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Today is the day when Apple’s “most personal product” became available for the public to pre-order. As usual, lucky consumers in Australia get ahead of the curve thanks to their privileged timezone, and it appears they didn’t disappoint Apple, with reports suggesting that they flocked in droves to various retail outlets around the country to benefit from the world’s first hands-on experience with the Cupertino company’s new product line. The Apple Watch itself was available for pre-order online, and could be touched and tried on in-store with what Apple is calling 'try-on appointment', but couldn’t be taken away as this informative personal video that was originally streamed via the Periscope app shows.

The Apple Watch reviews hit the blogosphere a short while ago, and with a generally fair-to-positive consensus, looks well-placed with pre-orders looming. As well as offering a better insight to the Apple Watch as a whole, a number of the reviews tapped into features that weren't previously apparent, and notably, we now know that the wearable can hook up to Wi-Fi to gather certain information even when the connected iPhone is completely dead or out of range.

Aside from its credentials as a tough, robust material for protecting displays, sapphire crystal does sound like a nice, premium concoction, and it's one that the Apple Watch - barring the Sports edition - will be taking full advantage of. The device, which goes up for pre-order shortly, has only been peeked at by a select few, but one repair store has managed to get hold of the sapphire crystal display, and thus taken the opportunity to test its resistance against keys, hammers, and other such everyday tools.

With only a few hours left before Apple Watch goes live for pre-order, the company has now confirmed in a new press release that it will only be accepting orders online during the launch period. Head over the jump for more information on this matter, especially if you are planning on buying the smartwatch for yourself.

The Apple Watch is set to go up for pre-order on the 10th of April, and if you were wondering whether you should order one for yourself, then here’s a roundup of some of the best reviews available for Cupertino’s first ever wearable.

Apple has already revealed pretty much everything that we wanted to know about the Apple Watch - different models, pricing structure, etc. - at its Spring Forward event a while back. One thing that has always been elusive however, is the official packaging in which the Cupertino’s new wearable would ship in. If this new leak is anything to go by, then the Apple Watch box is not so elusive anymore.