It’s fairly mid brown.. saddle brown even yes. Maybe the lighting of the photo makes it look darker than it is. I actually hope it patinas and gets a little darker to match my belt/boots.
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My Thoughts on the Philosophy Behind the Apple Watch Ultra
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The health sensors are not gimmicks. This is the most head-in-the-sand, cynical view of an Apple device I’ve seen in a very long time. Health is a major initiative at Apple.
My stairs at home are wickedly steep, I water the garden using a hose that sometimes leaks on to my hand and wrist, I once got a bath wearing my ultra and I often forget to charge my watch overnight. Oh and stainless steel is sooooo heavy compared to Titanium. This watch was made for the extreme lifestyle I lead.
Truthfully? I like the look of it more than the Apple Watch 8, that's why I bought it.
I will be getting my haircut at a barbers in Leeds next week, another couple of reasons that will make wearing an Ultra a necessity.
Truthfully? I like the look of it more than the Apple Watch 8, that's why I bought it.
I will be getting my haircut at a barbers in Leeds next week, another couple of reasons that will make wearing an Ultra a necessity.
S1-8 look boring and like a toy watch now imo, personally wouldn't be seen dead wearing one again after owning the ultra.
Each to their own though.
Each to their own though.
Agree that Apple’s marketing department did a great job. Imagine if they hadn’t. TC: “I’m so excited to share with you this morning the newest addition to Apple Watch. We call it Apple Watch Big and Fat. And here it is…”
Can and should are two very different things. An infant or kid COULD wear the Apple Watch Ultra. Should they? I'm going to say no. Looks way out of place. But hey, it's the same way people are with cars. Some people like to have 26" bright green spinner rims on a 1999 Crown Vic. To each their own. If you like it, rock it, I suppose.
I should be getting my watch ultra end of October. Will give my BLNR a rest. I agree on what OP said. Look at how many people wear a Rolex explorer, GMT, submariner, yacth-master. The majority of those who wear a Rolex watch including myself don’t fly a plane, don’t dive or hike or drive a boat. The ultimate tool watch in the Rolex world is a submariner. Watch ultra reminds me of that watch. Looking forward in wearing one end of this month when it arrives. I haven’t worn an Apple Watch since the first one. Why? It never really caught my attention. It looked to bland and boring.
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I don't know if I *like* it. It's just that I'm willing to live with a too big watch for the bigger and brighter screen. My eyes aren't getting any younger!
I've always wanted to get the bigger size Apple watch for the bigger screen, but they didn't sit right on my wrist. The ultra does -- what trickery Apple did to make a bigger watch fit my wrist, I don't know, but I'm happ they did!
GOOD MORNING!
We put a lot of time and work into making it the perfect watch. Enjoy
At the moment there are no dedicated dive apps for the AW. The first one comes out in November - oceanic+ but it’s subscription. Will probably wait till a few come out before deciding on which to use.
So for the interim just used the inbuilt depth app which launches automatically on submersion. I’m more interested in depth accuracy right now (learning to trust it). It was neck and neck with my suunto in both depth and temp.
Honestly, I believe that high-end watches like Rolex, Panerai, JLC, Patek, Vacheron, and IWC transcend mere time keeping. They’ve long ago “jumped the shark” as useful tools for the common man. So even though I am a diver, sailor, skier, climber, and hiker, I would no more wear my Submariner diving than wear a Yachtmaster sailing. There are a lot more useful tool watches for that purpose. That’s basically why I bought an Ultra. It’s a watch I can wear to do all the rugged things that I am reluctant to do wearing my Submariner or Daytona.
they would lose a **** ton of customers, me included, and I LOVE my AW. The ultra is just too big and heavy. WAY too big and heavy. Tried one on at the apple store and almost laughed. I'm glad it exists for those who enjoy it, but they absolutely must (and will) keep smaller and lighter options around.
(Ultra is also ugly as sin, but that's subjective, and I digress.)
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Ultra is a failed attempt to make a generalist device a dedicated device, investing little money, and this is a lot from Cook's Apple.
Do you want to do a Sport Watch? Do it, revolutionize all the hw and sw. Do you want to make a fashion watch? You've already done it, not by chance it was designed that way, with those materials, with those straps, with that software.
Who designed it quit and you don't know how to evolve without risking making mistakes that affect the sales of a niche product? Make an Ultra.
How can you speak well of a dedicated device that hurts everything that differentiates it from a generalist, in addition to being objectively ugly (The flare of the body under the screen, the antennas in different material visible because otherwise the gps does not work, but please, they already suck on the iPhone from 5 onwards, and they can think of making it an aesthetic element)?
I understand who buys it, it's not that it has to justify itself, but for me it's like hearing engineers talk about design: buy it, enjoy it, but please try not to justify it, it is unjustifiable, an useless product badly developed, born wrong, evolved worse, a half project, sold at a low cost because otherwise who would have bought a similar product?!
And as for the owners, the problem is not to be toxic or insult someone through anonymity, I care relatively about what a guy on the other side of the world does, but precisely on this forum (and also on other sites dedicated to Apple) free expression has been given to those who have insulted for DECADES Ive, and now do you ask yourself the problem of toxic speech? A little childish and hypocritical as an excuse.
The point with Ultra is that it is a new Cook’s Apple designed product, and it show how gimmick could be the only solution for a company centered on design when it lost the point.People are overthinking this. It’s just an Apple Watch with a bigger battery and a different design. It’s finally adequate for more endurance activities, but it’s still not a true sports watch no matter how Apple markets it.
The best review remains this one –
Apple Watch Ultra review: Is it a true sports watch?
The Apple Watch Ultra is an extremely nice smart watch, but unfortunately it is still missing what it takes to be a modern day sports watch.connectthewatts.com
Ultra is a failed attempt to make a generalist device a dedicated device, investing little money, and this is a lot from Cook's Apple.
Do you want to do a Sport Watch? Do it, revolutionize all the hw and sw. Do you want to make a fashion watch? You've already done it, not by chance it was designed that way, with those materials, with those straps, with that software.
Who designed it quit and you don't know how to evolve without risking making mistakes that affect the sales of a niche product? Make an Ultra.
How can you speak well of a dedicated device that hurts everything that differentiates it from a generalist, in addition to being objectively ugly (The flare of the body under the screen, the antennas in different material visible because otherwise the gps does not work, but please, they already suck on the iPhone from 5 onwards, and they can think of making it an aesthetic element)?
I understand who buys it, it's not that it has to justify itself, but for me it's like hearing engineers talk about design: buy it, enjoy it, but please try not to justify it, it is unjustifiable, an useless product badly developed, born wrong, evolved worse, a half project, sold at a low cost because otherwise who would have bought a similar product?!
And as for the owners, the problem is not to be toxic or insult someone through anonymity, I care relatively about what a guy on the other side of the world does, but precisely on this forum (and also on other sites dedicated to Apple) free expression has been given to those who have insulted for DECADES Ive, and now do you ask yourself the problem of toxic speech? A little childish and hypocritical as an excuse.
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Lol. The MOST useful this is to track your workouts and health. It's not for financial information. This seems like some kind of wierd flex.
Yep, same reaction from my wife. She suggested I sell my Apple Watch Hermès 6 SS because she preferred the Ultra on me.
Extremely bad take IMO. That said, I appreciate ANYONE's use case - so if this is cool to you, I hope it happens & certainly see no reason you can't find a compelling 3rd party app to fill a niche here.
That said, to trivialize health and fitness data as meaningless is .. at best uninformed. The wearable market and associated impact on future health and healthcare delivery is perhaps one of the larger "about to happen" concepts. When (not if) the overall data trends your wearables collect become increasingly integrated into a longitudinal health record... and we add in some of things that company's like Epic is doing around huge de-identified clinical decision databases we can start to see a real impact to personalized healthcare.
I have a couple personal examples from my family where the apple watch health data has been used in a doctor meeting and ER visits around heart conditions.
No judgement really on your use case, but please inform yourself on the value of wearable health data. It matters.
I’m a tad overweight, not active, work from home, and LOVE MY ULTRA!! I had a Series 7 SS 45mm, and many generations since the zero. This is by far my favorite Apple Watch, and I love having an Apple Watch that not everyone else has lol. Love the style, screen, battery, and my Ocean White band and how it will work with all my other bands.
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I've never bought an apple watch, largely because the model I want usually ends up in the 700+ range, but with the exact same features as the base model. I finally am biting on the Ultra, because for the same price as a large stainless steel series 8 with cellular, you get a LOT more features. Actually differentiating the more expensive watch from the base model is a great move! Apple always asked about 800 for the watch I wanted, this year is the first time it feels like I get more for that money than with the $400 version.
I love the ultra as well… been wearing it every day…. I have always had the Hermes Apple Watch… but I’ll not get technology over form… the ultra is simply amazing. I wear a PP 5711/1A as my other watch but due to sad circumstances of the chance of getting mugged wear it occasionally.
Been wearing my Rolex watches less and less now. Reason...theft. Got to be careful with todays world. I've been wanting another watch to wear almost everyday. Ultra it is. Cant wait to get min end of October or whenever Apple ships it to me.