Nowadays, however, repairs are subject to parts availability but may still be possible.
In the past, vintage Apple products were no longer eligible for repairs from Apple or Apple Authorized Service Providers. This is the first time that an Apple Watch has appeared on Apple’s list of vintage and obsolete products.
Products are considered obsolete when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 7 years ago. The company today updated its list of vintage and obsolete products to add the original Apple Watch as well as the 13-inch and 15-inch Retina MacBook Pros from 2015.Īs a refresher, Apple products are considered vintage when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than five years ago, but less than seven years ago. The original Apple Watch, first released by Apple in 2015, is now officially considered a “vintage” product, according to Apple.
