QOTW: Are you buying an Apple Watch?

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With pre-orders now open, are you taking a punt on Apple's most personal device yet?

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[cheesemp]

Simple answer no - It doesn't work unless you have an iphone. I don't. (Also I tried a sony smartwatch years ago and I just couldn't find a reason to keep using it - Far easier to get your phone out of your pocket.)

[Biscuit]

Nope. I dont use a watch and have little desire for one, let alonne a Smart Watch that will only create another device that needs to be charged in the evening, but also force me to have blue-tooth on 24/7 draining my phone battery away as well. The Pebble appeals more to me that this, or any of the Android efforts... but still no.

[J3FFW1SH]

uh no - I don't think i'm interested in any of the current "smartware" offerings. I'll keep my eye on the tech though as i'm sure that it will mature well in the future.

[Jowsey]

Nope.

Firstly, because I don't have an iPhone it is useless to me.

Secondly, its a first gen device. The way modern companies treat first gen devices is basically public betas that you pay to have access to. Wait another gen for it be a worthwhile product.

Thirdly, I have a watch already. It's lovely, it tells the time and doesn't require daily charging.

Also ( and I may get stick for this ) I think its ugly. And finally, if you ignore all of the above, I wouldn't get one as IT DOES NOTHING USEFUL (for me, none of them do IMO), and the conatation of people wearing them is of the ultimate iSheep because of that.

I'll stick with my normally (-ish, it is wooden) watch

[zaph0d]

As someone without a "Look at me I've gor an i(insert overhyped & overpriced junk here)" complex I don't see the point. My 8 year old £35 watch tells me the time just fine thanks.

[GuidoLS]

Nope. They offer no benefit to me, at all.

[LSG501]

I don't own an iPhone for so makes it completely pointless buying it.... would I buy it otherwise... still no.

It looks ugly, from a usability perspective it looks dreadful to me and I don't see a reason to pay as much as they're asking for a smartwatch.

Besides I've got a nice watch that doesn't need charging (it's citizen ecodrive) watch that shows me the time and date without needing to 'turn it on' or charge it up...

[Ksyruz]

No Don't see the point in paying for a watch that will be useless in a years time. This is tech, and tech cannot last and be useful in ten years time as Jewelry or Accessories

[Myss_tree]

No iPhone ... no Watch.

[MrRockliffe]

Watch - a small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist.

Not very 'smart' if it can't do anything without an iPhone and has to be recharged every day. Smart would be a system like Citizens Eco Drive, where the bottom layer of the watch face is a solar panel and can charge the device. That would make it more interesting.

[Brewster0101]

Simple answer no - It doesn't work unless you have an iphone. I don't. (Also I tried a sony smartwatch years ago and I just couldn't find a reason to keep using it - Far easier to get your phone out of your pocket.)

+1 - and will probably never own an iPhone or Apple product , don't want to marry into the Apple Eco world.

[hellig]

cant see any use for it.

[lkarunan]

cant see any use for it.

Nor can I.

[aidanjt]

Going to join in on the no's.

[Agrippa]

No. Actually, let me amend that to <admin removed> no. Nor any other "smart" watch.