New Apple Watch 10

Arrived today, while I had set up my wife’s mine was a bit different. I found they discontinued the swipe to change faces!

Change the watch face on your Apple Watch - Apple Support.

Not sure I like the Nike band yet, will try it a while, I liked a magnetic one I was using on my 5, but…

What I ordered: Apple Watch Series 10 GPS + Cellular, 46mm Slate Titanium Case with Blue Flame Nike Sport Band - M/L

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Don’t plan on setting up the cellular, but it’s not an option, to not have it, on the titaniums… Oxygen App is aboard, but if chosen, says it’s not operational… So we’ll see how that plays out…

Blue? It doesn’t come across in the picture, nor on either of the other pictures on the Apple site. I see gray with speckles. (And orange, of course, which I take to be the flame.)

Have fun with your new toy!

Correct, I see no Blue either, maybe a line of Nike’s other products, yes, dark Gray/Orange, SF Giant’s Orange, to me! SF Niner’s Red would have been OK, too… It was a choice, still getting used to the clasp, still exploring stuff…

(gave up, went back to magnetic band…)
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Turns out during this week’s visits, both my Dermatologist, and my Physical Therapist have also bought new 10s… Good to see, maybe we’re helping the shares! :slight_smile:

Just dropped off the old Watch 5 for the trade-in, they check it out, do the refund… Almost done…

Well, now they tell me! $730 for the Black Ultra 2! Ahh, well, Not going Back!

https://9to5toys.com/2024/10/10/new-black-black-titanium-apple-watch-ultra-2-prime-day/

Still learning as we chase mysteries, such as DW couldn’t get the watch to respond to her touch, then neither could I, come to find out ‘Water Lock’ was on, which prevents the screen from responding, as it would by water splashes, etc… Turned it Off, better… The how to switch Faces, then how to get to the Control Center… Little by little, we learn… A lot in there I hadn’t used, seen before… The oxygen level app is in there, just not operational! Hopefully one day it will be…

I noticed my new watch was charging to only 80% and found it is a feature not a bug!

About Optimized Battery Charging on your Apple Watch - Apple Support.

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And now another band choice, but you might have to wait a while…

Kind of looks like it’s one of those “expansion” bands that can pinch your arm hairs, but it seems not. And it’s made of steel, not gold, nor even gold plating. But, wow, the price - $350!

The appearance reminds me of the old Twist-O-Flex bands. I used to always have one on my Timex. But this obviously has a latch, which those did not.

Yes, exactly like those cheap old bands that my father used to wear, and seemed to be the “in” thing at the time (the 1970s).

I fell for the magnetic bands, originally Apple’s, no longer available, so later via Amazon as it wore out, exposing the magnets, went to a rubberized version, and used it for a while, on my 10, but the band would grab onto the car as I got in, so had to be sure it stayed on, then the other day, I realized my watch was gone! No idea where, but used the Find My app to locate in, it the recycle bin under the kitchen counter! Oops! So I went back to the Nike gray/orange I’d bought with the watch 10, it’s more secure, isn’t as sticky as the other one… Safer! I had visions of it stuck to the car, falling off on the road somewhere!!

My wife has the gold 10, SS magnetic, but it is a closed loop, been no problem, so far… But this looks nice, but at $350, not likely happening…

So many options…