PSA: Avoid Apple Watch 1st Gen

[Printer Bandit]

As I said in the other thread, $150 feels like the right price for the basic band.

$17,000 for the gold watch is certainly obscene. Can get a nice Patek Phillipe for that. Apple jumping the gun a little bit there.

 

[lucia]

Hey now, you're not REALLY cool unless you get the $17,000 Rose Gold Apple Watch 🙂

cool... ice cold

 

[Kaido]

...it's $450! I thought it was strange that they were showing the price for the whole watch, but no... that's just the band. 😵

I predict a huge aftermarket for Apple Watch bands 😀 Just look at how cheap the stuff from China is from places like ********** & DX:

http://www.dx.com/c/apparel-accessories-1299/watches-1204

 

[mmntech]

F-off it only comes with a leather strap. What's it made out of? Unicorn hide?

Of course Chinese knockoffs are already on sale.
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/11/apple-watch-knock-offs-china/

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

F-off it only comes with a leather strap. What's it made out of? Unicorn hide?

Of course Chinese knockoffs are already on sale.
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/11/apple-watch-knock-offs-china/

The major reason it costs so much is the gold buckle. The Apple Watch Edition models are certainly a fairly obscene luxury that I would never buy even if I were a billionaire. (I certainly would buy a $10-20K watch if cost were no object, just not one that will be obsolete in two years.) To me they are almost entirely for sultans and Kardashians.

 

[Blackjack200]

The major reason it costs so much is the gold buckle. The Apple Watch Edition models are certainly a fairly obscene luxury that I would never buy even if I were a billionaire. (I certainly would buy a $10-20K watch if cost were no object, just not one that will be obsolete in two years.) To me they are almost entirely for sultans and Kardashians.

One reviewer pointed out that for a lot of these new money millionares (tech and otherwise) it's all about conspicious consumption. What could be more conspicious than saying "not only did I spend $17k on a watch, but I spent it on a watch that will be useless in a couple of years"?

 

[KeithP]

So, if you see something you like, don't buy it for a year or two until it gets better. Ok, got it. Thanks for the advice.

-KeithP

 

[phreaqe]

I see nothing in your examples that would make me not buy the Apple iwatch first generartion.....

How is the first ipad only having 256mb not a 1st gen problem? i owned on and it was slow and they stopped supporting it very quickly. They added more for gen 2 which made a world of difference. that is a perfect example of a gen 1 problem....

I would argue the price cuts on the 1st iphone are one as well since Apple even had to offer gift cards to users because they complained so much.

The 1st gen air was not that great either...

Apple makes good products but don't act like they are perfect. They have a reputation about 1st gen products for a reason.

The watch in particular i think will be much improved in gen 2. Battery life especially since the this one is pretty bad.

 

[ControlD]

One reviewer pointed out that for a lot of these new money millionares (tech and otherwise) it's all about conspicious consumption. What could be more conspicious than saying "not only did I spend $17k on a watch, but I spent it on a watch that will be useless in a couple of years"?

What is scary (and maybe a little depressing) is that there are enough of those people out there to make a $17,000 watch a viable business offering. More power to them I suppose.

 

[mmntech]

What is scary (and maybe a little depressing) is that there are enough of those people out there to make a $17,000 watch a viable business offering. More power to them I suppose.

Must be nice to be a trust fund kid. I know genuinely wealthy people who wouldn't drop the coin on that.

 

[Commodus]

As it stands, I'd say the real lookers in the Apple Watch line are the steel models with nicer straps (particularly the Milanese loop). Edition is for celebs and flashy business tycoons who not only have the cash, but want to be seen wearing something new.

 

[TuxDave]

As I said in the other thread, $150 feels like the right price for the basic band.

$17,000 for the gold watch is certainly obscene. Can get a nice Patek Phillipe for that. Apple jumping the gun a little bit there.

Based on no data, I have a feeling that with enough internet seething, the $17K watch will become popular again for rich people who want to feed that hate. 🙂

 

[weevilone]

As it stands, I'd say the real lookers in the Apple Watch line are the steel models with nicer straps (particularly the Milanese loop). Edition is for celebs and flashy business tycoons who not only have the cash, but want to be seen wearing something new.

I'd be tempted by the steel model with the loop band. I prefer links, but that pushes it to $1000 or so. That's a lot of coin for a gen1 product.

I'll probably grab a black sport model just for grins. It's still not impulse buy territory but a lot better.