Those band weights seem a bit hit and miss. How can the White rubber strap be almost 30% heavier than the Black one?
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If the Sport sells out would you buy the SS just to get it on the 24th?
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Those band weights seem a bit hit and miss. How can the White rubber strap be almost 30% heavier than the Black one?
Those band weights seem a bit hit and miss. How can the White rubber strap be almost 30% heavier than the Black one?
I'm guessing they use a different type of metal in the buckle part. Instead of just taking the same metal and painting it different, Apple probably uses a metal with different elements mixed with it.
I dodn't. People are willing to pay money to a certain limit for suff they want. Just like with anything else out there.
My guess is one is the weight of the S/M band and the other is the M/L.
I can't see how the weight of slightly different pin materials can be twice the difference of that between the 38mm and 42mm cases.
Evidently. Maybe we shouldn't discuss it?
Oh, never mind. Let's discuss it...
I agree completely with what you're saying, but what I find truly fascinating is that customers can be persuaded to pay more, considerably more, for their 2nd choice (i.e., NOT what they want).
I'm impressed that Apple achieves this by turning an arbitrary day of its choosing (i.e., its new product release day) into something that has the same buying imperative of Christmas day, Valentine's day, Mother's Day, or someone's birthday. And by that I mean that a certain customer can be induced into buying (to excess, even) in an arbitrarily narrow timeframe.
I'm not knocking it. I just think it's really powerful retail mojo. Kudos to Apple.
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You know these people are terribly impatient.
I could see going for a different color band or what have you to get the watch on launch day, but spending more money to get the version you did NOT want on launch day is really a bit much.
If you were torn between the two, that would be one thing.
I mean, I want the SS 38mm. I'm not gonna buy an aluminum one or switch to the 42mm just to get it at launch. Not unless I tried on the 42mm and it looked good on me, which is unlikely if the cutouts are a true indicator.
I would switch bands or band colors, though. I'm still on the fence about that anyway.
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Arran? I'm right there with you on this. It's impressive. Truly impressive.
Is usually people who are not 100% decided which model. I thought I would get SS, then thought since is the first model I would get the cheaper, but seriously....the difference on price won't be a big deal to me so it could be either. It's not that i desperately want the cheapset bust since there is non available I will have to buy the pricier. So many people who have voted on this poll would be torn between 2 models and can't make up their mind.
If there was a HUGE backlog for SS (like months) I might consider the Sport but would probably wait. Of course it the backlog is because of quality production issues I may sit back a while.
I am more interested in: "How many people change their mind from Sport to SS version on 10th." I think it will be a lot.