If you have an iPhone, there’s a good chance you also have an Apple Watch. We’ve rated it the best smartwatch and the best fitness tracker for iPhone owners. It dominates the smartwatch category.
It’s also one of the easiest Apple products to accessorize, even if you might not need to (I’ve never cracked an Apple Watch screen or case). Apple offers an extended warranty plan, which is worth considering, given that service pricing for watch repairs is exorbitant. If you turn it down, however, these screen protectors, cases, and Apple Watch straps can help extend the life of your indispensable timer/alarm clock/sleep tracker.
Still haven’t decided which model to get? Read our Best Apple Watch guide, and check out our Best Apple 3-in-1 Chargers for smart ways to keep all your devices recharged.
Updated April 2025: We’ve added the Powerbeats Pro 2, the Apple Hermés Kilim band, and the Nomad cable for Apple Watch.
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Photograph: Simon Hill
The Best Charging Stand
Belkin 3-in-1 Qi2 Charging Stand
The worst part about owning an Apple Watch is that even the longest-lived of them, the Watch Ultra 2, lasts only a few days. To keep your watch reliably charged while also wearing it to track your sleep, you must seed your house with wireless Apple Watch chargers so that you can top it off in between other activities. The best 3-in-1 charger is Belkin’s classy Qi2 charging stand, which uses the Qi2 fast wireless charging standard and can fast-charge a Watch Series 7 or newer.
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Photograph : Martin Cizmar
The Hermés Band
Apple Hermés Kilim Single Tour Band
The collaboration between Apple and the French luxury house Hermés is incredibly successful. It demonstrates that the Apple Watch is truly capable of crossing over into the luxury watch market—there’s even a distinct Series 10 and Watch Ultra 2 Hermés edition. For obvious reasons, no reviewer has ever received a Hermés edition to test, so WIRED commerce director Martin Cizmar bought the Hermés band after the orange Alpine loop on his Ultra got too dirty.
You should not buy this band if you have to buy groceries instead, but Cizmar notes that after a month, it remains quite a nice watch band. The fluoroelastomer feels soft but sturdy against the skin and washes better than the Alpine Loop. The brand-stamped quick-release clasp (deployment buckle) makes it a breeze to take on or off.
