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I would think anybody that relies on a rechargeable device for all those functions might be in trouble for a panic attack when it dies. Sooner or later I'm worried about where Apple is taking us.

Why would I worry about that? I'm not going to run out of charge. I put my Apple Watch on at 7:30 yesterday morning. . . and took it off at about 2:10AM this morning and put it on a charging stand next to my bed. When it started to charge it said 65% charge was left after more than 18 hours of normal use. . .

Do they make a water proof Apple Watch?

No one makes a "waterproof" watch, only "water resistant" watches. Even dive watches are "water resistant" to certified depths for a certified period. Apple Watches are certified water resistant to a rating of IPX7. . . a certain depth for a certain period. . . which for IPX7 is a minimal 1 meter for 30 minutes. People are swimming with Apple Watches for longer and deeper. . . diving to 10 meters. . . and the Apple Watch has been independently tested to 40 meters. This was all covered with videos in an article in Slash Gear. However, the touch screen interface doesn't work too well with a wet finger in a submerged environment.

No one makes a “waterproof” watch, only “water resistant” watches. Even dive watches are “water resistant” to certified depths for a certified period. Apple Watches are certified water resistant to a rating of IPX7. . . a certain depth for a certain period. . . which for IPX7 is a minimal 1 meter for 30 minutes. People are swimming with Apple Watches for longer and deeper. . . diving to 10 meters. . . and the Apple Watch has been independently tested to 40 meters. This was all covered with videos in an article in Slash Gear. However, the touch screen interface doesn't work too well with a wet finger in a submerged environment.

That is actually pretty cool! Thanks for the info. Nothing worse than losing your watch when you have to go make a tragic boating accident or something