Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days doesn’t officially begin until October 6, but some wearable deals are already worth paying attention to. The early offers aren’t limited to the usual fitness trackers either. There are smart rings for people who don’t want another screen on their wrist, serious sports watches, and even XR glasses that take the idea of a wearable in a completely different direction.
I’ve picked five products that cover very different kinds of wearable technology. The RingConn Gen 2 Air is about discreet, long-term health tracking, while the Apple Watch Ultra 3 takes the smartwatch approach as far as Apple currently does. There’s also the Garmin Forerunner 165 for runners, the Fitbit Charge 6 for straightforward fitness tracking, and the VITURE Beast XR for people who want a wearable built around a screen rather than a sensor.
RingConn Gen 2 Air Smart Ring
Smart rings have become an interesting alternative to the smartwatch because they can collect a surprising amount of health data without putting another display on your wrist. The RingConn Gen 2 Air takes the understated route: it weighs between 2.5 and 4 grams, is just 2mm thick, and tracks sleep, activity, stress, heart rate, blood oxygen, HRV, skin temperature and menstrual-cycle data. It is the kind of wearable you can put on in the morning and largely forget about, which matters when the goal is continuous tracking rather than interacting with a device throughout the day.
Battery life is where the Gen 2 Air makes an especially strong case for that always-on approach. RingConn rates it for up to 10 days, with a 90-minute fast charge, and the ring can store data offline for periods when your phone isn’t connected. It is also rated to 100 meters of water resistance, so sleep, workouts, showers and swimming don’t require taking it off.
The other important distinction is what you don’t get: there’s no subscription fee for the core health-tracking experience. RingConn positions the Gen 2 Air as its more accessible smart ring, sitting below the $299 Gen 2 in the company’s lineup while retaining the same basic idea of passive, long-term health tracking. For someone who wants the data collected by a smart ring but doesn’t want another watch, another screen or another monthly bill, that’s a fairly compelling proposition.
Apple Watch Ultra 3
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 is aimed at people who want considerably more from a smartwatch than notifications and basic activity tracking. It is currently available for $699, down from $799, giving you a $100 saving ahead of Prime Day. It combines Apple’s largest Apple Watch display yet with cellular connectivity, advanced workout tools, GPS, and satellite communication for situations where there’s no cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. Apple also rates it for up to 42 hours of normal use, with Low Power Mode extending that to 72 hours.
For outdoor users, the satellite features are a meaningful part of the package. Apple Watch Ultra 3 can connect to a satellite to send emergency messages, communicate with friends and family, and share your location when you’re off the grid. Fast charging is useful too, with 15 minutes providing up to 12 hours of normal use.
VITURE Beast XR Glasses
The VITURE Beast takes the wearable category in a completely different direction. Rather than tracking your body, it puts a large virtual display in front of your eyes, using Sony Micro-OLED panels with up to 120Hz refresh rate and 1,250 nits of brightness. The glasses also support nine levels of dimming and built-in 3DoF, while Harman AudioEFX handles the spatial audio side of the experience.
At $549, down from $689, the Beast is currently $140 off at Amazon. Its compatibility with iPhone 15 and later, Android phones, Mac, and PC also makes it more interesting as a portable screen for gaming, movies, and working away from a conventional monitor.
Garmin Forerunner 165
The Garmin Forerunner 165 is built around running, but it goes well beyond recording pace and distance. Its 1.2-inch AMOLED display puts training data directly on the wrist, while built-in GPS lets you track outdoor runs without carrying a phone. Garmin includes adaptive training plans, daily suggested workouts, race-time predictions and PacePro pacing guidance, along with wrist-based running power and metrics such as cadence and stride length. At $199, down from $249, the current 20% discount also puts Garmin’s entry-level running watch into a much more accessible price bracket ahead of Prime Day.
The Forerunner 165 keeps tracking going when you’re not running, too. It monitors heart rate, sleep, stress, HRV status and blood oxygen, while more than 25 activity profiles cover cycling, swimming, strength training, HIIT and yoga. Training Effect and recovery information help put individual workouts into context, while Garmin Pay and smartphone notifications give it enough everyday functionality to work as a daily watch rather than a device you pull out only for runs. Garmin rates it for up to 11 days in smartwatch mode and 19 hours with GPS.
Fitbit Charge 6
The Fitbit Charge 6 is a good fit if you want detailed health and fitness tracking without moving up to a full-size smartwatch. It tracks heart rate, sleep, stress, activity and workouts, with 40+ exercise modes and built-in GPS for phone-free route tracking. It also brings Google Maps, Google Wallet and YouTube Music controls to the wrist. It’s currently available for $85.45, down from $159.95, putting it at roughly 47% off ahead of Prime Day.
The Charge 6 also packs more health-tracking hardware into its slim format than its size suggests. It can measure heart-rate variability, resting heart rate, breathing rate and skin-temperature variation, while its ECG app can check for signs of atrial fibrillation in compatible markets. Fitbit rates it for up to seven days of battery life, and the 5ATM water resistance means you can keep it on through workouts, showers and swims.