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First Apple Watch Ultra and AirPods Pro 2 Orders Arriving to Customers in Australia and New Zealand
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Quick observations:
Arrived on schedule and zero drama in setup. On the wrist, you don't notice any difference in mass compared to a stainless 45 Apple Watch.
The screen is WAY brighter than my AW7 and it does appear a bit larger as well, somewhat to my surprise.
The Digital Crown is a triumph of ergonomics. It does take a bit to get used to the opposite action button. The orange button color is more subdued than expected. Similarly, the green Alpine band is a lighter color in-person than in photos. It's also surprisingly comfortable, and quicker to don/doff than expected.
The old stainless Apple link band looks amazing on this watch body- the fit is perfect. It is coming out of retirement for this watch, having been laid aside for a succession of DLC black watches for the pst few cycles.
Overall, the watch looks a LOT better in real life than in photos. Quite surprisingly so.
Early to talk about durability, but, gave mine a pretty good whack when I released my seatbelt and had the steel seatbelt buckle slam right into the bezel edge. Not a mark, so that was both surprising and pleasing- I dinged my AW5 stainless the exact same way a few years ago. But, sooner or later, it will get beat up, like any watch that doesn't have a DLC coating. My AW7 doesn't have a mark on it after a year.
I won't be the least bit surprised to see an even tougher DLC finish available in the next couple of years.
Final line- no buyer's remorse here, unlike a few posters on this thread.
Arrived on schedule and zero drama in setup. On the wrist, you don't notice any difference in mass compared to a stainless 45 Apple Watch.
The screen is WAY brighter than my AW7 and it does appear a bit larger as well, somewhat to my surprise.
The Digital Crown is a triumph of ergonomics. It does take a bit to get used to the opposite action button. The orange button color is more subdued than expected. Similarly, the green Alpine band is a lighter color in-person than in photos. It's also surprisingly comfortable, and quicker to don/doff than expected.
The old stainless Apple link band looks amazing on this watch body- the fit is perfect. It is coming out of retirement for this watch, having been laid aside for a succession of DLC black watches for the pst few cycles.
Overall, the watch looks a LOT better in real life than in photos. Quite surprisingly so.
Early to talk about durability, but, gave mine a pretty good whack when I released my seatbelt and had the steel seatbelt buckle slam right into the bezel edge. Not a mark, so that was both surprising and pleasing- I dinged my AW5 stainless the exact same way a few years ago. But, sooner or later, it will get beat up, like any watch that doesn't have a DLC coating. My AW7 doesn't have a mark on it after a year.
I won't be the least bit surprised to see an even tougher DLC finish available in the next couple of years.
Final line- no buyer's remorse here, unlike a few posters on this thread.
I was looking at Nomad’s Titanium band, I was thinking it would look great with the Ultra. Do you happen to have for pics?
