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Title: Smartwatches out-shipped Swiss watches last quarter Post by: HCK on February 21, 2016, 09:00:16 am Smartwatches out-shipped Swiss watches last quarter
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Swiss watch makers are feeling the effects as more people choose to strap smartwatches to their wrists.</p><p> Last quarter, smartwatch shipments overtook Swiss watches for the first time, according to new research from Strategy Analytics (https://www.strategyanalytics.com/strategy-analytics/news/strategy-analytics-press-releases/strategy-analytics-press-release/2016/02/18/global-smartwatch-shipments-overtake-swiss-watch-shipments-in-q4-2015#.VscmHOPWfSy). Smartwatches saw a 315.6 percent shipment increase from Q4 2014, reaching 8.1 million units. Meanwhile, Swiss watch shipments fell to 7.9 million units, a 4.8 percent year-over-year decrease.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3035028/consumer-electronics/smartwatches-out-shipped-swiss-watches-last-quarter.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Smartwatches out-shipped Swiss watches last quarter (http://www.macworld.com/article/3035028/consumer-electronics/smartwatches-out-shipped-swiss-watches-last-quarter.html#tk.rss_all) |