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Apple Watch

29th August 2024 at 2:45pm

Stephen's Apple Watch Picks

Type2018 iPhone Event PredictionsScore
Stephen Non‑graded "No iPads, iPhone and Apple Watch only" 1
Type2020 September RickiesScore
Stephen Regular "The Apple Watch Series 6 uses the Series 4 & 5 design" 1
Stephen Flexie "The removal of Force Touch on watchOS is framed as the inclusion of Haptic Touch" 0
Type2021 September RickiesScore
Stephen Regular "The Apple Watch SE gets a price cut" 0
Stephen Flexie "The Apple Watch moves to 5G networking" 0
Stephen Flexie "No specific preorder date is set for the Apple Watch" 1
Type2022 September RickiesScore
Stephen Regular "The Apple Watch SE, announced in 2020, moves down in price with no feature changes" 0
  • Not graded: Series 7 or SE 2 takes the middle price point where the SE is now
Stephen Flexie "The new high-end Apple Watch is named the "Apple Watch Pro"" 0
Type2023 September RickiesScore
Stephen Flexie "Apple Watch SE is not updated, but receives a price cut" 0
  • "Currently $249/$299 for GPS, $279/$329 for cellular"
Stephen Flexie "Apple Watch Ultra 2 comes in at least 1 new finish" 0
Type2024 Annual RickiesScore
Stephen Regular "The Apple Watch 10 brings an updated design inspired by the Apple Watch Ultra in some way" 0
  • Ungraded: "Action Button, flat glass or crown guard, for example"
Type2024 September RickiesScore
Stephen Flexie "Apple Watch Ultra 3 comes in black" 0
Stephen Flexie "The new Apple Watch SE costs $199" 0
  • Stephen is pressured into adding more, you know, for the kids.
Stephen Flexie "The regular Apple Watch models each get larger screens and cases" 1
Type2025 Annual RickiesScore
Stephen Regular "Apple ships the Apple Watch Ultra 3"
Type2025 WWDC RickiesScore
Stephen Flexie "At least one Apple Intelligence feature is announced for watchOS"

Myke's Apple Watch Picks

Type2018 Annual PredictionsScore
Myke Regular "Apple Watch with an always-on display" 0
  • The Series 5 watch added this feature in 2019.
Type2020 September RickiesScore
Myke Regular "Apple unveils a new Apple Watch" 1
  • While Federico had some criticism of a couple of Myke's picks in the previous game along the same lines, this was the very first time that Federico specifically called out a lack of "passion" in a pick.
Myke Flexie "watchOS 7 gets a software feature we haven't seen yet" 1
Type2021 September RickiesScore
Myke Flexie "There is a ceramic Apple Watch" 0
Myke Flexie "New Apple Watch is not a part of the presentation" 0
Type2022 September RickiesScore
Myke Flexie "Satellite communication features for iPhone and/or Apple Watch" 1
Myke Flexie "New Apple Watch is a 'Series 8' Watch" 0
  • "It may 'technically' be an Edition, but no new name (like Pro or Max)"
  • As mentioned in the Upgrade Draft earlier in the week, but not chosen there. This was deemed insufficiently Risky, and so was demoted to a Flexie.
Myke Flexie "Someone is wearing the new Apple Watch while riding a skateboard" 0
  • A reference to the "Apple Watch Extreme" rumors. Maybe Tony Hawk?
Type2023 WWDC RickiesScore
Myke Regular "watchOS 10 gets widgets" 1
  • Was originally "A widget-like interface comes to the Apple Watch" before some workshopping.
Type2023 September RickiesScore
Myke Flexie "New Apple Watch Ultra band style" 0
Type2024 Annual RickiesScore
Myke Flexie "Third party Apple Watch faces are introduced" 0
Type2024 September RickiesScore
Myke Flexie "Apple Watch band attachments will change" 0
Myke Flexie "Apple Watch SE is updated and it's not made of aluminium" 0
Myke Flexie "Apple Watches get thinner" 1
Myke Flexie "The Apple Watch segment is presented in and around a gym" 0

Federico's Apple Watch Picks

Type2018 iPhone Event PredictionsScore
Federico Non‑graded "New watch bands" 1
Federico Non‑graded "Series 4 has multiple changes to watch faces" 1
  • "(beyond the leaked ones we have already seen)"
Type2020 Summer RickiesScore
Federico Regular "watchOS gets new sleep tracking features" 1
Federico Non‑graded "watchOS 7 will feature mental health features" 0
  • watchOS 8 later added a Mindfulness app, expanding on the old Breathe app.
Type2020 September RickiesScore
Federico Regular "Apple introduces a new, lower end Apple Watch model in addition to the higher end Series 6" 1
Federico Risky "A new Apple Watch has at least one new built-in app because of an exclusive feature not found on existing watches" 2
Type2022 Annual RickiesScore
Federico Regular "The next generation Apple Watch will have some kind of body temperature sensor" 1
Type2022 March RickiesScore
Federico Regular "New iPhone case colors and/or watch band colors are introduced at or after the event" 1
Type2022 September RickiesScore
Federico Flexie "At least one new watchOS feature or app is introduced alongside the new Apple Watch" 1
Federico Flexie "Bands for the new Apple Watch "Pro" are not backward compatible with other Apple Watches" 0
Type2023 Annual RickiesScore
Federico Flexie "There is no second generation Apple Watch Ultra this year" 0