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3rd paragraph FTA: > As for the really expensive Apple Watch Edition, it seems like Apple is killing the product. The company probably wanted a flagship model

by pille 10y ago

3rd paragraph FTA: > As for the really expensive Apple Watch Edition, it seems like Apple is killing the product. The company probably wanted a flagship model to show that it was serious about fashion. But now that the Galeries Lafayette, Colette and Hermès sell the Apple Watch, Apple can focus on mass-market watches.

protomyth 10y ago
I just gotta wonder what the reaction of all the celebs will be, as Apple tends to listen and covet them. I was expecting a special upgrade given the cost. I guess its another Mac anniversary edition.
- pavlov 10y ago
  How many units of Apple Watch Edition could have been sold -- I'd imagine it must be less than 10,000? Upgrading that amount of watches to the new motherboard (with the improved SOC) which fits in the same case doesn't seem like a major operation. IIRC, those watches were sold with a private consultation at an Apple Store... So Apple could be privately inviting those buyers to get their watches upgraded, and it would give Apple an opportunity to connect with these high-spenders again and sell them some more stuff.
  - TheOtherHobbes 10y ago
    Probably less than 1,000. I expect quite a few were given away. For the people who bought them, the price was likely pocket money to them, so they'll shrug and move on. I'm surprised there was no effort to make the design sleeker. Visually Watch is a bit of a clunker, and not quite in keeping with the usual Apple aesthetic.
    - jonlucc 10y ago
      Donate them to a design museum. You get a tax write-off, and you can buy the new $1000 version.
    - favorited 10y ago
      That's what I think, too. I'd imagine that, if price were at all a factor, you didn't buy an Edition.
artimaeis 10y ago
https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-edition/ https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-edition/ Looks like they just switched to ceramic material and adjusted the price accordingly, $1250 or $1300 depending on the case size.

by pille 10y ago

protomyth 10y ago

I just gotta wonder what the reaction of all the celebs will be, as Apple tends to listen and covet them. I was expecting a special upgrade given the cost. I guess its another Mac anniversary edition.

pavlov 10y ago
How many units of Apple Watch Edition could have been sold -- I'd imagine it must be less than 10,000? Upgrading that amount of watches to the new motherboard (with the improved SOC) which fits in the same case doesn't seem like a major operation. IIRC, those watches were sold with a private consultation at an Apple Store... So Apple could be privately inviting those buyers to get their watches upgraded, and it would give Apple an opportunity to connect with these high-spenders again and sell them some more stuff.
- TheOtherHobbes 10y ago
  Probably less than 1,000. I expect quite a few were given away. For the people who bought them, the price was likely pocket money to them, so they'll shrug and move on. I'm surprised there was no effort to make the design sleeker. Visually Watch is a bit of a clunker, and not quite in keeping with the usual Apple aesthetic.
  - jonlucc 10y ago
    Donate them to a design museum. You get a tax write-off, and you can buy the new $1000 version.
  - favorited 10y ago
    That's what I think, too. I'd imagine that, if price were at all a factor, you didn't buy an Edition.

artimaeis 10y ago

https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-edition/ https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-edition/ Looks like they just switched to ceramic material and adjusted the price accordingly, $1250 or $1300 depending on the case size.