iwatch

The Apple Watch - as it's officially known - has been unveiled.

After months of hints and mystery, Apple has finally taken the plunge and joined the battle for your wrist with its own smartwatch. 

As you’d expect with a brand spanking new bit of Apple tech, the Apple Watch has polarised opinion. Some have hailed it as the new Best Thing Ever, some have decried it as Just Another Smartwatch.

You can find all the specs, details and dimensions here; but what's it like in person? We tried one on in Cupertino; read on to see what we made of it.

DESIGN AND BUILD

Build quality is what you’d expect from Apple: light (very light) but strong, and slim, too.

The Apple Watch is not nearly as slim as the iPhone 6, and it’s flat, so in form factor it’s not radically different from the other smartwatches on the market. But Apple has been careful to keep it from looking bulky, and even the larger version didn’t look out of place on a dainty female wrist. 

The dial – sorry, Digital Crown – looks less obtrusive in real life than it does in Apple’s promo shots. It’s smaller than the dials on most men’s watches, but it’s also very easy to access.

We’re going to use the phrase ‘knob feel’ here, so brace yourself: the Apple Watch’s knob feel is light, with very little resistance and no click. It’s a great piece of design, allowing you to move things on screen without covering them with your clumsy great prodfingers.