But more to the point, not a single person on my trip commented on the Apple Watch. Despite my generally wearing short-sleeved shirts, which left the Watch clearly visible, I’ve concluded that most people’s brains simply register something worn on the wrist as a watch, and don’t bother giving it much further attention.
It’s funny but one of my biggest low-points to being an early adopter is the fact that inevitably, a lot of people will ask me about it and sort of look at me like they’re expecting an impromptu demo. This happened with every new iPhone, Mac, gadget, etc.
However, watches are still quite common on the 40+ crowd’s wrists. For younger people, the huge amount of JawBone/FitBit products makes wrist-wear even more normal. The Apple Watch looks like a regular watch, nice band, black facade, a crown and really the only stand-out look is the square screen versus a traditional circle.
I still expected daily questions about it. I’ve demoed it twice only when in a 1:1 meeting / dinner after I received a notification and quickly went to mute the watch so that it wouldn’t have further interruptions.
Out in the real world, a few people have pointed to it and told their friends “hey it’s an apple watch” but the people who used to ask me what I thought of a pair of headphones or an iPhone aren’t present. I don’t think it’s a lack of buzz around the product. I think the watch fits in so well and most people don’t look at your wrists. I certainly don’t see what kind of watch people are wearing.