There is a disturbance in the force. You may have felt it. Perhaps you felt it on your wrist, perhaps in your wallet. Ever since a certain wearable came to market a few months back, something has been building. And it’s going to cost you, or someone, or perhaps everyone. Smartwatches have seen an upturn in price of late ever since the Apple watch came out with its base price of $350.
Don’t get me wrong, a lot of these watches are premium watches. If you’re buying a $10,000 Apple Watch, the thing is made out of gold after all. That’s not a trivial thing. Further it could be said that now that smart watches are a thing, OEMs might be raising the bar a bit in terms of build, build quality, style, and a number of other factors that could account for the rising price tags. But I’m getting ahead of myself, let’s talk about why this topic is coming up in the first place.
