No longer available online

Apple Watch Series 8, your handy health companion, is even more powerful. As well as all the great Apple Watch wellbeing features, Apple have added temperature sensing for deeper insights, and Crash Detection should you ever need help in an emergency*. Sleep stages let you understand your sleep even better, and you can stay fit in new ways with the enhanced Workout app. It automatically detects when you start a work-out, and can monitor blood oxygen, heart rate, sleep, and more, to guide you towards the healthiest you.

Always-On Retina display …take it all in
It features a big, bright, Always‑On display. Narrow borders push the screen right to the edge, resulting in an elegant integration with the curvature of the case. It makes detailed watch faces look stunning and easy to read, even when your wrist is down. The larger display makes tapping, typing and swiping a snap.

Temperature sensing
It has an innovative sensor that tracks your temperature while you sleep, so you can see changes over time. Cycle Tracking uses this data to provide a retrospective estimate of when you likely ovulated. When combined with your heart rate and logged cycle data, you’ll get a detailed view of your menstrual cycle.

Sleep insights
The Sleep app doesn’t just keep track of your time asleep. It shows you how much time you spent in REM, Core or Deep sleep, as well as when you might have woken up.

Crash detection
We hope you’ll never need this innovation. Apple Watch Series 8 is able to detect if you’re in a severe car crash. When a crash is detected, Crash Detection can automatically connect you with emergency services, provide dispatchers with your location and notify your emergency contacts.*

Blood oxygen
Apple Watch Series 8's blood oxygen sensor incorporates LEDs and photodiodes in the back crystal. You can easily take readings of your blood oxygen, or let the watch capture background readings, day and night, to provide this key indicator of your overall wellness.

Workout
Squat, spin, stride, you name it…Apple Watch has a workout for it in the enhanced Workout app. And with Workout Views, you’ll be able to see more advanced metrics at a glance, like Heart Rate Zones and customised intervals to keep you going strong.

Durable
It’s incredibly durable. A thick front crystal, robust geometry, and a flat base make it resistant to cracking, and it’s IP6X dust resistant too.

Dive in
It’s swimproof with WR50 water resistance, down to a depth of 50 metres.

Tap and pay
Just hold the Watch to the checkout reader to make payments via your credit or debit card. No matter how you use it, Apple Pay keeps your financial information completely private and secure.

Great GPS
The handy, built-in GPS measures your workout accurately, so whether you're going for a swim, run or a ride, you can leave your iPhone at home. Distance, speed and pace are all precisely recorded for you, ready for when you get back home to review your route on your iPhone. Additionally, your Apple Watch Series 8 comes with an always-on barometric altimeter, so your wrist-based coach can continuously track your elevation changes in real time.

Get world-class workouts with Apple Fitness+
Choose from a catalogue of workouts and meditations led by expert trainers and see in-session metrics from your Apple Watch, like heart rate and calories burned onscreen. There are over 30 new workouts and meditations added each week, so if it's HIIT, Pilates, Strength, or Yoga - no matter your focus, there's a programme fit for you (subscription required, click here for more details).

Apple Fitness+ requires an Apple Watch Series 3 or later. Available when paired with iPhone 6s or later with iOS 14.3 or later.

*Emergency SOS requires a cellular connection or Wi-Fi Calling with an internet connection from your Apple Watch or nearby iPhone.

What's the difference between Bluetooth and cellular?

Bluetooth connectivity
Some smart watches with Bluetooth can let you send and receive text messages, answer telephone calls and receive notifications when it's connected to your (compatible) phone via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

Bluetooth + cellular
Smart watches with built-in cellular offer the freedom to send and receive text messages, answer phone calls and even receive notifications when you don't have your phone with you.

Cellular carrier support
Connecting your cellular enabled smart watch to a cellular network requires the same carrier as your (compatible) phone.

Please be aware: Blood Oxygen app measurements are not intended for medical use, including self-diagnosis or consultation with a doctor, and are only designed for general fitness and wellness purposes.

Additional information: manufacturers often update their Operating System (OS) software over the course of a device's lifespan - this means that your product might ship with a more advanced OS than specified.

We can help you get set up
Our specialist in-store Partners can help you to get set up on your new device right away. We can help with anything from transferring personal data from your old device to setting up any essential features.

Visit your local shop with your new device, or simply Click & Collect from a John Lewis & Partners when purchasing and an available Technical Support Partner can set it up for you.

Find out more details and pricing for our tech support services.