Apple Revives Ceramic Apple Watch for Series 12 After 6-Year Absence
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Updated · CNET · Aug 20
Apple Revives Ceramic Apple Watch for Series 12 After 6-Year Absence
3 articles · Updated · CNET · Aug 20
Summary
Series 12 is now tipped to bring back a ceramic Apple Watch case this year, with leaker Kosutami saying the finish will return after disappearing from the lineup in 2020.
Six years without ceramic had turned the material into a sought-after collector finish, and the new claim lines up with Mark Gurman's earlier report that Apple was targeting a return in 2026 or 2027.
Apple first shifted the Edition line to ceramic with Series 2 in 2016 at $1,249, added a gray version for Series 3, dropped the option for Series 4, then briefly restored white ceramic for Series 5.
Next month's expected launch could pair the Series 12's ceramic revival with a new chip and other modest upgrades, alongside the Apple Watch Ultra 4, iPhone 18 Pro models and Apple's first foldable iPhone.