I love my Apple Watch! It's an unnecessary gadget but I love it. In addition to telling the time I use it to track my steps, my exercise/runs and calendar reminders. I use Apple Pay to buy things when I've forgotten my purse/cash, very handy to just fob onto the underground/tube.

It was an Apple Watch, but I returned it. The picture and text didn't match. I got a black. I wanted and ordered white. Was roughing $80 more than if I bought it in the city, not a good value. But got my return so I'm happy. Good customer service.

The Apple Watch Series 2 (starting at $369) is the closest we've come to a genuine smartwatch / fitness tracker hybrid yet. In addition to a faster processor and a brighter screen than the original model, the Series 2 has a waterproof design for swimmers, and built-in GPS so runners can leave their...

Built-in GPS; Waterproof to 164 feet; Brighter screen and faster performance than original Apple Watch; Accurate fitness tracking; Plenty of third-party apps

Expensive; Battery life has not improved from predecessor; Lacks integrated sleep tracking and continuous heart rate monitoring when not working out

The Apple Watch Series 2 bundles brains, beauty, and brawn into the best smartwatch yet.

Brighter screen is legible outside; Waterproof and ready to swim; Apps launch faster; WatchOS 3 is streamlined; Only watch that fits female wrists

Expensive; One-day battery life

Apple Watch Series 2 isn't an essential upgrade for current Apple Watch owners, but it's our favorite smartwatch for fitness fanatics.

Brighter 1,000-nit screen is easier to see outdoors; GPS tracks your routes with no iPhone nearby; Water resistant to 50 meters; with new swim...

Still requires nightly charging

The Apple Watch is a polarizing product. Sometimes it feels like a novelty, a gadget lifted straight from Dick Tracy or Inspector Gadget. Other times it seems essential, a heart rate-monitoring device that could save your life .

Brighter 1,000-nit screen is easier to see outdoors; GPS tracks your routes with no iPhone nearby; Water resistant to 50 meters; with new swim workouts

Ironically, Apple has made the Apple Watch more appealing to more shoppers by narrowing its focus. From the GPS and water resistance to the new Activity watch face and activity sharing options, the $369 Series 2 is an excellent fitness tracker watch that happens to have lots of other talents.

Built-in GPS is huge for runners; Faster performance; Brighter display is good in sunlight; Longer battery life; Waterproof design is good for swimming

Not enough workout data on watch; Where's the watch-face store; Lacks LTE support

The Apple Watch Series 2 is exactly that. It's what Apple had resisted calling its wearable for the past year and a half, even declining to categorize it as such when citing industry rankings, opting for the "smartwatch" category instead. It is, definitely, still a smartwatch.

Built-in GPS; Water resistant up to 50m; Faster performance; Bigger battery

Limited to iPhone users; Display not visible in direct sunlight; Still has some software glitches

So, do you need the new Apple Watch? Probably not. If you get one will it transform how you interact with your tech and make you less reliant on whipping your phone out every 45 seconds? Absolutely.

It's now fully waterproof; GPS means phone-free runs; Battery life given a serious boost

Slightly fatter; Some straps are overpriced; We still want a round one

The Series 2 is the best smartwatch you can buy, but it's not the best sports watch. Even with the waterproofing and built-in GPS, it's best if you think of this as a fitness tracker -- albeit, a very stylish, feature-rich fitness tracker.

Faster performance and longer battery life than before; watchOS 3 feels much more intuitive; Waterproof design means you can take it swimming; Built-in GPS is good for walkers; hikers and casual joggers; Screen is more than twice as bright; Works with the same bands as the first-gen watch

Average pace calculations in workouts are often off the mark; Distance tracking in running falters if you stop to walk; Activity app is missing features you'll find in other fitness apps; More watch faces; please; The Series 1 watch offers many of the same features for $100 less