Watch Series 1

I have iPhone and had Apple Watches from the beginning. Apple Watch 1, Apple Watch 6 and just got Apple 11 for Christmas. I have ran 4 marathons with them no problems and training with the free Nike Run Club app on my iPhone. Has real Olympic coaches for the training programs.

Went from Apple watch 1 then 3 then SE 2nd gen to Garmin to Balance 2 XT. The XT is the best watch for me. I'm not an exercise nut, but I walk, cycle some and and indoor row. I'm more interested in health metrics. The Balance 2 XT gives me real time HR, SPO2, steps all in real time on the watch face. Apple cannot do that. And then there's the excellent battery life, 8-10 days with everything on (no AOD) 24/7.

Well, it’s two really good watches. For me Garmin wins because - Battery life - Round watch - Flashlight - Better variation of watchfaces - Looks (in my eyes) Apple Watch wins in terms of smart watch and integrations with iPhone but for me Garmin is good enough.

Maybe for some but for me it was more or less the same. Been using AW1 and AW 2 beside my Fenix when I was trying to move over to AW but I didn’t see any big difference between them. I kept my Garmin anyway

I have the smaller Apple Watch and bought a thin silver band on Amazon that looks like a ‘normal’ watch. It has removable links and everything so I was able to get it to fit perfectly. Most people don’t even realize I’m wearing an Apple Watch! I like that it has features unrelated to fitness that sync with my phone also

Mine is a 38mm size, I think it’s available in most models. [This is the band I wear most of the time](https://a.co/d/0aBfzyYA) and I [got this one for working out](https://a.co/d/007ytIiE) since it’s slimmer than what came with my watch

I love the Apple Watch because it’s so seamless with my phone and I love the competition/social aspect of it. It really helps me and my friends stay accountable

I bought the aw1 till aw7 because I startet running I bought the forerunner 165, the battery life was cool, the body battery and hfv was very interesting so I upgraded to forerunner 570 this year… but the point is, statics like body battery etc is more or less just a rough calculation and drives me crazy sometimes :D so I think I will go back to aw some days