I'm an avid watch wearer and own some mechanical and quartz watches. Since I purchased my Apple iWatch 7 (the gsm version which came handy multiple times), I have rarely wore any other watch. At almost 48, I use it all the time for my gym workouts (I maintain a certain BPM through whole workout including weight lifting), finding my phone
, running (even gives me historical route times and personal best for specific routes, notifications and answering calls, weather reports and maps etc. It has all the health functions, from sleep patterns, ecg, blood O2, relaxation exercises, heart rate monitoring. The new ones even do more.
It does sometimes feel your life revolves around it but you can limit it to your liking. I'm gonna beat this one to death for a few more years (it's still super responsive and full day battery) then get a new one.