Apple's first generation Watch is now officially obsolete, including the Hermes and $17,000 18-karat gold Watch Edition models.
. That means the"Series 0" Watch models, first released in 2015, are no longer eligible for hardware service and providers cannot order parts.t for products it stopped distributing more than five years ago, but less than seven years ago. On the current public-facing list is the Series 2 Watch, so it'll soon be on the obsolete list as well.
The news may stimulate some new discussion on"planned obsolescence." According to Apple's obsolete and vintage page, the company is only obligated to supply parts for five years after a product is last distributed . Such discussion has stimulated change in the past — the company was forced to alter course in terms of
The Watch Edition has been an interesting case since it first came out. Regular watches can appreciate in value enormously, largely because they can still perform their time-keeping function many years later. However, the Watch Edition cost over $10,000, but was always going to become obsolete. If you own one and the battery hasn't already lost charge, this could be the final reason to wave goodbye.
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