If you want to pick up a budget-friendly Apple Watch that isn’t the Watch SE, the Watch Series 8 is an excellent alternative. While the Watch Series 9 is out of stock for the time being, the older generation is still pretty good, and you can save quite a bit on it. In fact, it’s still one of the best smartwatches you can buy, and that’s doubly the case with extra savings from this deal.
The 2022 Apple Watch has all of the essential features covered, including workout and sleep tracking, heart-rate monitoring, on-wrist notifications and an always-on display. It was the first Apple Watch to come with a temperature sensor, which can be used for ovulation tracking and it has neat features like car-crash detection so that emergency services and contacts can be notified in the event of an accident. Although it’s not as rugged as the Apple Watch Ultra or Apple Watch Ultra 2, the Series 8 is still crack-resistant, IP6X-rated dust-resistant and swim-proof with WR50 water resistance.
The Apple Watch Series 8 retails at $399 for the GPS-only model, with the GPS and cellular version going for $499 and up. With the Series 9 now the newest model, the Series 8 is officially discontinued by Apple, but that means you can snap up a solid deal on one while supplies last at third-party retailers.
If the Series 8 is not for you, peruse our list of the best Apple Watch deals for discounts across all models.
