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Just want to let everyone know how accurate the heart rate monitor is on the Apple Watch 2. I got the watch for working out at the gym but a heart murmur that became heart prolapse surgery required a valve repair. The open heart surgery affected my rhythm and required medication to prevent afib so the watch tells me if i forgot to take my medication extremely well. I have become very dependent on it for that reason. Please consult your doctor though. Other reasons i like it are voice to text seems better, vibrate wrist for taking turns using maps, adjusting volume on iTunes for wireless headphones.

I have a 2012 MBPr and I am having difficulty deciding to upgrade since what I have is still fast and can run iTunes, Ashlar Vellum, Parallels, Windows 10 Pro, CAD, and Photos with everything running at once. Maybe wait one more year. 

I think Apple is selling premium sound quality everyone else is selling an assistant where sound is not the priority. 

I found these results to be consistent with my Apple Watch 2 about 6 months ago when I needed open heart surgery for a Mitral Valve Prolapse. My heart was going into A Fib at 120-180 bpm when I got to the hospital and was monitoring it with their equipment. It was strange because if I stood up my heart would go back into normal rhythm to about 80 bpm and the Apple Watch was always within 1 bpm to the hospital equipment. Today I monitor my heart rate regularly with the Apple Watch and it helps remind me when I haven't taken my Metoprolol medication if its too high. 

Sorry my $.02 worth. If you order a plain black coffee from Starbucks you are treated like a second class customer. I switched to Dutch Bros. Coffee and never looked back.