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In China, Knock-Off Apple Watches Have Their Own Fans


Ron Burgundy
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Salesman looks on as Apple Watch look-alike device is displayed at a mall selling electronic products in China's southern city of ShenzhenSHENZHEN/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lining the glass display cases of Shenzhen's giant tech malls, knock-off versions of Apple Inc's smartwatch were on sale at many stalls, with some Chinese consumers eager to snap them up for a fraction of the cost of the original. "It came on sale in mid-March and has been constantly out of stock," said one imitation Apple Watch seller who declined to give his name. Some customers just came and bought five or more at a time." The mimic Watches, built on Google Inc's operating system, don't need a separate smartphone to work, said one merchant. At her store, one was retailing for 360 yuan ($58) - around one eighth of the cost of Apple's cheaper Watch models.




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