Apple delays its Watch release: Leaked document reveals gadget will go on sale ‘in spring’

Despite reports claiming the watch (pictured with boss Tim Cook) would launch in February, a statement suggests it has been delayed until 'spring.' Angela Ahrendts, Apple's senior vice president of retail and online stores said: 'We’ll go into Chinese New Year, and then we’ve got a new watch launch coming in the spring'

Apple's chief executive Tim Cook unveiled the watch at a launch event in September. 

He didn't announce exactly when the watch would be available, but said it would go on sale 'early next year.'

A 'source close to Apple' told The Information last month that the firm 'would be lucky to ship [the watch] before Valentine's Day'.