The Apple Watch Series 2 packs processing power, clean design, and elegance.
It looks and feels like an Apple product.
I am someone who puts her phone away at dinnertime and doesn't panic if she forgets it at home. Owning an Apple Watch allows me to loosen the leash even more.
I can glimpse my wrist and decide whether or not to whip out my phone and act on the notification, or dismiss it immediately. It helps me triage incoming information.
In settings, I can enable notifications from even more applications, like email and Facebook.
There are three barometers of success: an Exercise goal, a Move goal, and a Stand goal. I configured my settings based on the app's recommendations, so that I achieve 30 minutes of exercise, burn 300 calories, and stand for about a minute every hour for 12 hours in the day.
When I start to fall behind on a goal, the watch sends me a friendly reminder to get moving.
I can also view weekly charts that show how many days I met my goals.
I don't use this feature often, except for when I want to send animated emojis or doodles to my mom or boyfriend. They both own Apple Watches and can respond with drawings of their own.
My Apple Watch features a stainless steel case and a pebble leather band from Hermes. In retrospect, I probably would have been just as happy with an aluminum case and a "classic" leather buckle, which are cheaper. You can buy an Apple Watch Series 2 for as little as $369.
The Apple Watch Series 2 is a hair thicker than its predecessor, which is surprising coming from a company that ditched the headphone jack in its iPhones to make slimmer bodies.
While the newest iteration of the Apple Watch added GPS technology — the likely culprit for the increase in size — it made no gains in style or comfort over Series 1, which was released spring 2015.
Clicking the digital crown on the side of the device takes the wearer to the "home screen," which is a terrible name for this interface considering it's not the first thing you see when you wake the Apple Watch. That would be the watchface, which shows you the time.
I never use the home screen to access apps, because pushing a button is like trying to play a game of Operation blind-folded. My very normal sized hands always fail to hit the right icon.
It's also impossible to organize the apps in a way that makes any sense. When you try to relocate one on the home screen, it shifts all neighboring icons, undoing your efforts.
"Intuitive" may describe most Apple products, but not the watch.
It took me weeks to learn where I find my text messages, which swipes bring about different screens, and what watchface style best suits my needs. As such, I'm less likely to install new apps because it feels like "one more thing" I have to fumble my way through learning.
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