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> Imo the wearables are more of a status thing than anything All jewelry signals status. Wearables just add some functions to the ancillary time telling. One
by _jal 4y ago
> Imo the wearables are more of a status thing than anything
All jewelry signals status. Wearables just add some functions to the ancillary time telling.
One thing I think it interesting about the status marker of wearables is that it is a bit tied to its origin at the moment. Maybe that will wear off in time, but as of now, they have a whiff of "white collar drone" to them. The really wealthy people I know wear (very expensive) analog watches, or nothing on their wrist.
- dinvlad 4y agoInterestingly, Apple Watch was initially designed to compete with Rolex, but then Apple found out that folks who can afford Rolex don’t want to change it for anything else. Hence, the mass-market pivoted Watch was born.
- Gigachad 4y agoThere is also the fact that a Rolex lasts for ages so the high price is made up by the fact you aren’t burning the cash, you are just converting it in to an asset you can sell later. The Apple Watch will be worthless ewaste in 10 years so they can never charge luxury watch prices.
- dinvlad 4y agoGood point!