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Apple’s Little Details

Apple’s Little Details

April 15, 2015

Om Malik:

As a watch guy, I can safely say that while many of the high-end mechanical watches are superbly engineered, the medium-to-lower-tier watches are just okay. Well-made, perhaps, but not exceptionally well-engineered. Apple’s watches are far superior in their finish to some of the watch brands they are going to end up crushing: the Movados, the TAGs and the Skagens of the world.

My first impressions of the Watch were similar. I’ve loved watches for a long time and I was honestly shocked at how well-crafted the Watches are for being a first-generation product. When you see them in person it’s mind blowing to think how far technology has come. And how good it can look too.

Om continues:

Just as Hermes’ leather has a unique feel to it, I bet you that soon we will talk about the “Apple feel” when it comes to mass-produced leather products. I touched some leather bands and was extremely impressed: thin and supple, yet you could tell that the leather could take the abuse of running with the watch, the sweat and the dirt. It was sublime.

I agree that there’s a unique feel to the Apple Watch bands, but I wasn’t nearly as impressed. I have some custom-made leather watch bands and I think they are much softer and more supple than Apple’s current offerings. It’s possible that Apple’s bands simply weren’t broken in enough. My appointment was on April 10th, so it’s likely very few people tried on the Watch before I did. Leather typically requires some time to break in so maybe I’ll give it another try next week to see how they feel.

Still, overall the Watch is super impressive.

Image: ABlogToWatch