Skip to main content

Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Why trust us?

Now’s the best time to buy an Apple Watch Series 5 — here’s why

The Apple Watch Series 6 is coming, which means discounts on the Apple Watch Series 5! On September 15, Apple announced the launch of its Series 6, which boasts a blood oxygen feature to bump up Apple’s already impressive wellness quotient. That’s great news, not just for people who want to measure their blood oxygen, but for those of us who have been waiting for the price to drop on the Apple Watch Series 5. Right now, at Amazon, you can get $100 off the Apple Watch Series 5, making it only $329, down from its regular price of $429.

If you’re an Apple fan, no watch will fit your lifestyle better than the Apple Watch Series 5. It has an amazing design and programming features, but we also love this watch as a wellness tool. Your stats and corresponding metrics — like your steps, or how many situps you’ve just completed — are available almost immediately as you start your routine. That’s great for exercise, but while the 6 Series might boast some new wellness metrics, the Series 5 covers more than just the basics, way more. It demonstrates your VO2 Max Data, hourly movement, relaxation, and calories burnt. As well, its brain is versatile, being able to follow individual sports, like swimming or cycling, and yoga. Oh, and there’s an ECG monitor, which is a phenomenal health feature for anyone concerned with irregularities in their cardiac behavior during exercise.

But it’s not just these fun little things that appeal to us. There’s major stuff, too. Apple upped the processor on the Apple Watch Series 5, as well as the storage, so while the watch is physically the same size and weight as previous generations, you’re dealing with a faster, more powerful machine. There’s an internal compass, too, another great new addition.

When Apple moved from Series 4 to Series 5, they didn’t take any huge jumps, visually. The digital crown control system still sits upon a solid and attractively square frame. The watch is among the most aerodynamic, sleek, and slim (yet sturdy) on the market — and it’s nice and light, so it won’t weigh down your wrist. For those of us who like to keep the earth in mind, the watch’s case is fabricated of 100% recycled aluminum (for this deal that’s your only choice, but Apple also offers watches in titanium, ceramic and stainless steel, for an exclusive price).

Where the 5 really sets itself apart in its display, which is always on. In the previous version, you needed to raise your wrist to activate the phone from sleep mode; the 5 always has the digital clock glowing, too (don’t stress out about this feature’s battery drain — it can last a day and a half and only takes an hour to fully charge). They upped the design options too, giving you a good number of face designs: You can go with simple and black, all the way to more artistic, or fun designs.

While the new Series 6 definitely has some shiny new bells and whistles, you’ll need to wait for it, and the Apple Watch Series 5 is a super well-reviewed smart watch, even among our excellent collection of Apple Watch deals. Right now, at Amazon, you can snag one for

$100 off

, for only $329, down from its regular price of $429. Better act quickly though, the clock is ticking.

Jacob Silver
An avid cook, boxer, reader, and binger of Netflix (and Hulu, HBO Max, Amazon and more) Jacob Silver writes deals posts about…
It’s not quite its Prime Day price, but the Apple Watch Series 8 is $70 off
An Apple Watch Series 8 with the screen turned on.

The 41mm version of the Apple Watch Series 8 is on sale with a $70 discount from Amazon, which pulls its price down to just $329 from $399. The smartwatch was cheaper during Prime Day's Apple Watch deals at just $280, but if you missed the chance to get the wearable device from the shopping event for whatever reason, you're going to want to take advantage of this offer as it may be the lowest that it goes for a while -- likely until Black Friday. If you can't wait that long, then you should proceed with the purchase immediately.

Why you should buy the Apple Watch Series 8
The Apple Watch Series 8 is in our list of the best smartwatches as the top option for iPhone owners, and we described it simply as the best smartwatch available in the market right now. The 41mm model of the wearable device features an always-on LTPO Retina OLED display with a resolution of 352 x 430 pixels and peak brightness of 1,000 nits. It comes out of the box with Watch OS 9, the latest version of Apple's operating system for smartwatches, which enables a comprehensive suite of health monitoring features.

Read more
My Best Buy Plus subscribers can save $70 on the Google Pixel Watch
Google Pixel Watch with its charging puck.

While the My Best Buy program has gone through an overhaul recently -- My Best Buy Rewards, for example, are exclusively available to Best Buy credit card holders -- it's an excellent way to get great discounts and members-only pricing. The higher-tiered plan, My Best Buy Total, also comes with tech support, protection plans, and discounts on repairs.

But the reason we're bringing up My Best Buy Plus is that members can get the Google Pixel Watch 41mm smartwatch for $280 today in an exclusive deal, saving $70. Even if you're not a member and you spring for the plan today to get that deal, at $50 per year for Plus you're still saving $20. Plus, the watch comes with 100GB of Google One cloud storage, for three months, and YouTube Premium access, as well.

Read more
A rare deal just landed on the stunning 5K Apple Studio Display
Apple Mac Studio and Studio Display.

It's not often we see monitor deals that feature a good price on the Apple Studio Display. At the moment, that's changed with $100 off the Apple Studio Display 27-inch 5K monitor at Amazon. Sure, that's only 6% of bringing it down to $1,499 from $1,599 but it all adds up. If you've been waiting to buy one, this is a good opportunity to save a little on a planned purchase. Let's remind ourselves of why the Apple Studio Display is so desirable.

Why you should buy the Apple Studio Display
One of the big selling points of the Apple Studio Display is how well it blends in and pairs with your other Apple devices. It's a truly immersive 27-inch 5K retina display with 600 nits of brightness, support for one billion colors, and P3 wide color. Considered to be one of the best 5K monitors for the Mac ecosystem, it predictably takes hardly any setup. It has one Thunderbolt 3 port along with three USB-C ports. It's also capable of delivering 96W of power to charge your MacBook so it's great for making your whole setup run more smoothly with fewer cables involved.

Read more