After months of anticipation, the Apple Watch is here. But as pre-release hype wanes and units trickle out to early adopters, it's now a question of whether the Apple Watch delivers on its promise of being the company's "most personal device ever."

The Apple Watch is now on the wrists of members of the general public for the first time, and opinions about its usefulness are flying fast and furious. Here at TechCrunch, we've been sharing our thoughts in , featuring daily entries describing what it's like to use the Watch as we become more...

Terrific hardware design; Basic features offer instant utility

More advanced features are less than intuitive

I really, really like the Apple Watch. I didn't think I was going to.

Beautiful design; Decent battery life; Excellent for messaging

Expensive; Software can be clunky; Apps can be slow

Smartwatches have been out for around a year, but Apple's take on the topic is brand new. Can Apple take the crown from Google before the area really heats up?

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

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...

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

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

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

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.

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.