Can't honestly believe anyone thinks that looks better than the out-of-box appearance.
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Apple Watch Ultra User Mods Titanium Casing to 'Deuglify' Design
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Can’t polish a turd the “ultra” (even the name is wank) is fugly as.
I swear to god these bad takes about the use of International Orange on the watch are gonna make me lose it. They're already giving me a worse migraine than the standard "sideloading bad" replies.
I feel like this fixes a whole new level of 1st-world problems.
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95% probably don’t do extreme sports.
Which begs the question, why create a product for such a niche market?
Unless they have bigger plans to go after the fitness and weekend warrior market which is much larger.
I mean it doesn't necessarily need to be used for scuba diving or extreme sports. It's ruggedness means it's built to last which would be a selling point for a lot of people afraid of breaking their Apple Watch, like construction workers and other blue collar jobs.
The ancient Roman's had Sun Dial Ultra.
They hated the brushed stone look.
For an outdoor, rugged watch, it makes sense for the Ultra to have a less polished finish.
I hate the orange button in the same way I do the big red dot on my Series 3. I may actually do this mod if I finally replace my Series 3 later this year. It looks much nicer (IMO).
For me the biggest issues with all the Apple Watches is the proportion of the bands. In the effort to be backwards compatible with as many iterations, the proportions have gone way out of whack. The image above for example, you have this HUGE watch with this ridiculously out of proportion width-wise band designed for a different model that was already growing bigger and bigger with each iteration with bands staying the same.
For me the "ugly", is how strange and goofy the band looks in proportion to the watch body. The orange is the least of it.
For me the "ugly", is how strange and goofy the band looks in proportion to the watch body. The orange is the least of it.
The mod looks Fugly as Hell. Stupid people doing stupid things.
I'm a fan of the Orange on the Ultra. Although I haven't seen the watch in person, the pictures look great so far.
That is a super nice looking strap -- extra points if he wove the strap fabric himself. I would have put in an orange line myself (if I were an amateur strap weaver) since International Orange is my favorite color I also like local Orange. It must have been the years in Orange County🍸😹
Apple didn't 'invent' International Orange. It existed long before the AW Ultra.
International orange / #ff4f00 hex color
International orange / #ff4f00 hex color code information, schemes, description and conversion in RGB, HSL, HSV, CMYK, etc.
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International Orange (Aerospace) color hex code is #FF4F00
Aerospace International Orange color code is #FF4F00 and RGB (255, 79, 0). Download patterns, palettes and wallpapers from this page.
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You know, bare titanium doesn't take kindly to fingerprint oil. I wonder if they took it down to bare titanium.
If you look close, there is a different material between the body and the top of the case around the screen. That is the extra antenna for the new GPS system and its plastic 3/4 of the way around. I wondered about the choice at first as well but turns out is more for function over form.
Apple knows that Generation Z+ likes to pose, and fool others as if they were doing any kind of extreme sport. Just like they fake holiday pictures and post on social platforms, etc.
And what if you do? It’s like some people don’t seem to understand there are people who will buy this just because they like the design and are bored of the Series body. It’s not all about people buying it just because of the extreme environments it’s designed for 🤦🏻♂️
iFixit did a tear-down, and it is not as repairable as the standard model. Maybe it will get there eventually, but the frame looks gorgeous internally.
