Who goes diving in a blizzard? I think you’ll need something more than international orange to save you if that’s the case.
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Apple Watch Ultra User Mods Titanium Casing to 'Deuglify' Design
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I wouldn't try to modify it. Watch Ultra is not everyone's style.
By who? That little orange button isn’t going to rescue them.
That’s one ugly watch. Best review ever on YouTube: it will end up like a GoPro - in a drawer. It’s a niche watch that the majority have no use for. But fanboys will buy it because they think it looks pretty. As most here commented on just buying it for its looks, not for what it was designed for.
And Apple offers accidental damage replacement, so pay some money and they will replace it. Doesn’t matter what it looks like. Now it is unlimited too. So that’s why you can dremel it and replace it.
And Apple offers accidental damage replacement, so pay some money and they will replace it. Doesn’t matter what it looks like. Now it is unlimited too. So that’s why you can dremel it and replace it.
From wikipedia "International orange is a color used in the aerospace industry to set objects apart from their surroundings, similar to safety orange, but deeper and with a more reddish tone."
All you haters - if you had an Ultra on you wrist, trust me you’d love it. It’s functions are awesome. Fell off my bike yesterday and Ultra asked, “did you fall” “are you okay”, I was, but how sweet is that and what if I wasn’t okay?
Red attenuates rapidly as you go down in depth so Int Orange would turn gray below 20 feet. Cobalt or Electric Blue button world be visible for as long as you had ambient light. Personally, I like IO but would have equally loved most any accent color, esp a nice blue one.
Loved reading this thread. Some of you folks really crack me up!!
Red attenuates rapidly as you go down in depth so Int Orange would turn gray below 20 feet. Cobalt or Electric Blue button world be visible for as long as you had ambient light. Personally, I like IO but would have equally loved most any accent color, esp a nice blue one.
Loved reading this thread. Some of you folks really crack me up!!
This is horrible. The finish is not even, the polished chamfered edges look like they are gone, and now the anodized layer is gone.
This so much! I mean whatever makes him happy but no way would I do this or want to do it
Seriously how could you hate this? The bright orange looks so good. (though the entire watch being orange kinda takes away from the purpose of making the key buttons easily marked.)
This is truly the most horrendous modification I’ve ever seen. The finish of the watch and the action button look absolutely mangled. Truly embarrassing that someone spent so much money on this Ultra just to make it look this disgusting.
Why would Apple refuse warranty service?
All they did was basically scratch the casing uniformly... They don't refuse warranty for scratched devices normally.
What accent colour would be better to showcase the new button and symbolize the new and expanded use cases the watch has?
The people laughing at the orange button would just “laugh” at something else if it wasn’t there. The thought process doesn’t expand past “lol Apple.”
That said the button colour isn’t really required for visibility when on the wrist.
That's a silly comment. It sounds to me like he didn't suffer at all and in face is quite happy with what he now has.
I'm sorry but the Apple Watch Ultra already looks like an idea from the 90's trying to predict the watch of the future. I'm sure it will be accepted because Apple sells it but it's a poor design and probably the least Apple looking device they have produced since the Performa line.
I'm an avid gymgoer, and during HIIT and a lot of up down, high impact activity, I found the guard... pressing hard into my wrist. I saw someone else on the forums wearing it upside down and I took a try on it, I love it. using your thumb for the crown and side button is really nice actually.
Can't believe you all brought more attention to someone who never should have bought an Ultra to begin with.
Bro… if you knew anything about light transmission underwater (you know, when you dive), you’d know that orange (even of International fame) is useless. It is actually the second worst color to choose behind red. Look it up. You know physics and stuff.Bro...the Apple Watch Ultra can be used as a dive computer. International Orange is used out at sea FOR A REASON. Kinda useful to be able to see the button that you can program for Oceanic+ or call for help when you're at sea where things are hard to see (pun intended)
Other dive watches use International Orange
I bet the cuff links on that guys pressed shirt are just as easy to find with his eyes closed as the AWU “International Orange” button when it looks dull gray during a dive.
Sorry, but it’s a fashion design decision and pure marketing to tout the “International Orange” choice. I can laugh at that if I want.
All big watches are ugly. It’s just not elegant to have a huge chunk of hardware on your wrist.
Actually that was never intended to be the colour of that bridge. The red/orange layer of paint was a protective layer that should later have been covered by a more boring colour like grey. However when the red layer was applied, the bridge looked so good that the decision was made to give the final layer the same colour. The same happened with the CNA Center in Chicago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/333_South_Wabash#/media/File:CNA_Center.jpg
I actually like the mod better. During the keynote, I kept wondering if they'd release a Series 8 model with the Ultra features. I hate the rugged design, but I like the features.
