13 best back-to-school deals on smartwatches and fitness trackers

These back-to-school deals on the best smartwatches from Apple, Samsung and more will save you up to 33%.

By Rachael Green

Jul 24, 2024 at 12:34 pm ET • 5 min read

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Whether you're a student yourself or you're gearing up to send a student back to school, the time to start shopping is now. With so many retailers dropping prices over the back-to-school shopping season, you can save hundreds on the best smartwatches from top brands like Apple, Garmin, Google and more.

Whatever you're looking for in a smartwatch, these Amazon deals are the best way to get your dream watch at a bargain price. Tap the button below to start shopping all the smartwatch deals available at Amazon, or keep reading to find our favorite back-to-school smartwatch deals that you can shop right now, like saving $100 off the Apple Watch 9. (We found some pretty good back-to-school deals on headphones at Amazon, too.)

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We found most of our favorite back-to-school deals at Amazon, but there are also a few great finds at Best Buy if you look around, especially on Pixel Watches and Samsung Galaxy Watches.

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Get $70 off a CBS Sports Essentials readers' favorite: Apple Watch 9

Featuring new and improved Siri Health functionality, a new double tap gesture and other cool upgrades, the Apple Watch 9 normally retails for $399 and up at the Apple Store. But right now, shoppers can get the 41mm size at Amazon for as low as $329. (The larger 45mm size is available for $359 and up.)

The latest generation Apple Watch is a great choice for people who need to interact with their watch during workouts to check stats or start and stop timers. The hands-free functionality will seriously improve your workout experience so you can accurately log your activity without having to fuss with your watch.

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Get the 41mm Apple Watch 9:

$329 and up at Amazon

Get the 45mm Apple Watch 9:

$359 and up at Amazon

Get the Amazfit GTS 3 under $100

If you're looking for the best budget smartwatch, look no further than the 4.3-star-rated Amazfit GTS 3. This smartwatch has a lot of the same features as pricier watches, even though it regularly retails for $120. This week, you can get it for even less now that it's 33% off at Amazon. Order it now and get a new smartwatch for just $80.

With built-in Alexa, you can ask questions, set alarms, play music and more using voice commands. You can use it to track your blood oxygen and heart rate, monitor your stress levels, log all of your workouts and more. It can track over 150 different sports, including eight that it's able to auto-detect.

Even better, you can do all of that with less time spent recharging because this surprisingly powerful smartwatch boasts a battery life of up to 12 days.

$80 at Amazon

Save $110 on the first-generation Google Pixel Watch

Amazon and Best Buy both dropped the price of the Wi-Fi version of the first-generation Google Pixel Watch to just $170 this month (reduced from $280).

While the first-generation Pixel Watch doesn't offer the same stress management tools or improved heart rate sensor as the new Pixel Watch 2, it's still a great smartwatch with tons of useful health and fitness features. And it happens to be over $100 off right now.

$180 at Amazon $180 at Best Buy

Get a rugged Garmin smartwatch for 30% off: Garmin Instinct 2S Solar

The Garmin Instinct 2S Solar is one of the best smartwatches you can take on the trail. The GPS watch connects to three global navigation satellite systems, GPS, GLONASS and Galileo, so you'll be able to track your routes no matter how far off the beaten track you are. It also features Garmin TracBack routing so if you get turned around, just let your watch guide you back to your starting point.

It comes with advanced safety features like incident detection, which automatically detects an emergency during outdoor activities and sends a message to your emergency contacts with a LiveTrack link showing your real-time location.

Right now, you can get the outdoor-ready smartwatch at Amazon for just $274 (reduced from $400).

$274 at Amazon

Save $100 on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6

Preorders have officially opened for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch 7, which means the previous generation has dropped to clearance pricing. At Best Buy and Amazon, you can get the Galaxy Watch 6 for just $200, reduced from $300. It offers all the latest features you expect in a smartwatch like the ability to make calls and answer texts from your wrist. But it's also a powerful fitness tracker, with advanced sleep tracking, personalized heart rate zone training and so much more.

If you've been waiting for a great deal on this popular Samsung smartwatch, your moment has finally arrived.

$200 and up at Amazon $200 and up at Best Buy

Get an Apple Watch under $200: Apple Watch SE

Apple's most budget-friendly watch just got even friendlier. Amazon and Walmart both slashed prices on the second-generation Apple Watch SE. A best-seller at both retailers, the light version of the Apple Watch offers all the essential features you need in a smartwatch at about half the price of the pricier Apple Watch 9.

The design, user interface and many of the features are the same. That includes the same accurate heart rate tracker, 18-hour battery life, and important safety features like emergency SOS and fall detection. It's even rated for the same level of water resistance (50 meters) so swimmers can still do their laps while wearing the Apple Watch SE.

Both the GPS-only and the GPS + Cellular version of the budget-friendly Apple Watch are on sale right now. Prices start at $189 for the 40mm GPS-only smartwatch, reduced from $249.

Shop the GPS-only version of the Apple Watch SE:

$189 and up at Amazon $189 and up at Walmart

Shop the GPS and cellular version of the Apple Watch SE:

$239 and up at Amazon $239 at Best Buy

A golf watch that turns training into a science: Voice Caddie Hybrid T9 (33% off)

If you'll be hitting the course as hard as you hit the books this year, you need a golf watch that can help take your game to the next level. While the Garmin Approach S70 is our favorite golf watch, the $700 price tag is out of most student budgets. But that's ok because the Voice Caddie T9 packs tons of training features all at a more student-friendly price tag.

With automatic shot and putt tracking, this golf watch keeps track of your score so you don't have to. You'll also get precision rangefinder features like touch pin placement and slope-adjusted distance. And don't worry, there's a tournament mode you can toggle on to disable the slope functionality when needed. At home or the driving range, you can turn on swing tempo practice to hone a consistent swing tempo.

The price of this golf watch dropped 33% at Amazon. Instead of $350, you can get the Voice Caddie Hybrid T9 for just $235 right now.

$235 at Amazon