As the best Apple Watches continue to evolve with groundbreaking features like blood oxygen monitoring and dual-frequency GPS, it’s easy to overlook the more budget-friendly SE line. But the Apple Watch SE 3 – whispers of which are starting to swirl in the tech ether – might just be the smartwatch dark horse of 2024.

Earlier this week, during Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event, the tech giant introduced the new Apple Watch Series 10 and a new look for the Apple Watch Ultra 2. The smartwatches start at $399 and $799, respectively, and both are available for preorder ahead of their forthcoming release on Friday, September 20th.

The Apple Watch Series 10 is here, and it brings with it a host of subtle changes, from a larger screen to a thinner case (that still packs in more features than previous generations). But it also costs $150 more than Apple's entry-level Apple Watch SE, so what do you get for that extra dough?

Based on what I've been told, Apple may have accidentally leaked the new Apple Watch 10, in fact when trying to pair an Apple Watch with an iPhone on iOS 18.1 this screen appeared which clearly showed an Apple Watch with a larger screen and ultra-thin edges never seen before pic.twitter.com/E2GSKvV3bc

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The Apple Watch SE 2 has already proven itself with its sharp 40mm and 44mm displays, but the SE 3 is rumoured to step it up a notch with 41mm and 45mm sizes. That means more screen, more fun, and perhaps a bit more wrist envy from your friends (?) obsessed with the Apple Watch Series 9.

Apple announced its first smartwatch. A decade later to the day, the company debuted the Apple Watch Series 10, the latest iteration of the wearable line. In the time between, what users expect from their wrist-worn wearables has radically shifted.

It's possible that the Series 10 still has the hardware for blood oxygen monitoring and that the feature is disabled in software. Apple Watch models like the Series 8 and older and newer models sold outside of the United States aren't affected.