And then I bought an Apple Watch
I’ll never buy an Apple Watch, I said and then I bought an Apple watch. Well, if there’s a trait most people will recognise in 
me it’s procrastination, and at least I’m consistent in my inconsistency!
Reasons: I was on holiday in the USA, they cost less over there compared to over here, my wife quite fancied one, and the one I wanted which was black with a black stainless steel strap looked pretty cool. I forget any other reasons.
Three months on and I wear it every day. Observations in brief are:
I don’t stand up every time I get the notification that I should, and I don’t always do the exercise that it says I should but I’m more aware of it, which in itself is no bad thing.
I get notifications of important stuff on my wrist, and that saves me from looking at my phone a lot of the time, which I like.
I can dismiss things more easily and that saves me checking my phone – a glance to the watch will do.
I get alerts from PRTG on my watch if something is wrong which I notice more than my phone, strangely.
I no longer miss Facebook Messenger posts from my kids.
Receiving texts is more instant. It sounds odd but it is. I can quickly look down and read.
Coupled with sat nav, the tap on the wrist directions and audible clicks are much better than glancing down at the phone/car display. I don’t like voice directions via sat nav as, weirdly, I find them intrusive, and for some reason the watch feedback is more instant and I respond to it faster. How useful it was travelling while on holiday it was a revelation especially travel alerts and boarding passes.
Siri – saying “Hey Siri” followed by whatever I want to ask seems to be more accurate on the watch than the phone, and yet I know they are the same. Better microphone on the watch maybe? Either way it’s more useful.
ApplePay is quick and simple. Used a few times with ease (cashiers always seem to respond with a “wow”)
Email alerts from VIP contacts – I never miss an important email any more, even when I put my phone down somewhere, or stuffed it in a pocket. I have regular email alerts turned off as I get way too many.
When out on my motorcycle when things are usually very well put aware within secured pockets, if I get a notification for something, I can check it easily. I don’t let much interrupt me on the bike, but when I stop, a quick check o the watch is way better than digging for the phone.
I have taken a call on the watch. Usually when on a couch, while watching TV, comfy, and with the phone the other side of the room. It isn’t awful.
The battery easily lasts a full day and telling the time works.
In short, I’m a convert. The only thing I don’t like is that it being an Apple product there will be another one, probably this year, and then I’ll want to upgrade it and as I said in my previous post on Apple Watch this is not a problem I’ve had or ever anticipate having other watches.
