This fall’s Apple Watch Ultra 4 is rumored to have major design changes, but per a new leak, the Apple Watch ‘Series’ line could get its own big upgrades next year.

Despite an abundance of iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra-related leaks, rumors about Apple Watch models are far more scarce.

For example, Digitimes reporting says this fall’s Apple Watch Ultra 4 will have a “major redesign” and big sensor changes. But very little is known about the flagship Apple Watch Series 12.

Per a new leak, however, Series 12 might be a minor update ahead of a bigger change next year.

Weibo leaker Instant Digital, in a series of posts, says the 2027 Apple Watch will boast a “major overhaul.”

He ties the claim back to years-old rumors about an ‘Apple Watch X’ model that was said to bring a new design and, notably, break compatibility with the existing watch band system.

In a follow-up to his claim about the “overhaul” coming next year, the leaker recommends anyone planning to buy a new watch next year should stop investing in additional watch bands ahead of then.

His post includes a link to a 2023 post about the then-rumored ‘Apple Watch X’ redesign changing the way watch bands connect to the case. Perhaps the long-rumored redesign is finally set to resurface years later.

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