Apple Watch too expensive?

[Bifurcated]

I hate to say it, but the watch is eye-bleedingly too expensive. I am the ideal market for this - I am actually looking to buy a watch, I'm into tech, and I earn a decent salary. But the entry-level watch for grown-ups (stainless steel with leather band) costs $700. I can barely imagine taking the idea to my wife that I want to spend $700 on a watch that I'll keep for the next twenty years. But for a tech product that I'll be tossing in two years? Not a chance. The watch, frankly, feels like an indulgence, not like a phone which I can argue that I really need. And this is just too much for an indulgence.

 

[Ledsteplin]

With only about 5% of US iPhone users strongly saying they will buy the Watch, I can understand Apple's price strategy.


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[Bifurcated]

Sometimes pricing too high leads to lower revenue, though.

 

[phreddyl]

I hate to say it, but the watch is eye-bleedingly too expensive. I am the ideal market for this - I am actually looking to buy a watch, I'm into tech, and I earn a decent salary. But the entry-level watch for grown-ups (stainless steel with leather band) costs $700. I can barely imagine taking the idea to my wife that I want to spend $700 on a watch that I'll keep for the next twenty years. But for a tech product that I'll be tossing in two years? Not a chance. The watch, frankly, feels like an indulgence, not like a phone which I can argue that I really need. And this is just too much for an indulgence.

I am a 44 year old adult who will be purchasing the sport model at $350


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[hatchettjack]

I'm thinking the 42mm sport in space gray with black band for 399!


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[anon(4698833)]

No because it's an iPhone accessory and not a watch. Plus, that's more EMF exposure without a good 10-15 years of studies of what that would do to someone. At least with your phone you can leave 10-20 feet away and do things.

I'm not convinced they are 100% safe with long term exposure.

Is Bluetooth Radiation Dangerous?

This comment made me actually laugh out loud...

 

[iEd]

I hate to say it, but the watch is eye-bleedingly too expensive. I am the ideal market for this - I am actually looking to buy a watch, I'm into tech, and I earn a decent salary. But the entry-level watch for grown-ups (stainless steel with leather band) costs $700. I can barely imagine taking the idea to my wife that I want to spend $700 on a watch that I'll keep for the next twenty years. But for a tech product that I'll be tossing in two years? Not a chance. The watch, frankly, feels like an indulgence, not like a phone which I can argue that I really need. And this is just too much for an indulgence.

The sport model is for grown-ups.


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[Bifurcated]

I'm not being serious, of course, that the sport model isn't for adults. Great for sports or yard work or shlepping around the house. But I really wouldn't wear a watch with a rubber strap to work.

 

[phreddyl]

I would wear a watch with the rubber strap to work. Guess it depends on your job. I would think the black one would blend though without issue.
You could also go with the sports and add a nicer band as well


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[kataran]

With there quick release mechanism  opened a robust aftermarket and I can't wait for there offerings

 

[phreddyl]

I would wear a watch with the rubber strap to work. Guess it depends on your job. I would think the black one would blend though without issue.
You could also go with the sports and add a nicer band as well


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Yeah I'm in jeans in the winter shorts in the summer. I can pull it off without issue.


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[Sekelani Zwambila]

Excuse my ignorance but I see a lot of y'all placing the apple symbol thought out your text. How do you do this?


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[zerog46]

 copy and paste it and put it in your short cuts under keyboards.

 

[kataran]

Excuse my ignorance but I see a lot of y'all placing the apple symbol thought out your text. How do you do this?


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There was a How To in the blog section about a month back

 

[Ledsteplin]

Excuse my ignorance but I see a lot of y'all placing the apple symbol thought out your text. How do you do this?


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Copy it and paste it to your shortcuts in settings.


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[Ledsteplin]

Excuse my ignorance but I see a lot of y'all placing the apple symbol thought out your text. How do you do this?


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My shortcut for Watch

And this for Pay

I also use an app called "Symbols". I get these and more:


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[Sekelani Zwambila]

Thanks a lot I figured it out  hehe


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[JKBotor]

smart watches lure people into buying them. Smart people invest into a real quality watch..

 

[Just_Me_D]

smart watches lure people into buying them. Smart people invest into a real quality watch..

Smart people who purchase a smartwatch will understand what it is and what it is not, and they will use it in a manner that is beneficial to them. As for investing in a "real quality watch", that's debatable. Is it smarter to pay $3,000 for a watch that will display the same time as one costing $30?

 

[kataran]

Smart people who purchase a smartwatch will understand what it is and what it is not, and they will use it in a manner that is beneficial to them. As for investing in a "real quality watch", that's debatable. Is it smarter to pay $3,000 for a watch that will display the same time as one costing $30?

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