The Apple Watch Series 7, On Time
Despite reports of production problems, Kuo has confirmed that the Apple Watch Series 7 is fully back on track, corroborating what’s also been reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
This means that we can not only expect to see the new Apple Watch Series 7 announced tomorrow, but it should be up for pre-order and initial sales on schedule — likely right alongside the entire iPhone 13 lineup.
According to Kuo, who reported last week that Apple had overcome its production issues with the new Apple Watch, the “impact on the release schedule and mass shipment schedule is not significant.” Kuo reports that Luxshare ICT, the main assembler of the new Apple Watch, is now “aggressively” ramping up additional production lines, although it’s not expected to be fully up to speed until the end of September.
This lines up with Gurman’s report last week that it may be hard to get your hands on an Apple Watch right away, but Kuo notes that the supply should improve “significantly from mid-to-late October.”
This means if you’re looking to pick up the new Apple Watch Series 7, you may want to be ready to go whenever pre-orders actually open — which could happen as early as tomorrow after the event — as demand is also expected to be much higher as a result of the incredible new design we’re expecting, which will feature squared-off edges more akin to the iPhone 12, plus a new laminated display that will be larger and more prominent.