Maybe I'm alone here but I haven't worn a watch since I was a child, and I don't plan on spending $350 for a new watch when my iPhone can tell the time, check my mail and do pretty much anything I need when I'm mobile.
Alright, I admit that this is a bit of a 'non-article' but I am still amazed by the need people have to comment about how they won't be buying an Apple Watch. Do you log onto an Audi forum when they announce a new car to let the world know that you "haven't driven a car in years and you're not about to start now"? I suspect not.
As for the price, it's all relative. I have always worn a watch (and find the idea of getting my phone out every time I want to check the time completely alien). If you only ever wear a £30 Casio watch, £/$350 is a big stretch, I admit. If you never wear a watch, it's a huge stretch! I have worked hard to buy a beautiful Omega watch and a Tag Heuer watch. They both look fantastic (albeit, they aren't smart). However, I paid nearly £300 to have my Omega serviced last year so £/$350 for a watch that does what my current watches do, is always 100% accurate and adds 'smart' functionality to my wrist seems like a bargain. I take my watch off at night anyway so whether it is sat by my bed doing nothing or sat my bad charging won't affect me, or most watch wearers, one jot, I suspect. It's only a problem if the battery doesn't make it to bedtime - and that is my only worry.
Either way, I can't wait to get one as, from actual first hand experience (rare in this discussion), I really rate the smart watch concept! I tried a Pebble - admittedly, I only lasted 3 months because, while it really was simply brilliant having the functionality, it looked like a childrens toy. I replaced it with the SLIGHTLY less toy looking Gear 2 Neo and it had even better, genuinely useful functionalities. However, I didn't enjoy my brief stint with Android (the grass was not greener) and sold the Gear, along with my S4, when the 6+ and Apple Watch were announced. I just hope the Apple watch looks good in the metal, so to speak, or else, like the Pebble and the Gear, it will end its time with me on eBay. Incidentally, the Gear 2 used to last 3 days on a charge so it can be done, Apple!
Roll on the rumoured Tag Heuer Smart Watch - THAT will be an interesting development in the smart watch arena: a watch maker joining the party! One thing is for sure: as consumers, we can only benefit.