Deals: Apple Watch Sales Hit Series 3 and Series 5 Models at Up to $100 Off

[MacRumors]

Deals have emerged this week on the previous generation Apple Watch Series 3 and Apple Watch Series 5, following Apple's announcement of Series 6 and SE models of the wearable device.

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Starting with the Apple Watch Series 3, Amazon is offering the 38mm GPS model for $169.00, down from $199.00. Likewise, the 42mm GPS model is $30 off, priced at $199.00, down from $229.00. These match previous low prices on Series 3 models, and are a great entry point for the Apple Watch.

Apple Watch Series 3 From $169.00 ($30 OFF)​

If you're shopping for the Apple Watch Series 5, Amazon has the 44mm GPS Gold Aluminum Case with Pink Sport Band for $329.00, down from $429.00. At $100 off, this is an Amazon all-time-low price. This is the only Series 5 model on sale on Amazon this week.

Apple Watch Series 5 For $329.00 ($100 OFF)​

Head to our full Deals Roundup to get caught up with all of the latest deals and discounts that we've been tracking over the past week.

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[edwrap]

I could maybe understand still buying the Series 6 for an extra $100, but why would anyone buy the SE at $280 instead of the Series 5 at $300?

 

[Romeo_Nightfall]

I could maybe understand still buying the Series 6 for an extra $100, but why would anyone buy the SE at $280 instead of the Series 5 at $300?

because not everyone is a forum geek - normal people just lack of proper info!

 

[dannyyankou]

I could maybe understand still buying the Series 6 for an extra $100, but why would anyone buy the SE at $280 instead of the Series 5 at $300?

I guess ECG isn’t too important to some people. Also, I imagine SE has better battery life without the AOD, my series 5 had worse battery life than series 4.

 

[whyamihere]

Target (and others) were doing $100 off Series 5 months ago. Come on retailers, you're gonna need to do better for a now defunct product!

 

[Christian 5G]

I need to decide if I should upgrade to 5 or 6 from 3. Is there really any big deal in 6? I’ll wait for Black Friday deals as well.

 

[OriginalMacRat]

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If you're shopping for the Apple Watch Series 5, Amazon has the 44mm GPS Gold Aluminum Case with Pink Sport Band for $329.00, down from $429.00. At $100 off, this is an Amazon all-time-low price. This is the only Series 5 model on sale on Amazon this week.

Apple Watch Series 5 For $329.00 ($100 OFF)​

You can buy the Series 5 for this price directly from Apple.. But of course, MacRumors doesn't get a kickback if you do that.

Refurbished Apple Watch Deals - Apple

All refurbished Apple Watch models are Apple-certified, including a 1-year warranty. Shop now to save up to 15% with free delivery and returns.

www.apple.com

 

[robertpetry]

You can buy the Series 5 for this price directly from Apple.. But of course, MacRumors doesn't get a kickback if you do that.

Refurbished Apple Watch Deals - Apple

All refurbished Apple Watch models are Apple-certified, including a 1-year warranty. Shop now to save up to 15% with free delivery and returns.

www.apple.com

True about the "kickback" which is minor and pretty standard practice. But it is kind of disingenuous of you not to mention that the unit you are comparing to from Apple is a refurb. I have purchased a bunch of refurbs from apple and they were all great. But still a refurb and that is an important distinction.

 

[1984 Mac Guru]

It's not $100 off list price on the S5. It's only $50.

 

[jzuena]

I could maybe understand still buying the Series 6 for an extra $100, but why would anyone buy the SE at $280 instead of the Series 5 at $300?

The Series 5 is on clearance. Once they are gone, the SE has no competition at that price point.

 

[pers0n]

I need to decide if I should upgrade to 5 or 6 from 3. Is there really any big deal in 6? I’ll wait for Black Friday deals as well.

Black Friday will probably be a week or month long event mostly online because of COVID, some stores won’t have it this year in physical stores

 

[0128672]

It's not $100 off list price on the S5. It's only $50.

Yes, that's correct. The new S5 40mm GPS list price is now $349, not $399, and a 44mm list is now $379. There are lots of refurb S3, S4 and S5 available right now. The prices for the two mentioned here start at $309 ($40 off) and $329 ($50 off). You can see the new list prices by going to the Apple Watch refurbs to view what the refurb prices are discounted from.

 

[jimbobb24]

Need to see reviews of the O2 sensor for fitness to make sure Apple has appropriately incorporated it and not just added as outside feature. Other dedicated fitness devices use the O2 sensor a lot.

 

[OriginalMacRat]

True about the "kickback" which is minor and pretty standard practice. But it is kind of disingenuous of you not to mention that the unit you are comparing to from Apple is a refurb. I have purchased a bunch of refurbs from apple and they were all great. But still a refurb and that is an important distinction.

You're very naive.

When Apple discontinues a product. Any inventory in the chain goes back to the warehouses and is sold at discount via the "refurb" section of the online store.

It is the same boxed product that was sitting on the shelves.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Fort those looking for a good price on the series 5, wait a little longer. I think you will see good deals come Thanksgiving and early December.

 

[robertpetry]

If you

You're very naive.

When Apple discontinues a product. Any inventory in the chain goes back to the warehouses and is sold at discount via the "refurb" section of the online store.

It is the same boxed product that was sitting on the shelves.

I have never received an Apple refurb that was in a retail box. You have? So you say they take back retail product that could be sold with a discount at retail. Then they re-box them into plain, refurb boxes, and then sell at the same price as the retail discount would have been?

Yep. I AM naive I guess. I had no idea they went through all that trouble to make no additional money.

 

[ChrisA]

I expect the prices of series 3 and 5 watches to plummet even further in two weeks. This is only the first step. Same with the price on the used market

 

[MacCheetah3]

You can buy the Series 5 for this price directly from Apple.. But of course, MacRumors doesn't get a kickback if you do that.

Refurbished Apple Watch Deals - Apple

All refurbished Apple Watch models are Apple-certified, including a 1-year warranty. Shop now to save up to 15% with free delivery and returns.

www.apple.com

$20-30 more for a Series 5 versus SE isn't bad.

However, for me, ECG seemingly has little relevance to me and I'd probably disable the AOD -- I don't think the battery drain is worth the rare convenience.

More importantly for consideration is if a person wants an Apple official band, such as the Solo or Braided Solo. Why? Because if you purchase a Series 5 from Amazon or the Apple Store refurb section, you'll need to shell out another $49 or $99 (USD) for the band, whereas that cost is discounted $49 (i.e. $0 or $50) if you buy the SE with the band included. Just pointing out added costs some may not be realizing.