Competition on gold Apple Watches

Harrison Lee • Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Competition on gold Apple Watches</h1>
                <h2><p>The website 9to5mac reports on jewelry companies that are offering customers a gold-plated Apple Watch at a much lower price than the gold watches from Apple. The Apple Watch Edition with an 18 karat rose gold case is priced at $10,000 and can cost up to $17,000 for</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/harrison-lee-crosscut-com/">Harrison Lee</a></p> 
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            <p>The website <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/04/gold-apple-watch-diy/?ref=avalancheghost.one">9to5mac reports </a>on jewelry companies that are offering customers a gold-plated Apple Watch at a much lower price than the gold watches from Apple. The Apple Watch Edition with an 18 karat rose gold case is priced at $10,000 and can cost up to $17,000 for yellow gold models with a gold-plated band. However, one company promises it will customize a stainless steel Apple Watch with gold plating for only $399. Another company says it can ship custom-made Golden Apple Watches from Geneva for $4,200. Just in case you're wondering about options in luxury tech for your wrist.</p>
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The website 9to5mac reports on jewelry companies that are offering customers a gold-plated Apple Watch at a much lower price than the gold watches from Apple. The Apple Watch Edition with an 18 karat rose gold case is priced at $10,000 and can cost up to $17,000 for yellow gold models with a gold-plated band. However, one company promises it will customize a stainless steel Apple Watch with gold plating for only $399. Another company says it can ship custom-made Golden Apple Watches from Geneva for $4,200. Just in case you're wondering about options in luxury tech for your wrist.

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By Harrison Lee

Harrison Lee is an editorial intern at Crosscut. He is a senior at Seattle Academy. He has had journalistic experience working with Microsoft in Bangalore, India. In Seattle, he produced an investigat