist and a computer on the right- apple watch series 6. Today I am wearing my new white dial Omega Seamaster 300 co-axial master chrononmeter. The computer has helped me stay motivated to exercise and I wear it in bed to monitor my sleep. Love your accent and your reviews.
For a year now I've worn my Rolex exclusively on left and garmin fenix 6 on right. The Rolex I take off at night and garmin I leave on all time apart ftpm shower to track my sleep and steps etc plus I use the GPS for hiking which I take my Rolex too 😅
Cool watch ... love my mechanical watches but Apple always produces “state of the art” devices. After this review i consider buying one ... Thanks for the great Video 👍👌😊
Double wrist. I’m only a few days in but my Apple Watch is not my “watch” it’s communication device on my right wrist, my watch is on my left as always
I love the functions of the apple watch. So if they had a super slim rubberband with some tech inside to track the same things. I'd buy it in a hearbeat, I just don't have the heart to replace my regular watch and feels unecessary to only use the apple watch sometimes
First time watching your videos. Very nice review and perspective from a first time smart watch user. One note, though. On the Apple Watch and on the iPhone, there's really no need to actually quit an app unless it's become completely unresponsive. The operating system will intelligently suspend the app so it will not drain battery or slow down your device. I know it's a habit for some people, I have to remind my wife this all the time but she still force quits her iPhone apps.
The Federique Constant tried on one of their watches I recall, but I guess it didn't go as well. The smart function was attached to the buckle side and I thought it worked very well. I'm guessing the FC hardware and software was probably not good enough. Would love to see a major smartwatch brand make this move.
I forget who it was -- Sinn, maybe? -- who made a strap that connected to a regular watch on one side plus an Apple Watch on the other side. So you'd have the regular watch on the outward side of your wrist and the AW on the inward side. I don't think it was too successful as I haven't seen any "in the wild" pics online. You'd also need to be sure that the magnets inside the AW don't magnetize the mechanical watch.
Your scrolling/tapping issue is to do with your conductivity. Some people have to use styluses with things like iPads because they just don't conduct enough power to make the capacitive screens work. I don't know anything about the science behind it, but I had to deal with an elderly relative screens couldn't detect at all.
I’ve had a Series 2 for a few years now. And it’s served me well! I want to finally upgrade to this Series 6 soon though. Oh and you’re an archer too...sexy 😆
Hi Jenni, on a daily basis, I wear my mechanical watch on my left wrist and my Garmin Fenix5 (sapphire) on the right one. Same as you, I enjoy getting my stats and later, analyze them after synchronization, mainly with Strava. Cheers, Yves:)
Nice to see some first class B-roll material like archery featured 👍🏻 These smart watches make me feel like I would have to wear them all the time and stop using "normal" watches.
I used to wear just an Apple Watch, but now I've gotten into mechanical watches, I wear both. I treat the Apple Watch as a smart FitBit on my right wrist to track fitness and also unlock my iPhone with a facemask and ApplePay., and if wearing a long sleeve top will hide it, and the mechanical watch is what I have on show and will gravitate towards for timekeeping. Its also nice to have the Apple Watch for the gym and other sports activities when Idotn want to wear a mechanical watch
Apple Watch for running, Panerai rest of the time. Step tracker, movement tracker, meditation and sleep tracker, it’s all like video games and social media, it’s designed to keep u hooked by providing goals and virtual awards. Just use the it for specific measurements and take it off when ur done. Oh ya, and I don’t double fist!
Also wearing an Apple Watch on my right wrist and mechanical on the other. You might consider a Solo Loop band--more comfortable and less bulk than your current rubber, especially if you keep it underneath long-sleeves for the winter.
I wear an Apple Watch (series 3) on my right wrist and my mechanical watch on my left. To me they both preform two very different functions. My mechanical watch is for the time and date and the smart watch is to receive messages. I cannot have my phone near me at work and it is important that I have an way to communicate with my family. It took a few weeks to get used to wearing both, but now I cannot see my self doing it any other way. Cheers Jenni!
Yup - I do the 'Schwarzkopf' as well. Regular watch on my left and Apple Watch on my right but I have rotated it so the crown faces away from me (this might help you with manipulating the button and crown better).
Thanks for this review. My wife & I each have a series 6 under the Christmas tree, so haven’t even played with it yet. I really liked your view of this watch, pro’s & con’s.
Love to see a mechanical watch lover doing the double wrist thing. Seems like you deactivated the "always-on" display right? I guess it makes it look even more like just a tool/health device
Even though I agree that it's an accessory to the iphone, the world does not see it as anything other than a watch. I don't think the world is ready for the double watch just yet Jenni
Many wear their traditional watch on one and a smart watch on the other. FWIW always buy the Apple Watch on the cheapest band and go aftermarket afterwards. I do have a Galaxy Watch which came with a Note purchase, I rarely wear it. Only time is when I'm in my older car which has no bluetooth, so can answer a call.
My pastor was the first person I saw wear a mechanical watch on one wrist and apple watch on the other. And now you are the second. I personally feel that's too much accessories at the same time. I'd rather wear mechanical on special occasions and apple watch on regular basis. I only own one mechanical watch and it's rose gold so it doesn't go with every outfit anyway lol.
I wear mine on the same wrist as my 24 hr vostok. One above wrist. One below. I only really view it as a health/tracker not a “real watch”. Tho i wouldnt say its not a watch. Tracks my heart (tho ive been without it for 2 months due to technical issues on my old one which will be replaced with this watch). Also, lovely content for watches! :)
I love watches. I have a number of good automatics, a Grand Seiko Spring Drive, Grand Seiko Quartz, very nice vintage Rolex and Omega, and an Apple watch. About midnight in March 2020, I was wearing my Apple watch because I had been riding my Exercycle. I started up the stairs to go to bed. Half way up, I missed a handgrip on the stair rail. I remember missing the grip, and not much else about my fall. When I woke up I was laying on my back at the bottom of the stairs. When I opened my eyes the first thing I saw was the paramedics kneeling over me. One of the Apple watch health features senses a hard fall, asks you to respond if you are OK, and it you don't respond, it calls paramedics and the emergency contacts you have stored in the Apple watch Health app. I had a major concussion and after a lights and siren ride, spent the night at the local trauma center. My Apple watch maybe saved my life. It called the paramedics, my wife and my daughter. It also guided the paramedics to my location. While I still most often wear my other watches, I love my Apple watch. It's tough to dislike a lifesaver like my Apple watch.
Damn
Firstly, the spring drive is perhaps the greatest watch movement ever made, really cool that you got one and secondly about the apple watch, most ppl shrug off the health features thinking they r mostly either for the "elderly" population or they are for the fitness fanatics but the story you mentioned is a great example of how it can benefit anybody. And that one incident easily justifies the purchase of Ur apple watch by ten folds
My first comment was that I enjoy your insight and how refreshing it is and you never disappoint. The mechanical traditionalists will never appreciate anything new,, they still hate quartz movement and will never change. Make the content you enjoy sharing and those whom love your channel will continue to support you. You are the reason we watch. Tausend Dank Jenni
I'm a double wrister too! But have a Garmin on my right wrist...left is reserved for mechanical (and sometimes a g-shock!!)
isnt it a bit heavy
Only got my Apple Watch at the weekend but double writing from day 1. Today Speedy on left wrist and Apple on right. I'll probably do similar when I want/need to wear a digital and have a G shock on my left wrist.
My watch has helped me get into sleeping earlier and I’m learning new ways to introduce exercise into my life too. Also I use it for all my shopping too.
I know people like to clown on Smart watches but they do have a functional uses and funnily enough Apple Watch reignited my love for the mechanical ones. Also great work Jenni
Raise to speak (near mouth of course) to activate siri is great without touching anything or saying hey siri. It works almost always in series 6 even in noisy environment compared to 70% or less in series 5 and 4. Best to speak near mouth after 1 second after display turns on or 1 sec after once raised near mouth. Also most don't use send as audio or send as text....also use raise to speak to activate siri without saying hey siri. Plus all other functions using raise to speak like playing music, timer like when cooking, setting reminders immediately, making note or list or any idea in your mind to take note of or tru voice memos, artists can easily record any sound idea they have at any moment tru voice recording, asking for translation like when travelling in other countries and it will say it in their language, and all the meanings in dictionary, also any question you have tru internet at any moment even if you're in bed with eyes close or children with questions, also ''call my wife'' like
ruclips.net/video/zvX8pXCZhxI/видео.html
or ''message Eduard'', even voice message tru send as audio by settings in iPhone for apple watch, ask to calculate something, and ping my iPhone...whatever you want even turning on smart appliances or lights or other appliances connected to smart outlets like say ''turn on tv'' without saing hey siri or hey bla bla bla, ''find my remote'' if it has airtag, ''open the garage'', ''turn on the fan'', you can even set cameras at gate and doors and see tru your watch, ...or ping your cat using Tile or find my cat etc when airtags is released or missing child or finding people when in open areas like malls and parks. All the timezones and currencies conversion is always on your wrist. The whole dictionary and pronounciations. Actually many apple watch users dom't know how to maximise the use of apple watch. The watch is no longer for watching just the time and date, it watches your health and fitness. You can even listen to audiobooks or podcasts while exercising esp outdoors with airpods etc. 70million songs if connected to internet. Or listen to downloaded songs tru airpods or play on other device like speakers and control it easily. There are more incoming apps and accessories that will bring value to daily life of many people. Fall detection is very important for old people esp when alone with fall as 2nd cause of death in accidental deaths so they can easily contact for emergency or SOS can be made even if they became unconscious, or can't move after accidents and still can contact like hey siri call emergency or call someone you know.
Love the Seagull 1963 on the other wrist.
I got the same one too :p
I bought that from a big China emporium, should be a real one
@David Coleman As long as you purchase from the Seagull Official Store it should be the genuine product. Expect to pay $430 US with a discount. Seagull even draw a comparison between their watch and the imitation in the product overview. I have a Precista PRS-5 fitted with the Seagull ST-19; now sold out and discontinued.
@David Coleman crazy that even stuff made in China is fake... Might as well buy on Wish.
Maybe a review on the seagull 1963?
I love my mechanical watches but I also love my Apple Watch - I use a lot of the apps on it, so it's actually really helpful. Recently, since I got an AP, however, I've been putting my Apple Watch in my pocket (no strap) so I can at least keep track of steps and calories burned. But I sometimes leave the AP at home and wear the Apple Watch, just for variety.
It's so great to finally find a watch channel featuring a woman! IDK why it seems like every other watch channel is hosted by men. I like those channels, too, but I'm so relieved to have found (and subbed to) your channel.
I wore mechanical watches for most of my adult life, on the flip side, I was someone that did not do any type of exercises. In 2016 I decided to make a lifestyle change (due to some health concerns at the time), lost some weight (about 45 pounds) and started the process of walking, then running and fell in love with it. At the time I started wearing a Fitbit that looked like a bracelet and still wore my mechanical watches on the other wrist, but as time went by I wanted to know more about the fitness aspects of my day to day activities and upgraded to Garmin vivosmart, then to Garmin Vivoactive and eventually, to the Apple Watch which became my daily watch. What happened to my mechanicals, they were kept in the watch box for extended periods of time and eventually, sold off.. I don't miss them, I just transitioned into a different lifestyle that came with different interests.
It was interesting to read that. The information you had obviously did motivate you to keep active.
I wear a aw s4 44mm on my left and a Mech on my right. There are things functionally I won’t have missing from my life. I really don’t mind the dual look. I get to enjoy my mech everyday and I feel very good this way.
Mechanical on one wrist and Apple on the other , way to go best of both worlds I’ve been doing it for years , love both types , great vid 👍😎🌴
quite bulky i think
just apple watch is enough
you fav watch on your left wrist, and a proper smartband on the other wrist
Yes! because a smart watch is not a watch. Its a smart phone. They are not competing with each other.
@@tentimetex Wrist watches aren’t real watches. You need a pocket watch. Which is again just a piece of jewellery. Sundials are the real deal.
Jenni, I also wear my AW almost all the time while my other watches (some mechanical, some quartz) sit in the box. It's even useful to me at home where I can leave the phone somewhere else to avoid distraction like you say at 9:25 , and I also use it to wake myself in the morning (like you talk about at 5:40 ). Pretty much the only times I wear my regular watches now are while my AW charges in the evening or when I take a backup watch on a trip.
I just love me "classic watches.. cant imagine wearing an apple watch all the time
I love mechanical watches but my apple watch is the watch I wear the most, I only wear mechanical watches when I want to disconnect or when I wear a suit
It’s funny my Apple Watch has kept me from wearing any of my mechanical watches for years. So I carry a 1908 Illinois watch company pocket watch. The Apple Watch because it’s just so useful, and the pocket watch because it’s cool.
I use my Apple Watch 6 for fitness and tracking anything health related. I also think it’s neat to have your watch tell you about your day and to leave your iPhone and just go out and jam with your AirPods if you have the cell version. It’s definitely not replacing my love for mechanical watches but it’s for sure fun to wear!
Do you use it only for working out or 24/7? If so, are you doublewristing?
@@salvatoredapote2144 I used it for working out.
I would at times wear it just to wear it. So it’s all good. I gave it to my ex now and I’m ok with it.
I wear 2 watches. A Rolex for other people to see on my wrist and cheap Casio so I know what the correct time is.
I wear a Rolex, but not a Casio.
Fortunately, I don't need to know the correct time.
I wear Rolex, Omega's - but i'd never be without my 5610 G Shock atomic sync - it's the watch I set all others against. All for €110 - gets more wear than the Rolex or Omegas....
Y’all guys swear your phone isn’t a good alternative so you rather wear two watches lol. Just my opinion on being fashionable
@@radiospank I wear a watch on my left wrist for jewellery, the smallest fitbit on my right for fitness and carry a mobile too. Of course, you don't need 3 ways of telling the time ;-) But I wear black, dress boringly, have no rings or other jewellery, so the watch for me is not really about time - it's more my little fashion thing - if you can call it that. It's also a cheaper hobby than classic cars I have found...
😂😂😂
I just last week broke down and bought a "Galaxy 3 Watch" after two decades of nothing but automatics. I love it! I definitely find plenty a time to wear my greatests.. Love your channel! Keep it going!
Planning to track night sleep with a 42mm Samsung Galaxy Smartwatch which I bought for Christmas. However, I will continue to use a vintage 5513 Rolex Submariner during daytime which I purchased about 30 years ago (STILL in DEEP LOVE with it after all these years)!
Jenni. Did you know you can swap the orientation of the screen so the crown and be on the other side. I thought this would be useful as you wear the device on your right wrist.
Yeah I did found those settings. Thought to put it on right hand but then it was like nah. I want it on left to measure properly. U know why lol
I worn mine on my right as I’m left handed also had it on the other side on the bottom left side feels better & easier to use for me
Ever since the apple watch came out, I've been wearing that 99% of the time versus the mechanical ones. Its just more functional and useful. I like the direction features where it buzzes you when you are close to making a turn or exit while driving. It's just like a watch but offers me way more than what a traditional watch can.
I have been collecting watches for quite some time, altho I do not own any crazy pieces but I really took care in collecting them but I really wanna make things simple with an apple watch, just one watch that serves all the purpose and even more than a traditional watch. Also love the fact that it goes with any outfit just by changing the belt. The only caveat being the fact that we have to charge it every night but give and take in life
I’ve had my series 6 Apple Watch for several months and I’m very happy with it. Along the way I’ve accumulated 6 different watch bands. My favorite by far is the solo braided loop. It is the most comfortable, very secure and the easiest to pull on and off over my hand. The braided solo loop doesn’t provoke that annoying sweaty feeling that I get from the silicon bands. I don’t necessarily agree with the price of the braided loop, but it’s so outstandingly comfortable that I don’t regret my purchase. Thanks for your review, and enjoy your watch! 🌸
Jenni the archer!!😍. Love it!! Archery is such a zen like activity.
A nice and daring review for someone who's into traditional watches.
A big standing ovation to you :)
Jenni out here with the fitness and archery looking like a nike/apple commercial!
I love this review. I'm glad I'm not the only one wearing my Apple Watch 6 and a mechanical watch on each wrist, as I just got into mechanical watches this year. I noticed the same problem of having to double-tap an app to close it down. The battery life will always be an issue, but consider you're wearing a wrist iphone and that is why it needs daily charging.What it offers in practicality makes the apple watch a huge winner against other smart watch competitors, but I also use it as a sleep-tracker/activity-tracker, and at work I really need the timer function. Also, when I don't want to be seen holding a phone at work, I can speak a text message into my Apple watch and send texts to family that way.
Raise to speak (near mouth of course) to activate siri is great without touching anything or saying hey siri. It works almost always in series 6 even in noisy environment compared to 70% or less in series 5 and 4. Best to speak near mouth after 1 second after display turns on or 1 sec after once raised near mouth. Also most don't use send as audio or send as text....also use raise to speak to activate siri without saying hey siri. Plus all other functions using raise to speak like playing music, timer like when cooking, setting reminders immediately, making note or list or any idea in your mind to take note of or tru voice memos, artists can easily record any sound idea they have at any moment tru voice recording, asking for translation like when travelling in other countries and it will say it in their language, and all the meanings in dictionary, also any question you have tru internet at any moment even if you're in bed with eyes close or children with questions, also ''call my wife'' like
ruclips.net/video/zvX8pXCZhxI/видео.html
or ''message Eduard'', even voice message tru send as audio by settings in iPhone for apple watch, ask to calculate something, and ping my iPhone...whatever you want even turning on smart appliances or lights or other appliances connected to smart outlets like say ''turn on tv'' without saing hey siri or hey bla bla bla, ''find my remote'' if it has airtag, ''open the garage'', ''turn on the fan'', you can even set cameras at gate and doors and see tru your watch, ...or ping your cat using Tile or find my cat etc when airtags is released or missing child or finding people when in open areas like malls and parks. All the timezones and currencies conversion is always on your wrist. The whole dictionary and pronounciations. Actually many apple watch users dom't know how to maximise the use of apple watch. The watch is no longer for watching just the time and date, it watches your health and fitness. You can even listen to audiobooks or podcasts while exercising esp outdoors with airpods etc. 70million songs if connected to internet. Or listen to downloaded songs tru airpods or play on other device like speakers and control it easily. There are more incoming apps and accessories that will bring value to daily life of many people. Fall detection is very important for old people esp when alone with fall as 2nd cause of death in accidental deaths so they can easily contact for emergency or SOS can be made even if they became unconscious, or can't move after accidents and still can contact like hey siri call emergency or call someone you know.
Nice vid. Even before getting into the hobby of watches, I saw the Apple watch as a gimmick, but two things you mentioned caught my attention:
1)Fitness, and
2)Using your phone less.
This merits more research on my end. I just might end up Schwarzkopfing with one of these on my right.
It's always a good day when Jenni uploads!
Based on what you’re using the Apple Watch for, a Garmin is probably a better choice in my opinion. Way longer battery life. I was tempted by the fashion aspect of the watch but I just cannot bring myself to put aside my mechanical watches in favor of an Apple Watch.
What's the podcast situation on Garmin? Overcast automatically syncing to my Apple Watch would be hard to give up for my long runs.
Khad Young that would indeed be a good feature to add. I’m not sure about downloading podcasts to a Garmin though.
I don't wear or like smartwatches, but I consider them watches and they have alot of functionality. I find it a bit hypocritical when people scoff at the watch, but then gush over a $100- $150 digital watch. The apple does everything a digital watch does plus a whole lot more.
I just can't be arsed with the charging it every day. I had the Samsung smartwatch - but found duplicating additional notifications and content on my phone, just made more noise, which I don't need. It's mainly steps, heartrate / resting - the rest of it I don't need, so swapped back to a real watch on the left wrist and the skinniest fitbit for my right. There's only so many notifications you can deal with - or I can!
Sad to say my Swiss watches do not get much wrist time. The Apple Watch is just so useful I absolutely love it
Raise to speak (near mouth of course) to activate siri is great without touching anything or saying hey siri. It works almost always in series 6 even in noisy environment compared to 70% or less in series 5 and 4. Best to speak near mouth after 1 second after display turns on or 1 sec after once raised near mouth. Also most don't use send as audio or send as text....also use raise to speak to activate siri without saying hey siri. Plus all other functions using raise to speak like playing music, timer like when cooking, setting reminders immediately, making note or list or any idea in your mind to take note of or tru voice memos, artists can easily record any sound idea they have at any moment tru voice recording, asking for translation like when travelling in other countries and it will say it in their language, and all the meanings in dictionary, also any question you have tru internet at any moment even if you're in bed with eyes close or children with questions, also ''call my wife'' like
ruclips.net/video/zvX8pXCZhxI/видео.html
or ''message Eduard'', even voice message tru send as audio by settings in iPhone for apple watch, ask to calculate something, and ping my iPhone...whatever you want even turning on smart appliances or lights or other appliances connected to smart outlets like say ''turn on tv'' without saing hey siri or hey bla bla bla, ''find my remote'' if it has airtag, ''open the garage'', ''turn on the fan'', you can even set cameras at gate and doors and see tru your watch, ...or ping your cat using Tile or find my cat etc when airtags is released or missing child or finding people when in open areas like malls and parks. All the timezones and currencies conversion is always on your wrist. The whole dictionary and pronounciations. Actually many apple watch users dom't know how to maximise the use of apple watch. The watch is no longer for watching just the time and date, it watches your health and fitness. You can even listen to audiobooks or podcasts while exercising esp outdoors with airpods etc. 70million songs if connected to internet. Or listen to downloaded songs tru airpods or play on other device like speakers and control it easily. There are more incoming apps and accessories that will bring value to daily life of many people. Fall detection is very important for old people esp when alone with fall as 2nd cause of death in accidental deaths so they can easily contact for emergency or SOS can be made even if they became unconscious, or can't move after accidents and still can contact like hey siri call emergency or call someone you know.
And charge them like this ruclips.net/video/vTdavuK1lsw/видео.html
What watches have you got?
I find it invaluable to set the Apple Watch to multiple time zones in the corners of the watch face while traveling
Important to remember that the Rolexes and Omegas got their start as "tool" watches, not luxury timepieces they have evolved into. Seriously, a $10K Rolex isn't a "tool" any longer. The Apple Watch is exactly a "tool" watch for the modern era. I never intended to purchase an Apple Watch, but received a Series 4 as part of a longitudinal health care study at a local hospital while my Omega Railmaster was in service. The Railmaster hasn’t touched my wrist in three months. The Apple on my watch serves for monitoring health care, a timer when cooking, a fast way to check email or calendar without searching for the phone, etc. Much more practical than expected. While I covet a new Rolex, the immense savings in lieu of an Apple Watch makes me happy too.
No watch is a tool anymore. Your phone does it all.
@@scottlucidi6476 True. That's why I didn't rush out to purchase an Apple Watch. But I like not having phone constantly in my pocket. The most useful watch app is the "find my phone" since I'm always forgetting where in the house I dropped it.
I’ll have the omega if you don’t want it😂
sounds like you have some health problems bro, time to "cut out the pork rinds mate, get some exercise"
You have to move, to keep an automatic charged. A healthy smart watch. Hahaha
I use the bezel on my diver to cook, and count pulses and respirations with the secondhand. I even use the bezel pip as a day function. Crazy ik.
1st time on your Chanel and impress with your description and genuine review. Love from India 🇮🇳
You just gave me a good argument for wearing a wrist item on each side 😁✌️
It feels strange at first but, you soon get used to it.
I have a Breitling Chrono and and Apple Watch 👍🏼
Are you planning on reviewing the seagull?
I also wear my apple watch on my right arm and a mechanical watch on my left. They are completely different objects with really different purposes: the mechanical watch isn't really useful, it is more a pleasure to wear (even if it is always handy to have at least the time that never runs out of battery :) ). So I wear both and it is a great solution IMO :)
Branch out. I enjoy related but ‘different’ content. Great job!
Archery girl is so f*** badass!
I googled it, and I still don't get it.
@@SunoSunoDuniyaKeLogo at some point of the video she is practicing some archery. So He is just saying that Jenni looks badass by doing such sport.
I agree with your conclusions. Steve Jobs rarely wore a watch himself, because he didn't like constantly being reminded of the time. In the eighties/ninties he did wear a very modern, functional looking black and white Seiko and occasionally Gold Baume and Mercier dress watch. Surprisingly, he had NOTHING to do with this product, and thereby missed a big opportunity to expand Apple sales. It seems Apple only launched it in response once competitors did. Designer, Jonny Ives says it was not their intent to replace or compete with traditional watches. (He owns a Patek Nautilus) The iWatch is a great product for those NOT into ordinary watches. But for a watch nut like me, I just find it redundant to my iPhone. I view it much in the same category as my cheap digital watches like Casio, which I wear mainly for exercise or doing things like working on my car. But, if I wasn't so into watches, and had more of a tight office worker schedule, I might wear it as my main watch...
Great video! But saying an Apple Watch isn’t a watch is the same as saying an iPhone isn’t a phone. It’s just a different type of watch than the automatic and quartz watches we’re used to. It’s a smart watch just like an iPhone is smart phone
Well depends on your definition of a watch. If you define a watch as an instrument that keeps time then technically your iPhone is a watch
I am under quarantine after testing positive for covid-19 and just want to say thank you so much for your videos. They are a welcome relief from the boredom of essential being trapped in my own home. 🌹 I hope you have a great day and thanks again.
It's the first time that I land on that channel. You've earned a sub :)
Watching this channel for the first time, two seconds in: that is a German native speaker who has learned on British English and has spent some time perfecting it.
5 seconds later, seeing their phone is in German: yassss.
It's the small triumphs as a casual linguistics student.
btw cool video I like that it's 4k
Thank you for posting this video it was really informative. I've been looking all over RUclips trying to understand which size case would suit me best and can see that you've recommended the 44mm for those who have 170mm+ wrist. Great tip!
Mir ist erst nach 10 Minuten aufgefallen, dass dein Handy auf Deutsch eingestellt ist :D
Apple watch on the right wrist, mechanical watch on the left. I use both at the same time ✌️
Only apple watch at the gym tough💪
Yea, good amount of courage to review this with your automatic fan base. Honestly, I don't see a big difference between the apple watch and a overly complicated g-shock, except it does more things. G-shock for more rugged design and function, but apple watch for more usefulness and polish. I never thought to wear it as a pair to the mechanical, but I think it looks pretty good that way rather than a stand alone device.
I'm a mechanical watch guy too, but after owning the Apple watch, I do miss it and feel bad not closing that ring when I spend time with my mechanical watches. No, I don't like having watches on both wrists at the same time... :(
I enjoy the benefits of the technology in rugged smart watches such as my Fenix 6X. But, for a while, I was missing wearing the mechanical watches in my collection. I also did not want to lose the ability to compile, analyze, and use all of the data that my Garmin device picks up. So, rather than wear the relatively huge Fenix 6X on my right wrist AND a watch on my other wrist, I now wear the very small Vivosmart 4 on my right wrist, and my mechanical watches on my left wrist. I wear my Garmin Fenix 6X when I go to the gym or hit the track for my workouts. So far, I am happy with that. Here is an idea: Someone invent a watch strap that - at the buckle - houses the electronics for a smart device (such as the Vivosmart) while looking like a regular watchstrap - complete with spring bars and all that. So, if you want to wear your mechanical watch AND still have the technology, you'd simply attach the new strap hybrid to the watch. From the top, no one would know. As a wearer, you'd still get the vibration prompts under your wrist and so on.
There's a big part of me that would like to try a smartwatch, but I feel like because I love mechanical watches so much I'd have to do the same as you are here and wear one on each wrist. I'm not sure that I'm ready to take that on yet, especially in my circle of ball-busting friends. I think personally I'd use it less for the fitness tracking and more for call/text notifications and oddly enough countdown timers. I've gotten pretty good at doing daily tasks with an elapsed time readout like a dive bezel, but nothing would beat setting actual timers and alarms to stay on top of things.
I'm with you, wearing two watches would make you look like an ass, 100%. How many hours a day do we spend on our phones as it is.. the last thing we need is a mini phone glued to our wrists. Next up? Glasses that give you all the information your phone does, but you won't have to even move your head to get the info...
@Nando Nand The fact that it offers everything your phone does is why some of us hate it so much. Mechanical watch is a reminder of a time when tech didn't dominate our life. Remember when friends and family would go to dinner and actually talk? I guess we don't need to do that anymore, since we have a phone glued to our wrist.
As someone who views Apple Watch more of a functional tool, you’d love it. However, if you’re anything like my brother who is a simple guy and treasures his classic watches, maybe lay off the Apple Watch. His girlfriend bought him the s6 and he literally just put a photo of her on the face, and looks at it for the time. That’s it.
Also if you’re going for the fitness features, I reckon you should just go for the aluminium over the stainless steel since it’s lighter and good for sleeping with. I’d rather wear my classic watches to fancy events, and would beat the purpose of me buying a stainless steel watch.
@@erikkalifornia5182 It was the opposite for me I was browsing through my phone less
@@thecooldude4564 browsing your watch browsing hour phone. What's the difference?
Great review Jenni! You have a great presentation style.
Even though I’ve had my Apple Watch 4 for over a year, you helped me understand some of the functions that I don’t us on a regular basis. The health and sleep tracking functions are interesting. I love the timer for keeping me on task.
Yepp, automatic on left, Apfel watch on the right wrist. I even claim I’m doing the Schwarzkopf, though, just as you, I don’t consider the one on the right to be a watch. I keep the “wake on wrist raise” disabled so only comes on if I tap the screen - saves battery and it’s less of a distraction.
I had an Apple Watch ⌚️ and it was very practical but soulless in a sense that it became disposable....when the battery dies, the “accessory” dies with it...sooo I decided to sell it. Something good is that it sells very fast although its battery defines it. So for me its not a watch so I agree 100% on your video
I bought the original several years ago, my daughter still uses it. So we've got 5 years out of it. Still trying to get her to wear a Nomos made for the breast cancer foundation or whatever they call it. Picked it up and the perfect size for her. Her mother my wife this past May died from COVID and I'm sure stage 4 breast cancer didn't help. Wanted it for her as a remembrance.
Michael Paris my condolences my friend for your loss!! And Good to know ithe Apple Watch still “ticking” after 5 years 😮. Very detailed of you to get her a nomos remembering that special moment of your and her life. The memory will live forever in your hearts and both watches are special in this case!
I love traditional watches. I used to wear my tag daily but it has been replaced by my Apple Watch. Not that I don’t still love it, and I’ll wear my traditional watches if I go out. but the Apple Watch offers so much more practically and helps me manage my work throughout the day. Plus the stainless steel version feels very premium and if you have the right band it will look and feel as luxurious as many Swiss watches. The Hermes version for example is fantastic.
I went from the series 4 40mm with cellular and gps service to the series 6 44mm with cellular and gps services. So far I love the bigger screen size and the always on display feature. I am still learning about the Blood O2 feature. But other than that it isn’t really a big upgrade. if it wasn’t for my fiancé upgrading to the same watch I wouldn’t have upgraded either.
Alexis I am on the fence about what size to get. Do you notice a huge difference from the 40mm to 44mm on your wrist? Thank you!!
“This is not a watch to me” oh cool... wait whaat? Lmao
I can sort of see that point of view, like your phone tells you the time but it's not commonly considered a 'watch'
Very Nice video! Where can i get mine cheaper?
Apple watch series 5 is the best apple watch I have ever had, better than apple watch series 6 :) I bought mine at iwatchclone,com and its so cheap
@@senad7557 yea I got mine there too. Its best thing i bought online.
My go to every day is the Apple Watch, regardless of the thousands of dollars of watches in my closet. If getting noticed is the goal, more people talk to me about an Apple Watch than notice a Rolex on my wrist.
you wear watches to get noticed? I think I need to find a new watch community.
you sold me at "it gets noticed more than a Rolex"
@@radiospank It's true. No one in the street can tell a submariner from any other diver. And with the flooding of the cheap Chinese watches, no one thinks highly of these metal chunks any more. Which is a good thing if you don't want to catch the attention of robbers.
You can pass on your Rolex this way since it's collecting dust 😂
@@powerplay.556 there’s a great community for people who leave snidey comments on social media. Come and join us, you’ll fit right in
Aaaaah I'm obsessed with your channel!! It's so nice to see a women-focused watch channel! :D
Sorry for long post but:
Classical mechanical watches have different purpose on this day and age. They are engineering and craftmanship art, so not in the same category as smartwatches or regular watches. As an artform, they are more for investing and appreciating and less for serving a functional purpose even though they were viewed as such in the past.
Having said that, I had a smartwatch (not Apple) before given to me as a gift. First thing I noticed as an engineer and curious about all things technological, was that the device has many shortfalls in my opinion:
1- It supposedly counts calories burned based on your ECG. The ECG may be accurate, but the calories burned really depends on each person metabolism.
2- It supposedly tells you how many steps you climbed, but this is totally flawed because it relies on GPS, and hence if you drive up a hill in your car, it counted as 100 of floors climbed!
3- It supposedly tells you how many steps you took for a 1000 steps reference for good health, but this was again flawed since it relies on internal accelerometers to check your forearm movement. So if you sit on a chair and begin swinging your arms, it counts the "steps" that way too.
Ironically the only thing it measured precisely was time, but even for that it was lousy as its screen had to fade black to conserve battery - whereas a mechanical or quartz watch is there for you to show the time on an instant glance. Based on that I doubt smartwatches do anything with the desirable precision or practicality.
So I made a compromise, I bought an EQB quartz analog watch from Casio that connects with my smartphone via Bluetooth. It is a regular watch that uses the smartphone to adjust dual timezones of different countries automatically when I travel. It has a button to make my phone ring when I am searching for it below the blankets. There are not many functions compared to a full fledged smartphone, but my motto as an engineer is: better a machine that can perform a single job with excellence than a gadget that cannot perform 1000 things reasonably well.
I love mechanical watches because they are an escape from the technology that dominates our life in 2020. The last thing we need is a way to be even more overcome with notifications and distractions from the people close to us in our lives. I don't need, or want notifications on my wrist, as they are bad enough as a constant distraction in my pocket. Not meaning any offense here, but wearing two watches is silly... Lose the apple accessory and stick with your mechanical watches. Obviously you're in great shape and don't need a watch to confirm that.
I’ve also just bought a Apple Watch and I am now double wristing with a mechanical watch on my left wrist, Apple Watch on my right. For me I wanted a communication and fitness tracker and not a watch as my watches are very important to me and I want to continue to wear and enjoy them. I bought the BT 40mm so it would not dominate my wrist or attention.
I am wearing a smartband and always a watch. Because of the same reasons. Two watches is to much for me. But a smartband is a little bit bigger than a bracelett.
As a watch lover, the only reason I don't like smart watches is simple, I like the act of simply checking the time and not being distracted by notifications and other things, so I have absolutely nothing against smart watches and if you like them, nothing at all wrong with that in the slightest, but I really enjoy looking at my wrist and being able to keep up with my tasks or to know if I have somewhere to be, it's hard to describe but those who share the same experience of joy when looking at their watch will know what I'm talking about - even if that's a smart watch :)
I wear a watch (mechanical) on my left wrist and a computer on the right- apple watch series 6. Today I am wearing my new white dial Omega Seamaster 300 co-axial master chrononmeter. The computer has helped me stay motivated to exercise and I wear it in bed to monitor my sleep. Love your accent and your reviews.
For a year now I've worn my Rolex exclusively on left and garmin fenix 6 on right. The Rolex I take off at night and garmin I leave on all time apart ftpm shower to track my sleep and steps etc plus I use the GPS for hiking which I take my Rolex too 😅
When you don't want to wait for a workout to start: tap the dislay as its counting down, and the workout will start rightaway ;-)
Haha, I remember traveling, was fun!
Cool watch ... love my mechanical watches but Apple always produces “state of the art” devices. After this review i consider buying one ... Thanks for the great Video 👍👌😊
my biggest fear of getting one, is that it becomes so convenient, it makes me dependent on it. that'd lose interest in wearing haute horlogerie again.
Double wrist. I’m only a few days in but my Apple Watch is not my “watch” it’s communication device on my right wrist, my watch is on my left as always
@@bryanhull931 Definitely considering this!.
If that was true people would be dependent on their phon… ah shit.
I love the functions of the apple watch. So if they had a super slim rubberband with some tech inside to track the same things. I'd buy it in a hearbeat, I just don't have the heart to replace my regular watch and feels unecessary to only use the apple watch sometimes
First time watching your videos. Very nice review and perspective from a first time smart watch user.
One note, though. On the Apple Watch and on the iPhone, there's really no need to actually quit an app unless it's become completely unresponsive. The operating system will intelligently suspend the app so it will not drain battery or slow down your device.
I know it's a habit for some people, I have to remind my wife this all the time but she still force quits her iPhone apps.
Someone should just make smart straps so you can still wear mechanical watches
The Federique Constant tried on one of their watches I recall, but I guess it didn't go as well. The smart function was attached to the buckle side and I thought it worked very well. I'm guessing the FC hardware and software was probably not good enough. Would love to see a major smartwatch brand make this move.
I forget who it was -- Sinn, maybe? -- who made a strap that connected to a regular watch on one side plus an Apple Watch on the other side. So you'd have the regular watch on the outward side of your wrist and the AW on the inward side. I don't think it was too successful as I haven't seen any "in the wild" pics online. You'd also need to be sure that the magnets inside the AW don't magnetize the mechanical watch.
Amen
They have them ,,saw them under medical alert bands on amazon or eBay ,,, the sensor was in the band
Your scrolling/tapping issue is to do with your conductivity. Some people have to use styluses with things like iPads because they just don't conduct enough power to make the capacitive screens work. I don't know anything about the science behind it, but I had to deal with an elderly relative screens couldn't detect at all.
I’ve had a Series 2 for a few years now. And it’s served me well! I want to finally upgrade to this Series 6 soon though. Oh and you’re an archer too...sexy 😆
Waiting for a G-Shock square to have most of these features
Perfect 👌 Exactly wanted this type of review
I think the Apple Watch is genius I have had every model and it’s really under rated for how it enhances your life
exactly why I'd never get one :)
Hi Jenni, on a daily basis, I wear my mechanical watch on my left wrist and my Garmin Fenix5 (sapphire) on the right one. Same as you, I enjoy getting my stats and later, analyze them after synchronization, mainly with Strava. Cheers, Yves:)
I wear a Garmin vivosport on my right wrist and a mechanical watch on the left every day. Great review
Nice to see some first class B-roll material like archery featured 👍🏻
These smart watches make me feel like I would have to wear them all the time and stop using "normal" watches.
I used to wear just an Apple Watch, but now I've gotten into mechanical watches, I wear both. I treat the Apple Watch as a smart FitBit on my right wrist to track fitness and also unlock my iPhone with a facemask and ApplePay., and if wearing a long sleeve top will hide it, and the mechanical watch is what I have on show and will gravitate towards for timekeeping. Its also nice to have the Apple Watch for the gym and other sports activities when Idotn want to wear a mechanical watch
Apple Watch for running, Panerai rest of the time. Step tracker, movement tracker, meditation and sleep tracker, it’s all like video games and social media, it’s designed to keep u hooked by providing goals and virtual awards. Just use the it for specific measurements and take it off when ur done. Oh ya, and I don’t double fist!
Also wearing an Apple Watch on my right wrist and mechanical on the other.
You might consider a Solo Loop band--more comfortable and less bulk than your current rubber, especially if you keep it underneath long-sleeves for the winter.
I wear an Apple Watch (series 3) on my right wrist and my mechanical watch on my left. To me they both preform two very different functions. My mechanical watch is for the time and date and the smart watch is to receive messages. I cannot have my phone near me at work and it is important that I have an way to communicate with my family. It took a few weeks to get used to wearing both, but now I cannot see my self doing it any other way. Cheers Jenni!
I just recently started wearing a Fitbit again on my right wrist. Mechanical on the left. Less than 1/2 the price of the Apple watch.
Great choice! Wearing a band for fitness and keeping the mechanical watch. Does Fitbit have GPS for running?
@@paulojpcarvalho74 Yes, some do have GPS. I have the Charge 4 and it has GPS
Live with ONLY an apple watch cellular for 2 weeks straight! I want to see that video :)
Yup - I do the 'Schwarzkopf' as well. Regular watch on my left and Apple Watch on my right but I have rotated it so the crown faces away from me (this might help you with manipulating the button and crown better).
I got the 6 but I just couldn’t fall in love with it like my normal watches. Nothing beats my automatics
Thanks for this review. My wife & I each have a series 6 under the Christmas tree, so haven’t even played with it yet. I really liked your view of this watch, pro’s & con’s.
Love to see a mechanical watch lover doing the double wrist thing. Seems like you deactivated the "always-on" display right? I guess it makes it look even more like just a tool/health device
12:42 - nice! My right wrist is reserved for mechanical watches. ;-) The "health-watch" is on the left side.
Even though I agree that it's an accessory to the iphone, the world does not see it as anything other than a watch. I don't think the world is ready for the double watch just yet Jenni
Many wear their traditional watch on one and a smart watch on the other. FWIW always buy the Apple Watch on the cheapest band and go aftermarket afterwards. I do have a Galaxy Watch which came with a Note purchase, I rarely wear it. Only time is when I'm in my older car which has no bluetooth, so can answer a call.
My pastor was the first person I saw wear a mechanical watch on one wrist and apple watch on the other. And now you are the second. I personally feel that's too much accessories at the same time. I'd rather wear mechanical on special occasions and apple watch on regular basis. I only own one mechanical watch and it's rose gold so it doesn't go with every outfit anyway lol.
Thanks Jenni for another great video. I could listen to you all day and I am not even that much of a watch lover.
my wife and I use our apple watches on our right wrists for the same reason!
I wear mine on the same wrist as my 24 hr vostok. One above wrist. One below. I only really view it as a health/tracker not a “real watch”. Tho i wouldnt say its not a watch. Tracks my heart (tho ive been without it for 2 months due to technical issues on my old one which will be replaced with this watch). Also, lovely content for watches! :)
0:28 Seagull, Love it!!
I’m giving the left: mechanical & right: Apple Watch thing a try after watching this 👍🏽
"Yea well it's not a watch, so..." (state farm voice).