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Odd question - but how does one tell which 'series' watch they have? I received mine as a gift a few years ago, and curious as to whether it is series 0 or 1 et

Odd question - but how does one tell which 'series' watch they have? I received mine as a gift a few years ago, and curious as to whether it is series 0 or 1 etc.

kevin_b_er 9y ago
Maybe just like with apple laptops and ipads, you're not supposed to know? You got an "Apple Watch" and they don't want to version them or give them distinguishing names as they improve them. You'll have to cross reference random serial or model numbers to find out if you got a nicer newer one or a older slightly less nice one.
- greglindahl 9y ago
  For a laptop/desktop, click on the apple in the upper left, then About this Mac, and it says something like "Mac mini (Late 2012)". Which, if you google it, is actually a model name. You can find repair guides, guides on upgrading, teardowns, etc using that phrase.
eggpy 9y ago
Under General > About, then check out this page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204507 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204507
tunesmith 9y ago
It doesn't help that Apple has been inconsistent about their terminology. This page doesn't even mention "Series 0", which I guess is supposed to be the same thing as "Series 1 (first generation)": https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204507 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204507
- wlesieutre 9y ago
  "Series 2" added a GPS, brighter screen, and better water resistance compared to the original model. At the same time, they dropped the original "Apple Watch (1st generation)" and replaced it with "Series 1", which as far as most users were concerned is basically the same thing, but it has a slightly faster processor than the original. I wouldn't be surprised to see "Series 0" get dropped sooner rather than later. The iPad analogy is a good fit, the very first one is stuck at iOS 5, but anything newer than that gets iOS 9 at a minimum. Re: terminology, "Series 0" is definitely not an official name for it, just a convenient shorthand that feels easier to understand than its official name to me.
  - soneil 9y ago
    It is much easier. There's "Apple Watch", "Apple Watch Series 1", Series 2, Series 3 .. So we end up with a classic fence-post error, where if I say I have the first model, most people could assume I mean Series 1. So we've taken to calling it Series 0 (a term Apple never used/uses). Otherwise if I just call it "Apple Watch", you have no idea if I'm implying a version number or not. I get their problem. "Series 1" is less "2nd generation" and more "revision 1.1". If they'd called it a 2nd generation, they'd overpromise and under-deliver, which is never popular. But calling the 2nd revision "Series 1" is all kinds of confusion.
- stetrain 9y ago
  'Series 0' isn't an official term that's ever been used by Apple, it's just become common language when referring to the original 'Apple Watch' since the follow-ups were called Series 1 and Series 2. Series 1 was the orignal Apple Watch with a better processor and a price cut. Series 2 debuted a the same time and added more features like water resistance and a brighter screen.
greglindahl 9y ago
Open the watch app, My Watch -> General -> About and it has a model number. Google the model number.
DerekL 9y ago
You can look on the back. If it doesn't say what series it is, it's a series 0.

Odd question - but how does one tell which 'series' watch they have? I received mine as a gift a few years ago, and curious as to whether it is series 0 or 1 etc.

kevin_b_er 9y ago

Maybe just like with apple laptops and ipads, you're not supposed to know? You got an "Apple Watch" and they don't want to version them or give them distinguishing names as they improve them. You'll have to cross reference random serial or model numbers to find out if you got a nicer newer one or a older slightly less nice one.

greglindahl 9y ago
For a laptop/desktop, click on the apple in the upper left, then About this Mac, and it says something like "Mac mini (Late 2012)". Which, if you google it, is actually a model name. You can find repair guides, guides on upgrading, teardowns, etc using that phrase.

eggpy 9y ago

Under General > About, then check out this page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204507 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204507

tunesmith 9y ago

It doesn't help that Apple has been inconsistent about their terminology. This page doesn't even mention "Series 0", which I guess is supposed to be the same thing as "Series 1 (first generation)": https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204507 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204507

wlesieutre 9y ago
"Series 2" added a GPS, brighter screen, and better water resistance compared to the original model. At the same time, they dropped the original "Apple Watch (1st generation)" and replaced it with "Series 1", which as far as most users were concerned is basically the same thing, but it has a slightly faster processor than the original. I wouldn't be surprised to see "Series 0" get dropped sooner rather than later. The iPad analogy is a good fit, the very first one is stuck at iOS 5, but anything newer than that gets iOS 9 at a minimum. Re: terminology, "Series 0" is definitely not an official name for it, just a convenient shorthand that feels easier to understand than its official name to me.
- soneil 9y ago
  It is much easier. There's "Apple Watch", "Apple Watch Series 1", Series 2, Series 3 .. So we end up with a classic fence-post error, where if I say I have the first model, most people could assume I mean Series 1. So we've taken to calling it Series 0 (a term Apple never used/uses). Otherwise if I just call it "Apple Watch", you have no idea if I'm implying a version number or not. I get their problem. "Series 1" is less "2nd generation" and more "revision 1.1". If they'd called it a 2nd generation, they'd overpromise and under-deliver, which is never popular. But calling the 2nd revision "Series 1" is all kinds of confusion.
stetrain 9y ago
'Series 0' isn't an official term that's ever been used by Apple, it's just become common language when referring to the original 'Apple Watch' since the follow-ups were called Series 1 and Series 2. Series 1 was the orignal Apple Watch with a better processor and a price cut. Series 2 debuted a the same time and added more features like water resistance and a brighter screen.

greglindahl 9y ago

Open the watch app, My Watch -> General -> About and it has a model number. Google the model number.

DerekL 9y ago

You can look on the back. If it doesn't say what series it is, it's a series 0.