A couple of recent rumours have recently suggested that Apple would unveil its next-generation Apple Watch (the Apple Watch 2 perhaps?) in March. The same rumours have hinted at the addition of a video camera to the top bezel to enable FaceTime calls as well as improved Wi-Fi capabilities for better standalone functionality. Sources have now told TechCrunch that we will not see a major new hardware upgrade of the Apple Watch in March. Supply chain checks appear to corroborate this.
Apple may still still hold an event in March. Assuming it does and that a smartwatch is still on the agenda, the company could unveil a minor revision (in line with the concept pictured above perhaps) instead of a major upgrade. This 1.1 kind of update would instead add a FaceTime camera “and not much else.” New design partnerships and accessories could be announced alongside.
If Apple does decide to extend the lifecycle of the Apple Watch beyond the one year mark, it could instead unveil the new Apple Watch 2 (with a round display perhaps?) in September alongside new iPhones. Among the benefits of a longer product cycle would be more significant hardware and software upgrades at each release, making upgrades more difficult to resist, and less customer exhaustion (especially for the higher-end Apple Watch Edition models.
Source : TechCrunch