I'll bet there will be more stories like yours instead of the direct opposite:

"I've worn watches for years and decided to try this smartwatch thing. Now I hate all watches and smartwatches, and now I wear nothing on my wrist."

 

I used the Android Wear watch for about 2-months when I came to the realization that I just was not into it. For me the smartwatch works best when most of the app notifications are blocked so you only see important ones. But if you are blocking most of the notifications then it looses its purpose. If you are the type of person that needs to follow up on things as soon as they happen then I think you will like smartwatch. If you are the type of person that can wait and does not need to be 100% connected then smart watches are unnecessary. I know people that love their smartwatch, this is just my opinion.

How soon we forget what people were saying about smartphones a decade ago.

"I've been using a smartphone for two months when I came to the realization that I was just not into it. For me, the smartphone works best with small, quick tasks and only the tasks you need when on the go. But if you are using it only for small tasks, then owning a computer loses its purpose. If you are the type of person that does only small tasks then I think you'll like the smartphone. But if you are the type of person that can wait till they get home, then the only computer you'll need is a desktop or laptop which will do all of these tasks and then some more, making the smartphone completely unnecessary. I know people love their smartphones; this is just my opinion."

 

Id argue that a smartphone's size is still comfortably functional, whereas the smartwatch isn't. Until they incorporate projectors, a watch will never replace something with a usable screen size.

 

Started with watches, then worked directly with smartwatch manufacturers, left because as a whole, they still have no clue and are fumbling around in the dark. They have almost no concept of what a watch is, it's uses, and what environments it's used in. They are simply cramming "features" into the smallest box they can and hoping it sells. So I'm back to traditional watches while I work on my own smartwatch projects, something I should have done from the beginning.

 

I also started off with a smartwatch (Pebble though), and now have been a fan of regular watches.
When I realized my Pebble didnt work too nicely with the work-centric Blackberry, and I didn't feel the need to know when someone messages me on FB/whatnot right away, it lost it's appeal. I still use it on weekends when my watches lose their power reserve though

I did manage to get 3 coworkers to start using the pebble. They have a very good warranty system where you just need to document the issue, and they'll send you a new one (I hope nobody abuses that system), which allowed my co-workers to try it out for as long as they wanted.

 

Welcome to the addiction!

 

But ten years ago we would have been looking at original stylus based Windows phones or Palm Trios. Those phones were really directed to the business market and were sold to help you be more productive. The first smartphone in the modern sense was the iPhone and that was only introduced 7-1/2 years ago. I guess we can agree that smartwatches are in there infancy just like smartphone were 10-years ago. What was said about smartphones 10-years ago was completely valid, at the time. 3-years later not so much. Maybe that will hold true for smartwatches as well and maybe it will not. I never said that smartwatches are a flawed concept; I just said they were not for me. Well not yet anyway.

 

They're not in their infancy though. The Galaxy Gear's roots goes back 6 years, and smartwatches actually predate the the iPhone. Ever look at a Martian Notifier, that's almost 10 year old tech. There was even a smartwatch for Blackberry 5 years ago.

 

The infancy of a technology is not really determined by how long it has existed but by when it first becomes ubiquitous and truly useful. When we [as a user base] figure out what this technology is really good for. We are at the cusp of that for smartwatches.

Microsoft had tablets for a decade before the iPad came out; but most people view the iPad as a tablet revolution and forget about what Microsoft had done because we had not figured out to really do with them yet. The same are true for smartwatches. Yes they have existed for a while but until now they have never been widely used. Now is the time to figure out if smartwatches are great at. Are smartwatches going to become a part of everyday life, like smartphones and computers, or becomes the next tech fad, like 3D TV or netbooks. I do not know which way it will go but it looks like it will be a fun ride. I personally think we will have that a-ha moment. I just do not think we have had it yet.

 

I read an interview with Jean-Claude Biver, who basically stated that Smartwatches are good for the traditional watch industry, because it gets people looking at products their wrists.
Sounds like the OP has proven this to be true.

 

The first iPhone was crap—EDGE only, no cut and paste, no native apps. I don’t think the aha moment came all at once as much as smartphones incrementally improved, and 3rd party app developers found ways to take advantage of their form factor, and at some point, people en masse finally decided that the whole of the smartphone was good enough to use in their day to day lives. I think smartwatches will eventually go mainstream but I think it’ll be interesting to see which set of features and which must-have apps will do it for people.

3D TV is no substitute for compelling content and netbooks were a cheap filler for the product niche that would later be filled by tablets. (Hindsight is 20/20; how awesome huh?) Smartwatches bring only the most compelling content from your phone to your wrist. And one might argue that fitness wearables are the cheap filler for the wrist space that smartwatches will take.

 

The first iPhone was crap-EDGE only, no cut and paste, no native apps. I don't think the aha moment came all at once as much as smartphones incrementally improved, and 3rd party app developers found ways to take advantage of their form factor, and at some point, people en masse finally decided that the whole of the smartphone was good enough to use in their day to day lives. I think smartwatches will eventually go mainstream but I think it'll be interesting to see which set of features and which must-have apps will do it for people.

3D TV is no substitute for compelling content and netbooks were a cheap filler for the product niche that would later be filled by tablets. (Hindsight is 20/20; how awesome huh?) Smartwatches bring only the most compelling content from your phone to your wrist. And one might argue that fitness wearables are the cheap filler for the wrist space that smartwatches will take.

I think you made my point better then I did. I think the first iPhone is considered by many to be the first smartphone because of all the reasons you mentioned. Was it perfect? No. But it was leaps and bounds better then anything that had come before it. I am an Android guy. I have never actually owned an iPhone but even I have to admit that Apple started the smart phone revolution.

As for my comment I 3D TVs I was really trying to compare smartwatches to a technology that the manufactures tried desperately to force down the throats of consumers even though consumers did not appear to want or care about it. I am not saying that is the case, I was just posing the question. Your comment on netbooks as a transitional technology was exactly my point. Netbooks were not a failure but a transition to tablets. I was trying to ask it smartwatches might be a transitional technology too. We just do not know what they are transitioning to yet.

 

I have the apple watch, and I'm back to mechanicals in about 1 week of wearing the apple.

 

I think smartwatches are really marketed at people have never worn watches or have not worn one in years [like me]. Smartwatches are probably a harder sell to people that wear watches on a regular basis. It is hard to tell someone that is used to wearing solid, hefty divers that a smartwatch [which by its nature has plastic and thin metal to avoid signal blocking) is made out of "premium" materials. Smartwatches have potential. I just think I am going to weight another generation or two before I try them again.

 

Until smart watches look like an actual watch, I won't buy one. The main reason being I don't need to look at ANOTHER screen. And I try not to use my phone as much as possible. I turned off all notifications except the text/calls, I don't really care about the other stuff. But I wear watches because I appreciate the old technology and the fact that they tend to complete my wardrobe. There's just something nice about the way watches look and feel and go with clothes. The fact that there are beaters, divers, G shocks, dress watches, solar, etc. means that they're meant to be used in all sorts of different situations and I like finding a watch that can do multiple things, works well, looks great and is tough. Smart watches look ridiculous no matter what you're wearing in my opinion. It's like half a screen on your wrist that really doesn't jive with any sort of outfit. Plus, you can't take them underwater and really got to make sure you're gentle with them. Cracking a screen is way different than scratching a crystal.

If smart watches came in circular shapes with bracelets or straps and had the capability of changing the readout to look like different watch faces, then I may consider one. But I really doubt I'll ever buy one, I don't like duplication - I have a phone, why do I need a watch that does a lot of the same stuff?

 

If smart watches came in circular shapes with bracelets or straps and had the capability of changing the readout to look like different watch faces, then I may consider one.

Android watches can do all of this, right now.

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being addicted to watch is not bad, most people here are. just do the things that makes you happy