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THE APPLE WATCH will come in three versions, including the Apple Watch Sport (left) and Apple Watch Edition (right).

Now this is a beautiful device.

The Apple Watch, introduced on Tuesday, just might be the most beautiful product Apple has ever created, and that’s saying something.

I was expecting a gimmicky-looking electronic watch, much like other tech companies have already released, but Apple announced something with real style, something a grown-up could actually wear.

The Apple Watch will come in three versions when it hits stores in early 2015: the stainless steel Apple Watch, the colorful Apple Watch Sport, and the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition.

They’re all so entrancing I need to keep reminding myself that they don’t do anything useful -- yet.

I’m a fan of Apple products. I’m writing this on a Mac, and my iPhone is sitting by my side. I’d love to get an Apple Watch and I may well, someday. But I won’t get one until I have a reason.

So far, I don’t see anything useful that my phone can’t do better. I don’t want to view or compose messages on a tiny screen. I don’t want to answer calls with the Watch’s build in speaker and microphone. I certainly don’t want to send my heartbeat to another Apple Watch owner. Yes, in case you missed it, that’s one of the features.

The Apple Watch has some attractive fitness applications that monitor the wearer’s movements, but I don’t want that as part of my fitness plan. I don’t want to use my watch as a music controller, photo viewer, or Apple TV remote.

Every picture I see of the Apple Watch makes it look more attractive, but if it doesn’t do anything I need then it’s just another gadget. Developers can write apps for the Watch, so perhaps before long I’ll see uses that attract me. I hope so. But for now, I can live without it. Before you spend $350 on the Apple Watch, make sure you’ll actually use it, not just admire its good looks.

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