Consumer electronics
September 13, 2017
The victory was announced at Apple's keynote event Sept. 12. Image credit: Apple
By Danny Parisi
Apple’s anticipated event Sept. 12 showed that the consumer electronics maker is continuing to be a threat to luxury, with both a new ultra-premium model of iPhone and the announcement that Apple Watch has surpassed Rolex as the most-popular timepiece in the world.
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