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The comparison chart and cover photo show other "real watches" like the "Tag Heuer Aquaracer 300M" which costs only.. $2,300 ( http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0055NBV

by nacs 12y ago

The comparison chart and cover photo show other "real watches" like the "Tag Heuer Aquaracer 300M" which costs only.. $2,300 ( http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0055NBVDM http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0055NBVDM ). Ars Technica reviews are usually good but they couldn't have found a watch that's not 10X the Moto's price to compare aesthetics to? *Edit: Corrected site name.

seanmcdirmid 12y ago
I think you meant Ars, not Anandtech. As for the comparison, I'm sure that was a bit tongue and cheek. No one buys a > $1k watch for functionality. Anyways, if you ever get a chance to attend Basel World, I highly recommend it.
- jp555 12y ago
  I think you hit on the key point so many are missing; apparel is rarely about functionality. Technologists understand the comparative value of functionality; they generally do not understand the value of fashion. For example, I see so many techies thinking people are "stupid" to keep buying "shiny Apple stuff". That only shows a shallow understanding of "software is eating the world". People spend WAY more money on apparel than they do tech. The next wave of tech growth is much less about smart refrigerators, and much more about smart socks & belts. Just like everyone wears shoes, EVERYONE is going to have a smartphone, soon. This is a profoundly new thing.
- Cthulhu_ 12y ago
  Yeah, especially given how that one is apparently a pound in weight. How did they even manage that? Fill it with solid iridium?
- sosuke 12y ago
  Thanks for the Basel World link, I hadn't heard of that before but their brand book is really cool. http://media.messe.ch/epaper/BASELWORLD/2014/Baselworld_Brand_Book_2014/index.html http://media.messe.ch/epaper/BASELWORLD/2014/Baselworld_Bran... http://www.baselworld.com/en-US/The-Show/BrandBook2014.aspx http://www.baselworld.com/en-US/The-Show/BrandBook2014.aspx
  - seanmcdirmid 12y ago
    I went there on a whim when I was living in Lausanne. It was crazy: the lowest priced watches on display were around $40K.
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MBCook 12y ago
It seemed to me like the watches were in there for size comparison. Even on the costs are wildly different, they show that the Motorola isn't outlandishly large or heavy compared to other fashion watches.
bobbles 12y ago
I'm guessing they just used things that they had around, they easily could have compared it to this http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SKS399-Stainless-Steel-Watch/dp/B00GX7N6OQ/ http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SKS399-Stainless-Steel-Watch/dp/... which is < $100
masklinn 12y ago
The comparison was about acceptable diameter, thickness and weight for watches. The price is not relevant to point out that the 360 is within "normal" size parameters, and significantly below the upper bound for weight.

by nacs 12y ago

seanmcdirmid 12y ago

I think you meant Ars, not Anandtech. As for the comparison, I'm sure that was a bit tongue and cheek. No one buys a > $1k watch for functionality. Anyways, if you ever get a chance to attend Basel World, I highly recommend it.

jp555 12y ago
I think you hit on the key point so many are missing; apparel is rarely about functionality. Technologists understand the comparative value of functionality; they generally do not understand the value of fashion. For example, I see so many techies thinking people are "stupid" to keep buying "shiny Apple stuff". That only shows a shallow understanding of "software is eating the world". People spend WAY more money on apparel than they do tech. The next wave of tech growth is much less about smart refrigerators, and much more about smart socks & belts. Just like everyone wears shoes, EVERYONE is going to have a smartphone, soon. This is a profoundly new thing.
Cthulhu_ 12y ago
Yeah, especially given how that one is apparently a pound in weight. How did they even manage that? Fill it with solid iridium?
sosuke 12y ago
Thanks for the Basel World link, I hadn't heard of that before but their brand book is really cool. http://media.messe.ch/epaper/BASELWORLD/2014/Baselworld_Brand_Book_2014/index.html http://media.messe.ch/epaper/BASELWORLD/2014/Baselworld_Bran... http://www.baselworld.com/en-US/The-Show/BrandBook2014.aspx http://www.baselworld.com/en-US/The-Show/BrandBook2014.aspx
- seanmcdirmid 12y ago
  I went there on a whim when I was living in Lausanne. It was crazy: the lowest priced watches on display were around $40K.

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MBCook 12y ago

It seemed to me like the watches were in there for size comparison. Even on the costs are wildly different, they show that the Motorola isn't outlandishly large or heavy compared to other fashion watches.

bobbles 12y ago

I'm guessing they just used things that they had around, they easily could have compared it to this http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SKS399-Stainless-Steel-Watch/dp/B00GX7N6OQ/ http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SKS399-Stainless-Steel-Watch/dp/... which is < $100

masklinn 12y ago

The comparison was about acceptable diameter, thickness and weight for watches. The price is not relevant to point out that the 360 is within "normal" size parameters, and significantly below the upper bound for weight.