Verified / All-round smartwatch · Updated 17 Oct 2026
Newer model available: Apple Watch Series 11 (since September 2025). This review covers the previous model.
Sqwod Verified · All-round smartwatch
Apple Watch Series 9
The best all-rounder: workouts, notifications, sleep and ECG, with no subscription. Battery and depth-of-recovery data are the compromises.
Tracked low €399
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The read
Should you buy it?
Buy it if…
You want one device for training, daily life, and health basics.
Skip it if…
You want multi-day battery or specialist recovery depth.
How the score breaks down
Crowd Signal
41,200 reviews · 8 platforms
Sqwod Assessment
Value / Deal
Crowd & price figures from public sources, as of 17 Oct 2026. Live aggregation is rolling out, so figures may change.
The Series 9 is the safe, do-everything pick: excellent workout tracking, ECG, notifications, and the deepest app ecosystem, with no subscription. For most readers it’s the path of least regret.
It loses ground only where the specialists win: battery life and the depth of recovery analytics, which is why Coach fit trails the dedicated recovery devices.
Note: Apple has discontinued the Series 9. The current model is the Apple Watch Series 11, and because new Series 9 stock is now limited (and often sold refurbished by third parties), our deal button points to the current, new, Apple-sold Apple Watch.
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