Where did you read at least 50% of all apple watches will be of sport variety? That was never stated but I'm sure if these price predictions are accurate then the sport/fitness would be the only one affordable enough for a majority of the population.
But you missed my point. There are 3 different collections. The sport has aluminum with rubber fitness bands of various bright colors. That's fine for working out or casual use but many people can't wear something like that into a formal work environment.
Many reputable designers have SS and gold watches that are reasonably priced. People are already throwing the SS apple watch with the link bracelet around $1,500 and the gold edition up to $5,000+.
The point I was making was if they overprice two thirds of the collection it would make most of the products unavailable to the majority of their consumers who certainly can't afford to make that kind of smart watch purchase every couple of years when they pop out a new one. This is just my opinion but I think it's a lousy route to go but come tomorrow we'll see.
I believe it was from a WSJ article - but I would need to look it up. I also believe you can buy a neutral colored band for the sport models.