Depending on battery life (I don't want yet another device that I have to charge every night), I think I might get a couple (mom and myself). We have Pebbles and my mom's been complaining about hers disconnecting frequently.
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Apple Watch: $350 Early 2015
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The masses can use an ugly android watch then. Do you think they brought in executives from leading luxury brands to sell this to the masses? They're aiming for a different segment.
I will wait for the reviews, the apps, and the durability (drop) tests.
$350 for a watch is by no means expensive. I'm also curious how long it will last. Apple outdates iPhones in 3 years (4S is incompatible now), but iPods can be had for a decade. Wonder which time course this watch will take.
$350 for a watch is by no means expensive. I'm also curious how long it will last. Apple outdates iPhones in 3 years (4S is incompatible now), but iPods can be had for a decade. Wonder which time course this watch will take.
What makes the most sense is the bands is what costs the most. Thousand dollars for the band. The next editions of the iWatch will sell as replacements or upgrades for a lot less and you can use your current band.
They're selling luxury items in massive quantities, yes. This is firmly a luxury product. Do you think they brought in Burberry's CEO to sell gimmicky watches to tech nerds? No.
I like the way the watch looks. But I'm a girl with a wrist that measures less than 5.25 inches and 38mm will probably be huge on me. I'd want to get the 18kt gold watch but I can't see myself spending the thousands of dollars it'll probably cost, just to want/need to upgrade in the next 2-3 years. I'll wait for gen. 2 and then reassess.
I can't see many girls buying this.
I can't see many girls buying this.
$349 and need a 5 or higher. Nope! Stuck with a 4S since PagePlusCellular can't allow 4G phones yet.
Be that as it may I will not be getting one. I can get a $100 GShock that's waterproof and has a tin of functions and can be severly abused. I'm gonna wait on the watch since I'm sprining for the iPhone 6 plus.
At most, I expected $250. I thought $150 or $200 would have been much more appropriate.
What on earth made you think they'd charge an iPads worth for a watch?
Because many people will buy a luxury fashion item for that money. Again, why do you think they hired Angela Ahrendts?
The cost of watches varies dramatically. $30 is a cheap Timex, $500 is an okay Hamilton, $3K is a standard Tag Heuer, $8K is an average Rolex, $15K barely gets you into a Patek Phillipe, etc.
$350 is not even close to a luxury watch price. I'm pleasantly surprised at the cost. When Apple started mentioning the gold model, I was worried the cost of the steel models would be much higher.
$350 is not even close to a luxury watch price. I'm pleasantly surprised at the cost. When Apple started mentioning the gold model, I was worried the cost of the steel models would be much higher.
You've never been to a Burberry store, have you? Also, basically all fashions comes out of luxury brands before they trickle down to high street retailers.
it's a cheap digital watch from apple that looks like a cheap digital watch from samsung.
no thanks.
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Burberry is neither fashion nor luxury.
Luxury retailers: Hermes, Kiton, Dior, Prada, Chanel, Balmain, Givenchy, etc.
Mass market fashion retailers: Zara, Michael Kors, etc.
Burberry is sort of pseudo-luxury with tradition but not really trend-setting fashion.
This is a pretty nice exhaustive list although it lists some non high-end brands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:High_fashion_brands
no thanks.
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Burberry is neither fashion nor luxury.
Luxury retailers: Hermes, Kiton, Dior, Prada, Chanel, Balmain, Givenchy, etc.
Mass market fashion retailers: Zara, Michael Kors, etc.
Burberry is sort of pseudo-luxury with tradition but not really trend-setting fashion.
This is a pretty nice exhaustive list although it lists some non high-end brands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:High_fashion_brands
This counts me out. I'm not going to buy a iPhone+spend $350. I wonder why they call it the Watch. Maybe it's because they want to make a stand-alone smartwatch and call it the iWatch, so they have to use a different name for this. They don't consider the Watch an iDevice because it's not really a computer.
