The Watch 7 does the basics of running, cycling and swim tracking well (among other workouts), and there are some nice extras like the meditation app, which we often enjoyed using, and Apple's ring system, which lets you know how active you're being during the day, is useful and fun to view. Getting ready for a Fitness+ workout (Image credit: TechRadar)
HERMES APPLE WATCH FACE SERIES 1 FREE
Overall we found the new Apple Watch to be a decent fitness companion – and you get three months of free Fitness+, which means you've basically got a workout in your pocket any time of the day or night. When it comes to the fitness prowess of the Watch 7, you're getting an enhanced cycling mode – this watch can now detect when you're cycling, and that worked fine for us, although it didn't notice when we'd stopped and forgotten to end the workout. That's not to say you'll want for power, as everything runs super-smoothly on the Watch 7, with the intuitive WatchOS 8 platform allowing you to start a workout, view images or read messages with ease. The power inside hasn't been upgraded year on year, so although the chip here is called the S7, it brings no power advantage – it's just been reconfigured to allow for the slightly larger design. Apple also thinks this extra display space means it’s time to add a keyboard to the Watch – and we have to say we found it pretty easy to peck out messages on the Watch 7 (although dictation was just as good, and less fiddly). The larger screen does allow for more features – for instance, you can see more of your messages or have a larger surface area for bigger buttons to tap. As for the Jumping bands, once again these are in a woven textile with the H Vibration design, and they also introduce Lime and Orange into the range of colourways.Īpple Watch Hermès Series 7 will be available later this season in selected stores in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.The keyboard is good, and surprisingly usable when pecking out a message. Then and Hermès classic Orange, and also Lime are introduced to the Single Tour bands range. We see new shades Rouge H and Bleu Lin make an entrance to complement the collection of Attelage bands in the double tour.
New colours to Attelage and Jumping band styles It is available in three colour combinations: Biscuit/Bleu Électrique, Rouge H/noir, and Noir/Bleu Électrique. These continue onto the watch face itself with a new watch face design exclusive to fit with the Circuit H design. The edges are burnished along their entire length - rather than stitched - as well as inside the links.Ĭircuit H Single Tour leather bands - and new companion watch faceĪ reference to the iconic Chaîne d’ancre bracelet, the Single Tour Circuit H band is created in Swift calfskin and printed with a pattern of highly graphic overlapping links. Playing on the contrast between the raw material and the sophisticated form of a gourmette bracelet to become a chain. The links weave fluidly together in supple Fauve Barénia leather. The new Gourmette Double Tour band is a contemporary homage to the iconic Hermès dog collars from the 1930s. This is a totally new direction for the Apple x Hermès partnership. This year we see a new chainlink double tour strap, an exciting new Circuit H strap single tour with chic, matching watch faces and some new colours in the classic styles. But, as always, there are a selection of features that exclusively come with Apple Watch Hermès. So, what's new? Well, of course there's been a series of impressive updates to the new Apple Watch Series 7 as a device - including a larger and more advanced display, faster charging, enhance durability and of course the new watchOS 8 software. But it's likely we won't be able to add a a new Apple Watch Hermès to our wrists until closer to Christmas. Whether this is related to the global chip shortage that is currently plaguing the tech sector, who knows. Presently, the Apply website simply lists the Apple Watch Hermès as "available later this year". This year we do not have the availability dates just yet.