To say this has been a long time coming is an understatement. Smartwatch hardware often begins to fail after three years, and the Series 3 debuted five years ago in 2017. It was the first Apple Watch to feature an LTE connection at the time, which was a huge accomplishment at a time when few smartwatches could make calls straight from the wrist. When the Series 4 debuted a year later, it stayed in the lineup as a $199 entry-level watch. That was likewise the price before Apple deleted it from the store.
