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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 29073 reviews

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98%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are enthusiastic about the Apple Watch Series 3's ease of use, fitness tracking capabilities, and its overall value for the price. Many appreciate the long battery life, GPS functionality, and the watch's size and design. While some users mentioned issues with the band and the lack of cellular connectivity in certain models, the positive feedback on features significantly outweighs the negative comments.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Price
    Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Old Lady Gets Smart Watch!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My Apple 3 watch is great for me. (Although, I still have many things to learn about it!) I'm 76 and technology is a bit of a challenge. I like its encouragement to get me up and exercise. I did choose to replace the band, however, with a magnetic mesh gold one. I like it better than the other style band. I watched two tutorials, and believe that I will watch 2 more. The price was way better than anywhere else.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My new watch

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the watch. Now I just need to know how to use it. The band is a little awkward to put on. Wish it had a better clasping mechanism.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Not a bad purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    What is great didn't care for the band, bought another one.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life
    Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth it

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great watch and cheaper than the newer generations. It is worth it if you just want it for simple things like working out, texting, time, etc... It would be best to buy this rather than a newer version that is more expensive because it basically has everything you need unless you need something with more advance medical services. I do recommend buying a better band though because if you swing your arm there is a risk of it flying off with the band it comes with. I watched it happen so be weary. The watch itself is also very durable, my old one has been through a lot and still works as if it is brand new (had it since 2018). You also don't need to worry about getting it wet and it breaking because I've put mine in all kinds of things including the ocean even when it was dead and after charging it, it worked just fine.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Fitness tracking
    Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for Runs

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Delayed writing a review until I had it for some time. Its been about a month now and overall I love it. Bought for a means of tracking fitness replacing my previous smart/fitness watch that was not an Apple. I must say I love the way that it synchs with my phone allowing to see text and phone calls. The fitness tracking is top notch. I still kept my other fitness tracking app just to see how it measures up and I previously deleted it. Now downside. I just noticed the other day while running in warm weather finally and starting to sweat that the watch didn't like the sweat to much. It slipped on my wrist and caused the tracker to stop. Luckily I know my route and was able to estimate my run. Also there is no way to modify/edit the run. I kept running and thought I could just put in the correct time and distance in later. NOPE! Second downside that happened this morning. Received an alert that the update could not be installed because I didn't have enough memory. The watch is pretty must still out of the box with the exception of Spotify and a watch which I download for my workouts. Lasty do not like the band that came with it. Had to change it almost immediately.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gps
    Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great product and easy to use

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Knowing what I was getting was pretty cool, watch that could text, call, fitness gps, heart rate monitor Etc.But didn’t know it sends all notifications including images from my front door camera. So I can instantly see when someone comes to my door. Which is pretty cool. Very comfortable. Downside battery life sucks. I get 26-30 hours out of it before it needs charged. Coming from the Fitbit, I only had to charge it about every five days. This is just something to get used to. Other downside is the metal toggle in the band (also happens with Fitbit) scratches any surface you have it on. For instance I wear it on my right hand and work on the computer. Below my mouse pad there are a bunch of micro scratches now in the desk from where my wrist rests and moves. Not a big deal, but if you’re OCD this might bug you.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Fitness tracking
    Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    She loves it...but

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The watch is useful for my fiancé’s workout regimen. She loves the notifications, and she can answer calls while on the same network. But she did not like the band that comes with it. Luckily there are plenty of options out there if you want to change your band

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great watch

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this watch to replace a Fitbit for my wife. She loves it, very durable and water proof. The band is rugged but one con is that she hard a skin reaction to the metal in the band. So we will buy another type of band. Otherwise, a great interactive watch. Pairs nicely with the iPhone X

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price
    Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great watch at a great price, the only thing I would change about it was the band, but that's an easy thing to rectify.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great buy!!

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My son got this for Christmas awhile ago and loves it still. It is well worth the buy if you are an apple person, I'm not but I'll still say this is a great buy!! The band that came with it did rub his skin raw but I think it's dependent on you and your skin type but with that said he switched the band from silicone to metal and had no issues and still loves it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use
    Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Might pick a diff color next time

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Apple Watch is so simple to use. Connection to the phone, syncing and basic function are easily achieved. As usual, Apple just works. But, the white band isn’t the best choice. It seems like color dye from clothes can rub off in the band. It cleans up ok, but is noticeable until cleaned.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I replaced my Apple Watch 1

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I loved my Apple Watch 1 but after three years it was falling apart. I went in to have it hopefully repaired but the salesman said it could not be. I purchased a 3 but a much less expensive model which I hope was not a mistake but I did not have $600 to buy the better one. So far it is working fine. The only complaint is the cheap band that came with it. Fortunately, my expensive link band from my other Apple Watch fit. I think there should be a choice in bands instead of the crummy one that was included.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Watch for General Tracking

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    After having this watch for a few months, i have not been a fan of charging this thing at the most inopportune times. It seems to be at best every 2.5 days with most if not all alerts or notifications (texts, phone calls, etc.. turned off). Fitbit is like every 7 or 8 days before charging to to the same thing except it will not show you your exercise right from the device (depending on the version you purchased. I do like that you can see your current steps and you can set your goals right from the watch itself and it does push you to meet your goals every day. I switched bands right away as i was not a fan of the 'rubber' band that came with it. It seemed like it wanted to sweat too much and it was uncomfortable. I do find the watch to be large enough to see and is definitely stylish.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use
    Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great watch easy to use . love the features

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Wish they had a better band,easy to use . love the features. would like it to have better vibration

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use
    Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love my Apple series 3 Watch. One concern I had was band getting dirty! Very easy to clean.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Apple Watch is a great asset. Love all th features. Not too crazy about the band though.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Band

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Hard sell

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have an Apple Watch and love it! My daughter had a Garmin and the band broke she asked for a new Garmin or Fitbit. I suggested she get an Apple to match her iPhone being a big time runner etc, discussions went back and forth so I wound up paying for half just to get her to try it cause she didn’t want to change. Well, end result she loves it and talked 2 friends into buying one. Lol, Father knows best!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome watch and perfect size

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I think I have an average size wrist. It fits nicely around my wrist and is comfortable, only problem I have is the getting rashes from the metal part that connects the two bands. Fixed that problem b buying a different band with less metal on the inside. Had it over a year- works great

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Product - Great Gift

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased this for my mother and she absolutely loves it. She's been using it for 10 months now. I thought that she was going to just use the basic functionality of the step tracker and health items but once she synced it to her phone she figured out to load photos as her home screen and uses it to answer calls. She competes with my brother for most steps. She adores this watch. Her only complaint is about the band. She had some issues with it and ended up ordering another band. But otherwise excellent purchase.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Band

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Apple watch

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this for my son for his birthday. It is a great watch. I have a galaxy, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. He likes the watch, the band is not so great, looking for alternatives on Amazon.

    I would recommend this to a friend