Original Apple Watch Models, Including $17K Gold Edition, Now Classified as 'Obsolete' and Ineligible for Repairs

Original Apple Watch, including $17,000 gold model, no longer eligible for repairs after being classified as obsolete by Apple.

Apple considers a product vintage after 5 years without being sold, obsolete after 7 years. Obsolete products not eligible for official repairs.

First Apple Watch launched in 2015, with aluminum, steel, and gold versions costing up to $17,000.

Original Apple Watch stopped receiving software updates in 2018, limited to watchOS 4.

Buyers of expensive gold version may be upset it didn't last as long as traditional luxury watches and can't be repaired.