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How can people tolerate a watch that's half an inch thick? That's like twice the thickness of my phone.

ChatGTP 3y ago
I have an AW Ultra, never notice it. Edit: I absolutely love the watch so maybe I've just learned not to care, I agree it's a little bulky but the value I get out of it makes any bulk worth it.
gnicholas 3y ago
My midsized Garmin is significantly thicker than my iPhone 13 mini. I don't really care though because it's lightweight. It's much lighter than any of the watches I ever wore as an adult.
- Yhippa 3y ago
  And battery life is probably around 2 weeks!
tekla 3y ago
I dont really understand how you could possibly care about thickness of a watch at the inch level
- stonogo 3y ago
  At this size it interferes with putting your hands in your pockets.
- beezle 3y ago
  Any watch case over 12mm thick is considered "thick". Thin is typically under 8mm. (25.4mm=1 inch)
Analemma_ 3y ago
I think if you decide at all that you want a smartwatch, with all the functionality that entails, you are aware that you’re going to have a thick object on your wrist, so you’re either not bothered by this in the first place or you make peace with it. For what it’s worth, I have an Apple Watch— which is considerably thicker than the Pixel Watch— and I don’t notice the thickness at all, except maybe when putting on formalwear with tight cuffs.
clnq 3y ago
How can people tolerate charging a watch each night? I can't get behind this idea of having a basket of electronics you need to babysit all the time so they don't run out of battery. Especially when we already have really battery efficient tech, like hybrid watches with e-ink display.
- r00fus 3y ago
  It’s quite easy - I just put it in the charging cradle ($10 on Amazon) every night. Since the 4th edition it essentially lasts 2 days if I’m not doing heavy workouts so I can skip a charge.
- dymk 3y ago
  I don't wear my watch at night, so it may as well be on a charger
- kstrauser 3y ago
  Do you charge your phone at night? Plop your watch on the charger while you’re at it.
- teaearlgraycold 3y ago
  I'm more on the level of wondering why people want a mini smartphone on their wrist. Isn't one in your pocket enough? I do like having a heart-rate tracker, but having had a couple of fitbits the novelty eventually wears off and the reality that knowing the numbers isn't important sets in.
  - jeromegv 3y ago
    For me having the watch allows me to use my phone a lot less. I now often have to dig for my phone somewhere in my home since I haven’t used it in many hours. I get the important notifications I need and because the watch is limited I don’t feel the urge to open it every 2min to check what’s on social media.
  - dotnet00 3y ago
    Not having to reach for the phone is pretty convenient, I can just leave my phone on my bed while cooking or working or whatever else and thus only care about truly important notifications, and because it doesn't involve a full "context switch" of pulling out a phone, it doesn't really feel intrusive, being just enough info for me to be able to determine if it justifies pausing what I'm doing and reaching for a phone or just making a mental note to get back to it after finishing what I'm doing. Also, if my hands are full/dirty I can still control media playback (granted that using the nose to tap on a watch probably looks pretty funny), and have weather right on my wrist (which is surprisingly handy). Edit: Also it turns out to be the best kind of alarm for me. Audio alarms are annoying (also to anyone else who has to hear it) and don't really tend to wake me up nicely. Turns out the slight vibration of the watch wakes me up pretty nicely without bothering people in other rooms.
nradov 3y ago
My Garmin Descent Mk2 smartwatch is even thicker at 17.8mm. Not ideal, but the functionality is so good that I'm willing to sacrifice a bit of comfort. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/633356#specs https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/633356#specs
- gnicholas 3y ago
  Notably, that page has many photos of the watch from the front, but you have to scroll down to get to a profile shot. It looks like a tank! (even to me, a fellow Garmin-owner)
ellard 3y ago
There's enough of a market that the Casio G-Shock is still alive and well.
animex 3y ago
Pixel "Watch": Mic, Speaker, Wi-Fi, LTE, GPS, Compass, Altimeter, SpO2, ECG, Heart Rate, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient, Light, Conductance, Temp, Barometer, Magnetometer, Wireless Charging, 2GB RAM, 32GB Flash ...but its 12mm thick?! xD And it's free with purchase of their flagship? Who could resist? PS> I don't work for Google/Pixel or any affiliated group.

I have an AW Ultra, never notice it. Edit: I absolutely love the watch so maybe I've just learned not to care, I agree it's a little bulky but the value I get out of it makes any bulk worth it.

gnicholas 3y ago

My midsized Garmin is significantly thicker than my iPhone 13 mini. I don't really care though because it's lightweight. It's much lighter than any of the watches I ever wore as an adult.

Yhippa 3y ago
And battery life is probably around 2 weeks!

tekla 3y ago

I dont really understand how you could possibly care about thickness of a watch at the inch level

stonogo 3y ago
At this size it interferes with putting your hands in your pockets.
beezle 3y ago
Any watch case over 12mm thick is considered "thick". Thin is typically under 8mm. (25.4mm=1 inch)

Analemma_ 3y ago

I think if you decide at all that you want a smartwatch, with all the functionality that entails, you are aware that you’re going to have a thick object on your wrist, so you’re either not bothered by this in the first place or you make peace with it. For what it’s worth, I have an Apple Watch— which is considerably thicker than the Pixel Watch— and I don’t notice the thickness at all, except maybe when putting on formalwear with tight cuffs.

clnq 3y ago

How can people tolerate charging a watch each night? I can't get behind this idea of having a basket of electronics you need to babysit all the time so they don't run out of battery. Especially when we already have really battery efficient tech, like hybrid watches with e-ink display.

r00fus 3y ago
It’s quite easy - I just put it in the charging cradle ($10 on Amazon) every night. Since the 4th edition it essentially lasts 2 days if I’m not doing heavy workouts so I can skip a charge.
dymk 3y ago
I don't wear my watch at night, so it may as well be on a charger
kstrauser 3y ago
Do you charge your phone at night? Plop your watch on the charger while you’re at it.
teaearlgraycold 3y ago
I'm more on the level of wondering why people want a mini smartphone on their wrist. Isn't one in your pocket enough? I do like having a heart-rate tracker, but having had a couple of fitbits the novelty eventually wears off and the reality that knowing the numbers isn't important sets in.
- jeromegv 3y ago
  For me having the watch allows me to use my phone a lot less. I now often have to dig for my phone somewhere in my home since I haven’t used it in many hours. I get the important notifications I need and because the watch is limited I don’t feel the urge to open it every 2min to check what’s on social media.
- dotnet00 3y ago
  Not having to reach for the phone is pretty convenient, I can just leave my phone on my bed while cooking or working or whatever else and thus only care about truly important notifications, and because it doesn't involve a full "context switch" of pulling out a phone, it doesn't really feel intrusive, being just enough info for me to be able to determine if it justifies pausing what I'm doing and reaching for a phone or just making a mental note to get back to it after finishing what I'm doing. Also, if my hands are full/dirty I can still control media playback (granted that using the nose to tap on a watch probably looks pretty funny), and have weather right on my wrist (which is surprisingly handy). Edit: Also it turns out to be the best kind of alarm for me. Audio alarms are annoying (also to anyone else who has to hear it) and don't really tend to wake me up nicely. Turns out the slight vibration of the watch wakes me up pretty nicely without bothering people in other rooms.

nradov 3y ago

My Garmin Descent Mk2 smartwatch is even thicker at 17.8mm. Not ideal, but the functionality is so good that I'm willing to sacrifice a bit of comfort. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/633356#specs https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/633356#specs

gnicholas 3y ago
Notably, that page has many photos of the watch from the front, but you have to scroll down to get to a profile shot. It looks like a tank! (even to me, a fellow Garmin-owner)

ellard 3y ago

There's enough of a market that the Casio G-Shock is still alive and well.

animex 3y ago

Pixel "Watch": Mic, Speaker, Wi-Fi, LTE, GPS, Compass, Altimeter, SpO2, ECG, Heart Rate, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient, Light, Conductance, Temp, Barometer, Magnetometer, Wireless Charging, 2GB RAM, 32GB Flash ...but its 12mm thick?! xD And it's free with purchase of their flagship? Who could resist? PS> I don't work for Google/Pixel or any affiliated group.