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7 March 2013, 04:28 AM | #1 |
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Apple iWatch vs Rolex
I have a feeling I'll be wearing two watches at some point soon. Does anyone else wonder if their Rolex might have to spend some extra time on the winder in the near future?
I carry a blackberry which gets between 50-100 emails a day on average (depending on what's going on), so it would be nice to just glance at my watch when there's a beep rather than having to take out my phone every time just to see who the sender/subject is and whether I want to reply right away. http://www.theprovince.com/technolog...426/story.html |
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I'll bet every watch I have that whatever Apple comes up with will NEVER look like that.
The one in that article is just a speculation and it looks like it was built using technology from a decade ago! As far as the watch goes, if I am correct, Apple filed a patent for a "wearable display" and the watch part is as of now 100 percent speculation. Seriously, Johnny Ive would never allow such a hideous design to bear his name. However, to answer your question, whatever it is, when it is, I will probably want one. I am weak when it comes to Apple stuff.
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Will it have an ETA movement? Because I don't want to pay apple prices for an ETA movement.
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I get 2x that amount daily and there's no way in hades you'll catch me with something like that on my wrist.........ever.
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Maybe for my 12 year old son. Not for me.
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7 March 2013, 05:31 AM | #7 |
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interesting topic! we "watch people" are in a small percentage of the watch wearing percentage as is...imagine how many people will actually wear an apple watch....a ton!
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Not for me
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There will always be a place classic workmanship that will never be replaced by technology!
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Great! Another piece of useless technology for people to play with when they are driving.
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How can you even bring this up over something that doesn't exist yet?!
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Which would you rather have? Pebble and G-Shock are real...
iWatch still vaporware...
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Oh, yeah! I would love to pay a $1,000 for a watch that will be obsolete in less than five months and worth $50 on Fleabay.
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Well the nanos have an attachment to a bracelet and are quite popular. I have seen quite a few people walking around with them so to think they are not going to be popular is silly. This may not be for the general TRF membership they do fit into a sizable consumer base.
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You know, I will so get one ... if its has MGS or Kinetic or Solar or whatever you are going to call it so I don't have to change battery .. haha
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7 March 2013, 06:19 AM | #18 |
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I guess I'm too old school.
I'd rather not, I enjoy a good old fashion mechanical watch.
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I like gadgets so I will buy one. I dont consider it a watch but more of a micro music player/gadget. Its a on the go information piece that happens to tell time. Same way a iphone is a information gadget that happens to make phone calls. You have to put in perspective what this is. Comparing this to a Rolex is like comparing a Segway to a Porsche 911.
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Apple will never get one cent from me for any product.
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7 March 2013, 06:32 AM | #21 |
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I only wear Rolex...or Suunto...or GShock if I ever get around to purchasing one during my weekly Sam's Club excursions.
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I won't wear/get it. I don't mind glancing down at my iPhone or blackberry.
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i'd def get one - just because i'm an Apple fanboy
i'd hate to read work emails on it though... texts maybe. |
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Not many people are gonna say "I was going to get a Rolex then I saw that great iWatch so I bought that". They might say "I was going to get a G-shock but got an iWatch instead". It won't have any effect on the mechanical watch market if you ask me. They are too different. |
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I will not wear an Apple watch just like I will not buy a Patek or Rolex computer or phone.
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An iWatch - interesting concept. Pretty soon, they'll reduce a SIM card to the size of a pinhead and drop that into a wrist device as well, making it a true Dick Tracy type of gadget. For me, being able to surf the web and get my email on my phone - when I have to - is more than enough. Too much connectedness will drive you crazy.
When I first got into mechanical watches, I did so because I wanted something relatively maintenance-free. I got tired of dealing with battery issues. Only later did I grow to appreciate the movements themselves. Should I ever find myself on a desert island - by choice or by circumstance - I know I'll have at least one device that won't require an outlet: my watch. |
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Sorry, going forward I only want mechanical watches on my wrist. I do not need a watch beeping and blinking every few minutes when an email comes in.
I am not knocking it, its just not a necessity. Not to mention that mechanical watches are the last great things that do not need batteries/wifi/etc. It is an art that has been around for hundreds of years and not changed much. |
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