Want to try on the super-fancy $10,000 Apple Watch Edition? You might have to do a bit of driving, because in a whopping 75 percent of the United States, it’s totally impossible to demo the solid gold Apple smartwatch.
Only 12 states (and the District of Columbia) have Apple Stores taking appointments to check out the Apple Watch Edition. That leaves 38 states that are apparently not fancy or fashionable enough to offer demos of the schmanciest Apple Watch of all. To see if you live in one of them, check out Cult of Mac’s handy map below, but be prepared to weep.
Assuming you’re in one of the lucky golden spots, you can try to nab an appointment on Apple’s Concierge site (here are some tips on how to do it).
Even the stores that are selling Apple Watch Editions have been filling up all available demo times, but hey. Maybe you’ll luck out and stumble onto a cancelation.
Seeing is believing
If not, all is not lost. If you live in one of those blue states, you can still schedule an appointment to check out the Apple Watch and Apple Watch Sport at the nearest Apple Store in an attempt to figure out which wrist gizmo is right for you. You can try them on and get your sizing figured out — and even if you’re a skeptic, you’ll likely walk out an Apple Watch believer.
But what if you live in one of those gray states in the map of shame above? In that case, you’re screwed if you want to try on an Apple Watch at all, gold or otherwise. But at least you still have that augmented-reality version. And your dreams.
Correction 9:43 a.m.: Our original graphic mistakenly labeled Colorado as one of the states without Apple Stores. In fact, Colorado has plenty of Apple Stores. Wyoming, on the other hand, does not. We have corrected the map and apologize for the error.
Evan Killham is a freelance writer who lives in Nebraska and isn’t interested in football, so he has plenty of time to play and think about video games. He has written for Bitmob and GamesBeat and sometimes, he even goes outside. But not too often because he’s heard there are bees out there. Occasionally, companies send free units for review. Evan subscribes to Cult of Mac’s Reviews Policy and also does not keep the items he receives for possible coverage.
15 responses to “Apple Watch Edition is totally untouchable in 38 states”
I think you’ve mixed up Colorado and Wyoming. There are multiple Apple stores in Colorado but you show it as a state that doesn’t have any stores. You show Wyoming having Apple stores but it does not have one
LOL East- and West-coasters can’t tell the difference between the little square states in the middle of the country, they don’t know they exist!
It’s extra funny because I live in Nebraska. Super embarrassing. I’ve updated the map, though. Thanks!
Where in NE? Im from there
The eastern part.
Your map is incorrect. You have Colorado listed as not having any Apple stores at all. You should recheck that
Fixed! I confused one of the square states that borders my own with the other one. :)
Jinx! Buy me coke!
The Boulder, Colorado Apple Store has an Apple Watch Edition on display.
I would think that the would have a location in Vale, Colorado to sell the Gold versions, maybe they are gearing up for the next ski season.
The map looks almost like election results for almost every election in recent times
There is nothing cool or fashionable about Florida.
Or Georgia, for that matter.
Apple Watch Edition? Now all we need is a 12-core Mac Pro on display. But Apple would never do that…if there is ever even a Mac Pro on display it is always the lowest 4-core model model. Would like to see how a 12-core feels using before purchase!
I live in Indianapolis and the Apple Store here had the Apple Watch Edition on display last weekend!