Apple has created a larger magnetic charging dock for the Apple Watch, allowing it to charge on its side and lying flat
The Watch can charge on the dock when lying flat
A charging pad is embedded in the centre of the dock, which can be flipped up for charging a Watch placed on its side. It comes with a lightning to USB cable, but a power adaptor is not included.
This is the first time Apple has made a Watch charging dock, and it follows in the wake of many third-party accessories.
The Apple Watch is the company's first foray into wearable technology and comes in three versions – Sport in anodized aluminium, Standard in stainless steel, and Luxury in 18 carat yellow or rose gold.
Since its launch earlier this year, the device is believed to have sold around 7m units, more than all its rival vendors combined, a report released earlier this month claimed.
Apple does not release official sales figures for the Watch, but the report by independent analyst company Canalys claims that Apple was the only smartwatch maker to ship more than 300,000 units in the third quarter of this year.
Its closest rival, Pebble, saw shipments reach 200,000 in the third quarter, according to Canalys, thanks to the launch of its Time Steel smartwatch, made from stainless steel with a colour e-paper display.
In September Apple released new software upgrade watchOS 2, bringing support for third-party native apps, new watchfaces and improvements to Siri.
The second generation of Apple Watch is reportedly in development for release next year, and is rumoured to feature a front-facing camera for FaceTime calls and inbuilt WiFi, alongside new premium models.
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