Don't Buy Apple Watch 3

I have the same experience with my Apple watch 3 although I've been able to update it without erasing it by powering the watch off and back on, last time I updated it I had to power it off and on a couple of times before I was able to perform the update. But have to agree that erasing it each time would be a pain if the power off cycle wouldn't work, I'm going to hold off another year or so before upgrading but I'm looking forward to a watch without the performance issues.

I had the 3 and when the 5 came out my wife got it for me for Christmas. For me the watch didn't come in to it's capabilities till the 5. Now I find my self using the watch more than I ever did before. The 5 was an improvement over the 3 for me. Many thanks to my wife for the upgrade last year.

I traded in my 3 for the 6 mostly because of the problems updating it. However, the performance and capability jump between the two devices has me getting over my initial disgruntled upgrade. It was worth it, and I find not just the new features, and speed, to be great, the battery life and speed of charging are great too.

The 3 was a good starter watch for me, and here's hoping I will be happily using the 6 for more than the 3 years of service I got out of the 3.

I started with a 2 in 2016, now have a 3 that I bought used last year, the person bought it that year and used it once and hated it. I could not be more happier. Btw I hve no issues updating, except for once. It's fast enough, and is very lite on my wrist.

You won't get the same functionality from an AppleWatch3 as an AppleWatch6 or 7. By design, there are more capabilities with all newer hardware/software no matter who builds it.

If you are not getting satisfaction with your older tech, time to upgrade.