Apple Watch SE: a change of design planned for 2025 would ultimately be abandoned

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In September 2025, new Apple connected watches should be announced alongside iPhone 17. In addition to the Apple Watch Series 11 and Watch Ultra 3a new affordable model would be there, the Watch SE 3. Small news of the day: the design change of this generation, namely the plastic case, would not have managed to materialize.

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The failure of the plastic for the Apple Watch Se 3 case

In July 2024then at the start of the year, Mark Gurman spoke of an Apple Watch SE 3 with A rigid plastic casethus replacing the traditional material used for this range of products, aluminum.

Via this change, the objective was simple: to save on production costs, but also the sale price. Bad news, this even more accessible variant would not be able to materialize.

Bloomberg's journalist actually shared in his last newsletter Power on from March 23, 2025 that this new Apple Watch Se 3 would be “Seriously compromised”. This situation would be justified by two internal issues: a design that does not convince and production costs too close to aluminum versions.

The design team does not like its look and the operational team is struggling to make the box cheaper than the current aluminum chassis.

Mark Gurman

It remains to be seen whether Apple will be able to overcome these difficulties by the start of the 2025 school year to offer the desired product. Otherwise, the Apple Watch is 3 would remain a connected watch with an aluminum box and a similar starting price (€ 259 in 40 mm), the only change would then concern the on -board chip. A very sad situation when you know that this range will blow its third candle this fall.

In addition to this announcement, Mark Gurman also pointed out that the Apple Watch Ultra would be entitled to satellite connectivity for sending SMS and 5G. More health functions would also be part.