Time goes by for Apple Watch-exclusive
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Time has run out for Japan’s Apple Watch-exclusive store.
Inside Shinjuku’s Isetan department store, it is one of three pop-ups the tech titan built when launching the wearable in 2015. Its last day will be May 13.
Apple shut down the other two pop-ups, in London and Paris, early last year. The Tokyo one closes a month after a fully fledged Apple Store opened opposite Isetan.
According to 9to5mac and Gizmodo Japan, the shop has held a fire sale on Isetan’s website to sell its remaining Apple Watch Edition devices at prices as low as $700 (the 18-karat gold watches sold for at least US$10,000 and as much as US$17,000 when they first became available).
Questions & Answers
Q.Which specific Apple Watch-exclusive store is closing down, and where is it located?
Which specific Apple Watch-exclusive store is closing down, and where is it located?
The Apple Watch-exclusive store inside Shinjuku's Isetan department store in Japan is closing. It was one of three such pop-ups built by Apple when the wearable was launched in 2015.
Q.When is the final day of operation for the Tokyo Apple Watch-exclusive store?
When is the final day of operation for the Tokyo Apple Watch-exclusive store?
The final day of operation for the Tokyo Apple Watch-exclusive store will be May 13. This closure follows the opening of a fully fledged Apple Store opposite Isetan a month prior.
Q.Have other Apple Watch pop-up stores also been closed?
Have other Apple Watch pop-up stores also been closed?
Yes, Apple shut down the other two original pop-up stores early last year. These were located in London and Paris, making the Shinjuku store the last of the initial three to close.
Q.What kind of sale has the closing store held, and what were the original prices of the devices sold?
What kind of sale has the closing store held, and what were the original prices of the devices sold?
The shop held a fire sale on Isetan's website to sell its remaining Apple Watch Edition devices for as low as $700. The 18-karat gold watches originally sold for between US$10,000 and US$17,000.
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