The Apple Watch SE 3 is a certified refurbished 40mm GPS + Cellular unit sold through Back Market, one of the largest marketplaces for professionally refurbished electronics. Apple’s S10 chip inside is the same processor used in the Series 11 and Ultra 3 flagship watches. Always-On display, sleep score, sleep apnea notifications, and fast charging are all new to the SE line this generation. Battery life is 18 hours on a normal day, or 32 hours with Low Power Mode enabled.
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Buying refurbished means the watch has undergone a technical inspection and cleaning by the seller before it ships to you. Back Market runs that step through a network of professional refurbishers who follow a 25-point inspection standard, which is a level of quality control most used Apple Watches on eBay or elsewhere don’t come close to.
The SE 3 draws power from the S10 processor, an upgrade over the S8 in the SE 2. It is the same processor Apple put into the high-end Series 11 and Ultra 3 watches, so the SE 3 has the same performance as those top-tier models. That means it also has double-tap and wrist flick gesture capabilities. This lets you pinch your thumb and index finger together to answer an incoming call or dismiss a notification with a simple wrist movement.
