The sales forecasts for the Apple Watch go up to be always quite positive, but last year seems to take the cake, according to the Canalys firm, the Apple Watch managed to exceed the sales of 2016 with 56% more watches sold. During 2017 The new Apple Watch Series 3 achieved a figure of 9 million devices sold and the rest that is the other half were the previous models.
There's no doubt that when Apple CEO Tim Cook always said that watch sales were good, he was right. Really these data are not officially confirmed since Apple includes the amount of Apple Watch sold within the category "Other" in the financial results of each quarter, but we can say that the sales are really good simply by looking at the results of this section throughout Apple's fiscal year.
Yes, it is true that in "Others" other products such as AirPods, Beats and other accessories are also added, but this does not mean that the Apple smart watch is very close to the sales achieved by the iPad in the last quarter. In any case Canalys explains that During the fourth quarter, Apple Watch Series 3 sales reached 32%, something many of Apple's competitors in this product segment would be happy to say.
In Jason Low's statement, who comes to be the main analyst of Canalys says it very clearly:
Apple already won the game of w. Despite design innovations like rotating bezels and circular displays that other manufacturers have on the market, Apple has gotten ahead of itself by targeting its iPhone user base.
In the United States, the Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE connectivity achieved 13 percent of sales, and counting that the watch is not available in all countries. The truth is that having the watch somewhat more independent of the iPhone in terms of calls and music was something that many users wanted, it is necessary for Apple and the operators to agree to expand this model to more places and that sales continue to grow as up to now.
