So you own multiple Rolexes but live in an area where watch theft is a common problem?
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My Thoughts on the Philosophy Behind the Apple Watch Ultra
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How do you steal a watch someone is wearing, unless you hold them up with a gun or other weapon? If that kind of thing happens regularly in your neighborhood, I'd be afraid to even walk around with an iPhone. In fact, I think I'd move!
I live in Miami bro. Good neighborhood too. You missing what I meant to say. During the pandemic like everything else a lot of things have risen in market price. Example a 2015 BLNR back then was $8500 or so. Today used you can get near $20,000k. All in all with kids and current world I’m just being precautious. Many dudes on the news in good neighborhoods out for dinner/drinks parking and thief pulling up with guns to take their watches jewelry.
Again you are missing the point. I live in a good neighborhood. How dudes steal watches ? Easy pull up with guns blazing and say “give me your watch” Go watch the news and see for yourself. Happening more frequently now.
Oh BTW I love living in Florida but let me go move tomorrow because we get hit with hurricanes that causes major destruction. Look at fort myers beach 2 weeks ago. Again y’all missing my point. Never mind…moving along….
That does happen from time to time, but still not as bad as it was in the 80s. I know I'm dating myself here, but I feel much safer now than I did back then.
Personally, if my house got blown away by a hurricane, I'd think twice about building again in the same spot.
All those complaining about the Ultra and ridiculing its owners are those that are disappointed the Ultra is different than what they expected Apple to release. Don’t be mad that Apple released something you weren’t expecting. That’s on you. You all want this thing to fail so miserably that Apple changes it to your specs. You rant about it on a public forum hoping Apple listens and it gains some traction. Oh yeah, you’re also upset that the S8 is a very incremental upgrade.
I would’ve bought it based on the Action Button alone, all else remaining the same. Therefore, everything else it has is a plus. Not to mention, that battery life is superb. So go on and continue to wallow in your misery while I continue to enjoy my purchase. Can’t wait for part 2.
I would’ve bought it based on the Action Button alone, all else remaining the same. Therefore, everything else it has is a plus. Not to mention, that battery life is superb. So go on and continue to wallow in your misery while I continue to enjoy my purchase. Can’t wait for part 2.
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Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Do all those people wearing Rolex submariner, deep sea, Daytona really dive into deep ocean or go to a track day with their car? Most of them just wear them to the office. Forget about those marketing and model names.
AW Ultra is the first one with such character in the Apple Watch lineup. It’s a really good Apple Watch, and a good sports watch but not the best one - but fashion-wise it really works.
And don’t tell people you can’t wear big watches. People wear big watches all the time. Those traditional explorer Swiss watches are super big and super thick and people wear it all the time. They can also be astronomically expensive.
Do all those people wearing Rolex submariner, deep sea, Daytona really dive into deep ocean or go to a track day with their car? Most of them just wear them to the office. Forget about those marketing and model names.
AW Ultra is the first one with such character in the Apple Watch lineup. It’s a really good Apple Watch, and a good sports watch but not the best one - but fashion-wise it really works.
And don’t tell people you can’t wear big watches. People wear big watches all the time. Those traditional explorer Swiss watches are super big and super thick and people wear it all the time. They can also be astronomically expensive.
Biking is the area I think that the AW is most lacking. Of course I am using the Garmin head unit to connect to all my ANT+ accessories, but I wish the AW supports them too and gather all the information into Apple Health. Instead I’m giving away all my data to Garmin and Strava because Apple has no such capabilities.
Excellent agree and I share most of your feelings towards the Ultra. Apple was very clear to keep pointing out that the Ultra can do ALL the things the less capable models can do, but all these other things. So if you hadn't bought an Apple Watch until now because it couldn't do a, b, c... now you can. But also, if you want the very best Apple Watch money can buy, regardless of the new stuff you might never use, the Ultra is for you too.
The Apple Watch Ultra is the Apple Watch you buy if you want the best of Apple on your wrist.
As a large watch wearer (Invicta and such), for me, purchasing the Apple Watch Ultra was a must.
I really like the Ultra...
I really like the Ultra...
I do not need anyones approval or status acknowledgment. Maybe if I was outdoorsy but even then, it is $800+. That is a lot of money for just a watch. There is bound to be better, cheaper, option out there.
There are "sport" watches that are better at certain things and there are "smart" watches that are cheaper than this. None of them are both though, which is why the Watch Ultra is going to sell well.
Yes, I have been SCUBA diving since 1977. Back in those days, a Submariner or Sea Dweller made sense because we calculated our no decompression times using the Navy Dive tables, and we did our safety stops using the analog dive bezel. However, dive computers have come a long way, and gradually mechanical dive watches fell out of relevance. These days, I rarely dive with a mechanical dive watch. Instead, I, like everyone else use an electronic dive computer. 8-tracks and cassette tapes still came in cars when mechanical dive watches were a necessary safety component In open circuit SCUBA.
This being taken into consideration, I still love my mechanical dive watches, just like I like 1967 Corvette convertibles and manual shifting, but I fully understand that the Ultra and what it represents is the way of the future. I will never get rid of my Submariners, or Deepsea, but they no longer serve the same purpose as they once did. I enjoy my mechanical watches because of aesthetics- form. I made room for an Ultra for the functions. An Ultra will never beat a purely mechanical watch in the aesthetic department. Ever….
Back in the day, "plan your dive and dive your plan" was life and death. And those mechanical watches were the lifeline. Now we loosely plan depth and time and dive. The dive computer tells you everything else you need to know. But those old mechanical dive watches were, and sill are, pieces of art.
This is a false narrative. The rate of robbery and petty theft has decreased per capita.
Not to discount your personal experience, but the narrative this is increase is not fact-based, it is experiential and anecdotal.
Thank you for the information. I made comment based on my opinion. Honestly this isn't the way I wanted this thread to go.