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Apple Watch weight
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There's a 19g difference between the stainless steel and gold 42mm watches. I'm assuming that the weight includes the identical ceramic back, battery, circuits and sapphire display so that would suggest there is roughly 38g of gold in the Edition Watch.
That's about $1100 worth of 18K gold at today's prices so Piggie wasn't too far off with his gold content estimates, even if his retail prices were miles off the mark.
....That's about $1100 worth of 18K gold at today's prices so Piggie wasn't too far off with his gold content estimates, even if his retail prices were miles off the mark.
Lets also not forget they claimed it would be a thin eggshell and say a $100 worth of gold too.
Thanks for posting that. I kept forgetting to see if that info was available yet. The Sport is impressively light. Even the 42mm comes in 13g lighter than my running watch. I assume those weights are just for case, not including the band since each band style is different.
Nice quote! I thought the same
I definitely think that sport is the best one of all... the mirror finish and the weight of edition (too pricy but is gold) and of watch on ss are not for me...
Yes, only case.
Weight for most common bands:
Sport:
38mm = 47g
42mm = 51g
Classic Buckle:
38mm = 16g
42mm = 19g
Milanese Loop:
38mm = 33g
42mm = 41g
Leather Loop:
Medium = 30g
Large = 33g
Modern Buckle:
Small = 23g
Medium = 23g
Large = 24g
Link Bracelet:
38mm = 65g
42mm = 75g
(but remember you can remove individual pieces on this one)
There's a 19g difference between the stainless steel and gold 42mm watches. I'm assuming that the weight includes the identical ceramic back, battery, circuits and sapphire display so that would suggest there is roughly 38g of gold in the Edition Watch.
That's about $1100 worth of 18K gold at today's prices so Piggie wasn't too far off with his gold content estimates, even if his retail prices were miles off the mark.
I'm not in a position to view my photo's right now, but I did place a value of just under $1200 of actual gold based upon my model of the case.
Shuck, now I feel a bit proud if I got it almost bang on exact.
Admittedly I did not think Apple would apply such a large "Fashion Tax" on top of it.
Let's go with my numbers. $1200 of Gold, $200 for the insides? Let's add another $100 for the change from fancy glass to sapphire.
That's $1500
Throwing on $8500 of clear profit, on a $1500 device is a fair markup in anyone's books I'd suggest.
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Nice quote! I thought the same
I definitely think that sport is the best one of all... the mirror finish and the weight of edition (too pricy but is gold) and of watch on ss are not for me...
Actually I do agree.
the Shiny Chrome look is the sort of thing you saw all over car and kitchen appliances a few decades ago.
Regardless of price, I prefer a matt look.
Oh ok great, thanks. If that's the case, than 50g for the SS version seems to be pretty good.
Although a fun and large number to throw around, it's not entirely accurate that it's clear profit.
There's R&D and marketing costs. Also, I highly doubt all the fanzy retail stores (the ones not owned by Apple) are selling them for free...
To give an example I have been switching my Garmin to my right arm while running (I'm going to use both for a while) to get used to it. I don't notice the weight and look at my left to see info and it's not there.
So the sports band is quite heavy! And the lightest combo is the sports watch + classic buckle? OK, I might just go for that one!
haha great to know. I'm excited to be getting a little more info with my workouts soon.To give an example I have been switching my Garmin to my right arm while running (I'm going to use both for a while) to get used to it. I don't notice the weight and look at my left to see info and it's not there.
Haha yeah, that won't be me. I'll be investing in a sport band.