Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I decided to finally buy an Apple Watch and really enjoyed this model: The watch itself does everything I wanted at a good price point. I went back and forth on purchasing a different band than the “sports band” that comes with this, but decided that the “sports band” would likely hold up better while running, biking, or doing whatever. As it turns out, that mistake cost me what I paid for this watch: The sports band is horrible. The tiniest brush against the band where it’s clipped in causes it to release. I carry my laptop, kids, food, or whatever in that hand, and it always finds a way to unlatch. Finally, I got to the point where I decided to ask for a new band for Christmas, and the very same day, for no reason other than holding a cutting board with the hand/wrist my watch was on, the clasp managed to unlatch yet again. Despite being only perhaps a 4 foot drop to the laminate floor, the face shattered (as did my heart). The watch is, to its credit, still usable, but I can’t believe that’s all it took, and all because the standard band is of terrible quality. If I ever bite the bullet and try the Apple Watch again, I will definitely be getting a different band with a true clasp and not the weak clasp these “sports” bands have.