Apple Watch (Photo : Reuters )
Apple just confirmed on Friday that interested buyers of its new Apple Watch will need to have an online reservation; no walk-in customers will be accepted.
The preordering and customer testing of Apple's wearable will start at exactly 12:01 AM PT on April 10, while the actual selling will start on April 24.
Unlike buying an iPhone, iPad or MacBook Air, customers will need to go through the reservation system to purchase an Apple Watch.
Apple is not planning to allow walk-in customers to buy any Apple Watch any time soon, according to CNET. Not even after it is officially available on the market.
In addition, walk-in customers will not be able to just try out an Apple Watch. They will also have to set up an appointment first in order to test the product.
One advantage from the Cupertino-based company's reservation scheme is that there would not be outrageously long lines on the Apple Watch's launch.
Apple Watch Sport, the cheapest in the series, starts at $349, while the expensive Apple Watch Edition with gold starts at $10,000 and can cost as much as $17,000.
Another new for Apple is that they are making the Apple Watch available through rental via Lumoid, a startup from Silicon Valley.
Interested Apple Watch renters can rent an Apple Watch for a week. If they decide to buy a brand-new model of the wearable, Lumoid will refund part of the rental cost.
One week with the Apple Watch Sport costs $45 and the regular Apple Watch for $55. However, Lumoid is not offering the Apple Watch Edition for rental.
There are already thousands of people on the waitlist for the rentals. On April 24, the startup will start sending out the Apple Watch for renters either individually or as part of a "Wearables Box", where there are also other smartwatches to be tried.
