Apple had a extremely good 2017. We already know the iPhone and iPad bought immensely effectively final yr, and now the Apple Watch is becoming a member of in on the record-breaking numbers. Apple’s marquee wearable product shipped an astounding 18 million models in 2017.

The gross sales figures come courtesy of analysis agency Canalys. In 2016, Apple shipped 12 million Apple Watch models, which implies shipments for its wearable line rose 54-percent yr to yr. According to Canalys, 48-percent of the Apple Watches shipped had been Series 3 and the remaining 52-percent had been Series 2 or older. Of the whole Apple Watches bought, 13-percent had been the LTE fashions and 35-percent had been the Wi-Fi/GPS mannequin.

Apple banked on extra buzz round the Apple Watch with the introduction of LTE, and that proved to be true. The skill to use the Apple Watch with out being tethered to an iPhone appealed to many shoppers, though it got here with a costlier worth level and the want to have a separate knowledge line for the watch.

The record-breaking numbers of the Apple Watch topped the total Swiss watch business mixed for the first time, in accordance to IDC analysis director Francisco Jeronimo. This makes Apple the greatest watchmaker in the world.