Investor forecast that the first wave of Apple Watch orders will be 3 million units, Taiwanese supply chain have begun working on it.

According to a reliable source, Quanta Computer and Foxconn contracted by Apple to assemble Apple Watch, while Career is responsible for supplying Flexible Print Circuit (FPC), Kinsus Interconnect Technology covers IC substrate, Merry Electronics provides electroacoustic components, TXC Corp. arranges crystal, Richtech contributes power management IC, and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (ASE Inc.) administer packaging.

An informed souce stated that Quanta is also preparing for manufacturing by hiring new employees, with its total headcount to rise to 40,000 workers. The alleged terms of the deal are said to prevent Quanta from partnering with any competing device makers to build wearable electronics.

The iPhone-compatible Apple Watch let users read emails, connect with friends' watches via Digital Touch and even answer calls, something CEO Tim Cook said he has wanted to do since he was five years old.

However, concerning the price tag, It'll range from $349 (NT$10,994) and $399 (NT$12,569) depending on the size, all the way up to $10,000 (NT$315,000) for the 18-karat gold edition.