It would also make it impossible to untether the watch from the phone in future revisions, which seems likely to be the plan for the longer term, once technolog

It would also make it impossible to untether the watch from the phone in future revisions, which seems likely to be the plan for the longer term, once technology improves enough to allow adding cellular connectivity without unacceptable size and battery life compromises. Here's someone's take on it: http://stratechery.com/2014/now-apple-watch/ http://stratechery.com/2014/now-apple-watch/