After looking through this forum and only seeing threads dedicated to those who have pre-ordered/own Ultras and those who are returning those, I didn't find one for those who are debating about keeping theirs or not, so I thought I'd make a thread dedicated to this third tier of owners who either bought Ultra, thinking that they either wanted to keep it, but perhaps feel that it's not for them or for those who bought to try it out in person during the receipt window of their purchase to see if it's TRULY for them or not.
As far as I'm concerned, I'm leaning towards returning mine after I first thought that I'd keep it when I got it last Friday. Here are my own observations:
As far as I'm concerned, I'm leaning towards returning mine after I first thought that I'd keep it when I got it last Friday. Here are my own observations:
- The watch is DEFINITELY bigger and thicker than the Series 8 and noticeably heavier, despite the lighter than stainless steel titanium.
- The screen brightness is noticeable in direct sunlight, but not mind-blowingly different (but still definitely noticeable).
- The bigger crown is grippier and is not as smooth as the Series 7 from where I came from.
- The biggest aspect that has me debating on whether to keep it or not is the look. At first, I didn't think too highly of it, finding it kind of weird, but then the look grew on me. Still, I have my gold stainless steel Series 7 that I compare it to and I definitely find the gold more attractive (I know, I know: it's supposed to be rugged, but rugged watches can still look good: just look at dive watches!).
- Although no damage on mine, this titanium finish is probably not as durable as you may be led to believe: my gold Series 7's PVD coating has kept it looking almost completely new since I got it as a gift for Christmas last year (a slight hairline scratch that may have very well been from the factory that I missed until MUCH later on is the only exception). The screen, however, has a noticeably thicker, less smooth feel which is probably because Apple made that more durable.
- Speaking of the screen, it's not really any bigger than the Series 7/8: it's basically the same size because of a thicker bezel that's also slightly more rounded, making the Series 7/8 look more square, interestingly enough!
- The exclusive Wayfinder watch face is pretty cool, fitting up to 8 complications on one face (not unlike certain other faces, like Modular). Also, it's cool to be able to make everything turn red for nighttime viewing, which I've already done a few times now. My only complaint about it is that, to make everything fit on it, including the cellular that automatically appears in the inner-upper section, the text and complications are smaller and, since the screen practically isn't bigger than the Series 7/8, it's not an optical illusion: it really is smaller, albeit not too much!
