--- title: Apple Watch ($269 for Series 1, $369 for Series 2) description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/collections/guide-to-exercise/4553349/apple-watch-2/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-04T19:48:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-02T23:16:48.897Z og:title: Apple Watch ($269 for Series 1, $369 for Series 2) og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06245c65f0298d4a/6988cc972dce010ed39ed684/8-apple-watch-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 04, 2016 # Apple Watch ($269 for Series 1, $369 for Series 2) by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff  Apple **Why we like it:** The [Apple Watch](http://aos.prf.hn/click/camref:1100lIrM/pubref:TMgiveapplewatchanotherchance/destination:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Fbuy-watch%2Fapple-watch) is more smartwatch than fitness tracker, but Apple‘s wearable does double duty for workout nuts. The Apple Watch can track metrics like step count, distance traveled, heart rate, calories burned, minutes spent exercising, wheelchair pushes, and, on the newer Series 2 model, swim styles. It can also log specific workouts, like outdoor runs and indoor cycling sessions. Both generations of the Apple Watch can prompt you to move around once an hour, a feature since aped by Fitbit. Thanks to new software that launched in September, the Apple Watch can guide users in deep-breathing exercises, too. The more expensive Series 2 model has two important features aimed at runners and swimmers: a GPS sensor and and a water-resistant design. All told, the Apple Watch is ideal for iPhone owners who want a smartwatch that can help track their fitness metrics, too. **What to know**: The Apple Watch only works with iPhones, not Android devices. It’s also an expensive choice for those who just want to keep tabs on health stats, and it’s more limited than dedicated fitness trackers. The Apple Watch doesn’t track sleep without a third-party app, and its battery life means you’ll probably want to charge it overnight anyway. Neither model includes an altimeter for measuring the number of stairs you climb in a day, either. **_You can buy the Apple Watch_** [**_Series 1 here_**](http://aos.prf.hn/click/camref:1100lIrM/pubref:TMgiveapplewatchanotherchance/destination:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Fbuy-watch%2Fapple-watch) **_and_** [**_Series 2 here_**](http://aos.prf.hn/click/camref:1100lIrM/pubref:TMgiveapplewatchanotherchance/destination:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Fbuy-watch%2Fapple-watch) [(_Read TIME’s affiliate link policy_.)](http://time.com/4605406/time-affiliate-link-policy/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/guide-to-exercise/4553349/apple-watch-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/guide-to-exercise/4553349/apple-watch-2/"},"headline":"Apple Watch ($269 for Series 1, $369 for Series 2)","datePublished":"2016-11-04T19:48:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:16:48.897Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/guide-to-exercise/4553349/apple-watch-2/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06245c65f0298d4a/6988cc972dce010ed39ed684/8-apple-watch-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06245c65f0298d4a/6988cc972dce010ed39ed684/8-apple-watch-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/guide-to-exercise/4553349/apple-watch-2/","name":"Apple Watch ($269 for Series 1, $369 for Series 2)"}}]}] ```