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I think this is a problem with wearables in general. All in all, I've never seen a wearable last more than 9-10 months. I'm not that rough on them either. My

I think this is a problem with wearables in general. All in all, I've never seen a wearable last more than 9-10 months. I'm not that rough on them either. My MS Band 1 lasted ~8 months before it suddenly died. MS replaced it. I then borrowed a friend's Band2 which had already been replaced 4 times. It died twice for me. MS replaced it once, then issued a refund check when they ran out of stock. And then there is the Moto360 sport I had that went into an endless bootloop after ~9 months. My wife's ChargeHR had a physical failure of the band after 9mo, and the same exact issue happened again last week. I now have a Polar M600 and my wife has a Samsung Gear Fit2. Hopefully at least one of them will last more than a year!

anonyfox 10y ago
meanwhile I'm still in love with my perfectly working apple watch (1st gen). There was (and is) laughter about the topic and apple doing it, but really, this $300 device integrated in my daily life to the point of missing it when not wearing. Plus, it is way more than "just" a fitness wearable. Where I live (northern germany) I see more and more people silently migrating to one, it is even impossible to get a watch at any local retailer now, sold out everywhere.
- ProfessorLayton 10y ago
  My anacdata: My 1st gen Apple Watch needed replacement due to faulty band-locking mechanisms (New OEM Apple bands would slide right through instead of locking). The good: Apple replaced it no questions asked. The bad: It took 4-5 weeks to send me a replacement. Interestingly, I didn't miss the watch at all while it was out for a replacement. Honestly, I don't find it that useful, I got it because I wanted a new toy. I will admit that the latest WatchOS makes the slowness a lot more tolerable, but still painful.
- pivo 10y ago
  I had no interest in an Apple watch but after getting one for Christmas this year it took me just a few days to fall in love with it. I now feel very foolish for how much I've spent on various FitBit devices that constantly failed.
CydeWeys 10y ago
> I think this is a problem with wearables in general. All in all, I've never seen a wearable last more than 9-10 months. Why don't watches count as wearables though? I've literally never had a watch break on me in my life, except for a cheap mechanical watch (you get what you pay for). If these things were just built like digital watches they'd be fine.

anonyfox 10y ago

meanwhile I'm still in love with my perfectly working apple watch (1st gen). There was (and is) laughter about the topic and apple doing it, but really, this $300 device integrated in my daily life to the point of missing it when not wearing. Plus, it is way more than "just" a fitness wearable. Where I live (northern germany) I see more and more people silently migrating to one, it is even impossible to get a watch at any local retailer now, sold out everywhere.

ProfessorLayton 10y ago
My anacdata: My 1st gen Apple Watch needed replacement due to faulty band-locking mechanisms (New OEM Apple bands would slide right through instead of locking). The good: Apple replaced it no questions asked. The bad: It took 4-5 weeks to send me a replacement. Interestingly, I didn't miss the watch at all while it was out for a replacement. Honestly, I don't find it that useful, I got it because I wanted a new toy. I will admit that the latest WatchOS makes the slowness a lot more tolerable, but still painful.
pivo 10y ago
I had no interest in an Apple watch but after getting one for Christmas this year it took me just a few days to fall in love with it. I now feel very foolish for how much I've spent on various FitBit devices that constantly failed.

CydeWeys 10y ago

> I think this is a problem with wearables in general. All in all, I've never seen a wearable last more than 9-10 months. Why don't watches count as wearables though? I've literally never had a watch break on me in my life, except for a cheap mechanical watch (you get what you pay for). If these things were just built like digital watches they'd be fine.