I think they've been a sleeper hit since Day 1. $6B in sales the first year is huge for any watch or consumer product, despite being just a trickle next to iPhones and iPads.

At one point I thought they'd peter out, but this year my 80 year old mother bought one (and loves it) and my sister is looking to dump her 3rd Fitbit for an Apple Watch, it made me start to wonder if they were starting to reach the average consumer.

Citation needed. I find mine useful enough I would never let it just collect dust. Just the ability to have all sounds and vibrations on my phone turned off at all times, yet still know instantly when I'm getting an incoming phone call or FaceTime call, is worth the price of the device.

Apple may not care too much about that. As long as they get sold.

They’re selling more this year than last, so either there not collecting dust or it doesn’t matter that they are. I’d lean towards the former.

Same here. And haven't seen android on a wrist for many months.

Is there even a competing top-of-the-line android watch? I was shopping around last November and got a Samsung watch over a couple of Garmin ones.

There really hasn't been much focus it from Google AFAIK.

I replaced my wife's Fitbit soon after the Watch came out (dog at the Fitbit), soon after bought myself one. We were ahead of the curve, and then last Christmas, four of the other six adults in her family all got one.