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Apple Watch Poll: Men vs. Women
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Male here. Seems a little expensive at $350 but I'm not totally aware of all the capabilities since the video feed kept crapping out on me. I've never really looked at the existing smart watches out there, so how does this stack up in terms of features and price?
Ask yourself this. If you needed to get a new watch, would it not be one of these? Personally, as always, I will wait for the 2nd generation until I decide whether to buy or not. The 2nd gen of any devices are usually a considerable leap forward in design and quality from the 1st gen device.
I'm not keen on the digital crown component. Some kind of thin touchpad-like surface down the edge of the watch would feel more like Apple. I expect that crown to be gone in the 2nd gen Apple Watch.
I'm not keen on the digital crown component. Some kind of thin touchpad-like surface down the edge of the watch would feel more like Apple. I expect that crown to be gone in the 2nd gen Apple Watch.
One thing I've noticed is how much better it looks in the photos of people wearing it. I think it's hard to gauge what a phone looks like without seeing it on a wrist. Size/proportionality are a huge part of the look.
The Moto 360 is an example of a watch that looks good in pictures but terrible on the wrist since it's so freakishly thick.
The Moto 360 is an example of a watch that looks good in pictures but terrible on the wrist since it's so freakishly thick.
I'm a woman and feel it's too big for my small wrist. I'm surprised you think the design is more appealing to women since it's large and all the bands are wide. I think it's a more masculine design. I'll go have a look in person after it's released, but I think I'll wait for gen 2.
I'm a women. I like the look of the watch, particularly the myriad of customisation options available.
Watch manufacturers commonly make men's and women's watches. A watch that looks good on a man's wrist might look oversized and bulky on a woman's.
I'm male and I stopped wearing toy watches 30 years ago. Ain't gonna happen even if they gave it to me for free.
The first thing I thought when I saw the rose gold is that it would look beautiful on my wife. I think they really nailed that version and have some really pretty strap designs to go with it.
For me, this is my next watch purchase. At some point hopefully there's a version of the Apple Watch that looks more like a traditional sport chronograph.
The design is very unisexual.
The size of my wrist is smaller than my best female friend's. My mom uses a large watch. I love small watches.
Even designing men's and women's watches as distinct is silly when the size is the difference. Notice they said "size" - not "men's and women's".
Look at the market. The best selling luxury watches (and most other jewelry items) are gendered (at least in terms of marketing and sales).
The rich conspicuous consumer husband has a big gold Rolex Submariner, the wife has a smaller diamond Ladies model. Have no idea what LGBT couples do as I haven't seen any dripping Rolexes to show off.
Female. I quite like how it looks, although it does seem more masculine to me on a whole. The Edition version with the Red band was beautiful though, my favourite based purely on aesthetics.
My one gripe with smart watches is that the screens need to be substantial in order to be of use. My tiny wrists just don't allow for a lot of screen real-estate.
I'm holding out for 2nd gen. I see a lot of potential.
My one gripe with smart watches is that the screens need to be substantial in order to be of use. My tiny wrists just don't allow for a lot of screen real-estate.
I'm holding out for 2nd gen. I see a lot of potential.
Except that your sample/pool is so skewed demographically, that one could never come close to getting an accurate poll in MR that relied on gender identification.
If you give them 4-5 months, Apple is going to do one of the most comprehensive studies of all time in this area. The results will be available to the public immediately and daily in the form of what is one people's wrists.