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Apple tops Rolex in luxury watch ranking

Yellow gold Apple Watch Edition

More than a few eyebrows went up when Apple unveiled a version of the Apple Watch that started at US$10,000 (CA$13,000) last March. Did Apple really expect to compete against established luxury brands offering high-end watches? While Apple has yet to announce how many Apple Watches it has sold, analytics firm NetBase has found that it has surpassed Rolex on its list of global luxury […]

Apple preparing mid-March press event for launch of multiple new products?

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The rumours that Apple will hold its next major event in mid-March got another boost yesterday. Sources have told 9to5Mac that the company’s next event will introduce a number of new products that include some new Apple Watch models. As reported earlier, Apple will unveil new variations on the current Apple Watch model rather than a redesigned one. The report […]

Apple Watch WATCHe skeleton mechanical watch face

WATCHe_ skeleton watch face for Apple Watch

Some of the most interesting watches are skeleton watches. These let you see the inner workings of a watch through a dial cut-out or simply doing away with the dial face completely. Components are often stripped down to their basic skeleton elements, leaving us to see exactly how the watch operates. This experience has now made its way over to the Apple […]

New Apple Watch bands and partnerships coming in March

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A new report cast further doubt on the likelihood that Apple would unveil a second generation version of its Apple Watch in March. 9to5Mac reports that the next Apple Watch event is “unlikely” to include any new hardware functionality. The company is instead, much as it did last September, likely to announce new watch accessories and partnerships. The new accessories could include […]

Apple Watch Hermès online sales begin January 22nd

Apple Watch Hermès Double Tour

When the Apple Watch Hermès collection went on sale back in October, it was only available from a limited number of Apple Stores. Starting Friday, January 22nd, it will also be available online from both the Apple Store and Hermes.com. The Apple Watch Hermès collection smartwatches consist of a stainless steel case Apple Watch with an exclusive Hermès watch face and one of […]

Apple Watch 2 not coming until September?

Apple Watch 2 concept by Eric Huismann

A couple of recent rumours have recently suggested that Apple would unveil its next-generation Apple Watch (the Apple Watch 2 perhaps?) in March. The same rumours have hinted at the addition of a video camera to the top bezel to enable FaceTime calls as well as improved Wi-Fi capabilities for better standalone functionality. Sources have now told TechCrunch that we will not […]

Apple Watch accounts for 52% of 2015 smartwatch sales

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Early signs already suggested that the Apple Watch dominated smartwatch sales in 2015. A new report from Juniper Research found that it accounted for 52% of the market last year despite only launching in April. Of the 17.1 million smartwatches sold over the course of the year, Apple sold 8.89 million of them. Despite the launch of high profile devices such as the […]