Amazon Ends $299 Apple Watch Ultra Deal, Closing $450 Discount
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Updated · IGN Southeast Asia · May 8
Amazon Ends $299 Apple Watch Ultra Deal, Closing $450 Discount
5 articles · Updated · IGN Southeast Asia · May 8
$299 Amazon Renewed listings for the first-generation Apple Watch Ultra have expired, ending a promotion that had cut $450 from the $750 new retail price.
Amazon had offered the refurbished "excellent condition" model with free shipping, a 90-day warranty, and an extra 10% cashback for Prime Visa cardholders.
The deal stood out because the Ultra is Apple's premium outdoor-focused watch, with a 49mm titanium case, dual-frequency GPS, up to 36 hours of battery life, and 100-meter water resistance.
Its expiration removes a steep pre-Mother's Day discount on one of Apple's highest-end wearables, leaving shoppers without that unusually low entry price.
When a premium smartwatch is 60% off, what hidden trade-offs are consumers making for that 'unbeatable' price?
As corporations embrace refurbished hardware, is the era of yearly consumer tech upgrades officially coming to an end?
Is the boom in 'renewed' electronics a genuine sustainability push or just a clever strategy to resell old inventory?