Apple unveils new iPhone13 series but no launch date for Watch 7

Smartwatch faces production delays as phones set to ship this month

Apple CEO Tim Cook unveils the new iPhone 13 and Apple Watch Series 7 during a special event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 14. (Source photos by Reuters)

YIFAN YU, Nikkei staff writer

September 15, 2021 03:09 JST

Updated on September 15, 2021 05:40 JST

PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Apple declined to set a specific shipping date for its latest smartwatch at a glossy launch event Tuesday that hinted at production difficulties.

The Apple Watch Series 7 will be available "later this fall," the company said, in contrast to the specific launch dates for a raft of other new products ranging from a 5G-connected iPad Mini to the hotly anticipated iPhone 13, powered by Apple's A15 Bionic chip.