Today I was putting a new watch band on my Apple Watch when I caught this view of it on my counter.

It’s really not all that impressive. When my cat swiped it onto the floor I was even more amazed at how much buzz we’ve given this tiny device. Yeah. It’s a watch. Sure it’s a watch that has a few magic tricks (answering the phone in your pocket, responding to texts, taking your heart rate) but without its band, it’s not much to look at. The cat was unimpressed with the thud it made on the wood floor and I had to pick up the watch before it was batted under the couch.

So this $450 device now sits in a drawer. I’m using my Nike Fuelband again. (Apple Watch Sport Edition vs Nike Fuelband) And I’m wondering, what did Apple do to make so many of us so interested in a frickin watch?

• It’s from Apple
• The iPhone is so wildly popular, they knew they’d sell all of us geeks
• Apple needs some new products – the iPhone numbers will eventually fall
• Are there cool games for it yet?
• Will it track my fitness better or different than the Fitbit, Jawbone, or Fuelband?

I had questions, I had hopes. I have a small black brick in my drawer awaiting a new watch band. (The one I bought was for the 42mm watch and I have the 38mm.)

I’ve been trying to understand what I miss about my darkened Apple watch and I’m finding I don’t miss it. I’m surprised by this. I was pretty stoked while we were still dating. But as my Apple Watch changed into a a watch, a timepiece, and a fitbit that could also take my pulse, well, I began to long for something a bit more stylish, racy, innovative. Like the Nike Fuelband.

I’m going to get a new watch band, maybe the dayglo orange one, so people will really take notice, “Hey you’ve got an Apple Watch, how do you like it?” But today when I spot one on someone’s wrist I’m hesitant to get in a conversation about. Today I’d have to say, “I’m sorta disappointed.”

Let’s get that new band. Let’s hope that new apps and games and fitness tracker functions are on the way for the V1 of the watch. I’d hate to think the really cool stuff is coming in the v2 model.

@jmacofearth (also seen on Google+: jmacofearth)

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