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Apple Releases $350 Gold Link Bracelet for Apple Watch
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Apple Watches can look dressy, particularly when wearing bands like the Milanese loop and potentially this link bracelet. Executives wear Apple Watches with suits all the time. However, I would agree that you shouldn't wear an Apple Watch at a "formal" event like a wedding.
These days I am wearing my Apple Watches 5 or 6 out of 7 days a week, with mechanical watches worn rarely.
On the topic of the thread, I am interested to see how this link pairs with my Series 9 SS Gold model. I don't think I want to spend $350 on it, but I will take a look
Executives could wear an AW and still look like a Power Ranger. Power Rangers don't discriminate.
No idea what that even means as power rangers didn’t even wear watches or communicators. Sounds like the person was too clever by half and didn’t know their a** from their elbow.
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I used to work for Nasdaq and the CEO, Adena Friedman, wore a silver aluminum Apple Watch with pink sand sport band to absolutely every event you could think of. In the office, interviews on CNBC, fancy galas, you name it. That was when I stopped caring if my Apple Watch was dressy enough.
And no, it was not made of actual silver nor pink sand.
I don't know what your point is? So that's a positive to selling a cheaply made faux gold watch bandat a high price?? Are you going to compare pleather to real leather or knockoff brand clothing to the real deal? Just because its more expensive, doesn't mean you should copy the look and STILL sell it at an expensive price.
So what you're saying is, Apple, a computer company that's all about human right's and equality for all people, including poor people that can only afford a secondhand iPhone SE if they're lucky, still panders to the so called wealthy people with a faux gold watch bracelet.
Ok, got it👍🏻.
Just for those rich poor people that want to show off how rich poor they are with a faux gold watch bracelet🫠.
Ah right, I forgot that when we compare Apple to other brands that are also offering over priced luxury products that cost even more, that it's ok for Apple to sell a watch bracelet that probably costs them $25 to manufacture for $549, in a country where our dollar is worth 65 US cents.
Apple sure is one of the most altruistic companies out there hey.
Yes, the bracelet is actually a bit cheaper in Australia. The pre-GST price is around A$499 which is around $323 USD compared to the $349 pre-sales tax price in U.S. Super generous Apple (some sarcasm here) is giving Australians a slight break on the price.
Also, the current A$549 (with GST) price is actually lower than what Apple was selling similar bracelets for years ago. In 2015, they were A$679. Adjusting for inflation, A$679 is around A$870 today. Super generous Apple (some sarcasm here) is offering it today for A$321 less that that at just A$549.
But as I stated previously, no one is required to buy the pricier accessories. There are plenty of less expensive options.
Although the entry-level sports band retails for $49, it costs only about $2.05 to make, according to an analysis of the 38-millimeter size by IHS, a technology research firm.
Using the same profit ratio it cost them $14. Anyone claiming great Chinese knockoff still mentioned needing a tool to resize and butterfly clasp doesn't lay perfectly flat within the bands width. I personally have never seen anything like it on the watch market. I'd recommend some apple stock makes u feel better about the profit margin.
Using the same profit ratio it cost them $14. Anyone claiming great Chinese knockoff still mentioned needing a tool to resize and butterfly clasp doesn't lay perfectly flat within the bands width. I personally have never seen anything like it on the watch market. I'd recommend some apple stock makes u feel better about the profit margin.
While the raw material and manufacturing costs may be relatively low, there are a lot of other costs that go into the sale of an item including branding/marketing, packaging, distribution, customer service/support, sales/retail overhead, warranty, etc. It can cost a lot of money to build and maintain the image of a premium brand.
It's no secret that Apple's overall net profit margin is generally around 25% or so.
Not to mention the investment in the processes or the machines used to make these. When someone complains about profit margins without including all the invested costs, it tells me they have no idea how the business world works. It’s like those people that think grocery stores are price gouging when they have some of the smallest profit margins of almost any industry.
The article I mentioned included those cost. Over the sales of millions of bands the cost became $2.05 I know the link bracket sells much less so it’s seen less overall cost of development but as an owner I’m not in the dark that Apple makes huge profits on the bands.
Metal bands are unique and have a unique process that takes 9 hours. I doubt the other band types take anywhere near that long so it’s apples or oranges. Also, I don’t believe for a minute the article factored in all costs involved (packaging, transportation, R&D, people costs, marketing, etc).
I always love it when people use the "adjusting for inflation" when defending a multi trillion dollar company🫠.
No one is required to buy the pricier accessories but most people won't be able to afford it from the get go, like those poor rich poor people.
Even without adjusting for inflation, the bracelet is cheaper today than similar ones in 2015.
I'm not "defending" a multi-trillion dollar company. The size of the company should be irrelevant here. Plenty of companies, large and small, offer higher priced "premium" or "luxury" items. Just because a company may have a large market cap doesn't mean they should have to sell their products for less or only offer "affordable" products.
It's silly to complain about these types of things when you don't have to buy them. Especially, as in this case, when there are cheaper alternatives. There are plenty of Apple Watch bands/bracelets available for much less.
But you "are" defending a multi trillion dollar company by saying "just" because a company makes expensive accessories doesn't "mean" people have to buy them when a lot of people are "living" on or below the poverty line and can't "afford" them anyway😵💫.
Yea if you need government to give you Medicaid (at or below poverty line) you shouldn’t buy Apple Watches. This isn’t for those people. In fact they probably should stick to $40 androids.
Edit: I’m 100% defending Apple. People like and want the product and not everyone can afford it but those who work hard and manage money can and may choose to buy it. Personally I set money aside for about a year while debating if I wanted to spend that much on it and don’t regret it. But as always the best dollar isn’t spent it’s saved getting compounding interest in a sure thing high yield savings account or in the stock market where time will likely be in favor of the investor.
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My point was that I'm "defending" companies of all sizes, not just specifically a multi-trillion dollar company. As I stated, the size of the company should be irrelevant in this case. Apple just happens to be the topic of discussion here but we could be talking about any number of companies, large or small.