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Review & About Apple Watch!  

In the fall of 2014, I was one of the very few watch industry insiders to be invited to the launch of the first Apple Watch. The ensuing story (which you can read here), is still one of the most read stories I've ever written on HODINKEE, and it is in fact the most discussed here and elsewhere. Three years on, the Apple Watch remains one of the most controversial and hotly-debated objects not only in watches – where some view it as a simple non-issue, and still others view it as pure evil taking the form of 42mm of silicon and aluminum – but also in consumer technology because it has, by Apple's admittedly skewed matrices (which will happen when you're the largest company in the history of the world), not been the overwhelming success to which the firm is accustomed.

But if you think the Apple Watch has been a flop, you're kidding yourself. Even more so if you think it hasn't impacted the traditional watch space read my esteemed colleague Joe Thompson's look at what Apple has done to the American-held, multi-billion-dollar company that is Fossil if you don't believe me. Though luxury watch consumers are unlikely to admit it, the Apple Watch has changed things. Last week, we saw the introduction of the Apple Watch  today, after spending a full week with the latter, I'm here to give you my full thoughts.

Not to be confused with Dark Sky, Night Sky (free) is an astronomy app that makes it easier to locate celestial objects. Just hold up your wrist, and the app will automatically identify any stars, planets, and constellations directly in front of you.

Another Watch feature is a customization complication, which let you know upcoming viewing times for planets, the moon, the International Space Station, and Iridium flares.