Recent reports suggest pricing for Apple’s highly anticipated ‘Apple Watch’ is likely to start at $349 with the gold version to cost in hefty “thousands”.
According to French news site iGen, citing unnamed sources, the stainless steel version of the Apple watch is expected to retail for $500 (£310), while the premium gold version of the watch could cost up to a whopping $5,000.
Apple had earlier announced it would make its Watch available in three models – Sport, stainless steel and gold. As per the report, the price of Apple Watch Sport, the cheapest of the three which will sport an anodized aluminum design, will start at $350, the mid tier steel version will be available for $500, while the 18-karat gold edition could cost between $4000 and $5000 (£2,500 to £3,150).
Interestingly, the French website also mentions an alleged February 14 release date for the Apple Watch. The release date however contradicts a recent report where Apple’s Angela Ahrendts was cited as stating that the watch would come in spring 2015.
“We’re going into the holidays, we’ll go into Chinese New Year, and then we’ve got a new watch launch coming in the spring,” Ahrendts stated addressing the company’s employees.
Apple is yet to officially disclose pricing and availability details of its much awaited Apple Watch.
