AW Ultra trade in for AW 9?

[alongdingdong]

Thinking about downgrading to a smaller sized AW, the ultra is fun but in the end i hardly make use of the 2 day battery life.

Yes i sleep with my watch on, but the sleeping metrics do not serve me in my daily life.
I record all my cycling sessions via Strava.

I feel the Ultra is a bit too bulky and heavy, it bounces around on my wrist when i skateboard or paintball, feels a bit uncomfortable to be honest.

Anyone else moving from their Ultra to a regular AW again?

 

[MarkX]

Nope, I’ll not be downgrading. The ultra is perfect for me. With the right strap the extra weight is never noticeable and it stays put.

 

[SamTheeGeek]

Yea I got the ultra and I am thinking going back to SS this year not really a downgrade they are the same price hehe

 

[Kitkat52]

Thinking about downgrading to a smaller sized AW, the ultra is fun but in the end i hardly make use of the 2 day battery life.

Yes i sleep with my watch on, but the sleeping metrics do not serve me in my daily life.
I record all my cycling sessions via Strava.

I feel the Ultra is a bit too bulky and heavy, it bounces around on my wrist when i skateboard or paintball, feels a bit uncomfortable to be honest.

Anyone else moving from their Ultra to a regular AW again?

I downgraded and did not regret it. My son now owns my Ultra. Too big and bulky for me. I don’t miss it.

 

[HDJulie]

My brother decided to downgrade this year & wait to see if the Ultra has more features next year, like using the entire freaking screen

 

[Monkswhiskers]

I downgraded and did not regret it. My son now owns my Ultra. Too big and bulky for me. I don’t miss it.

Definitely felt like an implement strapped to my wrist rather than a watch. Brought me back to the days of strapping one of the old Garmins on.

 

[MrMacintoshIII]

Definitely downgrading. I miss using all my bands, and the Series 9 is now factually way better than the Ultra 1 all things added up. Also found I didn't use cellular much, so I went from Ultra 1 to the basic $429 midnight series 9 and I'm ecstatic. Can't wait. It'll go with my blue titanium a bit too.

I don't care about durability when AppleCare+ is $3.99/monthly ad infinitum.

 

[dsteve]

Definitely downgrading. I miss using all my bands,

Could you please elaborate on this? I thought all 44/45mm bands were compatible with the Ultra. Is this because the strap length needs to be longer or shorter on the Ultra?

 

[MrMacintoshIII]

Could you please elaborate on this? I thought all 44/45mm bands were compatible with the Ultra. Is this because the strap length needs to be longer or shorter on the Ultra?

I meant, almost no bands go with the chunky beige titanium color. I want the thinner watch back with a more neutral color like midnight or silver, etc.

The ultra just looks ridiculous with normal bands. But yes, they all fit.

 

[alexcue]

I meant, almost no bands go with the chunky beige titanium color. I want the thinner watch back with a more neutral color like midnight or silver, etc.

The ultra just looks ridiculous with normal bands. But yes, they all fit.

I use the Ultra with a silver Milanese and I think it looks great… YMMV

 

[MrMacintoshIII]

I use the Ultra with a silver Milanese and I think it looks great… YMMV

I should’ve said, I think the ultra looks ridiculous with sport bands.