In his latest Bloomberg newsletter, Mark Gurman writes that “this year will be the biggest in the history of the Apple Watch since the original model.”
Alongside reporting that 2022 will see the retirement of one diehard model, this year will be marked by the release of not one but three new Apple Watches…
If Gurman is right, this fall will offer us Apple Watch Series 8, a new version of Apple Watch SE and a wholly new Watch, designed with ruggedness in mind, to appeal to those keen on extreme sports… While it’s expected that there will be different metals used in the future, a whole new kind of Watch designed specifically with toughness in mind is a new departure…
Gurman also advises us to, “look out for major updates to activity tracking and faster chips across the board.”
MacDailyNews Take: As we wrote of the prospect of a ruggedized Apple Watch model a year ago:
“We’ll be Day One buyers of ‘Apple Watch Extreme’ or ‘Apple Watch Extreme Sport’ (which are better names than “Explorer Edition” – for which we’d still sign on the dotted line, regardless of what Apple calls it). Bring it on!”
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The new Watch SE will probably be the “special edition” of Series 6 (older 40-44mm screen/body type that started with Series 4) with updated specs. And long live Series 3, even if it’s no longer in Watch lineup when Series 8 arrives 😉 It’s my little 38mm Watch; I’ll probably keep using it for a few more years.
Bought the Series 0 (or 1st gen) back in January 2016. Six years later it still works and holds a charge for the entire day. Screen still in very good condition. Definitely need to upgrade but other needs come first.
Just upgraded my series 0 to 7. While I was still happy with 0, 7 has been worth every dime!!! Amazing in comparison!
I’ve bought every Watch since the second year, always in black Stainless. It’s a great watch, even though some don’t like it’s looks. It’s literally saved my life.
But honestly, I don’t see a big deal this year. What I do see, assuming the pundits have it right, is cosmetic changes, but nothing more. If it has flat sides, I’m not sure I’ll even like the way it looks, if it’s anything like the guesses we see in renders.
Without being able to add important features, the watch isn’t going to be significantly updated. At least, last year we got a bigger screen again, which I appreciate. This year, what? A more rugged case? I don’t think that’s going to move the needle.
Still waiting for the Apple Watch with blood sugar readout. Meanwhile my series 4 Watch will be just fine.
Needs access to your blood to read glucose. Then you really would be paying blood money lol
I’m with @Fesarius: the ability to provide real time glucose readouts would be the “killer app” I have been waiting for before investing in Apple Watch. Then I can ditch the other high priced solutions (cough) Dexcom.
I always buy a rugged Apple Watch case so Im very interested in what a Apple version of a already rugged Apple Watch will look like.
Another tracker for Apple to monetize with its ad sales. No thanks!!!!!