Update: Apple Watch is new again, at least it will be when you download the watch OS 3 beta later this month. Before Apple Watch 2 launches, read our fresh review what the Apple Watch can do now.

As the first entirely new product created on Tim Cook's watch, the Apple Watch makes a strong statement. After spending a number of months with it, I'd say it's one of the best designed and most versatile wearables yet.

Highly customizable design with easy-to-change bands; Native apps with watchOS 2; Beautiful display; Good use of haptics for notifications; directions; Seamless Apple Pay integration; Can make voice calls

Can make voice calls; Can make voice calls; Can make voice calls; Can make voice calls

The Apple Watch is the new product from the house of the Apple. Before I launch into the review, there are a few things that will bring this review into focus. First, although I have several Apple products, I am not an Apple apologist.

Exceptional build quality with good material choices; Refined OS and interface; Excellent out of the box functionality from 1st party apps; Feels natural on the wrist; Intuitive activity tracking; Does not require separate activation with a service provider

Slow 3rd party apps especially between watch and iPhone; Requires daily charge (18 hour battery life; Some glitches both with WatchOS and iPhone Apple Watch app; Some features seem half-baked or incomplete; Requires a WiFi or Bluetooth connection to an iPhone for GPS and data connectivity

The Apple Watch needs no introduction. It's been more than five years since the first iPad was announced, and since then, we've only seen iterative new products from Cupertino every year - 2015 marks Apple's first foray into a new product category in what is an age in technology terms.

When Guy Sémon, Tag Heuer general director, told Wired back in March that the Apple Watch was not a watch but a connected device for the wrist , he was more or less correct. But this is not a bad thing.

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…

Beautifully designed; High-quality; high-density OLED display; Digital Crown is an awesome way to scroll on a smartwatch; Excellent strap selection; Aluminum on Watch Sport feels high quality; Stainless steel on Watch finished beautifully; Taptic Engine feels more organic than regular vibration...

Entry-level unit expensive; Some third-party apps useless; WatchKit feels unfinished and too limited; Glances often slow to load; Screen timeout too quick; not customizable; Digital watch faces too limited; no third-party alternatives; Complications are not accessible to developers

Before even going on sale the Apple Watch, which some affectionately call the iWatch, has already polarised opinion around the globe. You probably either believe it's a product moving technology in a positive direction or one simply not worth the time of day.

Great design; Glances; stylish; battery life; reply to text messages

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

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

If you're wondering whether to buy an Apple Watch, consider your computing life as a hierarchy of needs : At the bottom sits your must have device-a computer, tablet, or phone-capable of independently accessing the Internet and storing useful quantities of data.

Lots and lots of body and band options; First-party apps offer a good compromise between simplicity and functionality; The watches and all their bands share an attractive; sturdy design; Screen looks great anywhere except under bright; direct sunlight; Fitness features are basic but very...

Watch OS is tricky to learn and the Apple Watch app can be flaky; Several actions; including pulling up Glances; opening apps; or scrolling through emoji; are consistently slow; Drawing; tapping; and heartbeat-sending features are gimmicky; Pricing is reasonable by luxury watch standards but high by...

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Well designed; Bands feel like part of the package; not a cheap addition; "Taptic" feedback feels like a poke; less a vibration; with a more human feel than the typical vibrating haptic motor; Easy to control; Watches your health and heartbeat

Expensive… very expensive; Battery could be a little better; Apps can fail too easily