Apple Watch

As Apple gears up for an influx of pre-orders of the Apple Watch from the 10th of April, it has now been revealed that reservations for in-store pickup will be limited to one per customer via the Reserve and Pickup service. Head over the jump to learn more about this new policy.

While the success of Apple Watch will mostly hang on the product itself, employees will also play a key role in proceedings. After all, it is many of they who will attempt to sell the product during the try-on sessions beginning in a few days' time, and even once this pre-order period has run its course, it seems certain that those working at Apple Stores will be essential in the company's attempt to grab a chunk of the wearable market. As a reward, Apple employees will enjoy a 50 percent discount on the lower-end Apple Watch variants, with a tidy $550 discount on the gold Watch Edition.

Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s senior vice-president of retail and online stores has sent a note to the company’s retail staff regarding the Apple Watch launch that is scheduled for later this month. The video note’s contents, which is supposed to be kept within Apple, were predictably leaked.

Here's how you will be able to buy the Apple Watch directly from Apple itself. More details on it can be found right here.

Apple is all set to make the Apple Watch available for pre-order next week, having officially announced the times that they will be available in launch territories around the world. If you are planning on getting an Apple Watch on launch day - two weeks later - then you might want to put April 10th into your diary.

The Apple Watch Sport, without beating around the bush, is the bog-standard, entry-level model that will arrive at the cheapest price when it debuts on April 24th. Given that it costs less than the rest of the pack - some of which comfortably reach the tens of thousands if you're looking at the Watch Edition range - it's likely to sell in the highest volume, but if you want to grab the Sport variant, you can always spice it with a nicer looking band. The image below illustrates how the Watch and Watch Sport will likely appear when changed up with various different band configurations.

Apple today made three new Apple Watch specific stores official, with new outlets in London, Paris and Tokyo on the way come April 10th.