12 percent of British consumers expect to buy an Apple Watch as soon as it goes on sale, with that figure rising to 22 percent among 18 to 34-year-olds.
The online poll, by digital banking software firm Intelligent Environments, also quizzed respondents on the possible features the device might carry, with 19 percent saying that they would like their bank to offer a banking app for the smartwatch.
Furthermore, 16 percent said that banking on a smartwatch would be more convenient than just on a mobile phone.
Clayton Locke, chief technology officer at Intelligent Environments, who led the design team for the world’s first smartwatch banking app, commented: "Wearable technology has become more integrated into consumers’ lives over the past couple of years. This will be accelerated when the world’s most powerful brand, Apple, launches its new smartwatch."
The findings come as the tech world awaits the unveiling of the Apple Watch in San Francisco and Berlin with bated breath.
Paula Skowkowski, Chief Marketing Officer of Accellion, which secures devices for enterprises, expects that the Apple Watch will ignite the wearables market, which has so far not seen huge take-up by consumers.
"I do think that the Apple Watch will be like the iPhone and iPad…I think the Apple Watch is going to do the same thing for wearables."
The online poll surveyed 2000 respondents.
