Apple stops repairs to the first generation Apple Watch from 2015

Apple has marked its first generation Apple Watch from 2015 as ‘obsolete’. This means that those smartwatches are no longer physically repaired or replaced by the company. The first generation Apple Watch has not received any software updates since 2018.

Apple added the first-generation Watch to its list of legacy products on September 30, according to an internal memo which is owned by MacRumors. Apple will no longer offer parts, repairs or replacements for those smartwatches in its Apple Stores or through Apple Authorized repair shops. This applies to the 38mm and 42mm variants of the first Apple Watch, the Hermès editions and the Edition versions. The latter variants had an 18-carat gold casing and were sold from 11,000 euros.

The first Apple Watch was released in 2015. The smartwatch has not received any software updates since 2018; watchOS 4.3.2 was the last version released for the first generation of Apple Watches.

The first generation Apple Watch from 2015