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Whilst there's nothing <i>really</i> wrong with gold plating an Apple Watch, to me it feels on par with wearing a fake Rolex.<p>The difference is, whilst a Rolex is reasonably affordable, the Edition is clearly out of the price range of most people - so wearing something like this will be <i>so</i> obvious.<p>However, I would love to see some companies coming up with custom Apple watches. Not to make them look more expensive, just to make them look different. For the first time, I might actually buy a customised Apple product if it weren't too expensive (maybe a wooden Apple watch case might look nice, for example.) We'll definitely see this with custom bands (really looking forward to that) but it'd be cool to see new watch bodies too.<p>As an aside, whilst I understand (and mostly approve of) the reasoning behind Edition, it's a shame that the only gold Apple watch is so expensive. I wish that Apple had created a gold coloured watch in addition to the solid gold Edition - similar to how many watch companies produce the same watch in stainless steel and white gold or platinum. Or how watch companies sometimes put a diamond on the back of the watch but none on the front.
My bold prediction about the whole Apple Watch phenomena:<p><i>_It will be a big bust._</i> After the initial hype, not many adults would want to wear it.<p>This might upset some people (Apple fans?). But now, let's build a mental image together: one day, in the middle of a meeting at your work place, many of your colleagues rest their hands on the conference table (either using a tablet/phone/laptop, or holding papers). You raise your head and glance over the whole room, and you see there are so many Apple watches out there. They look the same, blink the same way, sound the same. The square-ish shape becomes kind of tiring and stupid, simply because you've seem them everywhere. They are really out there. A funny idea pops up in your mind: is this a robotic, dull and weird picture or what?<p>Watches are not like mobile phones, in terms of personal touches. Adults use phones mostly for their practical functions, and phones can be kept out of sight. Watches are different. Nowadays they are mostly for images/styles/personalities/fun, so, do you want to wear the same watch as everybody else and appear so average?