Designers' Idea Of Apple's Smartwatch vs. Apple's Actual Smartwatch

Because designers wanted to imagine what Apple's new smartwatch would looks like, some looked more unrealistic than others.

Prior to the announcement of Apple's hugely awaited smart watch on September 9th, independent designers rely on rumours and patent designs to imagine what Apple's new wearable device would look like. Many of them were widely predicted to be called the "iWatch".

Here are a gallery of what designers think Apple's smartwatch looks like.

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Martin Hajek / Dámaso Benitez / Via martinhajek.com

Complete with a branded leather or rubber wristband.

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Martin Hajek / Via martinhajek.com

This designer thinks the back of the iWatch should have a plastic back, with a similar look to the iPhone 6.

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Via iphonesoft.fr

This likes to be known as "iWatch Sport", which according to the website: "The iWatch will revolutionize the market with an affordable price and easy to wear look."

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Eric Huisman / Via apfelpage.de

Round face with rubber branded strap. Need to say more.

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[fuse] Chicken / Via technobuffalo.com

Because this looks like a Fitbit fitness band.

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TechnoVid / Via youtube.com

Large face, ideal size apps, not so much on the straps

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[fuse] Chicken / Via gottabemobile.com

Yeah, very likely to lose this iWatch without tightening it on your wrist.

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Antonio De Rosa / ADR Studio / Via adr-studio.it

This iWatch (or iMe as this was imagined) rotates the curved display, like why?

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Thomas Bogner / Via dribbble.com

This iWatch looks like Apple bought the factory that made the Nike+ Fuelband, and added a retina display.

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Mark Bell / Belm Design / Via bgr.in

Because making a watch, that comes with a mesh strap and without something to hold onto your wrist includes very tiny application symbols on the face.

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Benjamin Schuster / Via benjaminschuster.de

Chances for this iWatch concept is this prefers your right wrist rather than your left.

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Antonio De Rosa / Via imagzin.nl

This iWatch concept features a projector, like why?

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Todd Hamilton / Via toddham.com

Because you want to expand the screen size of the Samsung Galaxy Gear Fit, and make it loose on the wrist.

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niels97oet / Via niels97oet.deviantart.com

Make the face a 16:9 screen that would be uncomfortable for the back of the hand.

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Yrving Torrealba / VineStudio / Via venestudio.com

This see through concept looked like it has one small problem: Too futuristic? Where to put the battery?

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Nickolay Lamm / Via nickolaylamm.com

This iWatch concept was inspired by one of Apple's patents. You'd definately feel a bit dizzy with the spiral of apps on your wrist (including a P90X app?)

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DesignerEI / Via designerei.ch

Rather thick strap, but on the plus side, it has Flappy Bird.

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Danny Mindspi / Mindspi Vision / Via youtube.com

This iWatch concept has a thin watch face that is a a little too big and the strap that is a little thin.

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Ciccarese Design / Via ciccaresedesign.com

This iWatch concept feels more like an iBracelet, complete with iPhone screen.

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FinalCutKing / Via youtube.com

Maybe this iWatch concept is 5 years ahead of time...

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James Ivaldi / Via yankodesign.com

Another iWatch looking like an iBracelet, this one with two screens: one with a stretched older iOS display and a round screen for the time that will definitely drain the battery.

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René Aye / Pyropixel / Via behance.net

An iWatch that looked more like an iStrap for the wrist.

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CiccareseDesign / Federico Ciccarese / Via emirates247.com

This iWatch concept looks like it comes from a sci-fi horror movie, an iPhone disguised as a robotic spider.

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Via freakingnews.com

That's right, squished an old iOS operation system on top of an actual swiss watch. #NotTryingHardEnough

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Ciccarese Design / Via ciccaresedesign.com

Award for useless iWatch concept is this. Do we really need a separate wristwear for Siri? Probably not!

And here is Apple's actual watch...

Apple / Via youtube.com

It's called Apple Watch (and not iWatch or iMe), it doesn't have a built-in camera or a projector, but does have a rounded rectangle face shielded by a glass or sapphire display, in stainless steel, aluminium or gold, in 38mm or 42mm cases, and comes in various straps and buckles in three collections (those are called 'Apple Watch', 'Apple Watch Sport' and 'Apple Watch Edition'), plus it doesn't look like a fitness band or an "iBracelet".

So for the independent designers out there...

Via giphy.com

Please dispose the "iWatch" concept designs immediately.