Apple Halting Sales of Smartwatch Amidst Patent Dispute: Here’s Where to Still Find the Apple Watch In Stock

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Apple announced this week that it will halt sales of the latest models of the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 — which both launched in September — due to an ongoing patent dispute with medical device manufacturer Masimo, according to CNN.

As a result, Apple will stop selling the Series 9 and Ultra 2 starting on Thursday, Dec. 21 on its website, and from Apple Stores nationwide beginning on Sunday, Dec.

24. It’s worth noting that nothing is actually wrong or defective about the Apple Watches, so this is not the same as a product recall.