Apple Watch Series 4

micks_address wrote: »

Is that a good price?

59 on Apple website

micks_address wrote: »

will this fit the smaller series 4 watch?

You need 38mm/40mm

micks_address wrote: »

They have it but its 59 euro. No worries. Thanks for getting back to me

No worries.

DubDJ wrote: »

Depends, the 4 was a big jump with performance and design for me. The bigger screen was a nice addition. If price is important then maybe the 3 is the better option. It does depend on how much use it will be to you. I wear mine every day so the 4 was a nice upgrade.
Don't think you can order from the US site, the VAT changes would probably be applied adding 23% + €8 to the price anyway.

gah!
I decided in the end to try for a 44mm v4 watch, I have Addresspal which worked fine at Christmastime & so I tried to buy on Apple.com & Bestbuy.com
BUT there doesn't seem to be a way to complete the purchase even with Addresspal in the contact details it asks for a phone number & won't accept non-US...I just don't fancy giving it a fake number given the value of the item, I think I'm going to have to resort to EBAY.com if I want one as no visits planned to the states this year at least

btw I looked at GRABR...wow it's insanely expensive, I could almost buy a flight for the fee involved!? I don't think GRABR is meant for Apple watches

whiterebel wrote: »

You do realise that adding 23% VAT and €16.50 AddressPal fee makes it more expensive than the Irish store? And that AddressPal will only insure it for €40?

thanks @whiterebel
yeah I know, isn’t a cost issue though here (mind it’s always nice to achieve cheaper where possible)
My issue is that if I’m gonna lay out on a series 4 I want that watches ECG feature to be functional. and according to my research that’s a hardwiring issue, will only work on watches with US serials ie have US point of sale origin.
effectively it’s geolocked by pos.
but will function happily outside the US.
if I had a trip coming up I’d be into an Apple store to buy one straightaway. amazed over this ECG affair, I’m fairly sure most sensible people would call their GP first (and not 999 because their watch told them to) if the watch starts to issue alerts!

mad muffin wrote: »

Anyone looking for a Milanese loop for their space grey watch. I got this one in today:

https://www.amazon.com/HONEJEEN-Compatible-Stainless-Adjustable-Replacement/dp/B07M7W2CHQ

It’s the best matching one I have found so far. The finish is beadblasted so It’s matte but the colour isn’t an exact match. Slightly bluer tint to it.

The silver one should match the silver aluminium Watch even better.

It does come with a case but it’s not for the 4. Still a good price even if the case isn’t going to be used.

Okay… I got this out in the sun and it’s way too blue. So scratch what I said. The search continues…

The Black Oil wrote: »

Heard about this because Tim quoted/responded to it.

https://twitter.com/iraflatow/status/1103463225750896640

well that's great to hear
so again I'd love to know what the issue is here (I suspect €€€ as always) as in my view the watch can only be helpful

like in my way of thinking you're never going to expect to rely on the watch 100%...
if someone unfortunately died of a heart attack whilst wearing one but it didn't alert I can't imagine the family trying to sue Apple over it?
similarly if the watch starts chirping false alerts & you goto A&E & its subsequently shown in A&E that the watch lied, so what?

I'd rather have the feature than not

eeloe wrote: »

what issue are you refering to? the lack of an ECG function outside of the states?

The post above has nothing to do with the ECG...this is simply just the heart rate monitor!

er sorry eeloe, not being pedantic or argumentative but where in that twitter thread does it say the ECG feature wasn't involved? where does it say its hrm?

martco wrote: »

er sorry eeloe, not being pedantic or argumentative but where in that twitter thread does it say the ECG feature wasn't involved? where does it say its hrm?

AN ECG is nothing to with heart beats per minute.

So all our watches can detect a dangerously rapid heartbeat and warn you.

ECG measures rhythm and electrical activity in your heart which is different to BPM.

ECG on Apple Watch is not yet approved by Irish/ EU medical boards for use.

This is the correct process and applies to all medical devices. It will eventually get approved. When is the question.

martco wrote: »

thanks, this is why I love good old boards! (very few places online anymore you can learn practicalities so quickly)

so what harm could it do for the watch to operate with this ECG feature enabled on my wrist in Ireland without the approval of the Irish/EU medical boards exactly?

No harm what so ever. If you bought a USA Apple Watch the ecg will work here regardless of any approval.

If you bought an Apple Watch outside the USA and tried to use the ecg in the USA it won’t work.

As you can see it makes as much sense as a chocolate tea pot.

OU812 wrote: »

Heading to the US this summer & going to upgrade to a 4. If I was going after the 5 is due to come out I would have held off. I suspect sleep monitoring will be the next upgrade (although auto sleep works great)

Isn’t sleep monitoring a software feature rather than hardware?

murpho999 wrote: »

Isn’t sleep monitoring a software feature rather than hardware?

I used to use sleep cycle before. Its an app for the iphone and basically you left the iphone under sheet and it would pick up vibrations etc when you moved. This was way back before the watch existed.
With the launch of the watch the app was upgraded to instead use the watch and even this year they integrated snoring detection into the app.

I always took off the watch at night but I got used to it after a few nights and never had a problem. It was very accurate then as well...any morning I woke up feeling tired etc I could see from the data that I didn't have a good nights sleep etc.

Is €266 an okay price for a 44mm? Thinking of selling it.

Blazer wrote: »

for a series 4?

Yeah. 6 months old. CEX are offering that for it. I know I could get a bit more on adverts. But adverts is such a hassle.