I was planning on upgrading to that from my S5 aluminum this year. Seems like a really dumb move, I’m sure a lot of people will be holding onto their old watches longer now, whether in the same boat as me, or previous Edition owners who were thinking of upgrading.
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Apple Discontinues Apple Watch Edition
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aevan
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Mrkevinfinnerty
macrumors 68040
Because it's ugly and gigantic? It's way too big for many wrists.
Xand&Roby
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I don’t know think keeping things pristine is the target audience of this. Being rugged is more important than looking rugged
QCassidy352
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Colpeas
macrumors 6502a
I very much doubt that. They were selling so few of them that it was probably not worth the R&D anymore. RIP though.
Colpeas
macrumors 6502a
Hardly anyone notices the difference between hermes and regular stainless steel. Even less so, if you're not wearing the hermes band or use non-hermes watch faces. Speaking from experience as Hermes Watch owner.
Supermike
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SO glad I went ahead and snatched up an S7 Ti when I could! Got it @2~ weeks ago and love it! It’s extremely durable and looks great. Love the lightweight feel compared to my old S4 Aluminum. I use my watch for swimming. To me the Ultra, while priced right, is too big. And I’m swimming laps, not diving or hiking the Appalachian trail or running an Ironman. I feel like I probably had to pay too much at regular price, but it has been worth it!
Btw, apple only wanted to give me $75 for my old S4, so I sold it for $100. Was probably worth more but it was kinda scratched and it was more $ in my pocket.
Btw, apple only wanted to give me $75 for my old S4, so I sold it for $100. Was probably worth more but it was kinda scratched and it was more $ in my pocket.
Xand&Roby
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I don't think they sold a few: they replaced me for free 7 Apple Watch Edition 2 in October 2021. They are products from 2016. It means they sold a lot of them if they still have that kind of stock.
Weight. My Series 6 Titanium 44mm’s case weight is 41.3 grams. The Ultra is 61.3 grams.
I think they’ve all but given up on this line of marketing but I’d like to see them do limited runs of niche materials like carbon fiber or platinum. It’s all about health and fitness now.
bigandtasty
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stoked i got the series 6 watch edition. Good there but it’s totally lame they didn’t do any pride bands, is that only a spring thing or did they discontinue? People will be pissed if there are no longer any pride band options.
Watch Ultra is a great replacement for the Watch Edition.
Xand&Roby
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It costs half the price of a real Ceramic Edition in the United States. It's as bad as no one knows what, it's a rugged watch assembled with a soft material, quite the opposite of the rugged.
It's only good for those, and there are many especially in the States, of the “Go big or go home”. The spot is also ridiculous: people who climb mountains with extreme climates with their bare hands, people who dive in thermal suits but with bare hands, people who run marathons in the deserts. Okay, the idea of bare hands serves cinematically to show the product, but if it is to be worn with thermal suits as the sensors can work and have it ‘at the reach of a glove’, if it will be buried under various layers of technical clothing. It's stuff for wannabe, extreme sportsmen will continue to use Garmin and those with good taste looking for an Apple Watch in a refined material, whether Ceramic, Gold or Titanium, while fashion addicted (fashion from wannabe, with bracelets that can be purchased by anyone for 899€!) They will continue to overburse those useless Hermes.
I'm not so sure about the target audience. There's only so many extreme sports enthusiasts out there. I think for the majority of buyers this purchase will be aspirational, just like the real target audience of SUVs is not people who need to transport sports equipment.
People who use their SUV or trucks as an actual tool might not care about scuffs, the majority that just considers them cool cars will still freak out about the first scratch in their brand new toy.
Colpeas
macrumors 6502a
i don't see how that's connected. Apple holds a stock of "spare parts" for a minimum of 5 years after the model was discontinued. Sure, they can give you a newer model if the part is momentarily unavailable, but there's a good chance that the watches you received as replacements were manufactured long after Series 2 was off the market.
Case in point, I received a replacement 1st gen Watch (2015) this spring and accoding to its S/N, this particular unit was manufactured in August 2020 (D8 date code). Needless to say, being produced 4 years after the model was discontinued, this watch could have never been intended for retail distribution. But at the same time, stainless 1st gens get replaced for series 2 most of the time now.
Another case, like 2 weeks ago, I had a Titanium Series 5 replaced under applecare+ for a unit that was produced sometime in July this year (J3 date code), despite the fact this model was discontinued 2 years ago.
Handsome Bacon
macrumors regular
Still on V0 (or is it V1 from 2015 when you could only get them in the Apple Store with an appointment?), it works fine and I see no reason to buy a new one ... although I've bought new ones for other people.
ric275
macrumors regular
Except during the Series 4 cycle; there were no Edition models between 2018 and 2019.
