Watch Apple could become the most successful launch of … – La Voz del Interior

Very recently, just over a month specialized sites like Techradar published their last columns announcing in advance the only possible destination for the Apple Watch, a wearable anticipated signature apple in the bunch smart watches. failure

Among the five reasons -atendibles- absolute pessimism prevailed among specialists: 1) the idea that Apple had created a product that nobody needed and nobody would want as a status symbol (as opposed to an iPod or iPhone); 2) requires an iPhone to run; 3) people do not wear a watch; 4) do not need another gadget more to load and 5) will be too expensive

However, three days after the presale been launched, the first numbers appear to contradict those early and risky reports. Close one million consumers made their previous purchase of the first smartwatch company (according to the firm Slice Intelligence, a specialist in measuring digital commerce, since the official numbers Apple has not yet spread).

According to fine numbers were anticipated purchases 957,000 users in just over six hours of presale, with an estimated average cost of $ 503.83 per watch. Although the numbers do not look promising at this time, we could be facing the most successful launch of a new device.

When the first version of the iPhone made its appearance in 2007, it took 74 days to reach one million units sold. In 2010, the original iPad took 28 days. Even apart from a in both cases were available only in the United States-which did not happen with the Apple Watch- is a large number.

And if sales are made estimates of smart watches LG and Samsung Android-based and supported by Google in the approximate year that lead in the market, the numbers are also highly positive for Apple added in a year, reaching 720,000 units against 957,000 in one day Apple Watch.

Units sold or pre-sold?

In mitigation, in an article Monday in the Huffingtong Post explained that although the presale served to verify that there is a clear demand for the product is not yet certain that Apple is able to comply with such amount of orders to effectively emparda numbers iPad and iPhone. In previous releases, actually released units always had not only anticipated purchases.

According to the same article, Angela Ahrendts, vice president of sales in stores and online from the Cupertino firm, warned that the demand for such Apple Watch time has exceeded supply capacity, and users who did pre-ordered on Friday and have been advised that orders will not be shipped hastaeste summer in the northern hemisphere, a couple of months later the official launch will take place on 24 April.

At that time, besides being available in the US market, Apple Watch would be available in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong , Japan and the UK.

54 possible models of Apple Watch

The variety of combinations of boxes (which come in sizes of 38 and 42 mm), belts and materials allow a total of 54 combinations of watches, in three different price lines that can be explored at the site of the firm.

• The cheapest is a “Sport” version aluminum box. The customer can opt for a silver box and synthetic rubber strap white, blue, green or pink. The Big smaller version costs $ 349 and $ 399, which allow 10 combinations: Five straps on each of the two sizes

• The intermediate version is stainless steel. The cheapest is the same belt that the Sport version, unless the brooch is also stainless steel to match. The smallest model is priced at $ 549 and larger, $ 599, and can be chosen white or black belts. Luxury belts are available: three different skin, bracelet links and mesh known as “Milanese”, all resulting in 20 officers combinations. Even if someone chooses some leather straps come in two or three sizes, there are 32 options to choose from.

• Edition is the luxury line three boxes made of an alloy of 18 carat gold. The small version with white or black belt costs $ 10,000 in the Sport models that bring gold pin to make combination. The large version is $ 12,000. Can be achieved with leather strap 15,000 or $ 17,000, again with gold combination.