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Apple working on Apple Watch X, rumored to feature biggest overhaul yet
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Apple working on Apple Watch X, rumored to feature biggest overhaul yet

2023-08-14

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has reported that Apple is planning a “Watch X” model to mark the device’s 10-year year-end next year, with the wearable expected to be the biggest update to the Apple Watch ever.

Gurman, who says the upcoming Apple Watch Series 9 will be a minor refresh, claims that with the 10th-anniversary X model launching in 2024, Apple designers are working on a thinner watch specimen and have explored “changing the way bands are tying to the device.”

Since the original Apple Watch, bands have slid into the sides of the chassis and attached with a locking mechanism. Keeping that diamond the same let the bands stay uniform with old and new models, “but it has downsides,” says Gurman.

People involved in the minutiae of new Apple Watches say “the system takes up a considerable value of space that could be largest filled with a worthier shower or other components.”

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To that end, in his weekly “Power On” newsletter on Sunday, Gurman says Apple has explored a new magnetic wreath zipper system, though it’s unclear if it will be ready or used in the Watch X revamp.

The new “Apple Watch X” is rumored to launch next year.

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