The Rolex is like the old classic car that is a manual you drive on the weekend on twisty roads, the Apple Watch is your EV daily driver you take to work.
You don't have to Charge Rolex everyday , don't forget this !! . After using apple for many years i can tell now it is a rubbish useless not a practical. Casio Make a lot better watch than Apple watch at least it is running with solar.
Exactly! The Rolex is a Sunday wear. I gave up on Rolex because of the maintenance cost. In place of my Submariner, I wear an Apple Ultra 1 and a Garmin 965. The cellular connection of the AWU s an important safety feature.
In my 7 years of wearing an apple watch, I've never had battery issues ever with my apple watch even with heavy use and 12-18 hour days. Battery has always lasted. But I do love a good mechanical watch @MohamedAlnuaimi71
I disagree about the Apple Watch entirely because I want less connected time. Smart Watches are an additional tether to a screen and internet notifications. If you turn all of that off, it's still annoying to charge and ugly to look at compared to pretty much any watch. I tried an Apple Watch for a couple years and ultimately much better off. I have an inexpensive watch and I would never go back.
I have stopped wearing my Ultra and plan to sell it. I have gone back to only wearing mechanical watches. I just don’t need more “data” about my life and more alerts to emails/texts/calls that i havent responded to yet. It just feels invasive, and creates more anxiety for me. Leave me alone!! (Yelling at the clouds…)
Counter point, you could argue that the engineering of an Apple Watch is far more impressive than a Rolex. Billions of transistors in such a small package.
@@engineerPilotMechanic The best quote I heard about Rolex Vs Apple Watch is “An Apple Watch tells the time, a Rolex tells others how valuable your time is” and I think at the end of the day this is true for most people
This, but literally a million times. I have two industrial design degrees with a focus on manufacturing. The R&D that goes into these watches is incredible. Not to mention to then manufacture them in the amounts they do, with the suppliers and qc they have. A mechanical movement, especially hand built, is literal child’s play against that. Don’t even get me started on the chips in there. It’s just romanticizing old watches because we love to do that.
I am 50 yo man. About 2 years ago I had a phase with mechanical watches, for the first time in my life, and I was so into it and almost purchased a several thousands dollar watch. Luckily I didn’t and my interest in mechanical watches cost only $500 on a Seiko. This phase is now over. It makes 0 sense to me investing all this money and carrying so much weight on your wrist for something that does so little. I purchased an Apple Watch Ultra (2) and this thing makes my life so much easier in so many ways. Just the perfect amount of extra help in day to day life when you need it.
As someone who is 25, I’m the exact opposite. I grew up with computers, phones, internet and tech absolutely everywhere. For me, it’s nice to have a disconnect from tech that is literally around us everywhere we go. A mechanical watch provides exactly that, plus a mechanical movement is just an engineering marvel.
It's jewelry. Why do women wear so much makeup and jewelry when it makes them heavy? I'm a Software Engineer and I'm exhausted with tech (desktops, laptops, phones, etc.) at the end of the day. Starting at a bare mechanical watch with no battery is a relief knowing it's not spitting out radiation...even light.
There is an infinitesimally small number of people who are both 1) independently wealthy 2) divers, who wouldn't mind using a submariner for it's original purpose.
Serious question, how is an AW outdated after a year? You do not have to get each new model year after year, just like you don't HAVE to get the BB54 when your BB58 is only a couple years old. The hate against actual tool watches is really weird.
@@Mackster248I think the same message stands if we replace “a year” with “a few years”. We just simply cannot expect any apple watch to out last a mechanical one, or even a Casio.
@robinhook37 it’s not supposed to? A mechanical watch eventually needs a service and an Apple Watch can easily last you 5+ years. Plus only one of em is an actual tool watch. I love both types of watches, but the hate for smart watches by us watch nerds always confuses me.
@@Mackster248it is not confusing to people who are annoyed with their own phone and don’t want to strap one on their arm as well. It’s just overkill to some of us. There is no hate, it’s just a preference.
As an Apple Watch Ultra owner I can confirm a few things: 1) YES IT IS A WATCH 2) I DONT HAVE TO SELL MY KIDNEY TO GET IT 3) I DONT HAVE TO GROW OLD UNTIL I GET THE CALL FROM THE AD 4) IT IS THE UMLTIMATE TOOL WATCH - Can do billion things at once and NO ROLEX CAN EVER DO THAT. Not surprised to see that there are more Apple Watches going around. I am not a hater, I own a mechanical watch. This is exactly why I love this channel.
I absolutely love my Apple Watch Ultra. I love all my mechanical watches more - but nothing beats the ultra for, well, running an ultra marathon. They also have great industrial design.
I’m a pilot and Rolex owner. There’s NO WAY I would wear anything other than Apple when on the road, certainly not a GMT. Apple functionality is 100x better. We aren’t flying for Pan Am in the 1950’s anymore using sextants to navigate, etc, not to mention a GMT is so much more likely to be damaged or stolen away from home.
You mention sextants of the past. Do you use your Apple watch for anything navigation related in your flying now? Or just to get email and text notifications alongside time. Because if it's nothing pilot related then why even bring that up? Curious.
For me the Apple Watch has been the gateway drug in to real watches- because after some time of enjoying the healthier lifestyle I achieved with it, it felt obsolete and I didn’t want my 'watch' to tell me what to do. But I liked the idea of having a watch on my wrist and fell down into this watch rabbit hole. Fast forward to today, I have a Junghans Max Bill Automatic on my wrist- quite the antithesis to the overloaded Apple 'Watch'. I enjoy the convenience of not having to pull my phone out to check the time and instantly being bombarded with notifications. And even after a year of owning it, I still enjoy its thoughtful Bauhaus design every time I look at it. This watch has enhanced my life in a way that I didn’t think it would. You just couldn’t convince me to go back to strapping a mini computer onto my wrist.
I’m an guy too and used to be an Watch guy, then it hit me (as you eluded to in your vid): A Rolex or any other mechanical watch, in 10-20 years will still be a watch while the Watch will be a paper weight. If that’s the metric, then no it’s not a watch or at least not in the long term. It’s a brilliant, useful, mass appealing, on wrist computer that mimics the functionality of mechanical watches in the short term. I stopped wearing one for two reasons: 1. I got sick of being alerted by my tech from 3-4 different machines at once. 2. I got tired of spending my money on temporary tech when my money can go toward something that will last and build memories. Not an option with a laptop. Not an option with a phone. Is an option with a watch. So I stopped buying them. Started buying mechanical watches and have no regrets. That said, it takes me a few days to get over the announcement of the new shiny thing every year. Once a nerd always a nerd. 🤷
There’s cheaper and better options to build memories than buying watches. This is such a lame reason. It’s funny how people try to justify their actions to themselves.
@@UltraDoug The memories thingy is a widely used excuse used by watch people. My argument is that we choose to associate memories with objects. It's not specific property of the object.
@ I don’t disagree. I would push back and say that it depends on the person. Some wear to impress, others for quiet sense of achievement. In the same vein, there are those that create memories and enjoy that their watch was a part of the experience and subtly reminds them from time to time. Others will run back in the house to make sure they have the right watch before driving their wife to the hospital to give birth (Ref: old Hodinkee article). The former being reasonable the latter being irrational.
0:58 Those numbers aren’t the same. Rolex achieved that revenue with significantly fewer sales due to their higher price tags, while Apple generated the same revenue by selling far more watches. It’s a different scenario.
Switched to wearing the Apple Watch at night for sleep tracking & at the gym. Back to wearing Rolex & AP during the day. Life is too short to only wear an Apple Watch.
@@JJayJayJJJayif it becomes an unhealthy fixation when there isn’t a problem that needs solving it certainly can be. Your mileage will vary on whether having sleep data is actually useful for you.
as an engineer and a former smartwatch wearer. I struggled with the practicalness and utility of wearing a mechanical watch. This video helped me find that purpose; it's just men's jewelry that also tells the time. I get it now
Engineer here too. Love my 🍎 watch, but it’s always buzzing and needing to be charged. There’s something magical to me about a mechanical watch like the Explorer II that doesn’t need batteries and does it what it says it’ll do, so simply.
When my Apple watch tells me to stand up I stand up. And when my Rolex AD tells me to bend ov… no. You just can’t. Edit: I feel compelled to add that this isn't a comment on Youreterrific. I gather he bought his Rolexes before the prices went nuts and the AD shenanigans began. And even if he didn't, good for him! I would love an Explorer I and II but I won't do the AD games and the prices are too steep for me. :)
Actually the Rolex will always remind you that you had to bend over to have the privilege to queue or pay over MRSP for one 😂. The ultimate humiliation reminder.
You just have to get lucky. On the AD nearest to me I have been on a list for years without a call. I went to an AD a few hours away I was able to buy two Rolexes within 18 months.
Bros impressed of the engineering behind a mechanical watch, and completely forgot the fact that Apple Watch has microengineering with chips, displays, sensors, etc
I have an Ultra 2 and wear it more than any of my mechanical watches. It's a tool for me. I use it at the gym 6 days a week and it has become my work watching M-F. Mechanical watches are functional jewelry. I used to be the guy who would do everything in his Rolex but it was more romanticism than anything else.
Doing that with the Samsung GalaxyRing. The only thing I miss from my GalaxyWatch 6 classic is the ability to see the weather in a quick glance at the screen.
Comparing a Rolls Royce to a Tesla is more like comparing a mechanical watch to a quartz watch. They do the same thing with a different power source. This is more like comparing a Rolls Royce to an electric fighter jet car. Probably a bad analogy but you get the point.
The real question is: Do you wear your apple watch and mechanical watch at the same time (on different wrists ofc). This question has held me back from purchasing an apple watch.
Apple Watch on the left, mechanical on the right when I’m at home. It’s my tool watch for my tech job, I like getting 2FA prompts on my wrist, checking the weather, activity levels, controlling my Apple TV. Since I WFH, I just wear my analog watches on my right so I get to look at it and it winds. If heading outside, I pick one depending on the activity and it goes on the left.
A minivan is awesome. it has more cargo space, then an SUV, better gas milage, more comfortable to drive, easy to load, and when not in cargo mode, can haul 7 people comfortably. A Porche 911 convertible is awesome. It's fast, fun around corners, amazing on nice days. Not sure I need to say much more about the 911. I am married with no kids, and I own both of these vehicles. I also own a Rolex, and an Apple watch. Much like the cars, they both have a time and place, where each one is far better than the other one. Horses for courses.
I recently switched to a Garmin fenix. Looks more like a mechanical timepiece, Mip display has an understated look, at the same time it has great fitness & health features, it’s built like a tank, and has a flashlight.
I wear mechanical watch when I go outside and my Garmins at home and during training. Would be great to have high-end smart bracelet so that it would be acceptable to wear together with the mechanical watch
I bought my first Apple Watch earlier this year.. it changed my life by helping me lose an almost 20kg of weight and set in place some good habits. My goal was to get fit and the reward was to discard the Apple Watch and wear my Rolex’s. That’s where I am now. I’ve sold the Apple Watch after 6 months, absolutely loved it for what it did for me.. and now I daily an Explorer 1 + wear a Batman - just like in your video!
True story, had a large collection of G-Shocks, and then bought a Tudor Black Bat Pro, because I'd aspired to own something swiss and mechanical and expensive. Bought an Apple Watch Ultra shortly after and haven't really worn anything else since. It's unfathomably brilliant, that and I can wear it in public without the fear of it getting ripped off my wrist ...
The Apple watch is today’s ultimate tool watch. I find it immensely useful. It’s good for a backup dive computer, getting notifications, and sleep tracking. But it’s just a tool. Mechanical watches now are mostly a luxury item/jewelry that also tells the time. When I’m not working or trying to be active, I trade my Apple watch for a mechanical watch.
The apple watch can be everything. It can be classy with a nice leather/metal band and a analog watch face. It can be useful with a digital watch face with a lot of information. Your settings define how much it will communicate with you. You can use it for sport and for dinner. Also streaming music and have a timer on my wrist is so damn useful, that I can leave my phone at home. :)
Great video. Smart, succinct, and humorous. You’ve perfectly captured the dilemma I feel every day. Torn between my love of tech and my love of mechanical watches.
Personally i'm at the gym 5 days a week and I also dive recreationally several times a year. While i have taken my submariner on a couple dives (just to say I did it lol), let's face it, 99.9% of Rolex "dive watches" don't end up anywhere near the ocean. For that, i have my Ultra 2 with the yearly dive app subscription. It works well enough because I can't be bothered with a dedicated dive computer for my hobby where most of the time I'm chilling at 20 meters depth. So i'll alternate between the Apple watch for the gym days or water activity days, and the Rolex the rest of the time :)
If you're in the Apple ecosystem, nothing even comes close to the Apple watch in quality, performance, and capability. It's a rare instance of Apple really destroying the competition in every way.
1. Your explanation of why you own and wear Rolex watches is spot on. I have a great collection of watches that I wear for myself. I don’t like to get noticed, and I often wear different watches in a day when staying in. 2. I had an Apple Watch and sold it. It was taking precious wrist time away from my watches, which I already feel self-conscious about not wearing enough. 3. I thought about getting the Apple Watch Ultra for fitness purposes, but I have the Garmin Fēnix 7S that has watch presence on the wrist, and it’s an amazing tool.
I'm a mechanical watch fanatic but have two identical apple watches with the same band that are 2-3 years old. I typically buy two of a previous version at half the price with 95% of the features. One is always charging and I swap them out like clothes. I view them as a tool watch for modern living: unlocks my doors, lets me listen to music while I run, tap-to-pay groceries/nyc subway, and notifies me of meetings. On the weekends and evening parties I switch to something personal from my mechanical collection. The balance is perfect for me.
Ditched my smart watches and Fitbits years ago for mechanical pieces. Recently started using a smart ring (ultra human) and it’s a good middle ground. No notifications, but has step and sleep tracking, plus I get to wear my collection of traditional watches everyday.
I get a lot of flack for ignoring texts, calls, and emails until it’s convenient for me. Putting on a smartwatch only happens for workouts or hiking, and then it comes right back off again. However, Rolex is not a true GADA watch in my way of life. The comparison just isn’t there. I like wearing a watch that can take and show wear while serving an actual function throughout the day. If I had money tied up in a $7-10K+ watch, you better believe I’ll be babying that thing, which takes away from the joy and utility of what it’s meant to do. Are Rolex watches beautiful and significant? Yes, absolutely. But I want the watch to serve me, not the other way around.
Smart rings aren't really practical e.g. for working out and stuff. But also, why the heck would you want to bring back conventional watch-wearing? It's such a tacky trend, like tophats but somehow still a thing.
@@darkwoodmovies Valid. With conventional watches they have movements that have gears and springs that modern technology don’t take a second glance at. It’s like asking why do you like typewriters If you have a computer? I’m not saying to make people start using one. I just enjoy the technology and want to share the joy. In the end of the day smart watches and rings are fitness placeboes. Look at Dr. Mick’s opinion about them.
I have both - Ultra 2 and a Rolex Sub (black dial). Function? Hands down the Apple Watch - I use timers and alarms all the time. Also, I have a son with special needs and get alerted every time a door to the outside is opened. I have cellular so when I am hiking, biking, paddling, I can leave my phone behind. It's nice to see "we're still good" texts from my wife, on my wrist, at over 20mph while biking. Any event I got to? Rolex Sub - it's functional art. Plus, I love the mechanical nature - complications based on tiny gears and springs. It feels special, looks great, will last a lifetime, and is an heirloom. Going out with my wife and my son has a caregiver - Rolex. Cost? No, I don't buy a new Apple Watch every year - but every 3-4 years? Sure. At almost $1k? yup. So you've got to look out a long way to compare prices, and the value of my Sub has actually gone up. Apple Watch is a "tool watch" killer, but I still love the design and craftsmanship of an automatic watch. When I die and leave my watch to my older son, what's going to mean more? A 40 year old well maintained Rolex, or 40 year old technology? they are just different things....
I do the same with my Apple Watch Series 7, but with the Apple Watch on my palm side up. Love having my fitness data and only have notifications for certain phone calls, package tracking and home security notifications turned on.
@@DjentleDjiant That's cool. I do lots of texting for work, so super handy to get notifications if my phone isn't right near me. Love the health data too. May start wearing my Garmin Instinct more again though. 40+ days of battery life versus 1-2 with the Galaxy Ultra
I had an Apple Watch Series 4 that I wore daily for about 2-3 years. I got sick of the constant notifications that I turned all them off and basically turned it into a normal watch. I sold it and got an Omega Speedmaster
This is the video no one thought they needed, but loved that it exists. Even after watching the video, I still don’t know whether this is a comparison, or competition, but I’m glad I watched this!
Rolex is to convey status or make a statement. It is expensive jewelry. The Apple watch is more functional, is affordable, and serves purpose beyond just telling the time.
To me it's not seeing more and more people with Apple Watches (even in First class) - it's the other way around, I see more and more people wearing mechanical watches. But this just started in 2024, yet to me it's noticeable
Because it's due to the current, but in my opinion also not fading, watch hype. Let's be honest: only a few people are watch enthusiasts. Most of them probably don't even know the difference between quartz and automatic. It's all about status here.
I wear a mechanical watch almost 24/7 and an Apple Watch strictly for whenever I workout. I love the tracking features of an Apple Watch, but I love gazing at a mechanical watch way more than having a second smartphone on my wrist. I wore the Apple Watch daily for a while and it might sound dumb, but ever since I stopped doing that and started wearing a mechanical watch again, I’ve been much calmer and happier during most days. It’s an often overlooked aspect I feel like of mechanical watches, that they’re just less busy and calm you down more.
@@latinballa88the series 9 41mm in my use case lasts 30 hours or more! I do a 90min workout, and most of the time have the AOD off. Usually I charge it while I shower and by I’m done it’s around 90% charged.
Thanks for this video. I've been wearing both for years (watch collector since 2000 and started with Watch Series 4). In the earlier stages, the Watch almost took over my wrist, because it is just so damn useful...especially if you are heavily invested in the Apple ecosystem, and even more so if you have a smart home. However, with the introduction of most new things into one's life, you eventually find a comfortable personal equilibrium, and that's exactly where I have landed - sound like you have too. For me, I wear the Watch as a health motivator until I close my rings, and then put on one of my "real" watches. Sometimes I'll continue to wear it if I'm doing heavy work, and in that regard it has also become my "beater" watch.
I’ll take the Ultra 2 over a Rolex any day of the week. I want to stay connected, and there are times that I don’t want to carry my phone around. I have my Verizon plan on my watch, and it allows me to go out for a hike and listen to a podcast or go for a run and listen to music without having to lug around my phone. I can sleep track and check the weather or send a message to someone. I’ll take functionality over design any day of the week!
I can vibe 100% with your sentiment. As a fellow horology enthusiast I have a small (but quite valuable) watch collection that took me a little over 2 decades to create. On top I have an Apple Watch that I also love. Here’s the thing though. When it comes to sport activities (gym, running, cycling, weightlifting climbing, walking, circus training, cardio etc) the Apple Watch is a whole league by itself and it’s glued on my wrist being my personal trainer, helping me develop and manage my physique and my energy levels. The very minute I come out of the shower, following the activity, the smart watch is forgotten and the mechanical watch comes into play for the rest of the day. One is used as a tool for a specific purpose with zero emotional attachment. The other has a soul and an attachment which I cannot part with. Note: I have classic G-Shocks with more personality and emotional attachment than the Apple Watch
I bought and repaired the Apple Watch ceramic series 2 which cost 2000 dollars at launch. It’s worth 200 bucks now and the battery is impossible for most people to replace.
I feel as if the Apple Watch got me back into watches. I got used to having a device on my wrist. But after a couple years and the novelty of its health features wore off, all the notifications just became an annoyance and I went into the world of analog watches. I didn’t want the Apple Watch on my wrist 24/7 anymore, but I got used to telling the time from my wrist and would feel like something is missing if I didn’t wear a watch. Surprisingly , I’ve heard similar experiences from some of my friends. They get excited with their new wearable device only to experience burnout from the notifications after a few years of use.
I'm 22 and i've been wearing Apple Watches since at least 2017. This past summer i bought my first mechanical watch because I grew tired of my Apple Watches. I bought a Seiko presage open heart and i've never noticed so many eyeballs on my wrist as i walk around and compliments on my watch for the last 4/5 months since i've started wearing my seiko then in all the 7+ years since i've been wearing my apple watch instead. It has been nonstop eyeballs en complements from all age groups. It would be nice if i can expand my mechanical watch collection because im NEVER returning to digital/apple watches... EVER
I don't understand the redundancy of smart watches. Other than some fitness related functions, like heart rate, etc, what is the point of a smart watch when you are already carrying your phone everywhere? (Disclaimer: I DID talk my elderly mother into a smart watch that could detect a fall and call for help as she is not in the habit of carrying her phone.) If traditional watches are "unnecessary" because "your phone has the time," what does that make your smart watch, which is basically the phone you're already carrying duplicated on your wrist? THAT'S redundancy. My G Shock won't tell me that I was just sent a spam email, but it WILL receive a radio signal making its time as accurate as any smart watch/phone, it WON'T run out of power if it's away from an electrical outlet for a day, thanks to solar charging, and it doesn't have to be "babied" - if I'm in an environment extreme enough to harm my G Shock then I have bigger worries like trying not to harm MYSELF, because I am somewhere pretty dangerous, more dangerous than a door knob or kitchen counter corner. Those are real world reasons to wear a traditional watch.
I recently sold my AWU and purchased a Seiko Automatic/Mechanical GMT 5 and I love it. I just wanted to get back to the basics. The funny things is, is that I suspect 99.9% of people carry the phone and watch with them, so how is the AW more convenient? Can you not hear the notification sound/ feel the vibration on the phone and pick it up? Don’t get me wrong, the watch does a great job of sleep and exercise tracking, and does work as a positive reinforcer to keep exercising. Though there is a plateau that you reach, and then it seems to be about an abnormal obsession about the data. Most people have routines.. they run/walk/bike/swim the same courses/distance whether daily/ weekly etc. You are in essence looking at the same info on average every day? That’s why I believe a ring may be the best balance. Most can track your sleep pretty well, do a decent job with tracking exercise, and they are pretty inconspicuous.
Same argument u spend hundreds or thousands of pounds to just tell the time. Smart watch does that but can be more convenient than using ur phone all the time
@craigmalcom6294 But someone spending thousands of dollars on a watch isn't buying a watch to tell the time - it's jewelry. I don't own expensive watches, I own gshocks. Gshocks, and other reasonably priced watches, are still practical for the reasons I mentioned. Smart watches start to lose that practicality when you compare them to PRACTICAL traditional watches.
We are all different. Wear whatever makes you happy. Apple did great job with latest Apple Watch Ultra 2 Milanese loop. Absolutely satisfied with them.
In a time when everything degrades and is disposable (mainly due to battery issues) there is a very special charm in mechanical watches, when a glimpse of your descendants wearing your watch hits, it’s something special.
It's not. Most mechanical watches are mass produced, in an assembly line, and if you still need to maintain them, and if there are parts broken there are simply tossed out. You are very prone to marketing it seems.
Bro talking like electronics, software , technology , sensors , chips , network, are not complex and some mechanical moving gears are more complex 😂. An oled display is more complex than that spring loaded toy Can you build an apple watch from scratch? You could definitely build a mechanical watch after few courses.
I have used Apple Watch for nearly 3 years and all I can say is I am done with having another device that requires charging, especially if I need to charge it every day. Whenever I grabbed my Apple Watch I notice that it was run out of battery or about to. Now I have a mechanical Swiss watch which never runs out of battery.
Rolex watches are often seen as symbols of success and achievement. People frequently purchase them to commemorate significant milestones in their lives. Wearing a Rolex can serve as a personal reminder, and a subtle signal to others, of one's accomplishments. That’s something you can’t get from an Apple phone.
My problem is that I really enjoying wearing my mechanical watches but on the other hand don't want to miss on certain metrics my digital watch (Geramin) is collecting. How do you manage these kind of things personally? You mentioned the Fitnes Circles on your AW Ultra. Without wearing it you cannot get it done. And don't tell me that you wearing two watches at the same time (left, right) or do you?
I remember with iPhones first came out, it was kinda exciting. The iphone4, being square, and friends would look at it in the pub. Nowadays, an iPhone 11 is identical to iPhone 16. An Apple Watch is just another disposable item. I had one, it now sits in a drawer. Back to my Rolex. It never really replaced it.
Long time collector and Apple Watch Ultra wearer. The Ultra is my daily. I just find it too useful to not use it. Isn't that what a tool watch is supposed to be?
As a person who wears both a Apple Watch and mechanical time pieces, I gotta say that people who hate on smart watches and don’t think the Apple Watch is “ a real watch” have a very outdated mindset. The future of horology should be embraced and mindfully advanced.. while the past should also be cherished and appreciated. Time and technology is gonna move on regardless if you agree with it or not. Imagine what us as human beings are capable of creating rather than being stuck in the past.
6:39 Obviously, we control our thermostats using our Citizen eco-drives by pulling photons and its associated thermal energy from the room into the solar panels on our eco-drives. Fully automatic, no app needed. Thanks for asking!
Absolutely! I also use a smart watch-specifically, a Samsung Galaxy Watch-for tracking my health and sleep. Since I work from home, I enjoy taking walks or riding my bike to stay active, and the watch helps me stay motivated to hit my daily goals. When I dress up for an outing, I prefer to switch to a mechanical watch or my Citizen EcoDrive.
I do love wearing both types of watches. They all talk being that I am totally blind. I am also a business owner and I am a working pianist. It really also depends just like the piano as well acoustic or digital. Which one do you like better same thing with the watches, mechanical analog or smart watches it all depends on what you are doing at the moment just like pianos and all depends on where you are performing and what the occasion is if you are performing, it’s great to play on a grand piano if you’re just Creating music, a digital piano is the best thing to use. The classic touch and feel of a genuine grand piano compare absolutely nothing with a digital piano. I do like playing both but there’s a time in a place for everything. Same thing with watches if I’m at work, I like to use a smart watch and even on my day off, but sometimes I’ll switch to my atomic analog watch because I don’t have notifications on that of course. It’s nice to be able to wear another watch at times other than a smart watch. Sometimes you just want a little break notifications on your wrist so that’s why you changed to another watch I like using both. You hit that right on the head.
Both watches are very good but for different things ya know. Like Rolex will tell everyone you have money, but it’s limited with what it can do. The Ultra 2 can do several things for several situations, it looks nice and same thing can say you have money to spend. A Rolex will last longer than an Ultra 2, like with care it can probably last several generations if Rolex can keep up with parts. It just depends honestly on what you want from a watch. I like technology and advancements made, so I have my Ultra 2. Other people won’t feel the same way tho
I just can’t give up the practicality and overall usefulness of an Apple Watch. After starting to use Apple Watches, I only wear a mechanical watch when I wear a suit.
I had the Ultra and gave it to my son. Since retiring, I don’t need to be so connected. Fitness is my thing, so I now use a Garmin Epix for that function. I wear that all the time on my right wrist. I always wear a mechanical watch on my left wrist unless I’m out on the bike, where I would be worried about damaging my Rolex or other nice watch.
A great smart vs mechanical watch video. It’s funny that, 10 years after the first Apple Watch, the debate about « is it a watch ? » still rages in the comment sections on RUclips. Bottom line, the thing that matters is that even guys in suits in Business Class wear Apple Watches, making the choice to wear a mechanical timepiece even more exclusive. Being a snob, I like it.
Apple Watch Ultra is a beast, it has so many features like it’s materials / thermo compensation / depth rating / strap changing that people go nuts about on other watches plus 200 things more for a reasonable price. Yeah it might have a 10 year lifespan but this nonsense how an affordable watch will last a lifetime is marketing BS. No one has picked up a sports watch from 30 or 40 years ago and thought wow. This is one durable mechanical instrument and I must go diving with it 😂
Glad to know, I’m not the only one with this dilemma. Been completely Apple over the last few years but are slowly seeing the R’s back in rotation. But never when traveling.
got my 39mm with the white dial on the 3-link "Bader" bracelet watch on AMZWATCH 3 weeks ago and am loving it to pieces. Absolute fantastic watch that wears super comfortable on my 6.75 inch wrist. Chose the 3-link over the 5-link bracelet for the toolless quick adjustment. Way more comfortable than my Longines Hydroconquest 41 mm.
I gave up trying to pick sides. I consider myself old school but I am still a tech nerd at heart. I love classic metal band analog watches as that’s all I grew up with. My dad, grandpap, mom all wore classy analog wristwatches. Then came smartwatches, which are so useful with all the data they can provide at a glance. I will always have A timepiece on my wrist!
I lost 14kg because of my Apple Watch. But I am a Rolex collector since 2006. I sometimes wear my Rolex but I have fallen in love with my Apple Watch Ultra. I have a whoop now and since a couple weeks ago Whoop does step tracking as well and now I’m wearing my Rolex en whoop. But I must say that even then I miss my apple watch when I’m not wearing it. It’s the convenience of that watch. I use it a lot, messaging and calling. Changing songs on my Sonos, I workout everyday and I am addicted to the 3 rings..
The Rolex is like the old classic car that is a manual you drive on the weekend on twisty roads, the Apple Watch is your EV daily driver you take to work.
Rolex is passe to me. 1969 Bulova Accutron spaceview for me.
You don't have to Charge Rolex everyday , don't forget this !! . After using apple for many years i can tell now it is a rubbish useless not a practical. Casio Make a lot better watch than Apple watch at least it is running with solar.
Exactly! The Rolex is a Sunday wear. I gave up on Rolex because of the maintenance cost. In place of my Submariner, I wear an Apple Ultra 1 and a Garmin 965. The cellular connection of the AWU s an important safety feature.
In my 7 years of wearing an apple watch, I've never had battery issues ever with my apple watch even with heavy use and 12-18 hour days. Battery has always lasted. But I do love a good mechanical watch @MohamedAlnuaimi71
I disagree about the Apple Watch entirely because I want less connected time. Smart Watches are an additional tether to a screen and internet notifications. If you turn all of that off, it's still annoying to charge and ugly to look at compared to pretty much any watch. I tried an Apple Watch for a couple years and ultimately much better off. I have an inexpensive watch and I would never go back.
I have stopped wearing my Ultra and plan to sell it. I have gone back to only wearing mechanical watches. I just don’t need more “data” about my life and more alerts to emails/texts/calls that i havent responded to yet. It just feels invasive, and creates more anxiety for me. Leave me alone!! (Yelling at the clouds…)
You mean iClouds?
@@fhujf damn that’s excellent, how did I miss it! (Shaking his cane….)
I’m right there with you. I actually keep my phone on silent 95% of the time.
I don’t wear my Apple Watch 99% of the time for the exact same reason 👌🏻
Exactly this. After a few years, my Apple Watches were driving me nuts. I keep it for workouts though, that’s it.
Counter point, you could argue that the engineering of an Apple Watch is far more impressive than a Rolex. Billions of transistors in such a small package.
@@engineerPilotMechanic The best quote I heard about Rolex Vs Apple Watch is “An Apple Watch tells the time, a Rolex tells others how valuable your time is” and I think at the end of the day this is true for most people
This, but literally a million times. I have two industrial design degrees with a focus on manufacturing. The R&D that goes into these watches is incredible. Not to mention to then manufacture them in the amounts they do, with the suppliers and qc they have. A mechanical movement, especially hand built, is literal child’s play against that. Don’t even get me started on the chips in there. It’s just romanticizing old watches because we love to do that.
But you need to charge them all the time...
@@simplyfrancois An Apple Watch charges in the time it takes to have a shower. You’d take your mechanical watch off for that same amount of time.
@@simplyfrancois who cares when a lifetime supply of Apple Watches costs a fraction of 1 Rolex
I am 50 yo man. About 2 years ago I had a phase with mechanical watches, for the first time in my life, and I was so into it and almost purchased a several thousands dollar watch. Luckily I didn’t and my interest in mechanical watches cost only $500 on a Seiko. This phase is now over. It makes 0 sense to me investing all this money and carrying so much weight on your wrist for something that does so little. I purchased an Apple Watch Ultra (2) and this thing makes my life so much easier in so many ways. Just the perfect amount of extra help in day to day life when you need it.
Some people like luxury items
As someone who is 25, I’m the exact opposite. I grew up with computers, phones, internet and tech absolutely everywhere. For me, it’s nice to have a disconnect from tech that is literally around us everywhere we go. A mechanical watch provides exactly that, plus a mechanical movement is just an engineering marvel.
It's jewelry.
Why do women wear so much makeup and jewelry when it makes them heavy?
I'm a Software Engineer and I'm exhausted with tech (desktops, laptops, phones, etc.) at the end of the day. Starting at a bare mechanical watch with no battery is a relief knowing it's not spitting out radiation...even light.
yeah, your not a " watch guy" , and thats fine.
@@samarianosans there is nothing like a watch guy, you just like luxury in general and its stupid unless its for investment purposes
The main difference is you wear a Rolex, and you use an Apple.
There is an infinitesimally small number of people who are both 1) independently wealthy 2) divers, who wouldn't mind using a submariner for it's original purpose.
@@diemes5463 LOL, yes I imagine that venn diagram has a tiny intersection!
@@diemes5463 Its, not it's. Basic grammar.
Just wear both at the same time. You have two arms
That sounds like some absolute tosh from a z grade marketing company that makes no sense at all.
Rolex = Timeless.
Apple Watch = Outdated after a year.
Casio F-91W = GOAT.
Serious question, how is an AW outdated after a year? You do not have to get each new model year after year, just like you don't HAVE to get the BB54 when your BB58 is only a couple years old. The hate against actual tool watches is really weird.
Says the watch snob😂
@@Mackster248I think the same message stands if we replace “a year” with “a few years”. We just simply cannot expect any apple watch to out last a mechanical one, or even a Casio.
@robinhook37 it’s not supposed to? A mechanical watch eventually needs a service and an Apple Watch can easily last you 5+ years. Plus only one of em is an actual tool watch. I love both types of watches, but the hate for smart watches by us watch nerds always confuses me.
@@Mackster248it is not confusing to people who are annoyed with their own phone and don’t want to strap one on their arm as well. It’s just overkill to some of us. There is no hate, it’s just a preference.
"Yes, this video is a stupid idea and yes, it's happening."
I love this channel.
Same here!
Agreed.
here for the comments. Didn't even hit that play button.
I did, unfortunately. Now my YT recommendations will go bananas with lousy vids...
(delete YT history? YES! LOL)
As an Apple Watch Ultra owner I can confirm a few things:
1) YES IT IS A WATCH
2) I DONT HAVE TO SELL MY KIDNEY TO GET IT
3) I DONT HAVE TO GROW OLD UNTIL I GET THE CALL FROM THE AD
4) IT IS THE UMLTIMATE TOOL WATCH - Can do billion things at once and NO ROLEX CAN EVER DO THAT.
Not surprised to see that there are more Apple Watches going around. I am not a hater, I own a mechanical watch. This is exactly why I love this channel.
And that's why you got a Gin as your pfp
Garmin begs to differ.
I absolutely love my Apple Watch Ultra. I love all my mechanical watches more - but nothing beats the ultra for, well, running an ultra marathon. They also have great industrial design.
Except a Garmin..
I'm looking forward to reading the comments
I’ll bring the popcorn
I’m a pilot and Rolex owner. There’s NO WAY I would wear anything other than Apple when on the road, certainly not a GMT. Apple functionality is 100x better. We aren’t flying for Pan Am in the 1950’s anymore using sextants to navigate, etc, not to mention a GMT is so much more likely to be damaged or stolen away from home.
You mention sextants of the past. Do you use your Apple watch for anything navigation related in your flying now? Or just to get email and text notifications alongside time. Because if it's nothing pilot related then why even bring that up? Curious.
For me the Apple Watch has been the gateway drug in to real watches- because after some time of enjoying the healthier lifestyle I achieved with it, it felt obsolete and I didn’t want my 'watch' to tell me what to do. But I liked the idea of having a watch on my wrist and fell down into this watch rabbit hole. Fast forward to today, I have a Junghans Max Bill Automatic on my wrist- quite the antithesis to the overloaded Apple 'Watch'. I enjoy the convenience of not having to pull my phone out to check the time and instantly being bombarded with notifications. And even after a year of owning it, I still enjoy its thoughtful Bauhaus design every time I look at it. This watch has enhanced my life in a way that I didn’t think it would. You just couldn’t convince me to go back to strapping a mini computer onto my wrist.
I’m an guy too and used to be an Watch guy, then it hit me (as you eluded to in your vid):
A Rolex or any other mechanical watch, in 10-20 years will still be a watch while the Watch will be a paper weight.
If that’s the metric, then no it’s not a watch or at least not in the long term. It’s a brilliant, useful, mass appealing, on wrist computer that mimics the functionality of mechanical watches in the short term.
I stopped wearing one for two reasons:
1. I got sick of being alerted by my tech from 3-4 different machines at once.
2. I got tired of spending my money on temporary tech when my money can go toward something that will last and build memories.
Not an option with a laptop.
Not an option with a phone.
Is an option with a watch.
So I stopped buying them. Started buying mechanical watches and have no regrets.
That said, it takes me a few days to get over the announcement of the new shiny thing every year. Once a nerd always a nerd. 🤷
There’s cheaper and better options to build memories than buying watches. This is such a lame reason. It’s funny how people try to justify their actions to themselves.
@ It’s also funny how people jump into a particular conversation and make assumptions based on limited information.
@@UltraDoug The memories thingy is a widely used excuse used by watch people. My argument is that we choose to associate memories with objects. It's not specific property of the object.
@ I don’t disagree. I would push back and say that it depends on the person. Some wear to impress, others for quiet sense of achievement.
In the same vein, there are those that create memories and enjoy that their watch was a part of the experience and subtly reminds them from time to time.
Others will run back in the house to make sure they have the right watch before driving their wife to the hospital to give birth (Ref: old Hodinkee article). The former being reasonable the latter being irrational.
@@mains-im that’s a fairly uninformed statement.
The biggest “flex” is no watch. (So rich you don’t care what time it is).
A watch suggests you have somewhere to be.. which is an insult to your host
@@mitchelljack1590 lol, no.
@@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou Okay, waste your money
@@mitchelljack1590 😂
Even by Internet standards, your comment is unfathomably dumb.
0:58 Those numbers aren’t the same. Rolex achieved that revenue with significantly fewer sales due to their higher price tags, while Apple generated the same revenue by selling far more watches. It’s a different scenario.
Switched to wearing the Apple Watch at night for sleep tracking & at the gym. Back to wearing Rolex & AP during the day. Life is too short to only wear an Apple Watch.
I’m still playing around with sleep tracking. Not sure the date does any good for me. It might do the opposite.
@@YoureTerrificare you saying sleep tracking is making your sleep worse? Explain
Or wear them both
@@JJayJayJJJayif it becomes an unhealthy fixation when there isn’t a problem that needs solving it certainly can be. Your mileage will vary on whether having sleep data is actually useful for you.
So whats stopping you from wearing both, life is too short right
as an engineer and a former smartwatch wearer. I struggled with the practicalness and utility of wearing a mechanical watch. This video helped me find that purpose; it's just men's jewelry that also tells the time. I get it now
Engineer here too. Love my 🍎 watch, but it’s always buzzing and needing to be charged. There’s something magical to me about a mechanical watch like the Explorer II that doesn’t need batteries and does it what it says it’ll do, so simply.
Quartz is the best of everything. The most fuss-free, practical timekeeping, and you can still get a great looking watch as well.
@@TimothyW8 yea but then you have a quartz 🤮
@@Hydrogen101Are you restarted or acoustic? What's wrong with quartz watches?
@@Hydrogen101 am I the only one in the world that enjoys both quartz and mechanical watches?
When my Apple watch tells me to stand up I stand up. And when my Rolex AD tells me to bend ov… no. You just can’t.
Edit: I feel compelled to add that this isn't a comment on Youreterrific. I gather he bought his Rolexes before the prices went nuts and the AD shenanigans began. And even if he didn't, good for him! I would love an Explorer I and II but I won't do the AD games and the prices are too steep for me. :)
Actually the Rolex will always remind you that you had to bend over to have the privilege to queue or pay over MRSP for one 😂. The ultimate humiliation reminder.
That’s so hilarious😂
Turn off the notifications?
@@Jedimaster36091 buy rep rolex and while you will have to explain that these watches arent genuine, at least you didnt overpay or wait 👍👍
You just have to get lucky. On the AD nearest to me I have been on a list for years without a call. I went to an AD a few hours away I was able to buy two Rolexes within 18 months.
Bros impressed of the engineering behind a mechanical watch, and completely forgot the fact that Apple Watch has microengineering with chips, displays, sensors, etc
I recently stopped wearing my Apple Watch, the feel of a normal watch cannot be beaten for me
I haven't worn a regular watch even once since I bought an Apple Watch.
I have an Ultra 2 and wear it more than any of my mechanical watches. It's a tool for me. I use it at the gym 6 days a week and it has become my work watching M-F. Mechanical watches are functional jewelry. I used to be the guy who would do everything in his Rolex but it was more romanticism than anything else.
Real watch on your wrist and Oura ring on your finger. Best of both worlds!
Doing that with the Samsung GalaxyRing. The only thing I miss from my GalaxyWatch 6 classic is the ability to see the weather in a quick glance at the screen.
Y'all are forgetting a proper penis ring too
Or whoop
@Thexcalibur then you'll frack up the band. And how do you do it with a bracelet? A ring is more practical on that matter.
Is there any silver oura ring?
This is one of if not my favourite watch channel. Video quality is superb and the thoughtfulness and dry self-deprecation are on point.
Its like comparing a Rolls Royce with a tesla
More like comparing a Rolls Royce to a Rivian.
Comparing a Rolls Royce to a Tesla is more like comparing a mechanical watch to a quartz watch. They do the same thing with a different power source.
This is more like comparing a Rolls Royce to an electric fighter jet car. Probably a bad analogy but you get the point.
If the Rolls Royce was a horse buggy.
@@lucamendes5755 dont comment just to comment
That sums up me too. I have a GMT Master and a black Ultra. Exactly the same reasons
Have you considered some individuals wear an Apple watch instead of their Rolex when traveling because they fear it might get stolen
The real question is: Do you wear your apple watch and mechanical watch at the same time (on different wrists ofc). This question has held me back from purchasing an apple watch.
Apple Watch on the left, mechanical on the right when I’m at home. It’s my tool watch for my tech job, I like getting 2FA prompts on my wrist, checking the weather, activity levels, controlling my Apple TV. Since I WFH, I just wear my analog watches on my right so I get to look at it and it winds.
If heading outside, I pick one depending on the activity and it goes on the left.
A minivan is awesome. it has more cargo space, then an SUV, better gas milage, more comfortable to drive, easy to load, and when not in cargo mode, can haul 7 people comfortably. A Porche 911 convertible is awesome. It's fast, fun around corners, amazing on nice days. Not sure I need to say much more about the 911. I am married with no kids, and I own both of these vehicles. I also own a Rolex, and an Apple watch. Much like the cars, they both have a time and place, where each one is far better than the other one. Horses for courses.
Terrible comparison
@@JJayJayJJJayhow
Stop bragging
I recently switched to a Garmin fenix. Looks more like a mechanical timepiece, Mip display has an understated look, at the same time it has great fitness & health features, it’s built like a tank, and has a flashlight.
I wear mechanical watch when I go outside and my Garmins at home and during training. Would be great to have high-end smart bracelet so that it would be acceptable to wear together with the mechanical watch
We share that one brain cell.
THIS
They do. It’s called a Whoop 4.0
A Whoop 4.0 or a Oura 4 ring
I want something that resembles a very simple thin bracelet. Not a whoop or a ring.
I bought my first Apple Watch earlier this year.. it changed my life by helping me lose an almost 20kg of weight and set in place some good habits. My goal was to get fit and the reward was to discard the Apple Watch and wear my Rolex’s. That’s where I am now. I’ve sold the Apple Watch after 6 months, absolutely loved it for what it did for me.. and now I daily an Explorer 1 + wear a Batman - just like in your video!
True story, had a large collection of G-Shocks, and then bought a Tudor Black Bat Pro, because I'd aspired to own something swiss and mechanical and expensive. Bought an Apple Watch Ultra shortly after and haven't really worn anything else since. It's unfathomably brilliant, that and I can wear it in public without the fear of it getting ripped off my wrist ...
The Apple watch is today’s ultimate tool watch. I find it immensely useful. It’s good for a backup dive computer, getting notifications, and sleep tracking. But it’s just a tool. Mechanical watches now are mostly a luxury item/jewelry that also tells the time. When I’m not working or trying to be active, I trade my Apple watch for a mechanical watch.
The apple watch can be everything. It can be classy with a nice leather/metal band and a analog watch face. It can be useful with a digital watch face with a lot of information. Your settings define how much it will communicate with you. You can use it for sport and for dinner. Also streaming music and have a timer on my wrist is so damn useful, that I can leave my phone at home. :)
Great video. Smart, succinct, and humorous. You’ve perfectly captured the dilemma I feel every day. Torn between my love of tech and my love of mechanical watches.
Personally i'm at the gym 5 days a week and I also dive recreationally several times a year. While i have taken my submariner on a couple dives (just to say I did it lol), let's face it, 99.9% of Rolex "dive watches" don't end up anywhere near the ocean.
For that, i have my Ultra 2 with the yearly dive app subscription. It works well enough because I can't be bothered with a dedicated dive computer for my hobby where most of the time I'm chilling at 20 meters depth. So i'll alternate between the Apple watch for the gym days or water activity days, and the Rolex the rest of the time :)
just get a Casio Duro and dive.
When you want a smartwatch, and are into sports. Buy a garmin instead. Also a way better design with the Fenix 8 or Marq-series.
If you're in the Apple ecosystem, nothing even comes close to the Apple watch in quality, performance, and capability. It's a rare instance of Apple really destroying the competition in every way.
1. Your explanation of why you own and wear Rolex watches is spot on. I have a great collection of watches that I wear for myself. I don’t like to get noticed, and I often wear different watches in a day when staying in.
2. I had an Apple Watch and sold it. It was taking precious wrist time away from my watches, which I already feel self-conscious about not wearing enough.
3. I thought about getting the Apple Watch Ultra for fitness purposes, but I have the Garmin Fēnix 7S that has watch presence on the wrist, and it’s an amazing tool.
I wear my Apple Watch Ultra more than my Submariner. Just more practical
I'm a mechanical watch fanatic but have two identical apple watches with the same band that are 2-3 years old. I typically buy two of a previous version at half the price with 95% of the features. One is always charging and I swap them out like clothes. I view them as a tool watch for modern living: unlocks my doors, lets me listen to music while I run, tap-to-pay groceries/nyc subway, and notifies me of meetings. On the weekends and evening parties I switch to something personal from my mechanical collection. The balance is perfect for me.
Ditched my smart watches and Fitbits years ago for mechanical pieces. Recently started using a smart ring (ultra human) and it’s a good middle ground. No notifications, but has step and sleep tracking, plus I get to wear my collection of traditional watches everyday.
Very smart
As always the most thoughtful , well researched & eloquent watch channel around , MAMACOO keep coming !
I get a lot of flack for ignoring texts, calls, and emails until it’s convenient for me. Putting on a smartwatch only happens for workouts or hiking, and then it comes right back off again. However, Rolex is not a true GADA watch in my way of life. The comparison just isn’t there. I like wearing a watch that can take and show wear while serving an actual function throughout the day. If I had money tied up in a $7-10K+ watch, you better believe I’ll be babying that thing, which takes away from the joy and utility of what it’s meant to do. Are Rolex watches beautiful and significant? Yes, absolutely. But I want the watch to serve me, not the other way around.
thats what service is for...
With smart rings I hope people bring back the conventional watch.
Smart rings aren't really practical e.g. for working out and stuff. But also, why the heck would you want to bring back conventional watch-wearing? It's such a tacky trend, like tophats but somehow still a thing.
@@darkwoodmovies Valid. With conventional watches they have movements that have gears and springs that modern technology don’t take a second glance at. It’s like asking why do you like typewriters If you have a computer? I’m not saying to make people start using one. I just enjoy the technology and want to share the joy. In the end of the day smart watches and rings are fitness placeboes. Look at Dr. Mick’s opinion about them.
I have both - Ultra 2 and a Rolex Sub (black dial). Function? Hands down the Apple Watch - I use timers and alarms all the time. Also, I have a son with special needs and get alerted every time a door to the outside is opened. I have cellular so when I am hiking, biking, paddling, I can leave my phone behind. It's nice to see "we're still good" texts from my wife, on my wrist, at over 20mph while biking. Any event I got to? Rolex Sub - it's functional art. Plus, I love the mechanical nature - complications based on tiny gears and springs. It feels special, looks great, will last a lifetime, and is an heirloom. Going out with my wife and my son has a caregiver - Rolex. Cost? No, I don't buy a new Apple Watch every year - but every 3-4 years? Sure. At almost $1k? yup. So you've got to look out a long way to compare prices, and the value of my Sub has actually gone up. Apple Watch is a "tool watch" killer, but I still love the design and craftsmanship of an automatic watch. When I die and leave my watch to my older son, what's going to mean more? A 40 year old well maintained Rolex, or 40 year old technology? they are just different things....
I always wear a mechanical or quartz on the left and my Garmin or Galaxy Ultra watch on the right. I have room for both in my life
Looking like a real goofball doing it
@@danielmeier8321 clearly I couldn't care less. You should worry less about what people think of you. Life is much more enjoyable
I do the same with my Apple Watch Series 7, but with the Apple Watch on my palm side up.
Love having my fitness data and only have notifications for certain phone calls, package tracking and home security notifications turned on.
@@DjentleDjiant That's cool. I do lots of texting for work, so super handy to get notifications if my phone isn't right near me. Love the health data too. May start wearing my Garmin Instinct more again though. 40+ days of battery life versus 1-2 with the Galaxy Ultra
Goddess Kali enters the chat....
😂
I wear both. Left for the Mech, Right for the Elec (as a small black fitness tracker, timer, calendar extension of my phone.)
I had an Apple Watch Series 4 that I wore daily for about 2-3 years. I got sick of the constant notifications that I turned all them off and basically turned it into a normal watch. I sold it and got an Omega Speedmaster
Speedmaster is a beautiful watch.
This is the video no one thought they needed, but loved that it exists. Even after watching the video, I still don’t know whether this is a comparison, or competition, but I’m glad I watched this!
Rolex is to convey status or make a statement. It is expensive jewelry. The Apple watch is more functional, is affordable, and serves purpose beyond just telling the time.
Isnt the magnetism from the apple watch affect the sub? 😮
Apples to Oranges. 😆
This. Video is a garbage opinion. People need to wear what they’re comfortable with.
Which one can tell time better?
Bought an Ultra, returned within 2 weeks. A screen doesn’t have the soul, reliability or toughness of a mechanical watch
2 of the watch i own (on top of a bb58 navy blue) and when i see the thumbnail, it had to be an instant click. So much joy watching your videos too💯
To me it's not seeing more and more people with Apple Watches (even in First class) - it's the other way around, I see more and more people wearing mechanical watches. But this just started in 2024, yet to me it's noticeable
Because it's due to the current, but in my opinion also not fading, watch hype. Let's be honest: only a few people are watch enthusiasts. Most of them probably don't even know the difference between quartz and automatic. It's all about status here.
I wear a mechanical watch almost 24/7 and an Apple Watch strictly for whenever I workout.
I love the tracking features of an Apple Watch, but I love gazing at a mechanical watch way more than having a second smartphone on my wrist. I wore the Apple Watch daily for a while and it might sound dumb, but ever since I stopped doing that and started wearing a mechanical watch again, I’ve been much calmer and happier during most days.
It’s an often overlooked aspect I feel like of mechanical watches, that they’re just less busy and calm you down more.
I love my Apple Watch. I wear it on my right wrist and my mechanical watches on my left. It tracks your heart rate, your sleep schedules and steps.
Do you wear the Apple Watch nearly 24/7? Does anyone comment or ask why you are wearing a watch on each wrist?
Same
@@mden2490in my case no one really asks and the people that know they already know that I wear 2 Watches and they became kind of a Signature
Same
what band is that on the old Apple Watch?
I have the smallest Apple Watch, sleep with it, and use it as an alarm clock. Honestly the most useful use.
Honest question. When do you charge it?
@@latinballa88 during the day I wear mechanical watches.
I use a G Shock for sleeping and alarms. If you’re a light sleeper it’s enough
@@latinballa88the series 9 41mm in my use case lasts 30 hours or more! I do a 90min workout, and most of the time have the AOD off. Usually I charge it while I shower and by I’m done it’s around 90% charged.
Thanks for this video. I've been wearing both for years (watch collector since 2000 and started with Watch Series 4). In the earlier stages, the Watch almost took over my wrist, because it is just so damn useful...especially if you are heavily invested in the Apple ecosystem, and even more so if you have a smart home. However, with the introduction of most new things into one's life, you eventually find a comfortable personal equilibrium, and that's exactly where I have landed - sound like you have too. For me, I wear the Watch as a health motivator until I close my rings, and then put on one of my "real" watches. Sometimes I'll continue to wear it if I'm doing heavy work, and in that regard it has also become my "beater" watch.
I’ll take the Ultra 2 over a Rolex any day of the week. I want to stay connected, and there are times that I don’t want to carry my phone around. I have my Verizon plan on my watch, and it allows me to go out for a hike and listen to a podcast or go for a run and listen to music without having to lug around my phone. I can sleep track and check the weather or send a message to someone. I’ll take functionality over design any day of the week!
I can vibe 100% with your sentiment. As a fellow horology enthusiast I have a small (but quite valuable) watch collection that took me a little over 2 decades to create.
On top I have an Apple Watch that I also love.
Here’s the thing though. When it comes to sport activities (gym, running, cycling, weightlifting climbing, walking, circus training, cardio etc) the Apple Watch is a whole league by itself and it’s glued on my wrist being my personal trainer, helping me develop and manage my physique and my energy levels.
The very minute I come out of the shower, following the activity, the smart watch is forgotten and the mechanical watch comes into play for the rest of the day.
One is used as a tool for a specific purpose with zero emotional attachment. The other has a soul and an attachment which I cannot part with.
Note: I have classic G-Shocks with more personality and emotional attachment than the Apple Watch
I CANNOT STOP LAUGHING.
I bought and repaired the Apple Watch ceramic series 2 which cost 2000 dollars at launch. It’s worth 200 bucks now and the battery is impossible for most people to replace.
I feel as if the Apple Watch got me back into watches. I got used to having a device on my wrist. But after a couple years and the novelty of its health features wore off, all the notifications just became an annoyance and I went into the world of analog watches. I didn’t want the Apple Watch on my wrist 24/7 anymore, but I got used to telling the time from my wrist and would feel like something is missing if I didn’t wear a watch.
Surprisingly , I’ve heard similar experiences from some of my friends. They get excited with their new wearable device only to experience burnout from the notifications after a few years of use.
I'm 22 and i've been wearing Apple Watches since at least 2017. This past summer i bought my first mechanical watch because I grew tired of my Apple Watches. I bought a Seiko presage open heart and i've never noticed so many eyeballs on my wrist as i walk around and compliments on my watch for the last 4/5 months since i've started wearing my seiko then in all the 7+ years since i've been wearing my apple watch instead. It has been nonstop eyeballs en complements from all age groups. It would be nice if i can expand my mechanical watch collection because im NEVER returning to digital/apple watches... EVER
Appreciate the uncommon comparison between watches and non watch devices 😁
I don't understand the redundancy of smart watches. Other than some fitness related functions, like heart rate, etc, what is the point of a smart watch when you are already carrying your phone everywhere? (Disclaimer: I DID talk my elderly mother into a smart watch that could detect a fall and call for help as she is not in the habit of carrying her phone.) If traditional watches are "unnecessary" because "your phone has the time," what does that make your smart watch, which is basically the phone you're already carrying duplicated on your wrist? THAT'S redundancy. My G Shock won't tell me that I was just sent a spam email, but it WILL receive a radio signal making its time as accurate as any smart watch/phone, it WON'T run out of power if it's away from an electrical outlet for a day, thanks to solar charging, and it doesn't have to be "babied" - if I'm in an environment extreme enough to harm my G Shock then I have bigger worries like trying not to harm MYSELF, because I am somewhere pretty dangerous, more dangerous than a door knob or kitchen counter corner. Those are real world reasons to wear a traditional watch.
I recently sold my AWU and purchased a Seiko Automatic/Mechanical GMT 5 and I love it. I just wanted to get back to the basics. The funny things is, is that I suspect 99.9% of people carry the phone and watch with them, so how is the AW more convenient? Can you not hear the notification sound/ feel the vibration on the phone and pick it up? Don’t get me wrong, the watch does a great job of sleep and exercise tracking, and does work as a positive reinforcer to keep exercising. Though there is a plateau that you reach, and then it seems to be about an abnormal obsession about the data. Most people have routines.. they run/walk/bike/swim the same courses/distance whether daily/ weekly etc. You are in essence looking at the same info on average every day? That’s why I believe a ring may be the best balance. Most can track your sleep pretty well, do a decent job with tracking exercise, and they are pretty inconspicuous.
Same argument u spend hundreds or thousands of pounds to just tell the time. Smart watch does that but can be more convenient than using ur phone all the time
@craigmalcom6294 But someone spending thousands of dollars on a watch isn't buying a watch to tell the time - it's jewelry. I don't own expensive watches, I own gshocks. Gshocks, and other reasonably priced watches, are still practical for the reasons I mentioned. Smart watches start to lose that practicality when you compare them to PRACTICAL traditional watches.
We are all different. Wear whatever makes you happy. Apple did great job with latest Apple Watch Ultra 2 Milanese loop. Absolutely satisfied with them.
In a time when everything degrades and is disposable (mainly due to battery issues) there is a very special charm in mechanical watches, when a glimpse of your descendants wearing your watch hits, it’s something special.
It's not. Most mechanical watches are mass produced, in an assembly line, and if you still need to maintain them, and if there are parts broken there are simply tossed out. You are very prone to marketing it seems.
For me non smartwatches watches are just jewellery. I’m not into wearing shiny baubles that can only tell time.
Bro talking like electronics, software , technology , sensors , chips , network, are not complex and some mechanical moving gears are more complex 😂. An oled display is more complex than that spring loaded toy
Can you build an apple watch from scratch? You could definitely build a mechanical watch after few courses.
its not even close I mean
I have used Apple Watch for nearly 3 years and all I can say is I am done with having another device that requires charging, especially if I need to charge it every day. Whenever I grabbed my Apple Watch I notice that it was run out of battery or about to. Now I have a mechanical Swiss watch which never runs out of battery.
Rolex watches are often seen as symbols of success and achievement. People frequently purchase them to commemorate significant milestones in their lives. Wearing a Rolex can serve as a personal reminder, and a subtle signal to others, of one's accomplishments. That’s something you can’t get from an Apple phone.
My problem is that I really enjoying wearing my mechanical watches but on the other hand don't want to miss on certain metrics my digital watch (Geramin) is collecting. How do you manage these kind of things personally? You mentioned the Fitnes Circles on your AW Ultra. Without wearing it you cannot get it done. And don't tell me that you wearing two watches at the same time (left, right) or do you?
Great video. I use a Garmin for exercise and a Rolex or Omega all other times. They all have a part in my life.
Looking forward to buy my first Rolex.
I like the Sub Date and the Batman.
Which one would you take?
I remember with iPhones first came out, it was kinda exciting. The iphone4, being square, and friends would look at it in the pub. Nowadays, an iPhone 11 is identical to iPhone 16. An Apple Watch is just another disposable item. I had one, it now sits in a drawer. Back to my Rolex. It never really replaced it.
It would have been great comparison if you have Rolex GMT Master II watch face from Clockology app.
I attended the Singapore Grand Prix this year and the two most popular watches were the Apple Watch Ultra and Rolex.
Sounds about right
Split down generational lines too?
Long time collector and Apple Watch Ultra wearer. The Ultra is my daily. I just find it too useful to not use it. Isn't that what a tool watch is supposed to be?
Friends don’t let friends wear Apple Watches! 😅
As a person who wears both a Apple Watch and mechanical time pieces, I gotta say that people who hate on smart watches and don’t think the Apple Watch is “ a real watch” have a very outdated mindset. The future of horology should be embraced and mindfully advanced.. while the past should also be cherished and appreciated. Time and technology is gonna move on regardless if you agree with it or not. Imagine what us as human beings are capable of creating rather than being stuck in the past.
or sticked to the screens everywhere like Matrix
But does the Apple Watch have a cool name like Pepsi or Batman? I think not
6:39 Obviously, we control our thermostats using our Citizen eco-drives by pulling photons and its associated thermal energy from the room into the solar panels on our eco-drives. Fully automatic, no app needed. Thanks for asking!
Both maxi case, both ugly and not easy to wear. No, thank you.
Absolutely! I also use a smart watch-specifically, a Samsung Galaxy Watch-for tracking my health and sleep. Since I work from home, I enjoy taking walks or riding my bike to stay active, and the watch helps me stay motivated to hit my daily goals. When I dress up for an outing, I prefer to switch to a mechanical watch or my Citizen EcoDrive.
I do love wearing both types of watches. They all talk being that I am totally blind. I am also a business owner and I am a working pianist. It really also depends just like the piano as well acoustic or digital. Which one do you like better same thing with the watches, mechanical analog or smart watches it all depends on what you are doing at the moment just like pianos and all depends on where you are performing and what the occasion is if you are performing, it’s great to play on a grand piano if you’re just Creating music, a digital piano is the best thing to use. The classic touch and feel of a genuine grand piano compare absolutely nothing with a digital piano. I do like playing both but there’s a time in a place for everything. Same thing with watches if I’m at work, I like to use a smart watch and even on my day off, but sometimes I’ll switch to my atomic analog watch because I don’t have notifications on that of course. It’s nice to be able to wear another watch at times other than a smart watch. Sometimes you just want a little break notifications on your wrist so that’s why you changed to another watch I like using both. You hit that right on the head.
Both watches are very good but for different things ya know. Like Rolex will tell everyone you have money, but it’s limited with what it can do. The Ultra 2 can do several things for several situations, it looks nice and same thing can say you have money to spend. A Rolex will last longer than an Ultra 2, like with care it can probably last several generations if Rolex can keep up with parts. It just depends honestly on what you want from a watch. I like technology and advancements made, so I have my Ultra 2. Other people won’t feel the same way tho
I just can’t give up the practicality and overall usefulness of an Apple Watch. After starting to use Apple Watches, I only wear a mechanical watch when I wear a suit.
I had the Ultra and gave it to my son. Since retiring, I don’t need to be so connected. Fitness is my thing, so I now use a Garmin Epix for that function.
I wear that all the time on my right wrist. I always wear a mechanical watch on my left wrist unless I’m out on the bike, where I would be worried about damaging my Rolex or other nice watch.
A great smart vs mechanical watch video. It’s funny that, 10 years after the first Apple Watch, the debate about « is it a watch ? » still rages in the comment sections on RUclips.
Bottom line, the thing that matters is that even guys in suits in Business Class wear Apple Watches, making the choice to wear a mechanical timepiece even more exclusive. Being a snob, I like it.
Apple Watch Ultra is a beast, it has so many features like it’s materials / thermo compensation / depth rating / strap changing that people go nuts about on other watches plus 200 things more for a reasonable price. Yeah it might have a 10 year lifespan but this nonsense how an affordable watch will last a lifetime is marketing BS. No one has picked up a sports watch from 30 or 40 years ago and thought wow. This is one durable mechanical instrument and I must go diving with it 😂
Glad to know, I’m not the only one with this dilemma. Been completely Apple over the last few years but are slowly seeing the R’s back in rotation. But never when traveling.
got my 39mm with the white dial on the 3-link "Bader" bracelet watch on AMZWATCH 3 weeks ago and am loving it to pieces. Absolute fantastic watch that wears super comfortable on my 6.75 inch wrist. Chose the 3-link over the 5-link bracelet for the toolless quick adjustment. Way more comfortable than my Longines Hydroconquest 41 mm.
What if I don't wear a watch, what does that say?
I gave up trying to pick sides. I consider myself old school but I am still a tech nerd at heart. I love classic metal band analog watches as that’s all I grew up with. My dad, grandpap, mom all wore classy analog wristwatches. Then came smartwatches, which are so useful with all the data they can provide at a glance. I will always have A timepiece on my wrist!
I lost 14kg because of my Apple Watch. But I am a Rolex collector since 2006. I sometimes wear my Rolex but I have fallen in love with my Apple Watch Ultra. I have a whoop now and since a couple weeks ago Whoop does step tracking as well and now I’m wearing my Rolex en whoop. But I must say that even then I miss my apple watch when I’m not wearing it. It’s the convenience of that watch. I use it a lot, messaging and calling. Changing songs on my Sonos, I workout everyday and I am addicted to the 3 rings..