[graypegg]

I have an Apple Watch S5 lying around on my desk but I still pretty much exclusively wear one of a few cheap Casios I have.

I found more and more that the features I use on a watch (current time, 3 min timer for tea, 25 min pomodoro timer, wake up alarm) are basically universally covered by every digital watch ever manufactured, and are normally MUCH easier to access on those watches than an Apple Watch, and I assume most smart watches.

The health tracking is the only compelling feature I make use of on an Apple Watch IMO, otherwise it annoyingly fiddly to the point where I just use my phone.

[bestnameever]

> normally MUCH easier to access on those watches than an Apple Watch

You should try placing them as widgets on a compatible watch face, or set them be sticky in your recents app's list, if you haven't already.

[graypegg]

Hard to beat two clicks on the mode button, then one click on start button to start the last timer I used. Just an uncustomizable appliance, which is nice when I don’t want to fiddle with something much.

[wolftickets]

On the other hand I can’t fathom a better workout partner than my Apple Watch. A few seconds from racking the weights or whatever I can fire up my rest timer with 1 press and mute the vibration with another press when it’s time to get back to lifting. This works great when you want to do some interval of rest paired later with intervals of activity. Having favorited a few timers I can reach them within 1 to 2 presses. I haven’t found a similar watch with a range of timers that are as easy to use.