49mm Apple Watch Ultra GPS + LTE Titanium Case (Certified Refurbished, Various) Expired

Just be careful as sometimes private sellers are selling watches that are on finance plans with carriers (so little out of pocket cost to seller). Then they report them as lost/stolen and you have a watch that's blacklisted...

I bought it from a seller with lots of good reviews. I hope the watches don't get blacklisted though.

What I've read is that even though all watches start out saying 100% battery, some batteries are in excess of 100%. The OS just doesn't show it. No idea how true that is.

I looked into this some more. You are right - it seems that with Apple products the actual battery capacity is often higher than the design capacity. This is to account for manufacturing variability - Apple wants to ensure that the batteries will always meet the design capacity when new. In addition, the capacity of lithium batteries will actually increase a little during the first few months before it starts decreasing. Since the battery health is based on the design capacity, this would explain why battery health could still show as 100% after the first year.

In addition, I also learned that when you send your watch to Apple for a battery replacement, they just send you a new or refurbished replacement watch rather than actually replacing the battery in the watch that you sent them. This is why in some regions they will only provide the "battery replacement" service if the battery health is below 80%. Though apparently in California they are legally required to provide the service regardless of the battery health if the customer requests it (and is willing to pay for it).

And further to my concern, Apple has stated that the "battery replacement" service will not affect the water resistance rating. As of today, Apple is still providing the battery replacement service all the way back to the Series 2 (which was released over 7 years ago). So in 5 years or so if the battery life becomes unacceptable I can send it in and get a replacement. Sounds good to me.

I have been debating these last few days whether to order another watch in the hopes of getting one with more factory warranty remaining. I was already leaning towards not doing so, and the information above has solidified my decision. While obsessive me would've loved to have received a watch with 11 months of factory warranty remaining, the one they sent me is absolutely flawless - I cannot not find a single scratch or wear mark on the screen or case. And the watch was never advertised as having any factory warranty remaining in the first place so I cannot in good conscience return the one that I got. A4C has held up their end of the bargain and I will do the same.

I had an iPhone 13 Pro Max that started acting weird a couple of months after I bought it brand new from Apple. Took it to the store and they replaced it for free because it had the 1 year warranty. If for some reason your watch stops working, then you'll be out of luck. When I called a4c to return the watch, the lady sent me a label, no questions asked. So instead of having this thought at the back of your mind, just return it and hope your next order has a longer warranty.

Just sold my AW6 (with some extras) for $200 on FB Marketplace and, as luck would have it, I'm headed to Phoenix tomorrow and a Best Buy 30 min away from my hotel has an "Open Box - Good" AWU for $438+tax. Guess I'll run its SN through the warranty checker and see if it's worth keeping. Otherwise will probably play the Alpine Loop roulette once again.

How long did it take for y'all to get your refunds after they received the package?