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The 22 best holiday Apple Watch deals

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The holiday season is in full swing, but there’s still time to take advantage of seasonal savings — including on coveted products like the newest Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 models.
Shopping for loved ones? There’s still plenty of holiday deals across retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Sam’s Club — including on rare Apple products ahead of the quickly approaching holiday season. 
With Hanukkah underway and a few weeks until other holidays such as Christmas and Kwanzaa, if you’re still looking to snag yourself or someone on your list an Apple Watch this year, you won’t want to wait much longer. Across some retailers, you can find deals on several Apple Watch models, including the Ultra, Series 8, and even the newly released Series 9. 
Read more: Why Apple is halting US sales of its Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 models
A patent dispute between Apple and medical technology company Masimo is putting sales of the latest flagship smartwatches — the Series 9 and Ultra 2 models — on hold starting this Thursday, Dec. 21. Be sure to check back as we’ll be updating this list with fresh deals every week throughout the holiday season as they last. 
Read more: The best Apple Watches and how to pick the best model for you
Apple Watch Series 9 45mm Save $70 at Amazon
Apple’s latest flagship watch is on sale in the 45mm size, as well as others. The Series 9 offers all the newest features and is one step up from the base model SE. The Apple Watch Series 9 can track activity, steps, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen (lung function), wrist temperature, sleep, and environmental sound levels (to protect your hearing). And it uses algorithms and machine learning — aka, AI — to spot dangerous patterns and alert you to seek medical attention. 
Apple Watch Ultra 49mm Save $160 at Best Buy
Apple Watch Series 8 41mm Save $79 at Best Buy
Though not the most up-to-date model, the Series 8 still offers great value. The Series 8 is IPX 6 water- and dust-resistant, contains 32 GB of storage, and offers several sensors, including GPS, altimeter, blood oxygen, optical heart sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light sensor, body temperature sensor, and high-G accelerometer. 
“The Apple Watch Series 8 is an incremental update to the classic, squircle smartwatch — and I’m not complaining. The same catalog of good-looking and practical watch faces is still there and, with the enhanced health and fitness tracking features, the watch is more useful than ever for helping me stay in tune with my body both during activity and at rest,” Darby said in her review.

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