Apple Watch Makes First Australian Magazine Appearance Inside 'Elle'

[Blakjack]

This thing is gonna be a dud. It'll sell well initially for the diehard Apple fans than it will fizzle out. Its not Apple's fault, people just don't wear watches anymore as they used to, so I don't think Apple, Google, or Samsung are going to reverse that trend no matter what they try.

People don't wear watches anymore because they had no reason to. Now they do. What's so hard to understand about that.

People who can't see that are blind.

The watch does everything the phone does which means you don't have to take the phone out of the pocket unless you need to browse the web.

The watch is a useful tool point blank period.

 

[CalWizrd]

That's because in the business world at a large corporation, your looks and clothing DO MATTER. With the money they pay me, I can't be coming in looking like a hobo or a hipster. If I want to move up further up in the company, I have to look the part. Personally, I could care less of what others think when I'm not at work, however, when I'm at work, I'm not gonna throw out high paying advancement opportunities over my dressing. Its all about the Benjamins.

You've really got me very curious now. If it's not too intrusive, could you provide some broad occupational parameters. You already mentioned that you work for a car company, so...

Age 25-30, 30-35, ...?
Compensation: $50-100K, $100-150K, ... ?

Just trying to fit your comments to your profile. Nosy, I know.

 

[OllyW]

It's a fashion magazine. I would argue most watches are worn as fashionable accessories now.

I've always disliked the whole fashion industry which is engineered to decide what is in and what is last year.

I wonder how Apple will react when the fashion industry decides that the Apple Watch is no longer fashionable?

 

[AlecZ]

Why, because it's square and not round? What would make it "premium" to you?

Analog instead of digital.

 

[NIKKG]

You've really got me very curious now. If it's not too intrusive, could you provide some broad occupational parameters. You already mentioned that you work for a car company, so...

Age 25-30, 30-35, ...?
Compensation: $50-100K, $100-150K, ... ?

Just trying to fit your comments to your profile. Nosy, I know.

Sorry dude, I don't discuss personal stuff on a public forum.

 

[iChrist]

The white band is stunning

lol

You are the perfect example of easily malleable mind that advertising targets.

Put that 'stunning' (lol) white band on a fat hairy dude and see how it plays.

 

[CalWizrd]

That's because in the business world at a large corporation, your looks and clothing DO MATTER. With the money they pay me, I can't be coming in looking like a hobo or a hipster. If I want to move up further up in the company, I have to look the part. Personally, I could care less of what others think when I'm not at work, however, when I'm at work, I'm not gonna throw out high paying advancement opportunities over my dressing. Its all about the Benjamins.

Sorry dude, I don't discuss personal stuff on a public forum.

Uh, OK.

 

[2457282]

You can share heart beats!

Still not sure why they did this. seems so over the top silly. Still maybe if my wife and I get watches it will be something.... probably until I tell her to stop bothering me while I am working ;-)

 

[Piggie]

P
The watch does everything the phone does.

Really

 

[leenak]

And I know someone who works at Vogue and says the opposite... Which one of us is right?... Who knows... Anecdotes mean NOTHING.

Also, your 10K watch is not doing the same thing as this, and never will, so your argument is kind of non sequitur.

These people aren't even talking about the 10k watch, just the regular $350 watch.

 

[HenryDJP]

That's because in the business world at a large corporation, your looks and clothing DO MATTER. With the money they pay me, I can't be coming in looking like a hobo or a hipster. If I want to move up further up in the company, I have to look the part. Personally, I could care less of what others think when I'm not at work, however, when I'm at work, I'm not gonna throw out high paying advancement opportunities over my dressing. Its all about the Benjamins.

Hmm, an AppleWatch will make you look like a hipster? Um, okay. Maybe you should check out one of Apple's keynotes next time. They are all top execs of a multi-billion dollar company, which also happens to be the most valuable company worldwide. They represent their product while wearing a pair of jeans and sneakers.

Personally, I could care less of what others think when I'm not at work...

I certainly hope you meant, you couldn't care less.

 

[houstonche]

But I thought that all Apple-haters think people buy Apple phones for the shiny Apple logo? This makes them fashion accessories.

Sure seems like a lot of ads DO show phones as fashion accessories as well:

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Apparently you're right. Ironic that in your examples, the screen is off.

Misleading or not, the Apple watch will normally be a black rectangle on your wrist. An uninteresting fashion piece to what you are wearing. A fault of the battery tech available these days, and a shame.

It won't stop me from buying one, but it is a drawback.

 

[houstonche]

at least Rolex holds its value.

how much will that 17000 Apple watch in 5 years? Probably 1000? 2000? at max?

talk about the ultimate douchebag watch

For those that can truly afford the watch, it's purchase wouldn't be viewed as an investment in the first place.

Let me phrase it another way (granted I'm generalizing), if you are purchasing a watch, such as a rolex, and are concerned about it holding its resale value, you aren't as wealthy as you like to believe.

 

[usarioclave]

My wife's getting the white band, because it's too hard to match the other colors with her outfits - which shows that there's going to be a massive accessory band market for the apple watch.

 

[teslo]

He has no idea. He, like all of us are browsing a tech site. We don't know jack about fashion. At least some of us don't pretend to

god, i'm glad there are some people who understand this.

people harping on the apple watch:

 

[teslo]

intended target of the apple watch:

 

[nando87]

intended target of the apple watch:

More like

Or

But keep working at it.

 

[teslo]

More like

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Or

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But keep working at it.

hah... sure. see, i don't even pretend to know what's a posh home office. mine looks like the first one. maybe worse, as the desk is fully blanketed by my friends' graffiti.

 

[teslo]

lemme try again with something i can relate to more..

harping on the apple watch (girlfriend of 3 years):

 

[teslo]

intended target of the apple watch (wife of 8 years):

 

[MarkusL]

You don't have sex with every sexy thing. Cars are sexy too. Do you want to have sex with them?

At least the car has an exhaust pipe.

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Considering 1980's Casio watches came back into fashion anything can happen!

Well, something made the Casio F-91W popular, but I'm not sure it was fashion.

 

[Aeolius]

The last time I wore a wristwatch was in the mid to late 80s. It popped off the band and transformed into a robot and car. Now that was a cool watch. Admittedly my college professors probably got tired of me posing my robot watch next to my notebook.

In the first Men in Black movie, the large oval display in MiB headquarters was running OS X. That would've made a cool watch also - in slightly smaller scale.

 

[phillipduran]

She needs to go out to lunch more with the Carls Jr. girls. Somebody get that girl a burger!

 

[Mackinjosh]

Yep, still an ugly watch. Good luck trying to trick non-fanboys into believing otherwise.

 

[furam90]

I have a strong suspicion this thing is going to have very tepid sales. It should've been marketed as a fitness/functionality device, not as a fashion one.

It will never pass as a high end fashion device because the face turns off when not in use, so all you have left is a bulky looking black square on your wrist. The only types of people who will think this watch is fashionable are the same types of people who still go outside wearing their fedoras.