Apple has informed its retail staff that it will substitute some of the Apple Watch Series 3 repairs with the Apple Watch Series 4. The low inventory of the older model is the reason why Apple has to take this decision.  According to the reports of 9To5Mac, the announcement was spotted by an internal memo delivered to the Apple Store repair staff and Authorized Service Providers. 

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There is no such information about how long would the Series 3 constraints and Series 4 upgrades scheme last. It is also not  guaranteed that all locations will acknowledge the existence of this internal policy. 

American multinational technology company's new repair/replacement upgrade for the Apple Watch is the latest of several instances of the company substituting Apple Watch repairs with newer models.

Apple Watch 2017 Series 3 with cellular connectivity built with 38mm variant of the watch currently costs at Rs 28,900, while the 42mm GPS variant is priced at Rs 31,900 in India. 

Launched in October last, the price of Apple Watch Series 4 GPS is at Rs 40,900 for the 40mm variant and Rs 43,900 for the 44mm version. 
In the month of January, Apple had announced that some first-generation Apple Watches and Apple Watch Series 1 could qualify for Series 2 replacements, due to supply constraints on repair parts for the older models. 

Also Earlier this month in May, Apple confirmed that repairs of certain Apple Watch Series 2 models will be fulfilled with equivalent Series 3 models due to temporary shortages of unspecified Series 2 parts.