Why does the Apple Watch not have a button start/stop option to solve the sweat issue that renders the watch virtually useless for running?

That’s the difference between an everyday general purpose device (Apple Watch) and a specialist device custom designed to focus on one usage (Garmin).

Makes sense.

Correct, there are many things my AW3 can do for every day life that the Garmin cannot. However, for exercising the Garmin can do things the AW3 cannot and therefore meet my needs better for exercising. I need longer GPS life than what my AW3 can provide for my bike rides--my Garmin does this. I want buttons for start/stop/laps instead of touchscreen that the AW3 provides--Garmin does this. I need the GPS to lock-in before I begin a ride/before I hit the start button so all of my miles are tracked--my Garmin does this (the AW3 might miss the 0.3 of a mile, up to 0.8 of a mile before the GPS locks-in, as evidenced by looking at post ride mapping). I want my screen to stay on during a ride without raising my arm/wrist (and not be a battery drain with the screen "on" during the duration of a 4-6 hour ride)--my Garmin does this. I want to see my cadence and power numbers during a ride, unlike what my AW3 can provide--Garmin does this.

Again, I love my AW3 for most things except what I do at the gym or on my bike. I don't mind owning a secondary device for exercising (in this case, I have 2 Garmins -- one that is bike specific and the other gym/running specific).

Agreed. I'm not a serious runner, I'm an avid cyclist, and enjoy burning calories at the gym....the Garmin is simply better for what I do. I love my AW3, but it is inferior in some ways to my 2 Garmin devices when it comes to exercising and what I want a device to do for me when exercising.

Yes, but your farming doesn’t do all the other tricks you have on the Apple Watch. Pick the right tool for the job... or should I say, “when your only tool is a hammer every problem looks like a nail”

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Most serious runners I know and triathletes use the Garmin instead for a variety of reasons. None of them particularly want to use the Apple Watch.