Apple Watch Screen Repair: Cost and Options

If the glass is cracked or the display stays dark after those checks, Apple's service page offers repairs at the Genius Bar, through Apple Authorized Service Providers or by mail. Apple's estimate tool has no separate screen price. Out of warranty it lists "Other damage" at $159 to $800, depending on the model, and with AppleCare+ it lists accidental damage at $69 or $79.

Estimates from Apple's Apple Watch service page (support.apple.com/watch/repair), US, checked September 27, 2026. Prices change: Apple inspects the watch to set the final fee, tax and shipping may apply, and Apple Authorized Service Providers set their own prices.

A watch that ignores your taps may be locked or asleep rather than damaged. If the screen is black and the watch won't respond to anything, start with Apple Watch Won't Turn On before you pay for a repair.

Apple Watch screen repair is Apple repairing or replacing a watch whose display is cracked, stays dark or no longer reacts to touch. This guide covers the screen side of Apple's service; a worn battery has its own prices in Apple Watch Battery Replacement.

Check It's Not a Setting First

Three things in Apple's guides can make a working Apple Watch screen look broken. Check them in this order:

• Water Lock: when it's on, Apple says your watch "doesn't respond to touch on its display." Press and hold the Digital Crown until the display says Unlocked. On watchOS 8 or earlier, you rotate the Digital Crown rather than press it.
• Theater Mode: it stops the display from turning on when you raise your wrist, so the screen stays dark. Wake the watch by tapping the display, pressing the side button, or turning or pressing the Digital Crown.
• A flat battery: if the watch doesn't wake when you tap the display or press or turn the Digital Crown, Apple says it may need charging.

If none of these apply, restart the watch. Apple notes that you can't restart an Apple Watch while it's charging, and the restart and force restart steps are on the won't-turn-on page linked above.

Your Official Repair Options

Apple's Apple Watch service page lists four ways into an official repair:

Option	When it applies	Where to start	Source
In person	You want technicians to inspect the watch and explain your options face to face	A Genius Bar reservation or an Apple Authorized Service Provider	Apple's repair page
By mail	You'd rather ship it: Apple sends a prepaid shipping box, on your schedule and without an appointment	A repair request with Apple	Apple's repair page
Express Replacement	You have AppleCare: Apple sends a replacement Apple Watch before you send yours back	The AppleCare sign-in on Apple's repair page	Apple's repair page
Start online	Before any of the above: you describe the problem, and Apple shows fixes to try or arranges a repair	Get Support	Apple's repair page

Service providers can set their own fees and give their own estimate. For service covered by an AppleCare plan, Apple says the fee is the same at Apple and at every Apple Authorized Service Provider.

How Much Does an Apple Watch Screen Repair Cost?

An Apple Watch screen repair has no price line of its own in Apple's estimate tool. For each watch, the tool lists two out-of-warranty services, "Battery service" and "Other damage," and Apple's repair page doesn't say which line a cracked display falls under. The table shows Apple's "Other damage" and AppleCare+ accidental damage estimates by model family.

Model family	Aluminum (GPS / GPS + Cellular)	Titanium, stainless steel, Hermès or ceramic	With AppleCare+ (accidental damage)
Series 12	$299 / $349	Titanium or Hermès $449; ceramic $599	$69 (Hermès $79)
Series 10 and Series 11	$299 / $349	Titanium or Hermès $399	$69 (Hermès $79)
Series 4 to Series 9	$299 / $349	Stainless steel or Hermès $399; Edition titanium (Series 5 to 7) $499; Edition ceramic (Series 5) $800	$69 (Hermès and Edition $79)
SE 3 and SE (2nd generation)	$199 / $229	Not listed	$69
SE (1st generation)	$219 / $249	Not listed	$69
Ultra, Ultra 2 and Ultra 3 (including Hermès)	Not listed	$499	$79
Ultra 4 (including Hermès)	Not listed	$549	$79
Series 3	$159 / $229	Stainless steel or Hermès $329; Edition $800	$69 (Hermès and Edition $79)

Apple's estimate, US, checked September 27, 2026. Nike models share the aluminum prices of their series. Series 2, Series 1 and the first-generation Apple Watch aren't in Apple's tool, so contact Apple for those. If you're not sure which model you have, look up your Apple Watch model numbers.

Is Your Screen Repair Covered?

Not by the standard warranty if the damage was an accident. The Apple Limited Warranty covers your Apple Watch against manufacturing issues for one year from the date you bought it, and it doesn't cover accidental damage. With AppleCare, Apple says your Apple Watch "is covered for unlimited repairs for accidents like drops or bumps," at the AppleCare+ fee in the table. Apple's warranty is in addition to your rights under consumer law in your country or region; if neither applies, Apple says there's a cost for repairs. Check your coverage status on Apple's site, and see AppleCare+ for AirPods and Apple Watch for what the plan includes.

How to Start a Screen Repair

To start a screen repair, take these four steps from Apple's repair and service-appointment pages:

1. Check your coverage with the link above, so you know whether the warranty or AppleCare applies.
2. Start a request on Get Support, or schedule a Genius Bar reservation before you go to an Apple Store.
3. Prepare the watch: unpair it from your iPhone. Without the iPhone, erase the watch instead; Apple says erasing creates no backup and won't remove Activation Lock. Then remove the watch band.
4. Bring the watch, the iPhone it's paired with, your sales receipt if possible, and a form of personal identification.

If the watch needs a hardware repair, the service provider might ship it to an Apple Repair Center. Apple says never to give anyone your Apple Account password, device passcode or account security details, and that neither Apple nor its service providers will ask for them.