18-Carat Rose gold coated Apple Watch priced at Rs 14.2 lakh.
By Dileep Thekkethil
Six months after the global launch of Apple’s most personal wearable gadget, the Apple Watch, the California-based company today unveiled the same in India at a price starting from Rs 30,900 ($467) going up to Rs 14.2 lakh ($21,180).
Apple has launched all three versions of the watch – Apple Watch Sport, Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition – in India and is currently available in two different sizes, 38 mm and 42 mm, respectively.
Interested buyers can also go for a premium edition of the Apple Watch, which is available in Gold, Rose Gold, Space Gray, Silver Anodized Aluminium, polished Silver or Space Black stainless steel and 18-Carat Rose Gold and Yellow Gold colour variants.
The cost of the basic model of the Apple Watch, which is made of Silver Aluminium Case and White Sports Band is Rs. 30,900 ($467) and Rs. 34,900 ($527) for the 38mm and 42 mm respectively.
A stainless steel model of the same is available for Rs 48,900 ($739) and Rs 52,900 ($800) respectively for the 38mm and 42mm sizes.
The most expensive one among the newly launched Apple Watch is an 18-Carat Rose gold coated Apple Watch which is priced at Rs 14.2 lakh ($21180). At the moment, Apple Watch Hermes designer range has not been introduced in India.
Apple had launched Apple Watch six months back as their first new product in six years’ time after its new CEO Tim Cook took charge of the office after Steve Jobs stepped down. It was also the company’s first new device since 2010, after its iPad.
Apple Watch is much more than a digital timekeeper. It is designed to replace the traditional watch by offering personalized information to the users by syncing with their iPhones. Also, the touch interface is has a slew of options such as the Chronograph face, Modular face, animated butterflies and jellyfish on the Motion face. It also alerts users with notifications such as sunrise/sunset, upcoming calendar events or daily activity level.
Apple Watch is a boon for those who value their health more than anything. It comes with an activity app which stores and compute the user’s daily activity to provide accurate measures regarding his/her calories burned, brisk activity and how often they stand or take a break.
The Workout app provides detailed metrics required during rehearsal sessions for activities like walking, running and cycling, making it a perfect fitness band.
One of the shortcomings of Apple Watch is that it works only with iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus as well as the latest iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus running iOS 8.2 or later.