I must admit that I'm a bit disappointed in the Apple Watch. I won't argue about the price--it's in the high end, but not too crazy (apart from the Edition, but 'nuff said about that).
However, I don't really buy the interface as a whole--it's too app-centric. I like what Pebble has done with the Pebble Time (PT), where the interface is the timeline. Whether it works or not I have no idea, but they're at least thinking different. And the price is OK, so it isn't a big risk for me to try out the PT when it comes out ($159 early bird on Kickstarter--not bad).
I also think Pebble's 'pins' are fantastic. I went through their SDK, and the implementation is like a mix between RSS and iCal notifications which can be inserted into the timeline (and morph, depending on the time itself), without the need of an app. Again, something different (that
I haven't seen before, at least).
While the Apple Watch is leaps and bounds ahead of the PT in build quality, I think they fumbled the ball wrt to interaction. I don't need a second screen for my iPhone, I just need to have a simple way of seeing what's worth pulling the phone out of my pocket for 50 times a day. My use case, of course
And the battery life--I don't want to have to take a charger with me for an overnighter (or if I fall asleep wearing it).
Having said that, I'm going to be in SF in May, so I'll definitely have a look at it. Maybe I'll eat my words and buy one anyway, who knows.
But it's the first time I've seen a keynote in a long time where they weren't trying to show the essence of something, but rather everything and the kitchen sink. Felt kinda weird. In fact, the difference in the presentation between the Apple Watch and the new MacBook were completely different in terms of 'purity' feel, if you know what I mean. Sure, I know that one is new and the other is a variation on a theme, but look at the original iPhone announcement in 2007. Completely new paradigm, but the essence of the phone, the 'why' came through loud and clear.