Apple CEO Tim Cook Announces That the Apple Watch Will Begin Shipping in April 2015

During an earnings call this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook offered a slightly more firm timeframe for the Apple Watch (previously) than the company’s previous “early 2015,” announcing that the eagerly anticipated smart wearable will begin shipping in April 2015. Though an exact date for the smartwatch had yet to be nailed down during the call, which was was primarily focused on the company’s historic earnings for the first fiscal quarter of 2015.

The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $74.6 billion and record quarterly net profit of $18 billion, or $3.06 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $57.6 billion and net profit of $13.1 billion, or $2.07 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.

Those numbers include sales of 74.4 million iPhones and 21.4 million iPads.