Apple Watch Series 8 (GPS + Cellular, 45mm) - Midnight Aluminum Case with M/L Midnight Sport Band (Renewed Premium)

After reading many of the recent reviews, I was a bit worried about making this purchase as some of the reviews are less than great. However, I had an EXCELLENT experience! First, and perhaps most importantly - I purchased mine "Sold by Amazon" and "Shipped by Amazon", so obviously - this review is for a watch refurbed by Amazon itself, rather than a third party reseller/store. For that...It arrived in a rather rugged and well designed box, which firmly held the watch in place. Too, the watch face had a protective clear plastic sticker protecting it - just in case it might have been dislodged during shipping. Well done Amazon! While I believe the band is aftermarket - it is higher quality and quite well made, so no issues there. The aftermarket charger is, in fact - USB C and will connect to a 20+ Watt charger - no USB type A charging puck that only slow charges as included by other resellers - this puck supplied by Amazon does support fast charging...About the condition of the watch itself.... It is pristine! Not a scratch anywhere on the aluminum casing nor on the crystal. Overall, I'd rate both as a "10 in 10" for condition - and an excellent surprise as I really wasn't expecting this level of condition - but, well done Amazon! After charging the watch for about 30 minutes, it fired right up and connected to my iPhone without any drama. After setup - I had the chance to open the Battery Health for the first time and was ready for my first disappointment so far - BUT instead - it read 99%...!I'm really pleased with this purchase, but again - this is for the Amazon Refurbished watch - not other storefronts, who I can't speak for in their QA and products. Will I purchase another Amazon Renewed Premium product sold by Amazon? Absolutely! Hope this helps...

so far, so good. It can fully drained and I had it on the charge for around an hour before it let me set the watch up. It came a bit dirty and crumby but I wiped it down and it is clean. The screen had no visible scratches but the body did have some but it wasn't bad at all. Mine came with 95% capacity which was great. I set it up and it works as it should. Mine did not come in an original box but came in amazon renewed packaging with the watch, sports band, and a generic charger WITHOUT a block (usb-c). The charger that came with mine does fast charge so that is good also. Overall, great so far and was easy to setup.

Watch performed well, but check warranty date before buying

First, everything about the watch was absolutely factory fresh condition. 100% battery capacity, watch case and face did not have even the tiniest blemish. The band was brand new and better than the band Apple ships with their watch because it has a two button clasp instead of one. Other than that, the band is the same as Apple’s sport band. The watch came in an Amazon box and was well secured. There was a new charger cable included but no charging block, which is how Apple ships new watches. I have been using this for almost a month now and it works like new.I for sure would give this 5 stars but am giving it only four because the model number was incorrectly represented as MMUL3LL/A, which implies it has the oxygen/Sp02 sensor enabled. Unfortunately the model number shipped was NNP13LW/A, which does NOT have the sensor enabled. I returned the first one I ordered because of this and ordered another one which yielded the same result. So, if you are looking at these hoping to get the oxygen sensor specifically, I would not recommend. If that is not important to you, then I would recommend this highly, even over buying a new watch of the same version from Apple since it is better for the planet to repurpose and you get a better band with the PREMIUM refurbished watch from Amazon.

Pretty much the real deal. Cant go wrong.

The watch came in a plain bow with no instructions. The watch came in "like new" condition with no signs of being ever used. No problems setting up and activating cellular service. I am very happly with the watch.

The watch arrived in terrible condition, with dirt, scuffs, and a battery health of 87%. This is hardly what I'd call "premium." It looked heavily used or preowned, not renewed. I’m incredibly disappointed and expected much better quality control with paying extra to have a better chance at having a more functional product. Proceed with caution if you’re considering this.

I bought 2 of these renewed premium series 8 watches, a 45mm for myself and a 41mm for my wife. Both watches arrived in mint condition, although my wife’s had a bit of smudge on the back. I was able to clean it off without any issues. Both watches look and seem to operate like brand new. After 3 weeks of use, we have no complaints.