Apple Watch Series 12 GPS 42mm Smartwatch
at Amazon
#8 by sales rank of the 299 in Smartwatches
Above the middle of our record.
Go to Amazon$399.00 is above the middle of our record.
On November 2, 2026 the Apple Watch Series 12 GPS 42mm Smartwatch costs $399.00 at Amazon. Its usual price over the 50 days we have recorded since September 14, 2026 is $389.99; the lowest we recorded was $349.99, on October 5, 2026.
The middle price across the 50 days we have watched it, counting the days a limited-time deal was running, was $389.99. That is $9.01 less than today. It reached $349.99 at least once in that time, and the high was $399.00.
The lowest since October 11, 2026, when it cost $349.99.
When the price here has fallen to $389.99 or below (19 times in our record), it stayed there a median of 27 hours, and at most 5 days.
This describes the prices we recorded. It is not a forecast of where this one goes next.
Price at AmazonVerified
Apple launched the Apple Watch Series 12 in September 2026, from $399.00.
Apple last updated the Apple Watch in September 2026, 2 months ago; its last 7 releases came about 12 months apart. Release dates from the MacRumors Buyer’s Guide.
Price history since September 14, 2026 (50 days)
One line: the best price any tracked retailer charged, per day.
Shaded stretches are sales, from our calendar.
| Price | Now | Lowest | Highest | Usual | Average | Days recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | $399.00 | $349.99 on Oct 5 | $399.00 on Sep 14 | $389.99 | $388.97 | 50 |
- 30 days
- $349.99 on Oct 5
- All time
- $349.99 on Oct 5
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Sales events
Next on the calendar: Black Friday, likely November 19–30. We keep checking this price through it and report here what it did.
Waiting for a sale? How often prices for smartwatches move, and how far they swing, beside every other category we track.
Has Apple Watch Series 12 GPS 42mm Smartwatch dropped in price?
- No: $49.01 more than the $349.99 it cost on October 10, 2026: this price went up, not down.
- Below its usual $389.99 on 6 of the 50 days we have watched it here, in 2 separate stretches; the lowest, $349.99, held from October 10, 2026 to October 11, 2026.
Computed from our own checks at Amazon as of November 2, 2026. No line here uses a price a retailer told us about.
Where to buy
- Held for
- 2d
- Their 50-day low
- $349.99
- Checked
- 9m ago
Prices checked at least every 20 hours; “held for” is how long that retailer has been charging this price. How we check prices.
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Other versions of this model
These differ in size or count, so the prices are listed as they are and not ranked.
Black Aluminum Case with Black Sport Band / 46mm case + Medium/Large band / GPS + Cellular / Without AppleCare+$549.00
Dark Bronze Aluminum Case with Olive Sport Band / 42mm case + Small/Medium band / GPS + Cellular / Without AppleCare+$489.99
Dark Bronze Aluminum Case with Olive Sport Band / 46mm case + Medium/Large band / GPS / Without AppleCare+$439.99
Dark Bronze Aluminum w/ Dark Bronze Milanese Loop / 46mm case + Medium/Large band / GPS / With AppleCare+ (2 Years)$568.99
Dark Bronze Aluminum w/ Dark Bronze Milanese Loop / 46mm case + Medium/Large band / GPS / Without AppleCare+$489.99
Light Gold Aluminum Case with Sand Sport Band / 42mm case + Small/Medium band / GPS + Cellular / Without AppleCare+$499.00
Natural Titanium Case with Navy Blue Sport Band / 42mm case + Small/Medium band / GPS + Cellular / With AppleCare+ (2 Years)$778.00
Night Blue Ceramic Case with Navy Blue Sport Band / 46mm case + Medium/Large band / GPS + Cellular / Without AppleCare+$949.00
Pearl White Ceramic Case with Sand Sport Band / 42mm case + Small/Medium band / GPS + Cellular / Without AppleCare+$899.00
Radiant Gold Titanium Case w/ Burgundy Sport Band / 46mm case + Medium/Large band / GPS + Cellular / Without AppleCare+$749.00
Amazon’s own price for each, read through their API. Verified
What it is
6 attributes, in the retailer’s own words. We record the prices; these we only pass on.
- Size
- 42mm case + Small/Medium band
- Color
- Black Aluminum Case with Black Sport Band
- Dimensions
- 9.45 × 3.03 × 1.18 inches
- Model
- MJEA4LS/A
- Released
- September 2026
- Warranty
- Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty
Cheaper in Smartwatches, and what changes
Things we track on the same shelf for at least 10% less than $399.00, with the attributes the retailers describe differently. Their words, not our judgement: we record prices, we do not test products.
AppleWatch SE (2nd Gen) [GPS 40mm] Smartwatch$244.46 at Amazon $154.54 lessSize: 40mm Case + Small/Medium band instead of 42mm case + Small/Medium bandDimensions: 24 × 7.7 × 3 inches instead of 9.45 × 3.03 × 1.18 inches
GooglePixel Watch 5 (41mm) - Android Smartwatch - Fog - Wi-Fi$299.99 at Amazon $99.01 lessSize: 41mm instead of 42mm case + Small/Medium bandReleased: August 2026 instead of September 2026
SamsungGalaxy Watch 8 (2025), Silver, 40mm, Bluetooth Smartwatch$287.82 at Amazon $111.18 lessSize: 40mm instead of 42mm case + Small/Medium bandDimensions: 7.13 × 2.76 × 1.65 inches instead of 9.45 × 3.03 × 1.18 inches
Every change we recorded at Amazon
Every row is a price we saw change. We write one only when a price actually moves, so a gap here means the price held.
| When | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| · 2d ago | $399.00 | +$9.01 |
| · 3d ago | $389.99 | −$9.01 |
| · 4d ago | $399.00 | +$9.01 |
| · 9d ago | $389.99 | −$9.01 |
| · 10d ago | $399.00 | +$9.01 |
| · 10d ago | $389.99 | −$9.01 |
6 older changes
| When | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| · 11d ago | $399.00 | +$9.01 |
| · 11d ago | $389.99 | −$9.01 |
| · 12d ago | $399.00 | +$9.01 |
| · 13d ago | $389.99 | −$9.01 |
| · 13d ago | $399.00 | +$9.01 |
| · 14d ago | $389.99 | −$9.01 |
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