Ten thousand dollars for a watch with a $1000 to $1500 gold case and about $200 worth of internals ?
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Ten thousand dollars for a watch with a $1000 to $1500 gold case and about $200 worth of internals ?
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Once we start seeing smuggled pics of production pieces show up we will know that production has started. It will then be a couple of months.
This is a tangent best discussed in another thread, but... Apple could be assembling these bad boys in a more secure location than China, especially for the higher end models (Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition).
This is a tangent best discussed in another thread, but... Apple could be assembling these bad boys in a more secure location than China, especially for the higher end models (Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition).
Quanta Computer is the compony making theWatch and most of their factories are in China. Most of the components will be manufactured in China by many different companies. So there is no way to have a "secure location" since the components will be manufactured at many locations by different companies.
Once components go into full production we WILL see pics. It is inevitable.
It is over 99% certain. Quanta Computer does a lot of final assembly of Apple products and has for years. Quanta Computer has been rumored as the final assembler since before theDo we know this for sure? Or is it just supply chain rumors from DigiTimes and the like?
It is over 99% certain. Quanta Computer does a lot of final assembly of Apple products and has for years. Quanta Computer has been rumored as the final assembler since before theWatch was announced. Here is a rumor from June.
Here are some reputable links.
https://www.macrumors.com/2014/12/11/apple-watch-yield-issues-solved-january-production/
http://www.foxbusiness.com/industri...s-production-apple-smartwatch-in-july-source/
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/taiwans-quanta-start-mass-production-190347389.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/19/us-apple-smartwatch-idUSKBN0EU2AU20140619
And 99% certain for Watch Edition? If Apple can assemble the Mac Pro outside of China certainly the could do the same for the most expensive Watch, no?
And 99% certain for Watch Edition? If Apple can assemble the Mac Pro outside of China certainly the could do the same for the most expensive Watch, no?
I'm sure the electronic components are made in China, which is fine since China has been the manufacturing hub for the tech industry for years. I wonder if the leather and steel bands are manufactured elsewhere, though. It would be easy enough to source bands from Europe or North America, particularly if they are planning to charge $1,000 or more for the stainless steel link band version and perhaps $5,000 for the gold version. It's a perception thing. The site says that the leather comes from tanneries in France, Italy, and the Netherlands. Final assembly could be anywhere, but if they could get a "Made in France/Italy/Netherlands" imprint on the band itself for not much more that what it would cost to finish assembly in China, they just might do it. It isn't as if Quanta has experience making watch bands.
Yes. If Apple wants to sell really expensive Watches having Assembles in China on the device won't be a great selling point.
Saying it will be available in "early 2015" obviously was to leave themselves some wiggle room. I'd love to see it released tomorrow but won't be holding my breath. If we're simply dividing the year in half, early and late, I guess we can expect it any time before June 30th.
The UK page has now gone from "Early 2015" to "available 2015" so for some reason Apple have changed it back.
I would suspect that it was a mistake in the first place, when it switched to "Early 2015". An accidental error when updating the pages at some point. We probably read too much into these things. Now, if the US site all of the sudden says "Available 2015" then there will be something to really talk about.
Not just in the UK, this is known internationally.In the UK, cars from the US are generally a joke.
Can't handle, Can't corner, Horse Cart suspension, Tacky plastic trim inside.
Just a low tech BIG engine, that's very inefficient, all very horse and cart and poor finish.
Not just in the UK, this is known internationally.
(although their reputation is slowly changing as of late-2012)
What's wrong with the cars from the US is the conception, not the production. This is very different from conceiving Apple Watches in California and producing these well-conceived Watches in China.
Indeed, An world Apple is not in.
Apple is in low lost, high volume, mass market, very limited choice.
Totally the opposite.
Yeah, right...
Then go buy something else, because you don't need to buy from Apple.
Apple is not, and has never been in the High End Luxury Goods market.
They want mass mass market.
Yes, it is not.
But it's not a "low cost" brand.
"Low cost" almost always means "it sucks, that's why it's cheap" and/or "they'll milk you after that" and/or "made by children slaves".