> The killer feature of a watch for me is battery life. Exactly. For me, extended battery life is part of the definition of a 'watch'. I know that there are me

> The killer feature of a watch for me is battery life. Exactly. For me, extended battery life is part of the definition of a 'watch'. I know that there are mechanical watches that require daily winding, but this doesn't take anywhere near as long as charging an Apple Watch (and doesn't require any special equipment or access to electricity). For now, I am limping along with my trusty old Pebble, hoping that Apple or someone else will come out with a decent replacement someday. The battery life is waning (4 days if I remember to activate airplane mode each night), and the display is discolored in spots. But it does what I need! If it died tomorrow I'd probably get a Fossil hybrid smartwatch, which has 5x the battery life of the Ultra and costs 1/3 as much. It's not perfect (hard to read messages, UI isn't great), but it has a watch-like battery life. The Apple Watch is a lovely wristworn computer, but in my book it isn't a watch until it can go a week without charging.