High-End Retail Shops Around the World Preparing to Showcase Apple Watch

I wonder how many people will really purchase the $10,000 watch.

I'd say about 1%

10k for a made in China watch with the same internals as the $350 watch

Lol


I'll stick with my Swiss made timepiece, thanks apple for making the decision so easy for me

I'll stick with my Swiss made timepiece, thanks apple for making the decision so easy for me

Thanks for keeping us posted! We were all wondering what you were going to decide.

What is Apple's point of making the $10,000 Apple watch? Can someone tell me?

Is it to make more money for Apple? Is it to make Apple seem higher end than they already are? Is it to get press for the Apple watch? Is it to alienate all of the Apple fans that are not super rich? Is it to justify Angela Ahrendts existence on earth?

It all seems like a bad idea.

Where are the diamonds?

That will come in next year's first world edition model.

I'd say about 1%

When we are talking about millions of apple watches sold, even 1% is a hell lot of 10K gold apple watch.

...especially with reports that Apple plans on cranking out 1 million of their gold watches a month in the second quarter. .

1 million watches a month maybe, but not 1 million gold watches a month. no way.

I don't plan on buying any of the watches. They're trying to market it as jewelry but a nice watch like a Rolex or Omega won't depreciate in value in one year like this will. It's basically a computer housed in a watch casing, that's it. People already spend enough times staring into their phones and now people want yet another gadget considering your iphone can do 95% of the the Apple Watch can do.

10k for a watch that comes with a band made of rubber that will allow you to send happy face drawings to people, funny stuff. I'd rather take a SpeedMaster which is much more aesthetically pleasing than this thing.

A few comments on the apple watch and more...

Respectfully, I think that Apple would have done much better doing the following;

The aluminum watch; best deal. But why not produce it also in gold like the iPhone? Anyone?

The stainless steel model; what happen to gold plated? There are zillions of gold plated models out there that look really good. They are not the real thing but who cares? You would have sold way more volume in dollars by producing an affordable gold plated model.

Many of us know what a good time piece is… the most expensive pieces are typically the ones with more mechanical (not electronic) complications. Battery watches do not retain value as a mechanical, be it manual or automatic watch from a well know and respected brand.

All of the apple watches are going to be obsolete within one to two years. That is a fact, and THAT IS FINE. But the regular models do not cost $10,000-$17,000. I truly believe that is completely absurd to spend that kind of money on an Apple gold watch. I believe that whoever buys it does it just to let the world know that they could afford it and they will make sure that everyone knows about it. Hey it’s a statement; “Hey look I have so much cash that I don’t care burning $10,000”. It is not an investment and whoever tries to argue differently is not a reasonable person. It is not a Rolex. Rolexes still work and look classic after 30+ years.

Having said that, where Apple could have done better is by stating that the gold edition is upgradable. Yes, for say $500, Apple will upgrade all the internal components including the screen. If you spent $10 grand on a watch you can surely spend $500 every couple of years to keep it current. I’m sure you will sell more units by offering that option.

Also, I do mostly water sports; windsurfing, sailing, etc. I own a Polar V800, it has an integrated GPS, which tells me (in real time) how fast I’m sailing through the water and how far I’ve travelled. I can later download the workout or route to my iPhone and even analyze my heart rate on my computer. It has a really good activity monitor (steps, sleep, calories), etc. and it’s supposed to shortly receive notifications via a software update… it even tells me to move when I’ve been sitting for too long. Hey I’m not trying to sell you a Polar but Dude; do you mean to say that I need to take my iPhone Plus sailing, jogging, cycling, or swimming if I want to fully enjoy the Apple watch? Seriously? You just eliminated all tri-athletes on planet earth, and believe me there are quite a few. Also how about all swimmers, Australia? Swimming is their passion. I could keep going on this.

But ok, let be real, it’s a first version. I wholeheartedly congratulate Apple on a really good first effort. Really neat, and the aluminum model is very well priced. I will be extremely tempted to buy one once you integrate a GPS into the unit.

Lastly, I love my iPhone, but do we really need to be that connected, or distracted by a watch. We do not need to answer everything or know everything instantly. What happen to enjoying life, nature, family, real friends (not those that claim to be your friends but in reality are just judging everyone and everything they do). Some need to get a life. Let others be… don't be so reactive. Have the courage to be different, don’t follow, lead… don't be afraid of silence, its awesome, it allows you to think and create...

I wonder how many people will really purchase the $10,000 watch. Where are the diamonds?

I think it is mostly there so that people buying the lower ranges feel like they are getting a great deal.