How much will the 10k Apple Watch be selling for in 2, 5, and 10 years?

[CakesCakesCakes]

The title pretty much sums it up.  We all know what happens to tech products as they age especially first gen products.  For how long will the 

Apple Watch Edition retain it's value?  In a year it'll either be obsolete through another iteration by apple, or another watch by motorola/lg.  Do you think in 2 years we'll be seeing it sell for $500?  $100 even?  Leave your comments below!

[Norman_the_Owl]

It'll probably retain its value, most apple products do...

 

even if it's total shite, people are going to want the epeen

[EpicGeekonFire]

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In two years? Most of its value will still be intact. Its like exponential decay of value as the years go on. 

[Trik'Stari]

Personally I hope it doesn't sell at all, and apple takes a huge loss on it.

 

But that's just me....havin a small modicum of hope for humanity.

[CakesCakesCakes]

It'll probably retain its value, most apple products do...

 

even if it's total shite, people are going to want the epeen

But this is a whole different beast.  Most of apple products are priced reasonably.  Sure, you're paying a little premium for a brand but not at 2 thousand percent margins.

[W-L]

The title pretty much sums it up.  We all know what happens to tech products as they age especially first gen products.  For how long will the 

Apple Watch Edition retain it's value?  In a year it'll either be obsolete through another iteration by apple, or another watch by motorola/lg.  Do you think in 2 years we'll be seeing it sell for $500?  $100 even?  Leave your comments below!

 

For $10 0000 watches it's going to most likely follow the same market as the high end watch industry but with the added fact that apple stuff retains it's value even more so. In the end it's probably gonna not drop by much since most high end watches do lose value overtime they still retain a lot of it in the material it's made from also.

[TheSLSAMG]

It depends. If it's worth it's weight in gold (literally) or becomes a collector's piece (it probably will), then it should hold it's value well. However, I don't think it will appreciate in value.

[Norman_the_Owl]

But this is a whole different beast.  Most of apple products are priced reasonably.  Sure, you're paying a little premium for a brand but not at 2 thousand percent margins.

It's 18k gold. Not aluminum. The watch itself is priced...well...reasonable for apple, at 350, but this is a different beast

[Prastupok]

I had a conversation about this with my friend earlier at lunch...

 

It's apple. There are going to be 500k people or more buying the entry level, probably 250k buying the mid-tier, and probably 10k buying somewhere in the top tier... (That's being conservative.)

 

The gold one will hold value better than the other two, but it has been said, it's apple. They all will hold well.

[CakesCakesCakes]

For $10 0000 watches it's going to most likely follow the same market as the high end watch industry but with the added fact that apple stuff retains it's value even more so. In the end it's probably gonna not drop by much since most high end watches do lose value overtime they still retain a lot of it in the material it's made from also.

The problem with this logic is that it's not the same as normal watches.  I'd say it's much more a piece of technology.  A gold rolex from 30 years ago has retained most of its value because there's no innovation done in the watch space.  No one still uses 30 year old tech gear (model m excluded).  Have you seen someone with an iPhone 4 or 4s lately?  It's horrible and super laggy.

[ReadyToGame]

You know it will be snatched up by rich people who have more money than brains, but I can only assume there will be a flop and it will possibly not sell as well as they hope. But there is obviously going to be those die hard apple fans that will go after it just because when they could buy a new android phone and android wear for the same price as an iPhone itself.

[ReadyToGame]

The problem with this logic is that it's not the same as normal watches.  I'd say it's much more a piece of technology.  A gold rolex from 30 years ago has retained most of its value because there's no innovation done in the watch space.  No one still uses 30 year old tech gear (model m excluded).  Have you seen someone with an iPhone 4 or 4s lately?  It's horrible and super laggy.

The Rolex retains it's value, why? Because it's a Rolex, that shiznit don't break if you're not a twat waffle. They were the pinnacle of innovation back then for "wearables" if you owned one, you were rich AF and it becomes a family heirloom, but the Apple watch will just break and become useless and probably will not be repairable.

 

No duh with the iPhones, Apple purposely throttles older Gen iPhone if they update to the newer version of iOS, and they basically force you to update.

[NeverNotExhausted]

In a few years I don't think the watches will be worth all that, Particularly seeing as they are kinda half baked products to begin with. See iPad 1st gen for more info.

 

The gold one might keep some value but purely because it's gold.

[Prastupok]

The Rolex retains it's value, why? Because it's a Rolex, that shiznit don't break if you're not a twat waffle. They were the pinnacle of innovation back then for "wearables" if you owned one, you were rich AF and it becomes a family heirloom, but the Apple watch will just break and become useless and probably will not be repairable.

 

No duh with the iPhones, Apple purposely throttles older Gen iPhone if they update to the newer version of iOS, and they basically force you to update.

 

No... The grand complications from Patek Phillippe were (and still are) the pinnacle of innovation... Rolexes are really not that impressive in the grand scheme of things.

[RedSphyxis]

-snip- 10k buying somewhere in the top tier...

 

The gold one will hold value better than the other two, but it has been said, it's apple. They all will hold well.

In all honesty people who buy the Edition is pretty freaking Stupid/Filthy Rich

Still even if you're filthy rich Buying something like this that can be easily obsolete(technology) after a year is pretty dumb.

 

And if people are going to make the argument that this is going to become priceless at some point. It would the same as having an old Calculator from the 90's and calling it a priceless piece of tech even though it didn't even do a thing to impact tech as a whole.

[D3MON]

But this is a whole different beast.  Most of apple products are priced reasonably.  Sure, you're paying a little premium for a brand but not at 2 thousand percent margins.

apple products hold thier value second hand way beyond what they were worth even new.

in 5 years itll be a fraction of what it cost, in 10 years itll be worth £20K to some apple nut.

[W-L]

The problem with this logic is that it's not the same as normal watches.  I'd say it's much more a piece of technology.  A gold rolex from 30 years ago has retained most of its value because there's no innovation done in the watch space.  No one still uses 30 year old tech gear (model m excluded).  Have you seen someone with an iPhone 4 or 4s lately?  It's horrible and super laggy.

 

Very well put, as for the watches though if one is to buy a $10 000 watch in most cases they are going to have the money to also sell and buy a new model every year so the value of it's deprecation won't be that low but as for the long term the only reason it will retain so much of it's value is due to the precious metals and the market at that time. There is also the fact that it is an apple product so the value of it will hold up over time surprisingly well, and in their industry in the past 5 years or so they haven't really had any loss on a product, there have been declining sale in lineups such as the iPads but they still dominate the market for one reason alone which is they are the juggernaut Apple.

[Prastupok]

In all honesty people who buy the Edition is pretty freaking Stupid/Filthy Rich

Still even if you're filthy rich Buying something like this that can be easily obsolete(technology) after a year is pretty dumb.

 

And if people are going to make the argument that this is going to become priceless at some point. It would the same as having an old Calculator from the 90's and calling it a priceless piece of tech even though it didn't even do a thing to impact tech as a whole.

 

People will buy the top tier, no question. And stupid? Innovation isn't apple's game. Logan from Tek Syndicate put it best, imo... "Apple is not an invention company, they are a recipe company" Take parts from various people and put a nice spin on it with some nice looks.

[ReadyToGame]

No... The grand complications from Patek Phillippe were (and still are) the pinnacle of innovation... Rolexes are really not that impressive in the grand scheme of things.

But, what is it really all about?  The name, Rolex. Part of the reason in product favoring. People flock like sheep to apple, as well to Rolex, some people don't know about the other amazing brands.

[CakesCakesCakes]

apple products hold thier value second hand way beyond what they were worth even new.

in 5 years itll be a fraction of what it cost, in 10 years itll be worth £20K to some apple nut.

Hahaha I love Tropic Thunder but I stand by my statement.  Sure, their ram upgrades are ridiculous, but the 5k iMac is a really great price for what you're getting.  The entry level Macbook Pro with retina is great value.  The higher end you go the worse it gets, but the products people are actually buying it's reasonable imo.

[Prastupok]

But, what is it really all about?  The name, Rolex. Part of the reason in product favoring. People flock like sheep to apple, as well to Rolex, some people don't know about the other amazing brands.

 

Why that name is so hyped up is beyond me... "ooh they have a crown as a logo"...

Look at this beautiful feat of engineering... it's damn near porn.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfwzOnYhWqY

[ReadyToGame]

Why that name is so hyped up is beyond me... "ooh they have a crown as a logo"...

Look at this beautiful feat of engineering... it's damn near porn.

 

-snip-

I really like that pencil sharpener in the start of the video, first thing I noticed, lmao. 

[CakesCakesCakes]

People will buy the top tier, no question. And stupid? Innovation isn't apple's game. Logan from Tek Syndicate put it best, imo... "Apple is not an invention company, they are a recipe company" Take parts from various people and put a nice spin on it with some nice looks.

I think that Apple really kinda messed up with the apple watch.  This should have come out 2 years ago.  If you look at smartphones that came out before the iPhone, the blackberrys and palm pres, they all look awful.  They aren't useable at all and look ugly.  The iPhone came out and changed everything.  The same thing with the iPad.  But with the watch, moto 360 looks miles better than the apple watch imo and already has a user friendly ui.  Apple really isn't setting a new standard anything here.

[Prastupok]

I think that Apple really kinda messed up with the apple watch.  This should have come out 2 years ago.  If you look at smartphones that came out before the iPhone, the blackberrys and palm pres, they all look awful.  They aren't useable at all and look ugly.  The iPhone came out and changed everything.  The same thing with the iPad.  But with the watch, moto 360 looks miles better than the apple watch imo and already has a user friendly ui.  Apple really isn't setting a new standard anything here.

 

With one exception... 

 

 

That little thing there ^^

 

That is enough to have people lining 5th Avenue to get theirs on launch day.

[handymanshandle]

Once the tech in the watch has become obsolete the more expensive watches (I.E Rose or Regular 18kt Gold Edition) will still be very valuable in terms of raw material.