This autumn, Apple releases watchOS 10, the tenth-generation software for the Apple Watch, which went on sale in Spring 2015. In that time, there have been big developments in hardware, including the addition of an always-on display, Watches that connect direct to the mobile phone network, health advances like ECG, blood oxygen measurements, fall detection and more. And the software has been upgraded hugely, too, including new ways to interact with the Watch.

Kevin Lynch, Apple’s Vice President of Technology, and Deidre Caldbeck, Director of Apple Watch Product Marketing, sat down exclusively with The Independent to talk about how things have changed.

 

What’s been consistent over the years is that unlike many other devices, the all-day proximity means the Watch offers benefits without you interacting with it at all. Simply wearing it allows the Watch to monitor your heart rate and let you know if something’s amiss. In fact, the heart rate monitor was built into the first Apple Watch – at a time when few other wearables had such a sensor – for a more mundane task. Lynch explains, “We decided to focus on the heart in the early days, to get accurate calorimetry.”

 

 

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Watching and worrying everyday about stuff causes high blood pressure in the first place. Also not accurate I would think. 

It's pretty amazing how far it's come since its debut in 2015. The always-on display and the health features like ECG and blood oxygen measurements are game-changers for sure. And you're right. The fact that it can passively monitor things like heart rate even when we're not actively using it is a real bonus – it's like having a wellness buddy on your wrist 24/7. Speaking of wrist companions, while I'm still into luxury watches, I also found out that some pawn brokers are into luxury watch loans, like https://www.newbоndstreetpawnbrokers.com/loans-against-fine-watches-2/ – who would've thought?