Apple Watch News: Pre-Order Date, Time and Price (VIDEO)
With the Apple Watch nearing its release date in stores, Apple has also revealed the exact date and time stores will be accepting pre-orders for their wearable, as well as the price points for the different variations of the watch.
The Apple Watch is set to be available for pre-order on April 10, starting from 12:01 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time. With prospective buyers of the company's new wearable awaiting ownership before the Apple Watch officially goes on sale on April 24, Apple has confirmed the information on its website over the weekend.
Online pre-orders for U.K. customers will start at 8:01 a.m., Germany and France pre-orders will begin after 9:01 a.m., and after 5:01 p.m. for Australia buyers. In Asia, China, Japan and Hong Kong pre-order time begins after 3:01 p.m.
Apple has also released a statement saying walk-in customers won't be able to purchase Apple Watches on the pre-order dates, dispensing with the usual mile-long lines outside Apple Stores that usually precede their new device sales.
However, prospective buyers may get an actual visual of the Apple Watch and try one on when they visit a physical store. Customers won't be able to purchase a watch on the April 24 sale date, either, unless they have made a prior pre-order online and set an appointment to claim their new wearable or have it shipped to their address.
The new reservation system is likely to prove a boon for loyal Apple customers who can do away with camping outside Apple stores a day before a product release, as well as Apple's retail sales personnel who will be avoiding the impending crush of customers on April 24 altogether.
The Apple Watch starts at $349 for the aluminum and glass Apple Watch Sport, and goes all the way up to its maximum price of between $10,000 to $17,000 for the premium gold Apple Watch Edition, depending on what extras customers opt to add on.
