Most years, Apple introduces either one or two new smartwatches. But this year, there are three, something that last happened in 2022. The first is the Series 11, the mainstay of the range, following on from 2024’s Series 10, which has had annual updates since 2015. The Apple Watch Ultra 3 is the ruggedised, chunkier model. There was no new Ultra last year, merely an updated colour option. And the Apple Watch SE3 is the third budget watch, following the second-gen model from three years ago.
What’s interesting is that all three have the very latest processor inside, called the S10, which means that some of the latest features for the pricier models, such as sleep score, are also in the affordable SE 3. And all three can detect sleep apnoea signals and notify you if they spot anything untoward. The SE3 is likely to be in the range for two or three years, so putting the latest processor in it gives it greater longevity.
