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I have an Ultra 2 with blood oxygen, but I lost weight and The ultra now looks a bit bulky on my wrist. I feel a Series 10 would be a better aesthetic for me.

Any sense of what the Ultra 2 with blood oxygen is worth in the US? I have both the alpine loop band, and the Titanium Milanese band.
 
I doubt it's worth more than an U2 without SPo2 enabled. Apple has sold plenty of watches since the ban took effect so it seems like the majority of users don't consider no SPo2 a deal breaker when purchasing an Apple Watch..
 
I doubt it's worth more than an U2 without SPo2 enabled. Apple has sold plenty of watches since the ban took effect so it seems like the majority of users don't consider no SPo2 a deal breaker when purchasing an Apple Watch..
The eBay prices suggest otherwise.

It's common sense. I am also arranging to import a Series 10 Titanium from Canada because I want the oxygen reading.
 
The eBay prices suggest otherwise.

It's common sense. I am also arranging to import a Series 10 Titanium from Canada because I want the oxygen reading.

You might not need to do that. There are 2023 Ultra2's in the Apple refurb store.

I don't know if those have had SpO2 disabled or not though. Last year, Costco was selling old stock Ultra2's at a nice discount. They had SpO2, but they were new in box old stock and not refurbs. I don't know whether refurbs have to get their SpO2 disabled or not.
 
You might not need to do that. There are 2023 Ultra2's in the Apple refurb store.

I don't know if those have had SpO2 disabled or not though. Last year, Costco was selling old stock Ultra2's at a nice discount. They had SpO2, but they were new in box old stock and not refurbs. I don't know whether refurbs have to get their SpO2 disabled or not.
I took advantage of Costco’s old stock of the Ultra 2 with the SpO2 enabled and I haven’t had any issues. It was new in box with a very dead battery and a battery capacity of 100%.
 
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I took advantage of Costco’s old stock of the Ultra 2 with the SpO2 enabled and I haven’t had any issues. It was new in box with a very dead battery and a battery capacity of 100%.

I did exactly the same thing! Best part was that it was generously discounted to boot when it was the edition I actually wanted.

Mine was also totally dead out of the box which was a bit concerning because I’ve bought old stock before that had been dead so long the batteries couldn’t be revived. It needed a long first charge, but six months later everything’s fine. I’m getting 3-5 days of life per charge out of mine.
 
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