Sounds like you're still in the honeymoon phase, if I may be so cynical.
Your first example mentions "when I get a text, I can glance and see if it's something urgent or not".
In reality, truly "urgent" messages are rare. Most people incorrectly call "important" messages, "urgent". If you're using your phone or other devices anyway at regular intervals in the day, "important" messages will be covered along with the rest. This is more efficient that dealing with messages in a granular per-message workflow. Sure, some people really do get urgent texts, like "website down" etc, but those people are IT support staff.
What I mean is, the examples you mention can and often are covered by other devices that you're already using. Apple TV, again... when it comes to browsing or searching for things to watch, your phone or tablet will need to come out. I find it difficult to imagine you would not bother getting your phone for the rest of the evening because "it's in the dish with your keys and you have your apple watch"... I don't buy that! I think you retrieve your phone from the dish at some point.
Countdown clock is not a smartwatch feature, you can get that on a regular watch. Not sure why you'd mention that as a plus for a $400 Apple Watch. For kitchen countdown clocks, nothing beats those cheap k-mart fridge magnet timers. Batteries last for ages, and they're always ready to go, dedicated to the task, you don't need to "open the countdown app".
Controlling bluetooth speaker: Most of the time you want your playlist visible, or browsing list of songs. For that you'll need a phone. For skipping and volume, yes the watch would be handy, but... again, you're supposedly using a smartphone as the source music device, so the apple watch just gets in the way. And if someone else at the BBQ connects their phone to the speaker, suddenly your watch is no longer paired with the speaker.
Your first example mentions "when I get a text, I can glance and see if it's something urgent or not".
In reality, truly "urgent" messages are rare. Most people incorrectly call "important" messages, "urgent". If you're using your phone or other devices anyway at regular intervals in the day, "important" messages will be covered along with the rest. This is more efficient that dealing with messages in a granular per-message workflow. Sure, some people really do get urgent texts, like "website down" etc, but those people are IT support staff.
What I mean is, the examples you mention can and often are covered by other devices that you're already using. Apple TV, again... when it comes to browsing or searching for things to watch, your phone or tablet will need to come out. I find it difficult to imagine you would not bother getting your phone for the rest of the evening because "it's in the dish with your keys and you have your apple watch"... I don't buy that! I think you retrieve your phone from the dish at some point.
Countdown clock is not a smartwatch feature, you can get that on a regular watch. Not sure why you'd mention that as a plus for a $400 Apple Watch. For kitchen countdown clocks, nothing beats those cheap k-mart fridge magnet timers. Batteries last for ages, and they're always ready to go, dedicated to the task, you don't need to "open the countdown app".
Controlling bluetooth speaker: Most of the time you want your playlist visible, or browsing list of songs. For that you'll need a phone. For skipping and volume, yes the watch would be handy, but... again, you're supposedly using a smartphone as the source music device, so the apple watch just gets in the way. And if someone else at the BBQ connects their phone to the speaker, suddenly your watch is no longer paired with the speaker.