The Apple smart watch has been one of the most spoken gadgets in the recent times. This is also said to be something that the market really needed. The unit sales of the Smart watches have been said to jump from last year’s count of 30 million to 50 million for the present year of 2016. It is also believed that in 2017, it is said to go up to 66.7 million, all this information was provided on Tuesday, Based on a research note that was made by Garter.

The wearable tech gadget that is said to be high profile was launched in April last year. Ever since it hit the markets, it had already caught the eyes of many people. This watch is said to be a fashion statement though the popularity of the watch is not because of the features that it offers.

Even rival companies are trying to come up with their own product that will stand competition to Apple Watches. Tag Heuer also joined in the craze last November with their line of smart watches that was named as connected watch. Though competition seems to be plunging in, it has still not managed to shake the top ranking position that Apple has with its lead. The crystal ball shows that the sale rise of the Apple watch is seen to grow 48% from the launch year of 2015 right up to 2017.

Though the actual figures are still under wraps by the company, Tim Cook the CEO of Apple made a very generic comment stating that the sales of the watch is set to create a new record in the Quarterly figures. As per the analysis made by Fortune, it is said that in the December quarter, the company managed to sell around 5.5 million watches. These watches are known for the different price ranges and come in 3 flavours.