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How will you justify buying anything other than the Sports?

Pinksteady

Pinksteady

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Considering the following facts:

- the wearable market is in its infancy and smart watches have yet to prove themselves as valuable indespensible devices
- No-one has actually tried or used an Apple Watch yet so no-one knows if it is actually any good
- as the Apple Watch is gen 1, there will likely be some significant improvements in the coming years

On this basis, when you show people your £600+ Stainless Steel Apple Watch, and they look at you in disbelief because you spent that much, how will you give a serious respectable answer?

To be very clear, im playing devil's advocate - I'm not judging anyone here for what they choose to spend their money on, but I'm asking from the hypothetical perspective of most non tech-obsessed people,who will probably think you are bonkers.

(The Sports Watch on the other hand, while not looking as nice has a more believable response - "it is gen 1 so I got the cheapest I could to try out the category, decide if it is for me, then if I like it I can perhaps invest in a nicer one in a year or two.")
 
Pinksteady said:
On this basis, when you show people your £600+ Stainless Steel Apple Watch, and they look at you in disbelief because you spent that much, how will you give a serious respectable answer?
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Easy to justify when you have that level of disposable income honestly. I've been waiting for a great smart watch to replace my watch, and the Stainless Steel is just so good looking. Why should I have to worry about giving a third party a "serious, respectable answer"? It's my purchases I don't have to justify it to them.
 
Because I like the look of the SS more. I don't mind paying more for style and aesthetics.

Also... SS has saphire screen.
 
Pinksteady said:
Considering the following facts:

- the wearable market is in its infancy and smart watches have yet to prove themselves as valuable indespensible devices
- No-one has actually tried or used an Apple Watch yet so no-one knows if it is actually any good
- as the Apple Watch is gen 1, there will likely be some significant improvements in the coming years

On this basis, when you show people your £600+ Stainless Steel Apple Watch, and they look at you in disbelief because you spent that much, how will you give a serious respectable answer?

To be very clear, im playing devil's advocate - I'm not judging anyone here for what they choose to spend their money on, but I'm asking from the hypothetical perspective of most non tech-obsessed people,who will probably think you are bonkers.

(The Sports Watch on the other hand, while not looking as nice has a more believable response - "it is gen 1 so I got the cheapest I could to try out the category, decide if it is for me, then if I like it I can perhaps invest in a nicer one in a year or two.")
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Personally I don't feel the need to justify it, i have pre-ordered the one that I like the look of the most.
I think it all comes down to personal taste, I have also ordered 2 sport bands for the SS for the gym and exercising but also because I like the look of them. I'm not normally asked to justify why I wear the shirts or the jeans that I wear so I can't see this being any different.
 
I don't have to justify my purchases to anyone. My friends respect my opinions and choices, as I do theirs. Sounds like the OP either needs new friends or is just shallow... ;)
 
Retired....no need to justify any purchases anymore, wife went crazy when I brought home a new 14 Vette a few months ago.....LOL

3 bands , 2 watches ordered, will cancel a few items after my try on appt later today....
 
Great replies here.

Yes, the SS looks better than the aluminum.

...and it's more durable.

I am a blue collar worker. I bang my watch around all day long on equipment. It needs to be more durable, ding and scratch resistant than the basic watch.
 
Responses to this question will widely vary obviously so here's my .02

I initially wanted to get the SB SS 42mm version, but remembered back to the days when I picked up the very first iPhone. I jailbroke it as soon as it was possible and enjoyed the experience. There is no doubt in my mind that some of the jailbreak community will switch over to the Apple Watch and create the features future Apple Watch iterations will ship with. Also, there was the resale value when it comes time to sell for the next edition. Whether true or not, research shows the devices on the lower end usually sell better than higher end versions (16gb vs. 128gb iPhone).

So with these two points for me, the SB Apple Sport Watch made the best sense for me. My resale value should be higher than what I would get with the SS SB. Plus, if it was damaged through a jailbreak process, or new method devised, I would be looking at a $400 loss vs. a $1k. However, once the two points above no longer matter, then I will sink some extra coins on a SS model or above model...
 
Sapphire, and no dings. Aluminum will be all dented up. Not to mention if you see someone with a Rolex you just assume that's what they choose to spend money on, you don't say omg you spend 10,000 dollars on a watch???
 
Most non tech people will not have any idea how much the :apple:WATCH costs, and anyone with any kind of social etiquette won't ask the price either. This is a non issue in my social circles.
 
I'll admit, before going to the Apple Store I had decided to go with the Aluminum just b/c it looked sleak and similar to the iPhone. I didn't like the SS smudges on some of the reviews.
But after seeing them in person I changed my mind in a second. Stainless Steel looks so much better than Aluminum that it's not even funny.
I would've either bought nothing, or the SS. Of course I went with SS. :)
 
I've worn a stainless steel watch with saphire crystal almost every day for the past 11 years. It seemed like a no brainer to pay $200 extra to have these luxuries when I paid far more than that for my last watch that only showed the time and the date with the same materials.

I also believe that the internals of the Watch will be upgradable when a new chip comes out. I'm sure it'll cost as much as a Sport, but hard for me to imagine Apple expecting those who spent a thousand (or more) on a watch that it isn't upgradable to the latest technology for at least a little while.
 
bjdraw said:
I've worn a stainless steel watch with saphire crystal almost every day for the past 11 years. It seemed like a no brainer to pay $200 extra to have these luxuries when I paid far more than that for my last watch that only showed the time and the date with the same materials.

I also believe that the internals of the Watch will be upgradable when a new chip comes out. I'm sure it'll cost as much as a Sport, but hard for me to imagine Apple expecting those who spent a thousand (or more) on a watch that it isn't upgradable to the latest technology for at least a little while.
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That hasn't happened with any other device, and would cannibal sales of a gene device - so I would not count on that happening.

I personally went with the sport as:

- The shiny stainless steel would drive me mad.
- If I don't like it, I've not wasted too much money.

Next gen, I'll go for a more expensive model.

I'm not worried about scratches - I've work a pebble every day for the last 2 years, which is a very basic plastic. It doesn't have a single mark.
 
urda said:
Easy to justify when you have that level of disposable income honestly. I've been waiting for a great smart watch to replace my watch, and the Stainless Steel is just so good looking. Why should I have to worry about giving a third party a "serious, respectable answer"? It's my purchases I don't have to justify it to them.
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Same here, I've been waiting on a nice smart watch to replace my current watch. With the different bands it can look dressy as well as casual...
 
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