In one of these countries, the cheapest Apple Watch costs about 10 WEEKS of minimum-wage work. ⌚ (Apple Watch SE 3, 40 mm GPS)
🇦🇺 Australia — min wage A$26.44/h · A$399 → 15 h
🇬🇧 UK — £12.71/h · £219 → 17 h
🇺🇸 USA — federal $7.25/h · $249 → 34 h (almost a full work week)
🇧🇷 Brazil — R$7.37/h · R$3,299 → 448 h = 10 legal work weeks
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Sources (checked 14 Oct 2026): official Apple Stores, full price — apple.com (US) $249, apple.com/uk £219, apple.com/au A$399, apple.com/br R$3.299 · minimum wages: Fair Work Commission 2026 (A$26.44), UK National Living Wage Apr 2026 (£12.71), US federal minimum ($7.25), Brazil Decreto 12.797/2025 (R$1,621/month, 220 h = R$7.37/h; legal week 44 h).
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Only 20 out of the 50 states use federal minimum wage