Apple silent after first weekend of Apple Watch pre-orders

By | April 13, 2015

Scalper1 News

Apple (AAPL) wrapped up its first weekend of pre-orders for the much-hyped Apple Watch without giving any insight into how well the new smartwatch is selling. Wall Street analysts sought to fill the vacuum with their own estimates Apple likely took pre-orders for 1.5 million to 2 million units in the nine countries where the Apple Watch became available on Friday, RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani said in a research note Monday. The Apple Watch will be available for delivery, pickup and in-store purchase starting April 24. Slice Intelligence estimates that 957,000 people in the U.S. ordered the Apple Watch on the first day of availability, with 62% of the orders being for the entry-level Sport model. The low-end Sport model starts at $349 and the midrange Watch model starts at $549. The luxury Edition model starts at $10,000. Based on e-receipt data, each Apple Watch buyer ordered an… Scalper1 News

Scalper1 News