It is one of the most anticipated gadgets since the iPad, and on Friday, the public will finally get their first look at the Apple Watch, when Apple opens its stores to let them try on the $349 (£299) smartwatch and preorder.
For the last week, I’ve been one of the lucky few outside Apple to have one.
While it's not the first smartwatch on the market, it is the first you'll actually want to use - and will change the way you communicate.
While in pictures it looks a little chunky, on the wrist its rounded edges make it incredibly comfortable, and both the Milanese loop and the brown leather loop strap are held in place by magnets, making them easy to adjust.
The first challenge I faced, probably along with many other buyers, is that I don’t usually wear a watch.
Even the act of looking down at my wrist again took a few days to get used to.
Most of the time, the watch screen is off.
However, thanks to some smart software and sensors, when you move your wrist to look at it, the display appears.
This works surprisingly well, and only very occasionally did I find myself looking down and not seeing the display pop on.
One of the key features of the Watch, according to Tim Cook at least, are its fitness functions, and these work very well.
It’ll track your movement as standard, but there’s also a fitness app which will also keep an eye on your heart rate and offer more advanced capabilities.
It can also remind you every hour to stand up if you haven’t - which can feel a little big brother-esque at first, but I actually rather grew to like it - even if it did mean I drank even more coffee than normal.
The watch also includes Passbook, which is incredibly useful - I was able to to check in for flights using it (although be warned it won't fit under the scanners used at many boarding gates), and it also includes Apple Pay, so in the US at least, you can use your watch to pay with a tap - which worked flawlessly on our Apple Pay enabled office vending machines.
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