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Sep 8, 2023BF1W-0011Never settled

Gurman: Watch Series 9 to get 3D-printed casing

The stainless-steel model will use a 3D-printed casing.

Mark Gurman reported that the stainless-steel Apple Watch Series 9 would use a 3D-printed casing, a manufacturing technique Apple planned to expand to the Ultra the following year.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedThe stainless-steel model will use a 3D-printed casing.
  2. Who said it, and whenMark Gurman reported it on Sep 8, 2023 in MacRumors.
  3. What happened, and whenApple Watch Series 9 was announced on Sep 12, 2023, 4 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyNever settledThe company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this.Why: Apple did not publish the manufacturing method for the stainless-steel Series 9 casing.
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Reported by
Mark Gurman
We read it in
MacRumors
Product
Apple Watch Series 9
Read it at MacRumors

The story of this report

  1. Sep 8, 2023Mark Gurman reported it · MacRumors
  2. Sep 12, 2023Apple Watch Series 9 was announced · official source
  3. VerdictNever settledWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Mark Gurman · Journalist

187 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 57 we have checked, 49 held up. The other 130 are not part of that number: 2 moving target, 20 never settled, 9 not comparable, 99 no outcome yet.

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What we know now

Other reports about Apple Watch Series 9

4 reports about Apple Watch Series 9 from 1 source. Of the 2 we have checked, 1 held up.

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Questions about this report

Did this Apple Watch Series 9 report turn out to be true?
Never settled. The company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this. Apple did not publish the manufacturing method for the stainless-steel Series 9 casing.
Who reported it first?
Mark Gurman reported it on Sep 8, 2023 in MacRumors.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 4 days before Apple Watch Series 9 was announced on Sep 12, 2023.