The abject failure of Google with Wear OS and the Wear OS watch makers themselves has meant that Apple pretty much resets the benchmark when it comes to smartwatches. Every year, even the most incremental of updates takes the Apple Watch even further ahead in what is already an unassailable lead. This year, the Apple Watch, now the Apple Watch Series 6 keeps a lot of things as they were with the Apple Watch Series 5 but crucially, takes the capabilities a notch higher. The headline changes—blood oxygen monitor, sleep tracking, always-on display and the news watchOS 7. Yet as always, the Apple Watch Series 6 remains exclusively for Apple iPhone users, but to a much lesser extent than before. If you use the Family Setup feature, you can even have someone at home use an Apple Watch without an iPhone. Let us look at the extensive Apple Watch Series 6 line-up that has gone on sale in India. There are five major umbrellas under which the Apple Watch Series 6 can be easily categorized to help you pick the one you want.
First, the Aluminium Case options. These are available in Silver, Gold, Space Grey as well as the new Blue and (PRODUCT)RED colour options.Each watch gets the corresponding colorway for the sport band. These are all priced from Rs 40,900 for the 40mm size and Rs 43,900 for the 44mm size. Second, there is the Apple Watch Series 6 line-up with the Nike sport bands—your options are the Silver Aluminum case with the Pure Platinum and Black sport band or the Space Grey Aluminum with the Anthracite and Black sport band—these are also priced at Rs 40,900 for the 40mm size and Rs 43,900 for the 44mm size. Third, the Stainless Steel case options with Sport Band. These are available in Silver, Gold and Graphite colours, with corresponding sport bands—here, Gold gets the Cyprus Green sport band. Prices start Rs 69,900 for the 40mm and Rs 73,900 for the 44mm Apple Watch Series 6. Fourth, the Stainless Steel case with the gorgeous Milanese Loop. These are priced upwards of Rs 73,900 for the 40mm and Rs 77,900 for the 44mm. And finally, there is the Apple Watch Edition Series 6 which sees the Titanium Case paired with a Charcoal Sport Loop priced at Rs 79,900 for the 40mm and Rs 83,900 for the 44mm, as well as a Space Black Titanium Case with the Inverness Green sport loop option.
That is a lot of options that you can choose from, and that’s before you even get to the ever-larger selection of Sport Bands, the Sport Loop, the Solo Loop, the Braided Solo Loop, Leather and the Milanese Loop. The fact that we now have the Apple India Online Store means you will be able to see the complete range, in all colour and finish options, without having to leave the comfort of your home.