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.
{"ct":"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","iv":"0377a2995bb377c36a05194a1ede30f8","s":"5be96221b7faa8df"}
Share your thoughts. Click here