If by 'regular' you mean Watch, then not a chance, It's likely that the 42mm Sport will be $400 to $450 ($350 will be for the 38mm). Apple should have named the Watch Premium (or something) because it's not regular. Most estimates peg the Watch in the $500-$1000 starting range. So $750 would be a good guess. Also this would probably be for a 38mm Watch with a Sport band. So if you want a 42mm with a Milanese Loop it could easily be in the $750-$1500 range.
Apple seems to be putting a lot into the bands and the ones like Milanese Loop will probably be >$100 and maybe a good bit more.
$500-$1000 would be terrible
How much do you expect or want it to be?
I don't know how much to expect, because I don't have much to compare it to. However, looking at the no contract price of iPad mini with retina, starting at $399, and it can do more, and is stand-alone product, I'd like the Watch Edition to be no more than $400, especially with the fact that it also relies on having an iPhone,
But you can get the sport if the cost is a concern.
Sport vs watch is mostly aesthetic differences.
$500-$1000 would be terrible
If the edition gold is 2500, and the gold alone is worth 1500, I'll take it, basically you are paying 1000 and can sell it later easily for around 2000.
The difference between the gold value and final price will determine my choice.
You know the saying. If you can't afford to play don't pay.It's going to be interesting, when the buyers of the $350 watch upgrade to the newer $350 model a year later, what the owners of the then out of date GOLD versions are going to do.
Sell them and take a massive loss, or keep onto them as they are gold, even though there is a new better $350 model out now.
And don't expect anyone to pay you what gold is worth, those firms want to buy gold cheap, and sell it on for a profit to be melted down.
The only option is that there will be some official trade in system in place.
give them your old watch and say $350 and you get a new one.
Otherwise going to be a lot of upset people around
You know the saying. If you can't afford to play don't pay.
There is still the possibility of an S2/Batt upgrade path for the Edition and maybe the Watch. Of course if form factor or sensors are added you would be out of luck.
For me it is Sport all the way. $350 and a resale value of around a $150 come update time. No way would I pour big bucks into the 1st gen Watch or Edition.
I think the stainless watch will be close to $1000.
The gold one will be closer to $5000.
Anybody that is expecting less, no way. Go look and see how much any solid gold watch from a Swiss watchmaker is.
At first rumor I had zero interest in any Smartwatch, but then as I saw the various watches and rumored watches in various articles across the blogosphere I became interested. I've seen a few that are nicely styled however that does not apply to Apple's ugly unit.
By looking at it, my guess would suggest that J Ive was working on something else and had nothing to do with Apple's watch it's that ugly and uncharacteristically dull. I simply cannot imagine why they'd make it so plain and thick.
I'll wait to see if the next generation is better looking.
It's going to be interesting, when the buyers of the $350 watch upgrade to the newer $350 model a year later, what the owners of the then out of date GOLD versions are going to do.
Sell them and take a massive loss, or keep onto them as they are gold, even though there is a new better $350 model out now.
And don't expect anyone to pay you what gold is worth, those firms want to buy gold cheap, and sell it on for a profit to be melted down.
The only option is that there will be some official trade in system in place.
give them your old watch and say $350 and you get a new one.
Otherwise going to be a lot of upset people around
At first I was really excited about the watch. Then seeing the pics and Keynote made that excitement grow even more. Then the wheels fell off the bus with the lack of water resistance and most likely shock resistance. They are good looking accessories for sure, but I'm not paying hundreds of dollars for an item that can't keep up with me.
It is water resistant, just not to a very high level.
It is water resistant, just not to a very high level.
I hope IP67 but at lest IP66.
Does anyone know if the Gold edition can use the straps from the Standard version?
I really hope the basic Apple Watch is around the £200 to £300 mark. In fact I'd settle for at maximum £400 for the basic. That'd be a pretty good price point for me and I'd get on release day if I could.
I really want one of the leather bands, they look more comfortable.
I think the Apple Watch Sport will be £300 - £400
I think the Apple Watch will be £500 - £800
And I think the Apple Watch Edition will be £800 - £2000