Actually it seems to me that there is a fever pitch right now, about the Apple Watch 4 - this is Apple's hottest watch ever, don't you think?
This year, the Watch received wayyyyy more attention than even the iPhone XS/Max; this is a first in history that the iPhone was not the star of the iPhone event.
Absolutely. I've been hoping that Apple could come up with a product they could alternate with the iPhone on the every-other-year schedule for major updates, to give us something great during the iPhone 'S' years. I thought that'd be the iPad, but, that market seems to have more or less saturated, and even when the iPad gets the inevitable iPhone X style makeover, I'm not entirely sure it'll convince people to upgrade. We'll see I guess. Regardless, I do think the AW S4 is a big deal, and for me was way more exciting and interesting than the phone updates.
I'm sticking with my S2. A stylish GPS equipped waterproof fitness tracking watch with heartbeat monitoring is everything I want or need. Being able to sync with my iPhone to see text messages or answer phone calls is just gravy. I don't need LTE, an even bigger watch screen, ECG, etc.
I hear you, but to play devil's advocate, the larger screen is really striking. Have you seen it in person? I was pretty shocked - even after the keynote, all the reviews, pix, etc. - seeing it in person was an eye opener.
Need? Happy to agree that none of us truly need much of any of this stuff. Want? OH YEAH.