Apple's prototype units never really make it out of their campus and they're really good at hiding their work. Except for the one time when an Apple employee accidentally left a pre-production iPhone 4 at a bar and the world got to see it early, we haven't seen many Apple prototype units.

Now, it's the original Apple Watch prototype that shown up online. Here, take a look -

Prototype Apple Watch with Security Case runs an Internal Pre-WatchOS 1.0 build, complete with internal testing apps and development settings. It’s extremely amazing that something like this could still exist; without having been destroyed. #appleinternal pic.twitter.com/WDTWP0NpIp

As you can see, we're looking at an early prototype of the Apple Watch that's sitting inside a bulky case. It essentially makes the Apple Watch look like an iPod, a rather clever way of keeping it under the wraps.

The images also show how some UI elements of the watchOS were present from the early days. In fact, even the physical appearance of the watch hasn't really changed much since the original Apple Watch that came out back in 2015. Of course, the newer versions are more powerful and come with some awesome features, but we think it's time for a design change.

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It'll be interesting to see if Apple is cooking something behind the scenes for its next Apple Watch release. But for now, you'll have to settle with either the Apple Watch Series 6 or the Apple Watch SE. Either way, you'll be getting a really great watch to go with your iPhone.

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