Why I Still Love My Apple Watch

I really enjoyed this piece by Opal Alapat on her personal review of the Apple Watch. This part particularly stood out to me:

The Apple Watch also has many useful features for me simply because I’m a woman. I wear a lot of pocket-less dresses and skirts, so it’s often hard to find a place to put my phone. I drop my phone into my purse and hate to fish it out unless I have to. (Pause…let’s be clear here – you do have to use your iPhone multiple times a day even if you have an Apple Watch. Having an Apple Watch does not mean getting rid of your iPhone.) I also find the various bands – both 3rd party and Apple sold – to be a great fashion accessory. Form and function in one neat little package on my wrist.

I’ve asked my wife what she likes about the Apple Watch after reading this and she echoed a very similar response. She loves the fact that her phone doesn’t have to be on her in order for her to perform various functions on her wrist. Phone calls and receiving texts are amongst her favorites. She also finds the various band options to be a big win and plans to buy at least another one in the very near future (shhh, I’m getting her one too, but she doesn’t know that).

Why aren’t most reviewers talking about this? Oh, I know why… they’re men.

Alapat continues:

The Apple Watch is far from perfect, though. I initially bought it, fully intending to return it after the 14-day trial. And then…it became a part of me. I have become addicted to the private notifications that are pushed to me on this wearable device. I appreciate the persistent messages telling me to get off my butt and away from the computer once an hour. I love the fact that I can track my heartbeat in both resting and active states without wearing a chest strap. And I rely on the silly little “complications” embedded into my watch face to give me a static place to see what meeting I have next. I don’t have to use my iPhone for any of these things. This little awesome gadget helps me be more productive and receive push notifications with only a wrist lift.

This is really the sort of thing you come to appreciate with time in my opinion. While I do agree the Apple Watch is far from perfect, let me remind you that every first-generation product is far from perfect. That’s the compromise you have to make in order to get something going. Simply starting is the most important part.

I highly recommend you read this 2 month review of the Apple Watch. It’s probably one of the best I’ve read so far.