Apple Watch 3 decision dilema

[manmit]

There is at least $300 (Cad) difference in aluminium vs. Stainless steel (SS). SS does not come without cellular and not sure about the resale value vs. Aluminium. Which one did you get?

 

[bruinsrme]

Resale?
To get a good idea on resale, my recommendation is to take a look at swappa.com and see what the series 2 are selling for compared to new.

 

[rsxmachine]

resale is horrible. I just bought a series 2 SS with apple care. Happy now.

 

[Frankfurt]

SS residual value is low and comparable to Alum. I ordered the S3 SG Alum LTE and will wear it with my SB SS link bracelet from my SS S0. Looks great together and given an upgrade cycle of 2-3 years this is a better value. If you are abusing your watch, however, SS will hold up better. My SS S0 is still in pristine condition.

 

[manmit]

SS residual value is low and comparable to Alum. I ordered the S3 SG Alum LTE and will wear it with my SB SS link bracelet from my SS S0. Looks great together and given an upgrade cycle of 2-3 years this is a better value. If you are abusing your watch, however, SS will hold up better. My SS S0 is still in pristine condition.

That is what I am realizing - resale of SS is really bad - not sure why. It is going to be even more depreciating given both SS and aluminium have same internals.

 

[44267547]

That is what I am realizing - resale of SS is really bad - not sure why. It is going to be even more depreciating given both SS and aluminium have same internals.

The stainless model, although well-made and is more premium with the sapphire display/316 L stainless. It doesn't hold value anything over the aluminum model, mainly because the aluminum model is more available and much more affordable.