smart watches, are they a threat to you?

[rolepam312]

just curious, I know it seems like talk of apple watch or any smart watches for that matter, seems sacrilegious here on this forum and I am not trying to stir up anything, so if you can, please keep it civil. I too am a watch lover ( all watches, not limited to just mechanical) and I can really appreciate what the new Apple watch can do. I know it's just a computer on my wrist, and it won't last long, can't pass it down to next generation, etc. In fact, that's why I love Apple and any new smart watches coming. It's because they will continuously evolve, making it better and improving our lives, in fact, i would be disappointed if they didn't come up with new models every few years...we already buy watches north of 5 figures, even if Apple has a new model every year at $600-700, i would buy the latest....as oppose to the same mechanical watch i would have for the next 10 years...

so my question is, why do you feel threatened? is it economical? like your watches will lose financial value? or losing certain status by not wearing your rolex? can they co-exist? we already use the latest technology anyway, so why are we so opposed to change??