Apple does have pretty long term support for some of its more expensive gadgets. For example, the original iPod still works with a brand new Mac, using iTunes (

Apple does have pretty long term support for some of its more expensive gadgets. For example, the original iPod still works with a brand new Mac, using iTunes (assuming you have a firewire adapter). Also, it sounds like the iPhone itself is doing most of the processing for the watch, so it's reasonable to think that even the gen1 device should remain useful for several years. Hopefully it isn't an iPad 1 though.