You can’t read anything on the internet or view a TV show without being continously assaulted by advertisements, reviews, comments and hype about the Apple Watch which officially enters the world of reality today.
I have no interest in the Apple Watch, but not because i think it isn’t an interesting or intriguing product. I don’t like watches. Any watches. Smart watches. Dumb watches. Beautiful watches. Collectible watches. I haven’t worn a watch in more than 20 years.
You see, i have a touch of OCD. Not the overwhelming kind, but the slightly inconvenient kind. I tend to count things. I have a fear of germs. I like things straight and organized. I do things in preset orders, in patterns. I like the volume control to always be on an even number or a multiple of 5. I can’t stop listening to a song in the middle. It has to finish. Just little things. Lots of little things. Time became an element of the ‘obsessive’ part of obsessive compulsive disorder for me more than 20 years ago. I found myself glancing at my watch a lot. Not every 5 or 10 minutes a lot, but every 30 or 60 seconds a lot. My solution was to stop wearing a watch.
Now, if you see the problem i have with a regular watch, can you imagine what would happen with a smart watch? More things to obsess over. That’s the reason i don’t have a smart phone, just a regular tracphone for making calls, and i don’t usually carry it around with me. I do have my iPad but i’ve turned off the alert tone that dings every time i get a text or a notification. This way, i can use my iPad without it become obsessive.
This, however, creates a bit of a conflict. You see, i like techy stuff. I want to have an Apple watch, but i know what would happen. So, i’m not in the market for a smart watch of any flavor.
However, if any of you get an Apple Watch, please comment to this post with how you like it and what you are doing with it. Since i can’t wear a watch, i can live vicariously and get my tech/geek jollies by hearing about your experiences.
You can buy your wife an Apple watch and she will tell you what she likes about it!
I like Jan’s suggestion! Personally, I dropped the watch when I started cashiering in high school; couldn’t stand it flying up and down my arm as I rang items up. Even when I moved beyond grocery 4 years later, the idea of a watch was so foreign to me that I never gave it a second thought. Especially in this day and age, I just don’t see the need for it when you have a phone and are surrounded by clocks and electronics that also tell time.
If we could afford it, I’d get Jan an Apple Watch. She deserves it, but since she doesn’t have an iPhone, and an iPhone is required to use an Apple Watch, it is unlikely we will ever jump through both those hoops.