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If you’re looking specifically for wearable tech deals this Black Friday / Cyber Monday, then I’ve put together a techwear collection with a ton of offers on smartwatches, smart rings, and smart glasses for you to digest.
Nah, in all seriousness, I wouldn’t say I’m anti-Apple. Yes, I have a Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and a Samsung S24 Ultra and an Honor MagicPad 2 Tablet, plus an ASUS laptop. But I’ve used iPhones before (some of my best friends are Apple users), and I’m typing on a MacBook Pro as we speak, so I’m not completely unreasonable.
The cat’s out of the bag. Creative Bloq editors have decided to let the most anti-Apple member of the team take control of the Apple Watch blog. What could go wrong?
Hey guys, Beth here, taking over for a little while, and I’m going to be honest – I don’t know much about Apple Watches at all. But I DO know about some of the best Apple Watch alternatives, including some made by Samsung (sorry).
If you want a watch with all the trimmings AND that Titanium Milanese Loop, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 is $200 off on Best Buy at the mo.
Another, slightly more attainable Fancy Apple Watch move is to get yourself a premium Watch band. With that in mind, the very prestige Milanese Loop variant of the Apple Watch Band is £58 off on Amazon UK, down from £199 to £141.
It’s made from “aerospace-grade titanium mesh with a secure parachute-style buckle” and draws inspiration from classic diving watches. You don’t get much classier than this for under £150…
One of my favourite games to play is one I like to call How High Can You Go, where I go to the Apple website and kit out a product with the most expensive option in every step. Today’s edition features the [deep breath] Apple Watch Hermès Series 11 with GPS + Cellular, the 46mm Silver Titanium Case and the Satiné Grand H metal watch band.
Amazon isn’t the only place to score good Cyber Monday deals on the Apple Watch. Now that the Watch 11 is out, prices on the 10th gen have dropped dramatically. And seeing as that’s pretty much the same watch in every regard, I wanted to point out that you can score the Watch 10 for only $279, down from 429, on Walmart. That’s a not-insignificant $150 off!
If you’ve already got an Apple Watch, you might be looking for ways to keep the vibes fresh with a new Watch band. And if you’re looking to class things up a bit, I think you could do a lot worse than going for the Suitisbest leather band. Reminiscent of classic timepiece straps, it comes in 12 different colour options, and every single one of those is a rather tempting 28% off, at $20.22 (down from $27.99).
The Huawei Watch Fit 4 is, surely, a lawsuit waiting to happen! The marketing, including fanned out watches suspended in air, is straight out of the Apple playbook… and then you actually look at the design of the watch… dial, button and rounded edges – check!
However, it is £93 vs £380! So, there you go. If you at least want the look of the Apple Watch, but want to spend a fraction of the cost, you’ve got options.
Right now in the UK you can buy the 10th Gen Apple Watch down from £399 to £269 over at Very. That beats the current best Amazon price of £319.
Changing of the guard! Hello, it’s Creative Bloq’s ecom editor here, Beren…
I’ll be frank with you, I’m not a massive fan of the Apple Watch. I’ve tried – I owned the… what was it… 9? Yeah, it was pretty, and it had loads of features, and I got into how many steps I was taking for a little while… and then I stopped using it.
TLDR: SE 3 is smart and affordable, Series 11 is well-rounded and feature-rich for daily life, and Ultra 3 is the powerhouse for active, outdoor, or fitness-heavy lifestyles.
I’ve never used it but for outdoors, workouts, or adventure, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 is the best choice. It has the biggest, brightest display, longest battery life, rugged titanium build, and extra safety and fitness features. The Ultra 3 even has satellite connectivity if you’re really into going off grid. I’m not. But really good for you if you are – I’m happy for you.
I do now have the flagship Series 11, and it offer a balance of comfort, style, and up-to-date health tools. It has a great fast charging feature, which I really appreciate, and it adds newer health-insights like sleep quality scores (I don’t use this because I’m not in control of my sleep – thanks children), plus blood-pressure notifications, it has extended battery life (so it’s easier to wear all day and night – if you want), and uses sturdier glass that won’t scratch so easily.
If you’d like a rundown of the Apple Watch models and what they all do, I’m here for you.
The new Liquid Glass screen is gorgeous, and a total upgrade in terms of how the Watch feels and looks. I feel the same about the screen on my new iPhone 17 Pro – Liquid Glass was a great move from Apple’s UI team even if everyone was making the same joke at the time.
As I said earlier, I was a huge fan of my SE2 watch because it did everything I needed it to. And it’s currently still at a super-low price of $129 at Walmart. When it came out, our design editor Dan said it is the most exciting Apple Watch to come out for a long time.
I’ll be honest, the thing I use most on my Apple Watch is that button that sends a signal to my phone to beep. It’s a LIFE SAVER. Well, maybe not life, but time saver at least. I don’t know what I did before it.
I’ve talked before endlessly about the Apple ecosystem and how delightfully it all fits together. The Apple Watch is a big part of that, though it is a shame you can’t use it with Android devices.
If you’re interested in Apple accessories in general, then there are some AirPods deals it’s worth taking a look at. I’m currently using the AIrpods Pro 3, and I think if you’re already in the Apple ecosystem they’re really good value for the quality and feature set.
The AirPods 4 have a huge deal – and if audio quality isn’t your priority then these are probably worth the money of their US deal right now – they’re down to just $69 at Best Buy without ANC (or £99 in the UK at Amazon). But I do find them uncomfortable as they don’t have tips, and the sound is meh. But they read your text messages to you!
If you’re still up in the USA then you’ve got something to celebrate. That Apple Watch Ultra 3 deal has improved! It’s not $20 better, bringing the newest, most powerful Apple Watch down to $679 from $799. Still a fair whack but it has all that juicy Satellite connectivity for those who want to get off grid and rely on their Watch to navigate and communicate.
That Very deal is the cheapest on the Apple Watch 10, but it only comes with GPS and no Cellular service. It’s also on ‘awaiting stock’ right now, so you can order it but it won’t arrive until next Saturday 6.
If you want Cellular (the ability to use your data without your phone attached to the Watch) then there’s a really worthwhile deal on the Series 10 at Amazon – it’s £398, down 11% and it’s the lowest it’s been on Amazon.
I’m afraid that flash deal on the Ultra 3 has ended, just as it said it would. So the best offer ont the Ultra 3 is back to being the $100 off at Amazon, where it is $719. The Best Buy flash deal briefly offered an extra $30 off – but as all good things do, it came to an end. Boooo. Maybe it’ll be back tomorrow! You can still get $200 off the Ultra 2.
When does Cyber Monday start?
Cyber Monday officially starts at midnight on December 1, but Amazon has gone early on its Cyber Monday sale – all the deals on site have already converted into Cyber Monday deals. Bye bye Black Friday!
Will the deals change? Well, maybe. But probably not. There are flash deals to take note of, which might be different but on the whole I imagine they’ll stay the same.
So you’ll be happy to know all those deals are still alive and kicking – whoohoo. I expect some more offers will kick in tomorrow, but I imagine things will stay fairly static today. So we’ll use this page to offer advice on your buying decisions, and dissect the deals in more detail.
Good morning deal hunters! Welcome to Sunday, and the second day of our Apple Watch Live blog. Today, as the whole retailer landscape looks to Cyber Monday, we’ll be here checking up on if those great Apple Watch deals are still around.
I’m taking a break from live updates for tonight, but I’ll leave you with a recap of the best early Cyber Monday Apple Watch deals running so far.
Apple Watch Ultra 3 deal alert!
Well, this might change your decision on that Ultra 2 vs Ultra 3 predicament. Best Buy has just dropped the price of the Apple Watch Ultra 3 by $120 to $679 in an early Cyber Monday deal that beats Amazon’s $100 off!
This is a flash deal with under six hours left on the clock, you’ll need to be quick.
Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs Apple Watch Ultra 2 Cyber Monday deals
Readers in the US eyeing Apple’s most premium smartwatch might be wondering, how much difference is there between Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Ultra 3? And is that difference worth $100?
Both have Cyber Monday deals: Amazon has $100 off Apple Watch Ultra 3, which was released in September, while Best Buy has $200 off its predecessor, which came out in 2023.
I see the newer watch as very much an iterative update. The main difference is SOS satellite on the Ultra 3, plus a bigger battery, which Apple says can last 48 hours, rather than 36 on the Ultra 2.
That might give the newer watch a slightly longer lifespan too, but other than that the only difference is a very slightly larger and brighter display.
I’d be tempted to save an extra $100 with the Ultra 2 deal at Best buy.
Does Apple have Cyber Monday Apple Watch deals?
I’m afraid not. In the last five years, I’ve never seen Apple run a direct Cyber Monday discount (or Black Friday discount) on any of its products. What it does offer are gift cards towards future purchases.
When it comes to Apple Watch, it’s offering a gift card worth up to $50/£40 if you buy an Apple Watch 11 or Watch SE 3 via Apple’s own online store
That’s not a good deal for customers in the US, where Best Buy and Amazon have direct savings of $50 to $60 of the latest Apple Watches. It’s a bit more attractive in the UK, where there’s only £20 off these watches at third-party retailers.
TLDR: Don’t bother with Apple Watch Cyber Monday deals if you’re in the US. They’re worth considering in the UK if you’re sure that you’ll use them.
This is Joe, taking over from Georgia for the next couple of hours. I’ve been tracking Apple deals for Creative Bloq since 2020 and this is my fifth Black Friday. I’ll be keeping you posted on any new Apple Watch deals as we cross this cloudy transition period between Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Would you like to hear some facts that aren’t about me? Sure why not.
There are offers on the Ultra 2 and the Ultra 3 – quite good ones, actually, on the 2.
The Ultra 3 keeps the same rugged 49 mm titanium build as the Ultra 2 but improves the screen: it uses a new wide‑angle OLED panel that stretches closer to the edges, giving a slightly larger, more readable display even at steep angles, ideal for glancing outdoors, while retaining the same max brightness.
The chip moves from the S9 to the newer S10 chip and doubles storage, which helps with smoother performance and more room for apps or offline maps. Battery life sees a small bump, from roughly 36 hours to 42 hours in normal usage, and charging is faster. The biggest practical leap is connectivity: Ultra 3 introduces 5G support and, for the first time, satellite messaging and Emergency SOS, making it far more useful for off‑grid adventures.
Health and wellness features are enhanced too, with new tools like hypertension alerts and a daily sleep‑score system building on Ultra 2’s existing sensors. In short, Ultra 3 refines and expands what Ultra 2 already does, better screen, better connectivity, a modest battery bump, and extra health/safety features, rather than reinventing the watch from the ground up.
And then. Then I decided to upgrade to the 11. It has extra features like Hypertension detection, but I still just like that it charges even faster. And the battery lasts almost two days since I don’t sleep in it. I love Shazam, I love the new Liquid Glass style screen. And I use a few of the apps. But still, fitness is the main thing I use it for.
So then I lived with the Series 10 for a year. It was a 46mm which was a bit big on my wrist, tbh, but I did like it. I used exactly ZERO of the extra features. I don’t use it for sleep because, children, and I’ve just never used anything else.
I also liked the fact my Watch had its own data plan, and I could go out running…. okay, okay, jogging… without my phone. I could also leave my phone in a different room. What a revelation.
As it turned out, I was surprised by how much I liked it. And it was only better for two basic upgrades: a bigger screen, and the fast charging. Fast charging makes SUCH a difference with an Apple Watch – even though I don’t wear it for sleep (more on that later).
You can get that Series 10 with £130 off in the UK at Very. Or with $60 off at Best Buy.
Maybe my journey will convince you to buy one, maybe it won’t. But either way I’m going to tell you it.
I’ll be honest, it took me a while to be convinced by the idea of a smartwatch at all. I always thought they were a bit, well, pointless. Like, I’m not going to do any more steps just because I’m being tracked. And why would I need messages to come through to my watch, I have a perfectly good phone.
Hello there! Happy Saturday! It’s a weird time to be covering deals, a bit like the limbo between Christmas and New Year. The weekend between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is a bit of a no mans land… deals are still here, and more to come, but there’s no real name. Go figure.
