I do not like orange color. I prefer subtle neutral colors for a watch that I can wear to every occasions. However I do not find the orange function button to be a problem because I wear the watch on the left side and my sleeve covers it most of the time. I do not like the orange circle on the dial tho but it seems like he didnt do anything about it. It is not part of the metal so you cannot sand it off. The metallic brushed look pretty cool tho! Thanks for sharing!
An Apple Watch Ultra user has modified their new device's casing to add a brushed finish and remove the orange color of the Action Button in an effort to make it more visually appealing.
The Apple Watch Ultra offers the first complete redesign of the Apple Watch since the product line's announcement in 2014, and while the design has been met with praise from many users, some have criticized the size of the device and its bold new look. In a thread on the MacRumors forums, user "perezr10" gave their take on the Apple Watch Ultra's design:
Using a Dremel power tool, they set about making two key visual changes to the Apple Watch Ultra, starting with removing the high-contrast "international orange" color layer on the Action Button.
The user then proceeded to give the Apple Watch Ultra's entire titanium casing a brushed finish using a coarse abrasive finishing buff, moving away from the uniform sandblasted effect of the original device.
The resultant brushed titanium finish is very similar to the casings of some of the Apple Watch Edition models, which were available in a brushed titanium with the Series 5, Series 6, and Series 7. Apple discontinued the Apple Watch Edition line upon the launch of the Apple Watch Ultra.
perezr10's modified Apple Watch Ultra compared to the titanium Apple Watch Series 5.
"It may not be to everyone's liking, but I gotta say, I'm really liking my Ultra more after this. I still won't ever wear it with a suit, but I'm more likely now to use it when going out and about in town in jeans," perezr10 added.
Article Link: Apple Watch Ultra User Mods Titanium Casing to 'Deuglify' Design
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Apple Watch Ultra User Mods Titanium Casing to 'Deuglify' Design
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Have you considered…that maybe…the Ultra’s features are dependent on its design…
This artistic genius won’t be trading his masterpiece in on the new Applewatch Ultra II that comes with 60 hour battery life, glucose and blood pressure monitoring, and the experimental teleportation feature next year.
Well, that of course is subjective. BUT, when one hits that button accidentally your workout stops, gets saved, and starts a new workout.
For the love of God, don't ever -ever- not ask for confirmation when ending a workout. This watch wasn't designed with athletes in mind. No one at Apple ever asked if this design choice was ok with athletes. Ending a workout ALWAYS needs confirmation. Many annoyed people out there right now. Sure they can, and will, change this behaviour. But man what a total dud this watch is as a version 1.
Right. I've accidentally stopped my workout instead of pausing it. Confirmation would help there.
That sucks. Maybe not of great importance, but if one is to do an ultra something, this would be really bad.
At least on a Garmin or whatever we can stitch two (or multiple) FIT files together https://www.fitfiletools.com/#/top
