[Scubabear68]

I didn't think I'd find my Apple watch very useful, but it actually is. In situations where it may be awkward to take out (or even carry) your phone, the watch can act as a mini-phone. Going on runs without a phone is very liberating, while retaining the ability to track your run and stream music to Airpods. It does a decent job of tracking pool swims as well, thanks to being waterproof.

Not life-changing, but adding enough convenience to be worth it.

[dawnofdusk]

For runners and other athletes (depending on the sport), it seems fairly useful. I struggle to think of other use cases that justify it.

Obviously, a smart watch is strictly better than a regular watch in the sense that it has more features, but I think the downside of having to charge it so regularly makes the value-add not worth it. I am always sad about the downfall of Pebble watches, because the e-ink screens were excellent and gave you a watch that rarely needed to be charged and still gave the benefits of a smart watch (however small they may be).

[cozzyd]

I only have to charge my Garmin watch like every 10 days...