Usually, we'd recommend buying an iPad or Apple Watch, but there are three big reasons why right now would be the worst time to buy one of these tablets or smartwatches.

On September 15, Apple is hosting its first event in a long time.

We're expecting the company to launch the Apple Watch 6 and iPad Air 4 - there's talk of perhaps the iPhone 12 being shown off too, but it's more likely that Apple's smartphones will be held back until an October event.

Apple frequently reduces the price of its older products when it shows off new versions, so the Apple event could bring with it price cuts for older Apple Watches and iPads, or at least older iPad Air models, as it's that line that we're expecting an update to.

If you're in no rush to buy a new Apple Watch or iPad, it wouldn't hurt to wait a couple of months until late November - that's when the Black Friday deals period is, and we could see the price of some iPads and Apple Watches drop significantly during the season.

Even if the iPad or Apple Watch you're looking into buying doesn't end up getting a deal, the price over Black Friday won't be higher than it is now, so there's no harm in waiting if you don't need your new gadget straight away.

The final reason that you might want to hold off on buying an iPad or Apple Watch is that IFA 2020 occurred recently, and the annual tech event brought with it a huge collection of competitor gadgets you might want to consider instead.

There were a couple of really interesting wearables shown off too, including the Honor Watch ES and Honor Watch GS Pro that have plenty of features Apple Watches don't.