At its launch event in September, Apple boss Tim Cook said prices for the firm's upcoming watch would start at $349 - but he refused to go into more detail. Now, French website iGen.fr has been told by a 'reliable source' that the stainless steel model will be available from $500, while the gold version will set customers back up to $5,000. And the source also revealed the firm is on track to release its first wearable around Valentine's Day, as per previous rumours - dismissing more recent claims of a spring release. Scroll down for video French website iGen.fr has been told by a 'reliable source' that the stainless steel model of Apple's Watch will be available from $500, while the gold version (pictured) will set customers back between $4,000 and $5,000
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The Apple Watch was unveiled at an event in California earlier this month
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CEO Tim Cook announced prices for the Sport model would start $349
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And now reports claims the stainless steel version will cost $500
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High-end gold models are rumoured to be worth between $4,000 and $5,000
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Initial reports claimed the gadget wouldn't launch until February 2015
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But a leaked statement suggests this has been pushed back to 'the spring'
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A source said that Apple is unhappy with the watch's battery life
The closest @placeholder came to talking about the battery life for the Watch was saying that users would ‘charge it at night.’