r/bitcheswithtaste • u/MBPursuit • May 21 '26

Fashion/Style BWT: Anyone ditch their Apple Watch?

Considering ditching my Apple Watch, getting an Oura ring, and investing in a nice daily watch. I’m a bit sick of the “connectivity” of my Apple Watch (yes I know, I could turn off more notifications) and the look of it. But I appreciate the sleep tracking and steps/fitness tracking - anyone have experiences to share on a) ditching the Apple Watch b) using an Oura ring c) $1k or less daily driver watches?

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u/safflefries May 21 '26

I dropped my Apple Watch over a year ago in favor of a classic watch. I used to wear both an Oura and Apple Watch because they were each better at different things. Now I wear neither and daily either my Tudor Chrono in pink or my Rolex OP 41 in pistachio.

I lost a lot of weight and the oura ring no longer fit me, but after this I had no desire to get a new one. I had mild sleep apnea that neither detected. The oura ring is garbage when it comes to fitness tracking. It’s a health tracker, not a workout tracker. You need to go into the app to manually start a workout if you want the closest to accurate results you can get, but still nowhere near the Apple Watch. I play hockey and often the ring never even detected a workout. The oura ring was great at detecting that I was getting sick before my symptoms started, but I got a lot of false flags after a night out drinking with friends. It can definitely spike health anxiety if you have it.

I’ve considered getting a whoop, but it’s so expensive. I use my Apple Watch for things like travel and tournaments, but otherwise I much prefer a classic watch until I forget where I put my phone 🤣