Apple, one of the largest technology companies in the world, draws attention with its frequent new products. However, this time, the company is on the agenda with an old-fashioned smartwatch. Nowadays, as technology advances day by day, even relatively old products have started to appear as antiques.
An auction house in the US has auctioned a product from 1988 called the First Apple Watch. The very rare Seiko WristMac product has already managed to excite collectors. Here are the details…
33-year-old Seiko WraistMac auction
The Seiko WristMac was released in 1988 as a Macintosh accessory. The watch could connect to Apple computers and use AppleTalk to store phone numbers. It also had the ability to set daily, weekly or one-time alarms.
This rare item is up for auction with its box. It hasn’t been sold for over 30 years, since it was put on the market in 1988. The box has been opened and the product has only slight wear from the pressure it has been subjected to over the years. Despite this, it managed to preserve its color.
Along with an unfilled registration card and a few other documents, the box contains 1.2 floppy disks containing the official WristMac software and a holder to keep the watch stable when inserted into the computer. While this rare piece is a great opportunity for collectors, investors and Apple fans, if they miss it, it will be years before the next WristMac is revealed.
On August 28, 1991, astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis sent the first email. They were using WristMac watches that could work with the Macintosh Portable and Apple Link software on the spacecraft. This was the event that brought the product to fame at the time.
The auction is hosted by Comic Connect, a comic book brand. Box containing registration card, reference guide, software diskette, packaging and an unopened Seiko WristMac serial number 70216 is up for auction. The online auction will start at $1 and will run until December 18. Comic Connect CEO and Co-Founder Stephen Fishler says that they cannot predict the sales price the product will reach because there is no recent sales record.
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