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Two 'watch plate' stories May 2015

Video shows first hands-on with $400 gold-plated Apple Watch

Chance Miller May 10 2015 - 8:01 am PT

Earlier this week, a few aftermarket services emerged that claimed to gold-plate an Apple Watch for as little as $399. Now, the first users who have taken advantage of the Watch Plate service have started receiving their gold-plated Apple Watch devices back. Among them is YouTuber Keaton Keller of TechSmartt.

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Jewelers start gold plating Apple Watch to undercut Apple’s pricey Edition models

Chance Miller May 4 2015 - 3:32 pm PT

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: Watch Plate’s offering

It’s no secret that the price of the Apple Watch rapidly increases if you want a gold model. The Apple Watch Edition with an 18 karat rose gold case starts at $10,000 and ranges to $17,000 for yellow gold models with a gold-plated band. Jewelers, however, looking to take some of Apple’s high-end Watch market, have now started offering their own take on the gold Apple Watch…

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