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I feel like the mockups looked better
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This looks like a Timex I'd you could get at Target or JCPenney. I'm glad Apple didn't try and make something that looked like a traditional watch but would really come across as a cheap knockoff. Based on the initial hands on reports that I've read I get the impression the Moto Almost 360 looks better but the
Watch feels more premium. It wasn't just designing an aluminum tire and throwing a band on it.
This looks like a Timex I'd you could get at Target or JCPenney. I'm glad Apple didn't try and make something that looked like a traditional watch but would really come across as a cheap knockoff. Based on the initial hands on reports that I've read I get the impression the Moto Almost 360 looks better but the
The problem is that bar at the bottom - and that picture posted by one of the members really shows that build quality matters. It looks pretty terrible.
I have to admit that when I saw the first renders for the 360 I thought it looked absolutely gorgeous but the actual watch (particularly in the silver colour) is possibly the ugliest smart watch I've ever seen. Just shows you can't rely on mockups or renders!
Fans never get what they expect 
Which can be good or otherwise.
First, with the iPhone:
Then seven years later, with the Watch:
Apple likes to stick with what has worked for them in the past. Rounded rectangles with a shiny bezel, for instance.
Although, hmmm. The Watch is an anomaly for Apple, in that it has more than one main button or control. I don't think Jobs would've approved (tm).
Which can be good or otherwise.First, with the iPhone:
Then seven years later, with the Watch:
Apple likes to stick with what has worked for them in the past. Rounded rectangles with a shiny bezel, for instance.
Although, hmmm. The Watch is an anomaly for Apple, in that it has more than one main button or control. I don't think Jobs would've approved (tm).
The iPhone has the home button, a sleep/wake button, a ring/silent switch and volume up and down buttons, for a total of 5 buttons/controls.
I repeat: main button or control.
This thing combines navigation via crown, crown press, spare button press (and double presses!) and touch.
I get what you're saying. On the other hand, the crown can be considered more "main" than the spare button. I use the sleep/wake button 50x a day to sleep my iPhone as I'm in the habit of sleeping the screen before pocketing it.
I loved this design too. Except the one I saw had the icons rotated, which I thought was much better:
http://crnchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/apple-iwatch-mockup.jpg
Of course none of the watch mockups we saw were realistic. It's easy to create a cool/sexy/futuristic render when all you have to care about is how something looks and you don't have to give any consideration to engineering or mass production.Fans never get what they expect
First, with the iPhone:
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Then seven years later, with the Watch:
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Apple likes to stick with what has worked for them in the past. Rounded rectangles with a shiny bezel, for instance.
Although, hmmm. The Watch is an anomaly for Apple, in that it has more than one main button or control. I don't think Jobs would've approved (tm).