Gruber's talked about that before on his podcast, so he hasn't missed it -- but I think you're right that it'd be good to address in print. I know I'd be hesita

Gruber's talked about that before on his podcast, so he hasn't missed it -- but I think you're right that it'd be good to address in print. I know I'd be hesitant to fork over even a "mere" $1000 for the stainless steel one if the expectation was that it'd be obsolete in a few years. I can't imagine, however, that this hasn't come up within Apple already; if you're really going to sell a $10K smartwatch, this will have been talked about in planning meetings. I can imagine ways to make it serviceable; my own guess is that there will be a trade-in program for the steel and gold watches.