China's Apple Daily has reportedly discovered that Quanta Computer has just landed the exclusive contract to manufacture the Apple Watch. The rough translation states that the Quanta Changshu plant will employ 4 million people, a number that either got lost in translation or is bigger than most cities in North America. G for Games adds to the report that "it is said that Apple and Quanta have entered a deal which prohibits the Taiwanese company from manufacturing/assembling smartwatches for Apple's rival OEMs."

The supply chain rumor further states that production could start as early as January 2015. Whether that will allow for a Valentine's delivery date as some rumor sites have claimed is unknown at this time. Though in practical terms, that would seem close to impossible. Then again, I'm sure that ongoing rumors on this matter will continue to surface over the coming months and varying delivery dates are bound to arise.



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