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I figured it's all about Jonathan Ives. He likes gold and it's particular aesthetic, which is why all the new stuff has it. My completely uninformed opinion i

I figured it's all about Jonathan Ives. He likes gold and it's particular aesthetic, which is why all the new stuff has it. My completely uninformed opinion is that Steve Jobs probably hated it, which is why it never existed until post-Jobs Apple.

leoc 11y ago
It's possible. But Jobs was apparently a supporter of the stitched-leather UI panels, and he wasn't above liking a bombastic sort of bling http://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/980w/public/2012/12/22/steve_jobs_yacht2.jpg http://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/980w/public/2... (source: http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1110728/steve-jobs-yacht-impounded-payment-dispute http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1110728/steve-jobs-ya... ).
marincounty 11y ago
As someone who took up an interest in watch repair later in life, I now understand why the better watches are cased in gold. It doesn't corrode.(makes working on easy) It warms(thermal heat transfer) up to the skin quicker than, I believe any metal. Easy to polish. The negative, besides wasting money(unless the consumer feels the gold iwatch is an heirloom), is you can't wear it everywhere.(certain people look at my old gold sea master like they would chop off my wrist in certain areas.) That said, when I look at the current gold Iwatch--I just think about the melt value. I can't think of any gold watch manufacturer who didn't produce a watch thinking the consumer could theoretically keep that watch for life, with the proper care. Sorry, about rambling on--I have just thought about this watch too much. I don't have an exciting life.
- Caprinicus 11y ago
  Melting the watch won't give you shit, even by jewelry standards, because the gold they use is very light meaning that it is technically of a certain karat while having much less actual gold content. It is great from a design perspective, it is light and strong and just as pretty, but not so good for material worth. I really hope that they work to offload as much computation to the users phone as possible as more features are added so that one watch can survive multiple iphones.
- mrob 11y ago
  Silver and copper both have better thermal conductivity than gold. They corrode, but they can be gold plated to prevent that.

leoc 11y ago

It's possible. But Jobs was apparently a supporter of the stitched-leather UI panels, and he wasn't above liking a bombastic sort of bling http://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/980w/public/2012/12/22/steve_jobs_yacht2.jpg http://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/980w/public/2... (source: http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1110728/steve-jobs-yacht-impounded-payment-dispute http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1110728/steve-jobs-ya... ).

marincounty 11y ago

As someone who took up an interest in watch repair later in life, I now understand why the better watches are cased in gold. It doesn't corrode.(makes working on easy) It warms(thermal heat transfer) up to the skin quicker than, I believe any metal. Easy to polish. The negative, besides wasting money(unless the consumer feels the gold iwatch is an heirloom), is you can't wear it everywhere.(certain people look at my old gold sea master like they would chop off my wrist in certain areas.) That said, when I look at the current gold Iwatch--I just think about the melt value. I can't think of any gold watch manufacturer who didn't produce a watch thinking the consumer could theoretically keep that watch for life, with the proper care. Sorry, about rambling on--I have just thought about this watch too much. I don't have an exciting life.

Caprinicus 11y ago
Melting the watch won't give you shit, even by jewelry standards, because the gold they use is very light meaning that it is technically of a certain karat while having much less actual gold content. It is great from a design perspective, it is light and strong and just as pretty, but not so good for material worth. I really hope that they work to offload as much computation to the users phone as possible as more features are added so that one watch can survive multiple iphones.
mrob 11y ago
Silver and copper both have better thermal conductivity than gold. They corrode, but they can be gold plated to prevent that.