Just a note here: the stainless steel model ONLY comes in LTE. A lot of buyers prefer it to the matte sport edition because it has the sapphire screen and is incredibly difficult to damage vs the sport edition. I suspect a lot of those units that remain unconnected to LTE never intended to use it at all.
Definitely posible, but I don't think we know what percentage of the Series 3 sales are LTE-only models. Given the significant upcharge, I would guess that it's not a huge percentage. I could be wrong.
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I never though I would have any interest in this until my wife got me a Series 3. I cannot imagine ever getting along without it.
same here- my wife didn't want it one until it could replace her phone - already a life saver when she is in the gym and the few times she runs out of the house without her phone thinking that it is in her purse
I bought one and was sure I'd return it. I was so wrong.
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I know a lot of watch obsessed fans who find themselves wearing their Apple Watch a lot more now. That most certainly cuts into sales of other watches when someone chooses to wear one more than others. There's less reason to consider adding another to your collection if you have one you're using a lot currently.
Are smart watches hurting Swiss watch sales? Certainly appears they are.
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I may be missing something, but I'm not sure how an AW competes with watches selling for $3K and up, which is where the most significant drop in units and value has occurred. Something other than the AW has impacted that market, don't you think? The segment that should be worst affected would be the $200-500 segment.
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Many analysts are pointing to smart watches as the cause for the recent massive decline in the Swiss watch industry.
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-watch-swiss-watch-swatch-2017-6
Well, Swatch, sure. Rolex and more expensive watches, hard to see?
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Nice way to stick it to them. Every little bit that stays in our pockets then better.
As mentioned I feel $13.70 a month to forward a call is a bit much. Then again why isn't the technology there to sync the same number to the IMEI.
I think you put your finger on it. To me, it's not so much that $10 or $15 a month is a lot of money. The problem is that it feels abusive when the watch is essentially tied to my cellphone that I'm already paying a significant fee on. I mean, come on, I pay $10/mo for my iPads, and I get that - I can use a LOT of data in a month on an iPad. But on a watch???
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Life of Apple watch: 3 years, warranty 2, unsopported in 5, obsolete in 7.
Life of a Rolex: 100 years, warranty - infinite, supported forever, always good looking.
Speaking as the owner of several Rolex and Omega watches, and wearing one on my other wrist as I type this, last time I checked Rolex did not offer a warranty that was infinite. A couple of years ago they made a big deal of extending the warranty period to five years. And while I haven't had problems with Rolex watches (possibly because my oldest is early 1970s), parts for Omega watches only slightly older can be a big problem. Finally, you're overlooking periodic maintenance on these watches, which can be several times the cost of a basic Apple Watch.
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