**Original Apple Watch, including $17,000 gold model, no longer eligible for repairs**

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It’s been nine years since Apple announced the very first Apple Watch to the world – although it only hit the stores in April 2015. In 2021, the first-generation Apple Watch entered Apple’s list of “vintage” products (https://9to5mac.com/2021/09/30/vintage-apple-watch/), which means that repairs have become limited. Now Apple has classified the original Apple Watch as obsolete, putting an end to any chances of having one repaired by official means.

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