The debut of the Apple Watch Series 3 brought about a few price drops for the previous generation Series 2 models last month, with B&H Photo offering around $290 for 38mm cases and $320 for 42mm cases in Aluminum. This week at Best Buy, prices have continued to drop by about $20 for a wide variety of Series 2 Aluminum models, with most 38mm versions selling for $270 and 42mm versions selling for $300.
Included in Best Buy's sale are Apple Watch Nike+ models and some Stainless Steel editions, with the latter models up to $120 off their original retail prices, and as much as $60 down from when we posted the previous Series 2 discount article in mid-September. Below we'll list a few models on sale with Best Buy's new prices (bold) compared to current prices of similar Series 3 collections on Apple.com.
Series 2 Aluminum
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38mm Silver Case, White Sport Band - $269.00, compared to $329
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42mm Silver Case, White Sport Band - $299.00, compared to $359
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Nike+ 38mm Space Gray Case, Black/Volt Sport Band - $269.00, compared to $329
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Nike+ 42mm Space Gray Case, Black/Volt Sport Band - $299.00, compared to $359
Series 2 Stainless Steel
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42mm Space Black Case, Space Black Sport Band - $429.00, compared to $649
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38mm Case, Milanese Loop Band - $479.00, compared to $699
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38mm Space Black Case, Space Black Milanese Loop Band - $529, compared to $749
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42mm Space Black Case, Space Black Milanese Loop Band - $579, compared to $799
Apple only offers Stainless Steel Series 3 models in LTE versions, meaning that all of the new models with a Stainless Steel case this year are automatically slightly higher in price due to the added LTE capabilities. In total, there are six Apple Watch Series 3 collections (all in Aluminum) without LTE among Apple's 31 new collections of the revamped wearable device. For this reason, anyone who isn't interested in cellular connection on their Apple Watch -- or in Series 3's faster processing speeds -- will greatly benefit from deals on the Series 2 models.
More of the latest deals can be found in our Deals Roundup, where you can find sales this week on the DJI Osmo for iPhone, certified pre-owned iPhone 7 models from T-Mobile, and more.
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Top Rated Comments
Really wanted to upgrade to regular SS at some point, but won't pay for LTE to do so. :(
Same here. That is why I'm opting to get the Series 2 SBSS (just waiting to find the right price). Saves me $100+ bucks since I don't need LTE.[doublepost=1507212849][/doublepost]
If anyone is questioning or is looking to purchase the space black model, it's excellent. It's durability with the diamond like carbon coating is extremely durable without scratching. It has a nice sleek look to it.
Really like hearing that, especially since I have Series 0 SS that I'm looking to replace in favor of the SBSS Series 2.Seems like a decision made by the product marketing team rather than the design team.