I too went to the Apple store this afternoon along with my wife. I was impressed with the weight shape and size of the watches. Joanne already gave a very accurate description of the watches so it doesn't need repeating. Though more expensive I chose to purchase the 42mm stainless steel watch with ;the magnetic strap. This strap is much easier to put on then the basic strap that comes with the sports watch in my opinion. My wife came with me and surprisingly decided to buy one for herself as well.
The 4 millimetre size difference didn't seem very significant but I was able to tap with 3 fingers if I did it diagonally. So that tiny bit of real-estate might come in handy. Unfortunately, the demos do not have VoiceOver available. It is important to remember as well that there is a 15 day trial period so if for some reason you don't like it or find it beneficial enough simply return it. Barry Abbott Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada > On Apr 11, 2015, at 6:15 PM, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > 1. Yes, Samphire glass is only on the Apple Watch, not the Apple Watch Sport. > > 2. The bands are purchased separately. The lowest price is for the most basic > plastic band. > > 3. I have no information about Siri or VO voices. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 12 Apr 2015, at 08:44, Eileen <eileen.misr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I have been back from the Apple store for a little bit and trying to digest >> all that I have seen. I have a couple of question; that I didn't think of >> when I was there. >> >> 1. Is the sapphire glass only on the Apple watch and not on the sports >> model? >> 2. Is the bracelet that you purchased separately the one that has the >> magnetic clasp? >> 3. Does anyone know if one will be able to change the Siri voice? >> >> The salesperson that assisted me had little knowledge about VO and which >> voices would be on the watch. She stated that the gestures would be the >> same, the battery life would be the same between the 38 and 42 mm screens >> (which remains to be seen), and that the scrolling speed with the crown >> would be controlled on how fast one moved it. Of course, like everyone else >> who has physically gone to a store to try them on, VO couldn't be demo >> because these are only demo models and couldn't be paired to a phone. I look >> forward to reading others experiences. >> >> Cheers, >> Eileen >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr 11, 2015, at 10:16 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <kgli...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello. >>> >>> Just got back from the Apple store, after a Taxi ride, train ride and a 45 >>> minute walk. >>> >>> So the representative took me to the table and bought the selection of >>> watches to me. >>> >>> Before I felt the watches, I asked him if he could enable voice over for >>> me. He told me that all the watches were demos and there was a set demo >>> program. He said that Accessibility was not on these watches. When I >>> asked him why, he said he could not tell me. >>> >>> So first of all, I took the silver sports watch in my hand. The watch was >>> very light. In fact, it felt like a normal sighted watch, something that a >>> woman would wear. The 38 Millimetre watches are for women. I thought it >>> very elegant and for the fact that I could remove the straps myself without >>> having to go to a jewellers was a plus for me. If a strap was broken for >>> instance, you'd pay at least £3.99 to get another strap. I also felt the >>> melanese bracelet. I asked if one could buy the bracelet if you had a >>> sports watch and they said yes. I then felt all the straps and the >>> stainless steal watch. That I thought was definitely for a man as it was >>> heavier and thicker. The person told me that it was thicker because of the >>> crystal saffire glass. >>> >>> My only disappointment was that I could not hear voice over. >>> >>> The person who said that the steal watch felt like a toffee, I could >>> understand that and I'd not go for that model. >>> >>> I'm going to purchase the Silver sports watch along with the Bracelet. >>> >>> For those of you who are not in favour of the watches, do not have to buy. >>> I know someone who said to me that they were not going to buy the watch, >>> but low and behold, is getting the watch now. I knew he would. >>> >>> Now I've seen the watch, I'm looking forward to mine. >>> >>> I'm not mad on Apple products but like Apple because of the accessibility >>> built in. If I were sighted, I'd have a choice of what I could have as my >>> gadgets but for the fact, I am limited as to what I can have, i.e. a >>> Braille watch, or a normal conventional talking watch. I had a Braille >>> watch for than 20 years but they would always go wrong, perhaps because of >>> my hair or my dog's hair, I don't know. >>> >>> I hate the conventional speaking watch because of the voices. If Alex is >>> on my Apple watch then I'll be pleased. >>> >>> Just one more thing to ponder, can you pair a braille display as the watch >>> has bluetooth! >>> >>> Kawal. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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