How did your "Apple Watch Try-On Appointment" Go?

[vigilant]

I LOOOOVE the look of the SS.

I fell in love with the link bracelet today. I was completely convinced that I was going to want the milanese loop, but after wearing the Link I was reminded of the watches I use to wear. Just angry now that the link band won't get here till MAY

Here's some pictures from the try on event. My hand is the hairy hand, the non-hairy hand is my wife.

Watch Try One - Album on Imgur

 

[John Yester]

Thanks for the pictures. But is the one SS one upside down on the left hand? Vs it's crown is up right other the other ones you tried on

 

[rav813]

How did your "Apple Watch Try-On Appointment" Go?

Yeah the watch is upside down on her wrist in one pic

 

[John Yester]

Okay just making sure they didn't randomly place the band on the watch incorrectly. Would be foolish of them.

 

[rav813]

Actually the design is meant to be ambidextrous, so there's no wrong way to put the straps on - just depends on what wrist you're putting it on

 

[Kajacee]

I am worried about the band fitting. The larger one looked fine on my wrist probably because my current watch is the same size.

Are you worried about the band fitting or just the face

 

[John Yester]

If your getting a sport. You get two bands in box

 

[Ledsteplin]

If your getting a sport. You get two bands in box

Same color or different?


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[John Yester]

Same color.

 

[rav813]

I thought you get the white one and the color you chose

 

[John Yester]

Nope same color. The bundled bands are two different sizes, one Small-Medium which fits wrists sized 135mm-156mm, and one Medium-Large which fits wrists sized 165mm-180mm

 

[Highrisedrifter]

I went to the Glendale Galleria Apple Store today, on spec, as I didn't have an appointment and needed to go to a store in the mall anyway.

As it happened, although all their appointments were booked, they had laid on more staff to do deal with 'walk-ins' so I got seen right away.

I was interested in the 42mm Stainless Steel With Milanese Loop watch ($699) and I got to try a demo version of that.

The watch was smaller than my daily driver Citizen Eco Drive Titanium watch in all dimensions, which I found interesting. So many people seem to have been complaining about the size so I'm glad I had the opportunity to try one for myself as now I can discount all those reports of it being too large.

The screen on the version mounted to the table, which was running the release version (allegedly) and it seemed to be very smooth in operation. The Haptic feedback was weird but oddly satisfying and the feeling of the watch tapping you on the wrist, which the demo unit did on a couple of occasions, was also very interesting. It's a noticeable tap too which I think could be very useful for notifications.

The Milanese loop needed to be opened up to the fu,lest extent to allow me to get my hand through (yes, I have big hands and wrists) and the loop itself fastened securely. The magnet is pretty strong, so I do not see it undoing unless it is pried loose. Even if it does come undone, it looks like the magnetic end would not go through the band loop unless it was specifically manhandled to do so, which again alleviates my fears.

My only complaint is that it may take me some time to get used to the loop as it seems to me that it best secures when it is fastened rightly to the wrist, which I dislike. I prefer a slightly looser strap.
Overall, the watch is beautiful, the OS seems smooth and it definitely feels like an Apple device. By that I mean that they were not the first to market but what they did was take what many other smart watch manufacturers did and refined it and refined it and refined it until you have something quintessentially Apple.

I haven't pre-ordered as I just can't afford it at the moment but I will definitely get one if my birthday money comes through in a few weeks.

 

[John Yester]

Eco-Zilla's are great watches. Used to run one of them years ago.

 

[rav813]

Eco Drive is my favorite

 

[Bigeric23]

Eek.. I ordered a 42mm because I like big watches too. I hope my experience is different. I'm not going to try on until tomorrow.

Coming from a guy (disclaimer, married 20 years), I have never looked at a girl's watch and thought, "Oh, that is way too big for her wrist. . . . What was she thinking?"

Just my two cents.

 

[Bigeric23]

This comment was most helpful, very detailed. Thank you for taking the time to post it.

 

[Bigeric23]

They are the same color, but . . . it is not "actually" two bands. You get three pieces, only the side with the holes is swapped for adjustments.

 

[dfsatx]

What size was your wife wearing? What are your thoughts on the pliability of the sports band?

 

[Suggs68]

Appointment went really well. Super helpful Apple employee, as usual. tried on both sizes of the sport. Haptic feedback was really nice, so much better than my MSFT Band. Really subtle and the different vibrations for different notifications was excellent. I'm a guy with a fairly small wrist. The 42 didn't look too big, and surprisingly the 38 didn't look too small. I ordered the 38mm sport, mainly because the 42mm was already backordered when I got my order in (at 12:02 btw). The Apple store guy confirmed there's no way to have the initial batch shipped to the store, and there's also no way to upgrade shipping to overnight. Guess we'll have to wait and keep our fingers crossed. Really want mine on the 24th,
I think I'd probably prefer the 42mm, but it was really close. Probably stick with the 38 until the 42's are available then ebay.

 

[phreddyl]

Coming from a guy (disclaimer, married 20 years), I have never looked at a girl's watch and thought, "Oh, that is way too big for her wrist. . . . What was she thinking?"

Just my two cents.

I guy wouldn't notice those things.


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