One of the main benefits is not having to have my phone with me.

I also like the fitness measurements. Even with my phone, it’s easier to glance at my wrist for notifications than reach for my phone.

Aside from the basic Watch features it’s the best fitness tracker on the market imo, and for me doubles as a great motivator (the rings, the badges, and little encouragements actually work for me). Also playing music straight off it when you’re running is great.

You can ring your phone when you can’t find it 😅

My main reason for having the watch is so I don’t have to have my phone with me or I can just leave it in my bag where it’s much safer than in a pocket or pulling it out all the time for whatever reason.

Bonus is the health tracking apps.

I use it mostly for notifications. I leave the sound off on my phone and get vibration notifications on my watch. Discrete but I don’t miss anything.

Fitness tracking and not needing to take phone with me going for a walk or exercising outside.

The Apple Watch is not an iPhone replacement, it is a different device.

I primarily use the Apple Watch for clock features (time, alarms, and timers), checking the weather, tracking my Health and Fitness (workouts, activities, nutrition, sleep, and recovery), listening to music and podcasts, and getting a few notifications.

I exercise every day. The data gathering is truly invaluable to me

I really like what one review on YouTube said. It was essentially this: an Apple Watch isn’t going to change your life, but it makes everything about 5% better.

Examples include paying for stuff with the Watch—not necessary at all, but it adds a little moment of coolness and fun to your day. Also, listening to lossless albums on the go without my phone—such a simple thing, but it feels just a little magical.

I think AW is amazing thing to have. Notifications, calls (just buy cellular, it’s worth it, trust me), fitness things like tracking calories, steps. Features that cares about your health, like sleep data, breating data and heart things. Overall, if you have money for it, go for it. One more thing about Cellular - I was wondering if it’s worth to pay extra money for it, but honestly, even when I’m at home its useful

Part of it is not having to pull the phone out for simple things like checking notifications, Apple Pay, controlling music playback, etc.

When I’m at home even when the watch is connected to the phone a lot of times my phone isn’t in my pocket and may be in another room, so if I get a call I can quickly glance, see if I want to answer it, and dismiss it if I don’t without having to go get my phone.

I have a cellular watch so I also like not having to take my phone with me sometimes, especially if I go for a run or a bike ride. That way I still can call someone if my bike breaks and I can’t fix it or something like that but I don’t have to carry a bulky phone.

So I do not have to take my phone out when I go running. Listen to the music from the watch. Also if I go out for the evening I do not need to carry the phone. Lots of benefits having one.

I feel like something is missing when I’m not wearing it. I go to check the time, my notifications, the weather forecast, use it as a handy torch, controls my music when at the gym, an alarm that vibrates so won’t wake up my wife when I go to the gym early etc etc, the list goes on and I’m far from a power user.

Big things for me:

Leave house without phone or wallet. Can still make calls and pay for shopping.

Sleep tracking

Heart rate and ECG i check at least once a day

And when driving, the watch reminds me that a turn is coming up. Useful when driving for hours .

I always wanted to have one but I was like its a waste of money. Until now. Recently I purchased the newest SE during a black friday session. And now I cannot imagine my phone without the watch. Probably the best iphone accessory ever. It reduces phone screentine, I just check the notification and do not grab up the phone and scroll it immediately. Or I can reply from it. I can also pay with my watch. My phone screen on time is now seriously the half of my average since i have the AW. Also the sport modes for various activites are insanely great and its a great motivation too.