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Still no Apple Watch for ladies... They're all enormous!
by cmcmcm 4y ago
Still no Apple Watch for ladies... They're all enormous!
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y agoSize is probably driven by the size of the electronics, size of batteries, and size of screen. You could probably get a usable system on a smaller screen, but the rest of it, I suspect, is already up against the limits of what we can manufacture today.
- systemvoltage 4y agoThere is a general trend of huge watches though outside of these concerns. Omega seamaster used to be available in 36mm. No more. Even the larger ones went from 40mm to 41mm, and last year they upped it to 42mm.
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y agoSure, and I would very much prefer that we had more small watches (and phones, while we're commiserating). I'm just questioning whether a thing recognizable as an Apple Watch can be any smaller than it is today.
- systemvoltage 4y agoMay be we can start a new trend, but instead of Z-height and making things slimmer, let's just make the phone and watch thicker but smaller X,Y dimensions.
- justsomehnguy 4y agoIt is. Watches lost the timekeeping service long ago, so their main purpose now is /only/ being a symbol of status. (Thats why I'm happy with my wristwatch, it shows the time and day of the month. Nothing more. I wouldn't mind a perpetual calendar, only to avoid those three days a year when they don't sync with the ideosyncrazies of the human's calendar)
- musictubes 4y agoThey also mentioned being able to use it with gloves on. You'll need bigger controls for that. Plus reading and interacting with it underwater probably is better with a bigger screen as well.
- akelly 4y agoMaking miniature electronics is really hard!
- teolandon 4y agoCan ladies not wear big watches?
- khazhoux 4y agoEven in the Apple keynote demo videos, one of the female models had a tiny wrist with a giant watch on it. Not the most stylish look. As a small-wristed male, I would also love a thin watch, without a lot of the sensors.
- heavymark 4y agoYes, I'd be happy with even just the the extra side button to start workouts and such, since whenever I put on the homescreen it mistakenly gets started when crossing my arms or such and gets pressed. I imagine that may eventually come to the regular models.
- heavymark 4y agoMost ladies, and many men like myself have small wrists, so the "small" apple watch is already quite large compared to normal watches for most woman or men with small wrists. The "large" would over hang on many of those people, so you can only imagine how a 49mm would fit for most woman and people with thin wrists.
- musictubes 4y agoI had always heard that the regular Apple Watch was one of the smaller (smallest?) smart watches out there. Is that not the case?
- chrisBob 4y agoNo update in the mini phone form factor either. Even as a 6' tall dude, I would appreciate more emphasis on the smaller devices.
- bornfreddy 4y ago+1. Especially as other manufacturers would soon follow.
- whichdan 4y agoI forgot where I read it, but there's a rumor that Apple is only planning to release a Mini phone every other year.
- quickthrowman 4y agoI’m a man with 6 1/4” wrists, a 40mm traditional watch looks enormous on my wrist, I can’t even imagine what a 2” wide Apple Watch Ultra would look like. My every watch is 36mm, I’d definitely buy a sub 40mm Apple Watch.
- NoPicklez 4y agoFor ladies or just those with smaller wrists? Plenty of ladies have larger risks than me (a man)
- Terretta 4y agoWho are the 38mm now 41mm for? Ultra is 49mm. Are folks wanting something the size of a jacket button?