Initial production has apparently been halted while Apple tries to solve the complicated design problems.<\/b>
\nThe Apple Watch Series 7 is expected to have a significantly different design to the Series 6, to the point where manufacturers are struggling to make it. As Nikkei Asia reports, the Series 7 design is \u00ab\u00a0complicated,\u00a0\u00bb and three sources have reported that the added complexity is making it very hard to assemble each smartwatch. It’s proving so difficult, initial production runs have now been stopped and Apple is working with its suppliers to overcome the problems. Apple isn’t one to share details about new products ahead of launching them, but the additional complexity of the design is thought to come from more features being packed inside the tiny watch body. In order to do this, the Series 7 is expected to have a new layout of electronic modules, which manufacturers need to learn how to put together using a process fast enough for mass production while ensuring low failure rates. Mass production was expected to start in mid-September, but one of the sources told Nikkei, \u00ab\u00a0Apple and its suppliers are working around the clock trying to solve the issues, but currently it is hard to tell when the mass production could begin.\u00a0\u00bb We could therefore see the launch of the Series 7 delayed slightly.<\/p>\n