Early Black Friday Apple Watch deals 2024 — Better than Prime Day?

by Yaron

It’s still a couple of weeks and some change until Black Friday arrives, but already we’re seeing a lot of action on Apple Watch deals. There’s been several price drops since our last update, but we’ve also seen a model run out of inventory. We’ve tracked down a refurbished model at an even better price in its place, but it’s a reminder that you need to pounce on these deals while you can.

There are a lot of early Black Friday deals to shop right now and Black Friday smartwatch deals are some of the best among them. In particular, Black Friday Apple Watch deals are standing out to us, as almost every Apple Watch model is seeing a discount in the lead-up to Black Friday. The Apple Watch shows up regularly among the best smartwatches and best fitness trackers, so take a hard look at these Black Friday Apple Watch deals if you’re in the market for a new piece of wearable tech.

Apple Watch SE 2 [GPS 40mm] — $189 $249 24% off

A 40mm Apple Watch SE 2 with the Starlight sport band.

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The SE2 is the humblest of the Apple Watches available today, but that doesn’t mean it is hindered in any way for the typical user. All of the core function that you want from a health-tracking watch, plus all of the sweet iPhone connection possibilities, are still there. In fact, our Apple Watch SE 2 review (which covers the 44mm version of this watch) actually praises the watch for the extra simplicity it brings. More is not always better.

Apple Watch SE 2 [GPS + Cellular 40mm] — $239 $299 20% off

The Apple Watch SE 2 with an aluminum case and denim sport band.

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Another Apple Watch SE 2, this time with cellular capabilities. At $239, this is an excellent way to get into the cellular Apple Watch sphere. It ensures you don’t need to have a phone with you at all times and just might help you break your phone addiction.

Apple Watch Series 9 [GPS 45mm] (renewed) — $262 $300 13% off

New double tap gesture for Apple Watch Series 9.

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The Apple Watch Series 9 is the one that introduced the unique double-tap feature, where you could tap your index finger and thumb together on your watch-bearing hand as a quick way to access some features on the watch. In our Apple Watch Series 9 review, the reviewer didn’t seem to need to use the feature all that often, as its just an occasional thing. They did, however, note that this watch is an excellent first Apple Watch, if you’re just now springing to get one.

Apple Watch Series 9 [GPS + Cellular 45mm] — $599 $749 20% off

The Apple Watch Series 9 [GPS + Cellular 45mm] with stainless steel case against a white background.

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This is the Apple Watch Series 9 model with graphite stainless steel case and midnight sport band. It’s pretty class, which is why it has a higher price point than you’ll find among most Apple Watches. But it’s also seeing a 20% Black Friday discount, which brings its price down from $749 to $599. This offers some really great value, as you’ll be getting a beautiful smartwatch that includes all of the features the Apple Watch Series 9 lineup has to offer.

Apple Watch Series 10 [GPS 42mm] — $349 $399 13% off

A person wearing the titanium Apple Watch Series 10.

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The Apple Watch Series 10 comes in several sizes, with this Black Friday deal dropping the 42mm size to $354. This is a pretty good deal for what is essentially a brand new release, as it offers up $45 in savings. The Series 10 offers up to 40% more screen area than previous models, as well as a thinner, lighter, and more comfortable design. If you’re after Apple’s latest and greatest release, this is the Apple Watch model you should go for.

Apple Watch Series 10 [GPS 46mm] — $379 $429 12% off

Activity Rings on the Apple Watch Series 10.

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The Apple Watch Series 10 is really new and just finding its deal footings. At 12% off, we’re not yet getting a lot off, but we have broken the $400 barrier on the 46mm version. As explained in our Apple Watch Series 10 review, the watch has a bright OLED screen with a wide viewing angle. You might also enjoy the speaker, which is serviceably loud.

Apple Watch Ultra 2 [GPS + Cellular 49mm] — $680 $799 15% off

The Stocks app in watchOS 10 on the Apple Watch Ultra 2.

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Despite the high price, this is the deal to get if you want an Apple Watch at a good discount. To put it into perspective, we were finding this watch at $749 after the latest Prime event, but are finding it for $680 now, a savings of an additional $69. Plus, as shown in our Apple Watch Ultra 2 review, this watch has a big, bright screen that looks absolutely fantastic.

How to choose an Apple Watch on Prime Day

In many ways, choosing an Apple Watch on Prime Day is like choosing a budget for anything else. Get the best you can get based on your budget. The SE 2 and Series 9 Apple Watches are going to be the cheaper watches for a couple of reasons. One, the SE 2 is designed to be on the cheaper side, giving you the basic needs of a smartwatch without being extra fancy. Then, the Series 9 is an “older” model now that the Series 10 is in, making it ripe for deals. If your budget is somewhat higher, look for one of the Ultra watches.

The next interesting thing is the comparison between the Apple Watch 9 and Apple Watch 10. The Series 10 might be a great watch to get if you’re looking for the absolute latest, but isn’t necessarily a great upgrade if you already own a 9. For example, the newer of the two watches doesn’t have blood oxygen monitoring, at least at this time. That means that you might want to “skip ahead” to an Ultra version instead if you already have the 9 and want an upgrade.

How we chose these Apple Watch Prime Day deals

These deals weren’t too hard to pick out, considering the limited amounts of models of Apple Watch around today. The most important thing was finding models that people would likely want and use, looking at sites like Best Buy and Amazon that have reliable product distribution, and then finding the best price available.

Ultimately, we’re pretty familiar with Apple Watches and know that they’re a reliable product. You’ll see links to our hands on reviews of them in the writeups above, as well. It is not to say that there aren’t excellent Apple Watch alternatives, but if you’re an iPhone user there aren’t many better smartwatches than these.

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