Apple Watch Series 7 orders begin next week, leaks say

Two different apparent leaks have indicated that pre-orders for the Apple Watch Series 7 will begin next week and the wearable will ship the following week.

Jon Prosser, a leaker with extensive experience with Apple products, wrote on Front Page Tech that “several sources familiar with the release” said pre-orders would begin “as early as next week, with shipping in mid-October.” .

And as AppleTrack first reports, an email sent to customers of the luxury brand Hermès (which makes products related to the Apple Watch) has become more specific: it named the first day to order the watch. “The Apple Watch Series 7 will be available for pre-order from October 8, 2021,” the brief email said.

Apple last month for the first time hosted a product overview video feed that detailed several of the new iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch models for 2021. While iPhones and iPads have been given release dates. out, Apple simply said the watch would be “available later this fall.”

Apple has unveiled the new flagship iPhones and updated side-by-side Apple Watch wearable devices at an event in mid-September for several consecutive years, but it was unusual for the company not to use this platform for announce a launch date for one of these products. Ahead of the event, various reports claimed that supply chain challenges could affect Apple products this year, including the watch.

The Apple Watch Series 7 offers a subtle redesign over its immediate predecessor, with a larger screen. It also has a faster chip and more durable materials. Overall, this is a modest annual refresh for the device, with no major new features.

A recent Wall Street Journal report cited people familiar with Apple’s plans to say that next year’s watch will receive new health tracking features that weren’t included this time around.