Re:Pebble Round 2 – The Most Stylish Pebble Ever
by ewoodrich on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @02:33AM
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That happy path works okay for a while but provides very little margin for when the battery inevitably starts to degrade. I’m a few years in and now every few days it’s started to die at around 8pm (yet claims the battery health is still just barely outside replacement range which is … quite convenient for Apple).
Re:Pebble Round 2 – The Most Stylish Pebble Ever
by chrneu on Saturday January 10, 2026 @03:11PM
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as someone who only recharges their garmin watch maybe once a month(with dozens of hours of activity tracking), lol at daily recharging of a watch. that completely eliminates it as a possible product for me.
even after a few years with battery degradation I rarely recharge my watch more than once every 2-3 weeks.
it's kind of wild to me that folks would daily recharge a watch.
To each their own, but it sounds like your wife just couldn't get into the "happy path" routine of an Apple Watch user.
I've been using an Apple Watch since Series 5 introduced the always-on display. I wear it for roughly 23 hours a day, and charge it whenever I'm in the bathroom. I'm fine with this routine 99% of the time, but I'm also not someone who'd camp or stay outdoors for more than a night.
Before that, I was using a Amazfit Bip and was really proud of its 30+ day battery life. I very much prefer the features the Apple Watch has.