You can now buy the OnePlus Watch 3 again, at a ridiculous price

The OnePlus Watch 3 launch fiasco continues, unfortunately. The device was unveiled back in February, going up for pre-order immediately with a February 25 shipping date. But the "Meda in China" typo on the back of the first batch of watches then saw its release postponed, even though some people had actually received their pre-orders (and were offered free returns if the "Meda in China" text disturbed them in some way).

Fast forward to today, and the OnePlus Watch 3 is finally available to order again from the OnePlus website in the US. The only problem? It"s now priced at $499.99, which is a ridiculous price compared to the initially advertised $329.99. That"s actually a 51% increase and while the company hasn"t explained it in any way (which, by the way, is definitely not a good look), we assume this all has to do with US President Trump"s all-out tariff war against China, where the OnePlus Watch 3 is obviously made.

It"s sad to see politics getting in the way of good products, which the Watch 3 definitely is. It"s just that at $499.99 it"s a much tougher sell for most people than it was at $329.99. Thus, it remains to be seen how successful it will be in the US market. Hopefully this doesn"t mean the end of the line for OnePlus watches - ever since the OnePlus Watch 2 last year the company has arguably made the best Wear OS watches on the market, and we"d like to see that continue in the future.