Apple

I have found it pretty helpful, it definitely improved my life.

First of all, it displays the time accurately; with my watch face, I also get the day and date, the IV index, sunset/sunrise time, calorific burn etc., temperature and temperature range for the day, and finally, I get the weather forecast for the day which is useful in Ireland where it rains a lot. Compared to a watch, the amount of information I get is unbeatable. Combine this with notifications, it also makes it easier to avoid going on my phone, which I also value highly.

It looks good; I got the 45mm series 8 watch. I like the size of it, and I can customise the screen to my liking. I have it in black and white, which is very sleek. I find the watch stylish and have been complimented on it before. It was an acceptable watch to wear with a work suit, in a T-shirt, for playing sports, can be worn in the sea etc. The only situations where I would not wear it would be black-tie/very formal events where I would go for a more classic watch/no watch.

The watch for people who are super health-conscious/data-driven is also great. I use it to track my calories burned, heartbeat during workouts and much more. I have found it very useful when trying to push myself more. When weight lifting, I now use my heartbeat to manage my rest between sets and have noted an improvement in the efficiency of my workouts. It is also handy when exercising as I can control my music on the watch to quickly change songs, volume, etc.

One thing it's lacking is the analysis one gets with a whoop with sleep scores, recovery scores, etc. This could and should be improved, particularly considering how much more advanced the apple watch sensors are compared to the Whoop. I use the Athlyic app to get recovery scores, etc. But this is undoubtedly something Apple could and should do in-house.

It looks good; I got the 45mm series eight watch. I like the size of it, and I can customise the screen to my liking. Have it in black and white, which is very sleek. I find the watch stylish and have been complimented on it before. It was an acceptable watch to wear with a work suit, in a T-shirt, for playing sports, can be worn in the sea etc. The only situations where I would not wear it would be black-tie/very formal events where I would go for a more classic watch/no watch. I find looking at the different metrics and seeing my route interesting. I can also set quick timers and stopwatches on it, which I often use when cooking. You can also take calls on your Apple watch, which is more handy than I expected. It also tracks your sleep cycles, which is interesting.

So yes, overall, a massive improvement on a typical watch, for me I prefer the functionality of an Apple watch over perhaps having a more stylish watch, etc. That said, I personally find the Apple watch to look good if you take the time to design a watch face.