I predominantly wear my Ultra (and previous Apple watches) as I’ve grown so used to the features and functionality in daily life.

However I do own other watches like quite a few G-shocks and Casio Edifice and I’m sometimes tempted to wear them but usually revert back to my apple watch out of convenience (living in Japan the Apple watch is essential for transit and electronic payments.)

Do you guys ever wear other watches and if so what are they and under what situation would you wear them over your Apple watch?

  • Real_Establishment56@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I’m that weirdo that wears an Apple Watch on the right, for health tracking, and a regular watch on the left because I like the ‘old fashioned’ mechanics of it. And because they’re a thousand times prettier than that black square on the other wrist.

    Sometimes people ask me about it, when I explain it they shrug and go on with their day.

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    1 year ago

    No, the main reason is that’s the only one I have. Second, I like it so I wouldn’t anyway.

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    1 year ago

    Never wore a watch before 2019. Only wear the Apple Watch for its health tracking and heart rate alarms.

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    1 year ago

    I wore GShocks daily up until last week when I got my first AW. I switched over to Apple from Android back in August and have enjoyed the experience. I was familiar with apple as my work phone is a 12 but never really dove deep until recently. I’m not sure if I’ll ever throw a ‘regular’ watch on again or will I 🤔

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    1 year ago

    Yes. I have a few other watches that I will wear. Usually it’s when I’m dressing up as I don’t think the Apple Watch looks right at a formal or semi formal occasion but also when I just feel like it. I like my Apple Watch but there is something about a real mechanical watch.

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    1 year ago

    Absolutely! I have 20 some other watches. Everything from Gshock, automatics, manual winds, and my favorite is the Oris Big Crown. Sometimes I wear them on the weekends or other occasions.

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    1 year ago

    Yup! Some days i just get fed up with my apple watch and want a peaceful day with minimal phone usage, so i wear a normal watch. i have a good collection with rolex, cartier, and some basic ones like fossil and citizen.

    i wear those watches when i’m going out somewhere fancy, to a conference, somewhere i need to talk to people, dates, etc.

    apple watch for more gym and chilling at home or running errands.

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      1 year ago

      I feel the same. Recently I just turned off all notification syncing from phone. So I‘m not getting disturbed by notifications, but still have the nice sleep and activity tracking features.

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    1 year ago

    I’m a mechanical watch enthusiast and have a modest collection, but I’ve been mainly wearing my Apple watch after I got my first one. Love getting notifications and using Apple Pay with the Apple Watch. Now I only wear mechanical watches when I’m attending a more formal event or I know I’m going to meet other watch enthusiasts.

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    1 year ago

    I take my regular old casio on holidays, that way i do not have to worry about charging and.or flashing expensive hardware in places that is not wise.

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    1 year ago

    No i would not wear a watch if it wasn’t my apple watch because i would have my phone to show me all the crap. I use it for medication reminders and heart rate but it’s handy for texts and sleep tracking

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    1 year ago

    Yes, I have an automatic Seiko as my best watch for special occasions. I also have a couple of Casios which I wear every now and then, but I wear my AW 90% of the time I’d say.