Prime Day 2024 Deal Spotlight: Apple Watch Series 9

When smartwatches were first introduced, they were dangerously closer to gimmicks than actual tools. The battery life sucked, they were clunky, and despite the best efforts of marketing departments, it wasn't exactly obvious what function they performed that your smartphone wasn't already doing. Today, in 2024, that's just no longer the case. Smartwatches are productivity tools, fitness trackers, and convenient communications gadgets, and despite the category expanding by leaps and bounds over the years, the undisputed king of the smartwatch is still the Apple Watch.  RELATED: Amazon Prime Day 2024: Best Tech Deals And if you know only one thing about Apple products, you know they aren't cheap. If you know one more thing about Apple products, you probably also know they rarely go on sale. Well, surprise surprise, Apple and Amazon have blessed this Prime Day with a 25% discount on the Apple Watch Series 9, and we're confident that there's never been a better time for a fence-sitter to dip their toes into the wearable technology waters. Apple Watch Series 9 Available in nine colors, two case sizes, six strap sizes, and boasting the largest array of third-party accessories of any smartwatch, the Apple Watch Series 9 is incredibly easy to make your own, especially when it's $100 off its regular retail price. No smartwatch on the market can go toe to toe with Apple when it comes to their Apple Health suite, which in this latest model boasts real-time ECG measurements, complete with both high and low heart rate warnings, as well as workout tracking, sleep and menstruation cycle monitoring, and advanced safety features like fall and crash detection. Physically, the watch itself is beautiful, boasting an always-on Retina display that is legible even in direct sunlight, as well as extra-long battery life and 50 meters of water resistance. Oh, and they managed to do all of this while still keeping the watch carbon neutral. Kudos, Apple, kudos. $399 $299 at Amazon.com Shop more Prime Day deals and stack your savings by exploring our coverage of Amazon's biggest sale event of the year. You Might Also Dig: Prime Day: Best Grooming DealsPrime Day: Best Fashion DealsPrime Day: Best Fitness Deals