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Apple Watch Orders Estimated to Average 30,000 Per Day in U.S. After Initial Surge
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I found an article saying about 4.5 million smartwatches were sold last year. Sounds like Wall Street is trying to set Apple up to fail. If Apple keeps the path of 2.5M per quarter and sells 10M in the first year, I don't see how that isn't awesome news. It's not an easy sell since you're talking about "wearing a watch" again after many people stopped. It's also priced like a much higher-end product than the iPhone and iPad are, so it'll be much harder to move in volume.
Sounds like you hope for it to be. With 30,000 watch sales per day in the U.S only after the initial big surge I'd say your wish won't come true.
Wikipedia says that Rolex sells about 2,000 watches per day.
So with Apple selling at about $600 per watch when count the bands, then Apple's revenue from the watch with these numbers would be over $7 billion for the year. This is probably more revenue than the Swatch Group or Rolex. And estimates are that Apple's margins on these watches are going to be better than the margins on the luxury brands. Incredible.
So with Apple selling at about $600 per watch when count the bands, then Apple's revenue from the watch with these numbers would be over $7 billion for the year. This is probably more revenue than the Swatch Group or Rolex. And estimates are that Apple's margins on these watches are going to be better than the margins on the luxury brands. Incredible.
I think there will be a slight increase in sales toward the end of the first year. Last week I was in the airport waiting to pick up my family and I heard someone next to me say "what kind of watch is that!?" so of course I looked over and saw she was talking to a guy sitting next to her, who was wearing an Apple Watch. The guy responded "This is an Apple Watch. It connects to my iPhone to tell me what's happening and it..." (you get the picture) The lady responded "I didn't know Apple made a watch. I'd love something like that for my iPhone. Do you mind me asking how much it costs?" The guy said "$400" and the lady responded "OH! Sounds like it might be a good birthday or christmas present for me" and chuckled.
Point being, some people don't even know about this new category still and I think when availability picks up you'll see more of them on the street, resulting in more people wanting one. And I'd be willing to bet ALOT of people get one of these under their Christmas tree.
Point being, some people don't even know about this new category still and I think when availability picks up you'll see more of them on the street, resulting in more people wanting one. And I'd be willing to bet ALOT of people get one of these under their Christmas tree.
Even though your history of sales is wildly inaccurate, it doesn't change the fact (aka my opinion) that the Apple watch is an unqualified success relative to the smartwatch industry as a whole. Basing the success or failure of a product on analyst's predictions is a losing proposition. One could argue it would be even more successful if the launch hadn't been fubar. Regardless, 30K a day is nothing to sneeze at.
BTW, the number you were looking for? 6.8 million. That's how many smartwatches were sold in 2014.
Apple's actual sales are/will be restricted by availability.
Does anyone live near the tannery that makes the modern buckle? It'd be fun to walk by and see how chaotic it is there. I have this image of all these old guys trying to figure out how to make 10,000 bands a month when they only have 8 cows left.
Does anyone live near the tannery that makes the modern buckle? It'd be fun to walk by and see how chaotic it is there. I have this image of all these old guys trying to figure out how to make 10,000 bands a month when they only have 8 cows left.
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I would imagine that Apple spent probably 100 times the amount in developing their watch so they will need larger numbers to be a "success"
No it isn't.
Where does this mythical 800,000 figure come from? Pebble had sold over a million smartwatches by the end of last year and it's estimated that the total smartwatch sales for last year were 6.8 million.
Our house is full of Apple hardware but nobody in our house is least bit of interested in getting an Apple Watch.
This is the first Apple product that doesn't stir up any desire in me to own.
For a dress up watch, I rather wear my Hublot, Bvlgari, Omega or Cartier and for sports use my Casio G-Shock or Garmin serve my needs better than an Apple watch.
I wonder if this attitude is so far off the main stream
This is the first Apple product that doesn't stir up any desire in me to own.
For a dress up watch, I rather wear my Hublot, Bvlgari, Omega or Cartier and for sports use my Casio G-Shock or Garmin serve my needs better than an Apple watch.
I wonder if this attitude is so far off the main stream
The thing I took away from this article is that I need to stop using Slice to protect my privacy
You would think that an engineer with a master's degree and 30 years of experience would know what "steadily declining" means but apparently I do not. I could buy trending downward based on that graph but there is nothing "steadily" about it, unless you ignore the bits where it goes up.
I have an Apple Watch and I find it very useful. My main uses include the following: Notifications that are noticed (messages, calls), tracking exercise related information (steps, calories, heart rate) and telling time.
I have an Apple Watch and I find it very useful. My main uses include the following: Notifications that are noticed (messages, calls), tracking exercise related information (steps, calories, heart rate) and telling time.
That's a skewed distribution that doesn't tell much other than Apple having a terrific launch of the Apple Watch. Millions of units sold (actual sales, not sales to retailers like is sometimes reported) for a new product in a relatively new product category (and new to Apple) is impressive.
/This is all assuming these data are remotely accurate.
The fact is that in 5 years time each of those 2000 Rolex's sold daily will still be worth virtually the same then as they do today, whereas those Apple watches will essentially be worthless
Our house is full of Apple hardware but nobody in our house is least bit of interested in getting an Apple Watch.
This is the first Apple product that doesn't stir up any desire in me to own.
For a dress up watch, I rather wear my Hublot, Bvlgari, Omega or Cartier and for sports use my Casio G-Shock or Garmin serve my needs better than an Apple watch.
I wonder if this attitude is so far off the main stream
You definitely have spent enough money on watches to not need yet another one. What do you wear for every day?
It's funny yet alarming to see all these Watch haters (seriously there is so much passion behind some of their posts) now that it's a success. The smart play would be concede you were wrong, or better yet just walk away. Instead they dig in their heels and end up sounding even more foolish.
Nope, never suggested they did, but I suspect Apple have spent billions in development and marketing the watch whereas someone like Pebble probably spent "several" millions, and perhaps Samsung "10's of millions."
Our house is full of Apple hardware but nobody in our house is least bit of interested in getting an Apple Watch.
This is the first Apple product that doesn't stir up any desire in me to own.
For a dress up watch, I rather wear my Hublot, Bvlgari, Omega or Cartier and for sports use my Casio G-Shock or Garmin serve my needs better than an Apple watch.
I wonder if this attitude is so far off the main stream
None of what you mentioned would be a reason for someone to buy an Apple Watch. It serves as an extension to an iPhone. If someone keeps their 6Plus in a bag or in their pocket and it's not easily reachable or convenient the Apple Watch will take care of much of their daily functional tasks generally done on their iPhone. None of those watches you mentioned will satisfy any of the needs for this type of consumer.
If it is a roaring success, then fine, but when the next quarterly results are out we can judge then how much of one it will have been. Selling 10 times more than your competitors but half as many as you need is not success.
"no women are buying this"?
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"no women are buying this" I pre-ordered on April 10, and I'm a woman (at least, the last time I checked).
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"no women are buying this" I pre-ordered on April 10, and I'm a woman (at least, the last time I checked).