~$2,500. Not worth extracting because you can sell the complete watch for that much.
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Original Apple Watch is Now Obsolete, Including $17,000 Gold Model
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Oh they had some at retail. When they were running the Apple Watch Edition they had a special room in select Apple Stores that they took people into the back to have a fitting done. The only reason this watch even exists was to catch the attention of Rolex wearers, and it worked as the Apple Watch now outsells the entire Swiss Watch industry now
The signature has lore behind it. I was playing Dead by Daylight one night and completely crushed the survivor team. One of the survivors was not taking the loss well and started scrubquoting in the end game chat, where he said I had "no skill" and the "iq of a cheez-it"
That was the insult that made Spaceboi a Cheez-It.
(Also yes that’s Albert Wesker from Resident Evil I was playing as. DBD has pretty much become the ultimate crossover of horror icons at this point with characters like Freddy Krueger, Leatherface, Michael Myers, the Demogorgon from Stranger Things, Pyramid Head from Silent Hill, Ghost Face, and they just recently added the Xenomorph from Alien. Hell you can even play as Nicolas Cage)
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I love taking an intended insult and rolling with it. Makes it all the better!
After all, the term Yankee was originally an insult, until the Continental Army used it as their nickname during the American Revolution. Now they're a top tier baseball team.
(Bluey kicks ass btw. Bandit is my mood)
Filthy Rich Person with Gold Apple Watch goes on Apple site to see what trade in value is for their watch….
Apple: Looks like it is time to recycle your watch. Click here to send it to us and we will recycle it for free. Isn’t that nice of us?
Apple: Looks like it is time to recycle your watch. Click here to send it to us and we will recycle it for free. Isn’t that nice of us?
I mean they haven't offered cash value for Series 0 watches since like 2018, but I get your point.
Either way, if you have enough money to buy a watch that expensive, you don't worry about trading it in when you get a new one.
If you'd invested $17,000 at 7.1% when this watch came out, it would be worth $250k in another 30 years. Not a horrible rate of return, but not worth the gamble that someone would pay the $250k either.
A sealed launch Series 0 won't pair to an iPhone 15 on iOS 17. You'd need to send it to Apple to be updated in order to use it with a modern iPhone.
Oh wait, they don't service them anymore.
Was never supposed to be, but people are now buying tech watches over traditional watches. My brother used to collect mechanical watches, for example, but just recently sold a lot of them off and now wears his Apple Watch most days. That's the real damage.
Don't think Apple ever offered it on refurb, but I remember hearing of stores in Japan selling off stock when they reached end of their retail lifespan for only a few thousand USD.
Ah yes, but apple managed to play funny buggers with the definition of 18K to include less gold in its 18K gold.
I clearly remember several posts from some rich folks (I think from China if I recall correctly) who bought several of these. One for his dog.
or something higher end, like Patek Philipe
A1579 Battery for Apple Watch (42 mm, Original & Series 1)
Replace a 245 mAh battery compatible with 42 mm Original or Series 1 Apple Watch models A1554 and A1803. 3.78 Volts (V). Battery model A1579.
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A1578 Battery for Apple Watch (38 mm, Original & Series 1)
Replace a 205 mAh battery compatible with Apple Watch 38 mm Original and Series 1 Models A1553 and A1802. 3.8 Volts (V). Battery Model A1578.
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Just because Apple won't replace the battery doesn't mean it's not replaceable.
I doubt very much that will happen. Watch collectors love mechanical watches because they will work forever if maintained or repaired. Electronic watches will be nothing but paperweights after a few years. Also, even broken, a mechanical watch is accurate twice a day😆