Came to ask the same thing actually! Love the feed back.

You´ll always be able to sell/tradein the 9 and by the new shiny

I have the 9 and it’s solid. As others have said the 10 won’t be coming out for almost a year. I’d say go ahead and get the 9; if the next watch turns out to be really fantastic as others have said you can trade the 9 in.

3 got a new chip, 4 a redesign. 6 got a new chip, 7 a redesign. 9 got a new chip.

Might not mean anything, but is interesting.

I’d wait if your watch still works. Gonna be a redesign which hasn’t happened since the series 4. (Unless you consider 1mm extra screen in series 7 a redesign)

I had a 5 and got a 9, but has the same thought that maybe the “x” is worth waiting for. I’m glad I got a 9 because the battery life is so much better, it charges way faster, it has an O2 sensor (I learned I probably have sleep apnea), and I upgraded to the cellular version which gives more flexibility and is a safety feature.

Now that I realize the battery is completely fine with the 9, I’m glad I didn’t wait or get an ultra. The most likely major improvement with a large generation jump is improved battery life, and a somewhat different design.

There are rumors of non specific high / low blood pressure (not actual measurements), which sounds like no big deal for my use. Glucose seems to be years away still. If they blow it out of the water with the x, I’ll trade in my 9 for it, but I doubt that will be necessary.

My take on these purchases is if it’s before the new year, it’s a great time to buy. You maximize having the watch while it’s supported (more so for phones but I think it applies to watches as well). As it gets closer to fall, I try to wait as a new one likely comes out.

TLDR it’s a good time to buy timeline wise