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I would buy this! Anyone else?
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Round Apple Watch Ultra
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BUDGETApple
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Black for the win…..
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jz0309
macrumors P6
sorry, no way in hell, this looks butt ugly to me ...
But, IF Apple were to offer more choices, that'd be a good thing
I’d settle for a black coating that doesn’t scratch easily and removing the orange accent coloring.
azhava
macrumors 65816
I'd have no interest whatsoever in a round Apple Watch. I don't think the round shape works as well for a smartwatch.
MarkX
macrumors 68000
I agree, for a smartwatch the apple square shape works best imo.
Still like the look of the mock ups! If it was the only shape apple made I'd still buy it.
Shape is not important for me, though I think it looks good.
What’s more important for me is the number of buttons. I’m a runner and live in Denmark 🇩🇰 where it’s gets cold during the winter, and the ⌚️is difficult to use with gloves on, and believe me, I have tried.
Quote from a fast runner (2.06.00 marathon time), and that’s the way I feel as well🫣:
Despite that, I still find myself returning to the same watch more often than not: an Apple Watch Series 11. I find that many runners tend to hate this take. Part of that use (for me) is because I genuinely like smartwatches. Cellular connectivity is useful, especially with little ones at home. Notifications when I’m doing something else are useful (and more easily handled than those received on non-Apple devices, I find). The Apple Watch remains the best smartwatch ever made, in my opinion.
The problem is that every time I get serious about training (let’s call it June or July, every year preceding a fall marathon), I end up reaching for something else. Buttons matter. Battery life matters. Workout execution matters. If you’ve ever tried splitting mile repeats by double-tapping a sweaty touchscreen, you know exactly what I mean - the Apple Watch is a great smart watch, an okay running watch, and a terrible runner’s watch. Enter the Garmin Forerunner 170 Music.
TracerAnalog
macrumors 65816
Tastes are personal. For me this looks impractical and frankly, I don't like the look of it. But I do hope Apple offers more options (like these).
TracerAnalog
macrumors 65816
Have you tried the Ultra? It has one action button extra, and is better suited for use with gloves. It might make a difference for your use case.
I don’t know, but it somehow looks cheaper, and then it reminds me way too much of a Samsung smartwatch.
Like others said, the rectangular shape is what defines the AW and sets it apart from competitors. I have no interest in a round AW that looks like this. On the other hand, if AW would make something resembling the Tag Heuer Connected, I would be interested.
Many will be interested. I won’t be - plenty of round smart watches out there, and I like the square shape for maps, photos, texts and such. More options are fine, but at least keep the traditional shapes