Yes way, there are countless people (mostly men) carrying a watch the price of a small car. And some like to spend thousands on a small wedding ring.
Though neither the armani watch or the wedding ring is obsolete within two years
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iWatch to Come in Two Sizes With 'Fashionable Appearance', Top End to Cost 'Several Thousand' Dollars
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Yes way, there are countless people (mostly men) carrying a watch the price of a small car. And some like to spend thousands on a small wedding ring.
Though neither the armani watch or the wedding ring is obsolete within two years
Congrats on the size of your checkbook, you insecure *******.
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Because they're watches by "Rolex, Omega, etc." Do you honestly think a piece of junk digital watch mass manufactured by China could ever be situated in the same price bracket as, say, a Speedmaster Professional, which is a design classic and a mechanical masterpiece to boot?
Yes way, there are countless people (mostly men) carrying a watch the price of a small car. And some like to spend thousands on a small wedding ring.
Though neither the armani watch or the wedding ring is obsolete within two years
Whilst I hope this is not true, it could be possible. Personally I think it will more likely sit around $1500-1700.
What are everyone's thoughts on the traditional watch mockup?
Traditional watches are round because of the clock layout, so why would Apple make a round screen when it offers limited space (a square the same width would have much more usable space), would be more difficult to produce than a square screen and is putting an old fashion feel on a highly tech product... with Apple's move away from skeuomorphic design, it just wouldn't look right.
The several thousand dollar thing makes no sense at all to me, as people have said the electronics would be obsoletely in short order. However, isn't it possible they could produce a high-fashion, long-lasting standard shell (metals, sapphire, etc., the majority of the cost), but the user could upgrade the innards (electronics, screen, etc.)? I still don't see it happening in any universe, but it's possible I guess.
Well given Apple's model of holding features back, so they can add them the following years and people upgrade, its going to be a hard push selling a watch that costs thousands that Apple wants you to upgrade each year.
Max price is hundreds.
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Spot on. Quality watches can go up in value over time.
An I watch will depreciate just like a iPhone or Ipad, and frankly the constant charging makes it really annoying.
Max price is hundreds.
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Spot on. Quality watches can go up in value over time.
An I watch will depreciate just like a iPhone or Ipad, and frankly the constant charging makes it really annoying.
It states several thousand so think more along the lines of 5000 to 10,000 range, and that's the high mids to high end ranges of Omega, Tag Huer etc. It will never be worth the money and will be totally outclassed by the non smart watch competition. If true.
No one is paying ten grand for a simple mechanical watch. What they are paying 10 Grand for is a piece of Jewelery that tells the time.
A piece of jewelry that tells the time could be a diamond-studded wristband containing a cheap quartz movement. Sure, such things exist and some people do buy them, but a good mechanical watch is more than that - that's just the thing. It's jewelry, yes, but it's also a highly impressive feat of precision engineering and quality workmanship. Even the mass-manufactured watches by the big brands like Rolex and Omega are still worked on by actual human beings during production.
If this rumor is true, the "several thousand" price tag will be for extra bling only. (Solid gold, diamond encrusted, titanium, etc). The form and function will be the same from top to bottom. Personally I don't believe it. But we'll see. Give me a steel band with the matte black face for $300 and I'll be thrilled.
I personally see this a bit different. If this is just a fashion accessory, than they missed the topic. If it's not, I'm extremely curious how they designed the UI to deal with this small amount of space.
Sounds more likely to me. And the blingy bracelets/bands are interchangeable and snap to the electronics module with magnets!
- Electronics module priced at $199 and replaced every 1-2 years.
- Blingy bracelets priced at TheSkysTheLimit! and collected.
Independent designers and jewelers will regularly release their own bracelets that dock with Apple's electronic modules via the proprietary magnetic catch. They'll pay a 30% license fee for that. Think of all the buzz in the stores. Think of all the license $$$$ on a $20,000 Tiffany bracelet. All without Apple making anything (other than pots of money!)
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This will FLY off the shelves!!!
A price in the thousands, PLUS a 'data plan' each month? Yeah, this will be a SCREAMING hit...
A price in the thousands, PLUS a 'data plan' each month? Yeah, this will be a SCREAMING hit...
You don't pay for the band on a luxury watch, you pay for the face and the build quality and the brand. The obvious price point is $200-$500 as others have posted.
As for battery life that has to be 3-5 days minimum. The battery on my sportswatch, a Suunto, lasts more than a year !
In other words the more you try to make sense of these guestimates the more silly it becomes. It starts with 'it has to be affordable' that's it.
If it is drastically better than anything else on the market, and provides several thousand to someone in value, then yes.
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