[seanmcdirmid]

$30/month in 2002 was a lot of money for a grad student like me. If the Apple watch provides even a 5-10% efficiency gain in mobile device usage (by not having to unpocket their phone all the time), many will find it worth it, and once they are hooked, well, we won't be having this conversation anymore. For the record, I don't have an Apple watch, but I do see them selling very well where I live.

I've been to Basel World before, and the "I'm rich watches" start at around 40K CHF. And they aren't even very good watches given their mechanical movements, it has nothing at all to do with functionality or features.