Nearly 1 Million US Apple Watch Pre-Orders on First Day

According to digital commerce data company Slice Intelligence, almost 1 million US consumers have pre-ordered the Apple Watch. The report, released by Slice on Sunday, estimates that 957,000 people pre-ordered Apple’s smartwatch on Friday, based on e-receipt data collected directly from consumers. Each order was for 1.3 watches, spending $503.83 per watch.

Customers ordering the Apple Watch Sport spent an average of $382.83 per unit, while those ordering the Apple Watch spent $707.04. Absent from the report, though, are pre-order figures for Apple’s premium model, the Apple Watch Edition.

The Slice report says that out of the two sizes – 38mm and 42mm cases – the larger size was the most popular. Stainless steel was the most desirable finish, accounting for 43% of orders, while space grey aluminium took 40%, silver aluminium was 23%, with space black trailing behind with 3%. The most ordered band for the watch was the black sport band, which was ordered 49% of the time.

The forthcoming Apple Watch is, by all accounts, beautiful but superfluous, but is set to become the must-have fashion-tech item of 2015. The Apple Watch becomes available in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK, and the US on 24^th April, with each country accepting pre-orders now.

Thank you Mashable for providing us with this information.