This is a very timely episode for me! I am wearing my AW Ultra 1 again after switching to Garmin for my fitness watch (and my mechanical watches the rest of the time). Some of that was trying to dial back tech in my life (and I can’t wear an Apple Watch or Garmin at work anyway).
But somewhat counterintuitively, I’m experimenting with the AW again (cellular on) as a way to leave my phone at home when I want to be more present in the activities I’m doing while still remaining contactable for emergencies (mostly by family). That’s also allowed me to bring along my new pocket camera in the space my phone used to be in…again, in a quest to be more present.
This setup isn’t an “all the time” thing for me, but more of an occasional way to disengage a bit.
Anyway, I look forward to listening to this episode very much!
Always a good topic! The watch generally works out for me. The biggest limitation at the moment is Signal only letting me message from notifications instead of having a watch app. From trying to fork and make my own, the cryptography in conjunction with the limited background processing is challenging. Hoping it’ll be more prioritized now that WhatsApp has an app.
I have a long list of apps, products and watchfaces to check out after listening to this episode.
Ah, watchbands! I was pleasantly surprised that Spidel was still in business and makes a Twistoflex for the Apple watch. I wore one through the 70’s and 80’s. This will happily be my last watchband.
(The price in the blurb is wrong for the version I bought which was a Apple-like $80.)
The cellular option is a nice way to “disconnect” from the phone for sure, let us know how that goes!
Glad we could mention some new ones!
Orange is a nice touch!
Woah that brings back memories of watches my Dad used to wear. Didn’t know they came for Apple Watch!
I consider myself lucky to have happenstanced upon it! Easier to deal with than snaps or buckles and the Milanese Loop Apple band I had been using loosens up by itself all the time. The Twistoflex just drops onto my wrist like a rubber band and stays put.