....But not many people.
I’m talking about your average, every day user that really has no need for a watch anymore. In 50 years, the concept of a watch will be somewhat of a novelty item. To me, they already are.(haven’t worn one since I was a child)
“....But not many people.”
The global watch industry is a +$60 billion per year market.
If you combine the watch industry with the wearable technology industry, you are talking about a very large market.
“I’m talking about your average, every day user that really has no need for a watch anymore.”
Again, you are defining watch as “a device used to tell time.” That is not the primary purpose of watches at this point in history - nor Apple’s entry at all.
Further, adding functionality beyond time attracts people who like you who don’t want a watch to tell time, but may be attracted to tracking sports activities, calories, blood pressure, or whatever.
“In 50 years, the concept of a watch will be somewhat of a novelty item.”
Before I take that bet, what kind of track record at fortune-telling do you have? As long as people have wrists, something will sell.
“To me, they already are.(haven’t worn one since I was a child)”
me neither, but that only means you and I are not the customer this is designed to attract.