One thing curious occurred final night time on the Apple Occasion for iPhone 16. The agency put a two-year-old Apple Watch up for preorder.
It had me and even my colleagues on Macworld bamboozled. Was this the Apple Watch SE 3 however with not a single point out of it throughout the keynote or any press releases?
It couldn’t have been because the up to date Apple retailer solely talked about ‘new’ for the Apple Watch Collection 10 and Apple Watch Hermès, plus ‘new color’ for the Apple Watch Extremely 2 (in Black Titanium).
So why put an Apple Watch SE from 2022 up for preorder, releasing on 20 September with the iPhone 16?
The reply was buried on the Apple website and isn’t a very thrilling one (sorry). Apple has relaunched the Watch SE with a brand new bands and new colors of different bands.
You’ll be able to select from a variety of bands in rubber, textile and chrome steel – with the latter coming at further price.
Seven of which Apple is itemizing as new whereas the others have new colors.
- Solo Loop
- Sport Band (new colors)
- Nike Sport Band (new colors)
- Sport Loop
- Magnetic Hyperlink
- Trendy Buckle
- Braided Solo Loop (new colors)
- Nike Sport Loop
- Milanese Loop
- Hyperlink Bracelet
It maybe breathes some life into an ageing product, although one that can nonetheless curiosity many first-time smartwatch consumers with its £219/$249 beginning value.
It additionally acquired a value reduce in Europe (a yr after the UK and US) so it now begins at €249 (40mm) and €279 (44mm) which is €30 much less.
The wait goes on for the Apple Watch SE 3 then, which now seems to be unlikely for a 2024 launch.