Apple Watch SE on Sale for $219

A perennial holiday favorite, the Apple Watch SE is on sale from Amazon for $219—its lowest price in 30 days. Save $60 on the 40mm GPS-enabled wearable, available with a silver aluminum case and blue sport band.

Save for the always-on display and sensors for blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) and electrocardiogram (ECG), the SE offers almost everything else you get in the Series 6—including a selection of downloadable apps, calling and texting capabilities, and potentially lifesaving health features.

The Watch SE, with its distinctive squarish case, looks just like its predecessors. It features the same size (1.57 inch) and resolution (394-by-324 pixels) display as the almost indistinguishable Series 5 and Series 6.

Water resistant up to 165 feet, the smartwatch is safe for shallow water activities like swimming, showering, or hot tubbing; just remember to take it off before going scuba diving, waterskiing, etc. As with other Apple Watch models, you navigate the SE via swipes to scroll and move and taps to select. Pull down from the top of the screen to view notifications; pull up from the bottom for battery level, Do Not Disturb mode, and other controls.

The right side's digital crown, meanwhile, lets you return to the watch face, talk to Siri, or scroll, zoom, and adjust. If you're ever in a bind, press and hold the button just below to activate Emergency SOS, notify your chosen contacts, and send your location to a local crisis unit. Enable fall detection and the watch automatically contacts emergency services if it thinks you took a hard tumble.

Powered by WatchOS 7, the wearable comes with automatic handwashing detection with a 20-second countdown timer, sleep tracking, new workout types, and cycling directions in select cities.

This holiday season, treat yourself or a loved one to an Apple Watch SE from Amazon for $219—22% off the $279 retail price.