Apple’s warranty status website make is very easy to check the Apple care warranty status of your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac, Apple TV, or even the Apple Watch. But first, you need to find out the serial number of your Apple device. For a Serial Number lookup, be sure to enter the entire serial number. Watch Series 3 (Cellular, US/CA, 38 mm), Pending Apple S3*.
A while back I received an Apple Watch as a gift. I can’t tell whether or not the Watch is an original First Generation or a Series 1.
How do I check which model of Apple Watch I have?
1 Answer
The engraving on the back of the watch will tell you. The original Apple Watch just has ‘Watch’ engraved and is sometimes called “Series 0” since it is one generation earlier than “Series 1”. All subsequent watch models have ‘Watch • Series x’ where x is the series of the watch.
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Left: Apple Support How to find the serial number or IMEI for your Apple Watch
Right: 9to5Mac Top new Apple Watch Series 1 and Series 2 features
You can also look up the model number on the Identify your Apple Watch Apple Support page. You can find the model number in the iPhone Watch app under My Watch → General → About.