It's all people can talk about at work and some co-workers are positively giddy over the prospects of wearing one as soon as next week. But unfortunately that is not going to happen because Apple is pushing back the store release date due to the tremendous amount of pre-orders it has already received.
They have already completely sold out their initial inventory and now they are going to have trouble meeting demand.
My prediction is that Apple is going to sell over a billion watches by 2020. With an average price of about $465 we are talking nearly a half trillion dollars of revenue here.
But by 2020, a half trillion will be small change for Apple. Billions and billiions and billions of iPhone, iPads, and other soon to be announced devices will be sold by then.
Apple will be a trillion dollar company in 2016 and a quadrillion dollar company by 2050.
Getting back to watches, I think many people are going to own as many as a half dozen Apple watches. You will want a elegant looking one for the workplace, a sports version for the weekends, a classy watch for special occasions like weddings and awards dinners, a durable one for working around the yard and garden, a waterproof one for the beach and finally, a casual one for the golf course or clubhouse.
I would like to point out to people ... here ... that the Apple Watch can be used in those different settings that you describe by simply switching out the bands. You can have a sports band, or just an every-day one, and then a couple of fancy bands. The bands switch out very easily!
apple iwatch ... $465
classic casio ... $10
of course, the casio will function without a $500 smartphone in your pocket