In an unprecedented business takeover, Swiss watchmaker Rolex buys the watch division of American computer company Apple. “This has many advantages. For instance, we can move all Rolex factories to the US to avoid tariffs,” said a spokesperson at Rolex. “And since Apple was anyway planning to transform its smartwatches to mechanical watchmaking in 2035 to focus on real watches, this makes sense,” he continued.
One of the first wearable watches ever made was the so-called Bisamapfel watch, a 1505 apple-shaped creation by the German watchmaker Peter Henlein. Thus, since the first apple watch was mechanical, this business takeover is a step towards the future that is backed by historical relevance.
The takeover sum is not yet revealed, but apparently it was more than one kilo of gold and a table clock.
“It is a shame that nobody cares about smartwatches anymore, but hey, we all have to adapt with our times. This is a step in the right direction to get a life where you are not connected all the time,” said Steve Jobs from his grave, according to COSC-certified medium Sean-Brederic Tufour.
