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I have yet to see another person wear the Ultra when out in public
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A friend a work has one and after oogling over it for a couple of weeks, I ended up with one. Very unusual as I'm normally 3 years between watches.. upgraded from a Series 7, previous to that, a series 4.
Ignoring the obvious price jump that eliminates a lot of buyers, I think many people are put off by how the Ultra looks in most pictures. For some reason it always seems to look gigantic in every picture, when it reality, it looks normal in real life. That's the reason two of my co-workers who normally have the latest Apple gadgets gave. After trying mine on, both have since bought Ultras.
It’s also a big watch and not to everybody’s taste so naturally will appeal to a select market whereas the standard AW is plain, and has less of a tool watch aesthetic. You’re right though it’s the first year it’s been on sale and there is a cost of living crisis so it’s going to be a rarer sight.
I think the pictures are a large part of it. The pictures make it look extremely chonky, and the garish orange coloring really pops, not helping the look. In most pictures it looks like a clown watch. Whereas in real life, the only one I've seen appeared far more refined than the pictures and the orange didn't stand out so much.
I'm an airline pilot and often greet passengers when they board the aircraft. I see an Ultra almost every day now... only one woman ever with one however.
Also the fact it’s a smartwatch and priced at 849 quid. There’s plenty of options cheaper out there and that’s something pro Apple enthusiasts probably won’t relate to on here.
I would have thought it would be more of an "older crowd" thing. I could see my Dad getting it. He's pretty active for an old dude but has an old Series 3 or something.
Lol after I post how I haven’t seen an ultra in the wild - sitting across from someone wearing one now. Heh.
They're slowly becoming more popular here. I work at a store that sells them and more and more people have been asking for them. AirPods Max too surprisingly.
They can be found more frequently on mountains (4000+ m), in bodies of water diving below 15 m, desert & (ant)arctic regions and even on Moon or Mars. According to Apple…
If you could spot the S8 (would need a more than trained eye) they would be rare too when compared to the entire pool of Apple Watches on everyone’s wrist
I wouldn't be giving social advice to anyone if I'm counting "Ultra" sightings.
I saw one yesterday for the first time here in Tokyo. A petite Japanese lady was using it to pay for something at the store and I noticed it as she was ringing her stuff up. Although, I specifically remember thinking that it didn't look too big on her. I wonder if it was actually just one of those Ultra cases, but on a 40/41mm watch. 🤔
‘LOL! Sorry bit I am not giving ”social advice”, just my observation. I would not tell anyone what to do, how about you?
I'm a petite Asian woman, and the Ultra looked okay on me when I tried it. I ultimately got the S8, but the Ultra was surprisingly wearable even for smaller people like me.
Seen quite a few myself, 3 of my work colleagues wear the ultra, 2 of which moved from a Garmin.
Funny enough I went to the Apple store and saw one for the first time, then later that day a work friend I hadn’t seen for a while had one on.
While to me it seemed not as big as I thought it would be, I think a round watch would be better for the size, also I would prefer the screen to stretch to the edge if I was to take the size/weight penalty over the regular AW.
While to me it seemed not as big as I thought it would be, I think a round watch would be better for the size, also I would prefer the screen to stretch to the edge if I was to take the size/weight penalty over the regular AW.
