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  • Apple Watch SE Versus Others

    Apple Watch SE Versus Others

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople will always ask me why I wear two watches and the answer is now “because one is a smart watch and the other is for sports, and people accept that quite easily. The reasons I used to give are no longer needed. I learned how to keep a short answer convenient,…

  • Wearing a Casio 168 For the First Time in Decades

    Wearing a Casio 168 For the First Time in Decades

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor years I have worn increasingly complex watches. I went from a Suunto Vector to a Suunto D9 via a Suunto Ambit 2-3 Spartan and more. Eventually I have been wearing a Garmin Instinct Solar and an Apple Watch SE. For most of this time I was happy to wear increasingly advanced…

  • Sticking with the Old or Trying New Things

    Sticking with the Old or Trying New Things

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesYesterday I went for a half hour drive to do a favour, but in arriving where I had to do the favour I found that people were deeply focused and did not want to be interrupted so I went for a walk. I didn’t swap to the hiking shoes that were waiting…

  • Reverting to a Single Watch

    Reverting to a Single Watch

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesToday I asked Google Bard whether I should wear two watches at a time and it told me not to. Specifically it told me not to wear a Garmin watch, and a Suunto watch at the same time as they may interferer with each other and more. Before the Apple Watch I…

  • Of Casio, Suunto, Garmin and Apple

    Of Casio, Suunto, Garmin and Apple

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThese four brands create watches. Casio creates rugged watches with batteries that last for a decade or more, and pair with mobile phones to track walks and more. Suunto and Garmin have fitness/sports trackers that measure activities, whether sailing, climbing, running, walking, cycling, scuba diving or more. Apple in contrast creates fragile,…

  • Of Casio and Smart Watches

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesOver the last five and a half years I have tracked every walk that I have been on, and I have tracked about five and a half million steps per year. That’s a lot of steps and a lot of going around in clrcles. Going around in clrcles makes tracking walks with…

  • Taking a Break From The Apple Watch

    Taking a Break From The Apple Watch

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I decided to take a break from the Apple watch for up to a week. I am tired of two behaviours. The first of these is the watch’s habit of saying that I did not stand for two or three hours in a row. I know that I have. I need…