Probably because it's a pretty unique device that she really wanted to try. She was willing to take the risk. There are other smartwatches on the market, of co

Probably because it's a pretty unique device that she really wanted to try. She was willing to take the risk. There are other smartwatches on the market, of course, but it sounds like she doesn't like the appearance of any of them, so the AW was the only viable option for her ("no matter how attractive the Apple Watch is in the context of other smartwatches or smartbands, no matter how much of an aesthetic advance its rounded corners and rectangular display, [...]").