They’re water resistant, like splashing or rain or sweat when working out but they aren’t supposed to be submerged in water. I’ll likely take mine off to take a shower. :-)
My order went in at 12:05am on the 10th.
I haven’t worn a watch in years either. But I’m not getting it because I need a watch. Its main function is as an extension of the phone that’s instantly and quickly there all the time. The phone can stay in my pocket or briefcase more of the time. What I’m looking forward to most are things like:
- quick glance at incoming messages/email
- quick answer calls
- Apple Pay (since I still have a 5s, need the watch to do it)
- exercise data, stopwatch, heart rate tracking ALL DAY (very cool for me)
- music remote
- camera remote
- map directions
Those are things I’m sure I’ll use many times every day without needing to fish for the phone and unlock it yet again. And it’s all stuff that is perfect for a small device on my wrist. And... It’s a watch too. :-)
But there’ll be all sorts of groovy apps that will be fun. Looking forward to it. They’re going to sell a gazillion of these things.
I got the cheaper sport model, mainly because I know it’s only for a year, maybe two, and the next generations will be better. They’ll be thinner and lighter. I’m expecting more sensors for health data, like blood pressure. Probably some day they’ll even have a way to give me blood chemistry data too. Who knows?
Yeah, taking it off in the shower would be safe, but when I get one (won’t be for a while, another item is first) ... I would like to know it’s possible to use in the shower.
Thanks for the info.
That is one of the best nutshell recaps of the purposes of the Apple Watch i've seen. Bravo, Ramius. You've stated the reasons I am getting one as well. I selected the Apple Watch in Space Black as it will go better with the rings i usually wear. (I thought hard about the rose gold Apple Watch Edition, but in the end, although i could easily afford it, decided no.)