Today, a watch does much more than tell the time – from monitoring one’s heart rate and other health parameters to navigating apps and tracking sleep, a watch can perform various activities through a smartwatch. The previous Black Friday offered a wide range of smartwatches by reputed brands, allowing buyers to take their pick based on their budget, requirements, and preferences. Here are some smartwatch deals to keep an eye out for during Black Friday 2023:

Basic, budget-friendly smartwatches
Basic smartwatches cater best to those looking for preliminary smartwatch functions like step count, heart rate monitoring, and blood pressure monitoring. These budget-friendly watches are good for beginners, students, and those looking to monitor general health and fitness. These brands are likely to offer deals on their basic smartwatches this Black Friday:

1. Fitbit’s popular Fitbit Versa and Charge series are affordable while offering several basic health monitoring features, including step count, workout tracking, an internal music library, and a display of phone notifications on the watch screen. Fitbit’s watches were offered at highly discounted prices last Black Friday. For example, Fitbit Versa series smartwatches were available at discounts of $50 to $80. Hence, one can keep an eye on these smartwatches during this year’s sale, hoping to find some good deals.

2. The Apple Watch SE’s earlier versions are excellent options for those looking for reasonable fitness trackers. These watches can monitor oxygen and ECG levels and are water-resistant. They can also count the number of steps covered and calories burned. Apple Watch SE models were offered at considerable discounts on Black Friday last year. For example, the 2020 model of this smartwatch was offered at a discount of $130 on its original price of $279 last year.

Best watches to monitor sleep
Good quality sleep for a minimum of eight hours is essential for enhanced concentration and cognitive functioning. The best smartwatches for sleep monitoring help track one’s sleep stages, quality of sleep throughout the night, and sleep duration. One can expect discounts on these smartwatches, which effectively track one’s sleep:

1. The Apple Watch’s latest series offers extensive sleep monitoring features, with details on how much time one has spent in the REM, core, and deep sleep stages. It also tracks metrics such as blood oxygen and respiratory rate while one has been asleep. Last Black Friday, some of the latest models of Apple watches had dropped to as low as $349. Thus, one should keep an eye on this product during the sale, hoping to get better or similar deals.

2. Whoop’s watches are among the best sleep trackers, with excellent battery life and multiple wearing options. These watches track four stages of sleep – slow wave sleep, REM, light, and awake – with good precision. Owing to its popularity, these smart watches may be offered on sale this Black Friday.

Best smartwatches for period tracking
1. Garmin Lily smartwatches are not only stylish but also come with a range of features designed for women, such as menstrual and ovulation tracking and monitoring. Last year, Garmin provided exclusive Black Friday deals on its vast assortment of smartwatches. Interested shoppers can keep an eye on the brand to see if they can get their hands on watches at discounted rates again this year.

2. Samsung’s Galaxy smartwatches track body temperature even when one is asleep and help monitor women’s menstrual cycles and ovulation. The smartwatches utilize a technology called Natural Cycles, which facilitates body temperature-based menstrual cycle tracking capabilities. Last year witnessed a discount of $70 on Samsung Galaxy’s latest smartwatches. 

3. Amazfit’s smartwatches have a cycle tracking widget that can identify patterns to predict one’s next menstrual cycle. Thus, it is an excellent option for effective period tracking and monitoring. Amazfit offered exciting Black Friday deals on all its wearables last Black Friday. Amazfit watches were offered for up to 51% off last year. Hence, shoppers should check out upcoming deals on Amazfit’s smartwatches on Black Friday 2023.

Smartwatches with AMOLED displays
1. Google Pixel’s smartwatches boast attractive pebble-shaped designs and 1.2-inch OLED displays, making them a visual delight. These watches were available at $50 off on ecommerce sites like Amazon and Best Buy last Black Friday.

2. Garmin Venu’s attractive AMOLED display is one of the primary reasons for its popularity. Equipped with a black case and silicone band, this esthetic smartwatch was available for 33% off last year.

3. The latest OnePlus smartwatches have always-on displays and 454×454 pixels resolution, making these watches highly esthetic. OnePlus offered up to 40% discount on its select products last Black Friday, so one may expect to find discounts on OnePlus smartwatches this year as well.