After announcing new Apple Watches, Apple has stopped selling 3 older Watch models, including the classic Series 3

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• After the announcement of the new Apple Watch models, Apple has stopped selling three older versions of the Apple Watch.
• You can't buy the Apple Watch Series 3, Apple Watch Series 7, or the Apple Watch SE (1st generation) through Apple anymore.
• Most of these Watch models will still receive updates for the next few years.

At their September "Far Out" event, Apple unveiled three new versions of the Apple Watch: The mid-range Apple Watch Series 8, the budget Apple Watch SE (2nd generation), and the high-end Apple Watch Ultra.

But every time Apple releases a new version of one of their products, they stop selling some older models. It's the same this year, as Apple has discontinued three different versions of the Apple Watch.

All the Apple Watch models being discontinued

Following the Far Out event, Apple has taken these three Apple Watch models off of its website:

• Apple Watch Series 3, released in 2017
• Apple Watch SE (1st generation), released in 2020
• Apple Watch Series 7, released in 2021

Now that they're not on Apple's website, there's no way to officially buy these Apple Watch models from Apple anymore. You can still buy them from third-party sellers like Best Buy, but since Apple isn't manufacturing them anymore, they'll eventually leave those shelves too.

This means that the only Apple Watches that Apple sells directly from their website are the new ones they just announced:

• Apple Watch SE [2nd generation] (starts at $249)
• Apple Watch Series 8 (starts at $399)
• Apple Watch Ultra (starts at $799)

They also sell specialized Nike and Hermès watches, which are just regular Series 8 models with exclusive wristbands and watch faces.

If you own a discontinued Apple Watch, you might still get updates

Although the Apple Watch Series 7 and SE (1st generation) are discontinued, they're still supported. This means they'll keep receiving new versions of watchOS for at least a couple more years.

The exception to this is the Apple Watch Series 3. Apple kept selling the Series 3 for way longer than they usually do, and the result is that the Series 3 is now abruptly discontinued and unsupported.

You can still bring the Series 3 into Apple for repairs, but it can't update to the new watchOS 9 or anything after that.