I love sitting near these people at dinner in a restaurant.

Both. It motivates me to be more active on days I don’t feel like it (NOT the coaching messages, they are just nuisances to me - but seeing my rings is a reminder to get off my ass).

Even the sleep tracking has helped me to focus on not sacrificing sleep for nonsense like scrolling Reddit. Also motivates me not to drink alcohol except on rare occasions.

I like the tracking data for hikes, bike rides, etc. The VO2 max (though I know it’s terribly accurate) has motivated me to work out harder and to lose weight (I’ve gone from the “low” cardiac health category to just barely into the “high” category (took me about 16 months of working at it).

Otherwise, is a luxury - I like seeing my calendar, the weather, etc with a glance at my wrist. I like being able to set a timer, reminder, etc. without getting out my phone (like when I’m grilling a steak or driving).

50-70 minutes.

I used to get 20-30 minutes. Stopped drinking and get 30-60 minutes of exercise per day now - took a few months for my brain to catch up but both deep sleep and REM more than doubled.

The look - love the flat screen and design. The battery life. Titanium.

My precious versions were stainless steel so it didn’t even feel like I was paying more.

I still love my ultra in way I never LOVED my precious Apple Watches.

If you’re in a budget where the extra cost is meaningful to you, then those features might not be worth it.

I have the original Ultra.

I updated this morning and took it off the charger at 8:45 - was at 76%.

I’m at 48% now at 7:10 pm.

I tracked two workouts (44 minutes total) and otherwise haven’t used it for anything other than time and notifications.

So lost about 28% in 10.5 hours… I can’t tell if that’s good or bad anymore.

All I know is that when I got it I could get fully charged while taking a shower and getting ready for work - I haven’t been able to since version 10; ever two or three days I am close to a dead battery by bed time and have to leave it on the charger overnight.

I get 7-7.5 hours per night (can’t sleep any longer than that):

50-55 minutes of deep sleep 90-120 minutes of REM

Usuallly wake up 2-3 times at night (usually stress dreams).

I’m 54.

When I used to drink heavily, I’d be lucky to get 15 minutes of deep sleep and 30 minutes of REM.