As a fashion statement, it's hard to argue against the Apple Watch. But that's not the entire story. It's taken a while for my Apple Watch review to hit (digital) print, but I'm pretty happy with how it's turned out.

So, the big question is has the definitive smart watch arrived? Not yet, and I don't think it ever will. We are moving towards larger displays on our phones that allow us to do so much more. The smartwatch will always be a sidekick to our phone.

+ Best Looking Smartwatch; + Good Battery Life; + Beautiful Screen

- Doesn't Always Respond; - Can be Sluggish at Times

To call the Apple Watch polarizing is to do the splenetic depths of online argument around it an injustice. For the past few weeks I've been living in the eye of that storm, the contentious wearable on my wrist. I've worked with it. I've traveled with it. I've exercised with it.

I have many reasons not to occupy my left wrist with something that vibrates and pings, something that does anything but tell the time. I have many reasons because I have many watches that were left to me when my father passed away in early 2014.

When you have an Apple Watch on your wrist you automatically turn into a bit of a tool. My arm was doing totally unnecessary maneuvers - hair flicking all over town, reaching for things I didn't need and I kept purposely pushing my sleeves up.

Wired's product editor spends 10 days getting to grips with the Apple Watch in an attempt to see if it really is a life-changing piece of tech or in fact the emperor's new timepiece.

Design; 'haptic' interface; Siri performs well

Lacklustre launch apps; time checking is problematic; expensive

"I will not have sex with anyone who wears an Apple Watch," read a headline published on Gawker , shortly after wearable's pricing was confirmed. "Nine reasons only a tool would buy the Apple Watch," was another, found on The Guardian .

Fantastic fitness tracker; Comfortable to wear; no irritation from strap; Oozing with potential

Long load times on third party apps; Steep learning curve; Expensive

Smartwatches have come and gone in the lead up to Apple's Watch. Samsung has been churning out iterations of its Gear seasonally and LG has proven to be little better with its G Watch, G Watch R and so forth.

Two sizes; Excellent build quality; Refined interface; Customisable; Water resistant

Premium pricing; A day battery life; Thick watch body

Before it even went on sale the Apple Watch, which some affectionately call the iWatch, polarised opinion around the globe. Six months on from initial launch and it's still up against a multitude of challengers, with the number seemingly growing by the week.

Great design; Glances; stylish; battery life; reply to text messages; photo watch faces; Apple Pay

Apps are slow to load when not native; no GPS; no third-party watch faces; doesn't offer huge amounts over what is on the market

The Apple Watch has finally arrived and people all over are getting their first deep drinks in Apple's newest product. But one thing they have donned the New Year is setting it up. The Apple Watch is not the simplest thing to set up and neither is the software and hardware interactions.