Can it tell time?
That’s all I want.
Read the article. Here, I'll quote the pertinent section:
Alarms, timers, world clock, stopwatch...and watch facesApple has several timer and clock apps apart from the stylized watch faces, which also work when your iPhone is disconnected and offline. You can use Apple Watch like a full-featured chronograph and watch, or as an alarm clock. And of course, you can use Apple's own beautiful watch faces, too, which will still tell time.
Reading the article always helps before making comments or asking questions.
Maybe it can be set up to shock your wrist on the hour and half hour. :)
Yes it can tell time, accurate to 50ms/yr and time zones within feet. And cheaper than my time-only hand-set watch.
This is going to be such a great device. I wish I had three hands so I could wear three of them.
That’s all I want.
Then you need a Casio Waveceptor.
Sets itself automatically via WWVB (US government time signal station). Charges its battery via the photocell embedded in its face (no battery changing or winding needed).
However, it doesn't detect timezone changes — you have to change the timezone offset manually. If you want to automate that function as well, then the Apple Watch is a good choice. Or you could go with Seiko Astron, which uses GPS instead of WWVB, thus automatically knowing your location and, hence, your timezone, as well as the exact time.
Of course, if you already have an Apple phone, then the Apple Watch is the logical choice, since, in addition to telling time, it acts as UI extension of your phone.
That’s all I want.
Then you need a Casio Waveceptor.
Sets itself automatically via WWVB (US government time signal station). Charges its battery via the photocell embedded in its face (no battery changing or winding needed).
However, it doesn't detect timezone changes — you have to change the timezone offset manually. If you want to automate that function as well, then the Apple Watch is a good choice. Or you could go with Seiko Astron, which uses GPS instead of WWVB, thus automatically knowing your location and, hence, your timezone, as well as the exact time.
Of course, if you already have an Apple phone, then the Apple Watch is the logical choice, since, in addition to telling time, it acts as UI extension of your phone.