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Apple Watch Costs Just $84 To Manufacture Despite Price Tag Of More Than $455

The costs of making an Apple Watch is just $83.70 , according to a report by IHS Technology, making it Apple’s highest mark-up.

The total cost of components was just $81.20, the company found, with a $2.50 manufacturing cost making the total just 24% of the price of Apple’s cheapest watch (based on the US price for the Apple Watch Sport 38mm at $349.00).

The most basic model, the 38mm Silver Aluminium Case Sport Watch, currently retails at £299 in the UK while standard Watches range from £479 to £949.

Rather shockingly, the biggest hinderance of the Apple Watch – its woeful battery -costs the company just 80 cents (52p).