I don't know if such a small panel would even make a difference for while in use. Maybe for when it dies and you rest but even then it wouldn't really be fast
It wouldn't be enough power.... Like solar dumb casio watches with only some of the features of the Ultra have like a day long battery if not in direct sunlight every day.
I bought the Apple Watch Ultra. My reasons had nothing to do with extreme sports. My reasons, double battery life, Bigger screen, double screen brightness in direct sunlight, more than double increase to the water proofing, and it’ll let me know if I get a temp.
There are a stack of watches cheaper than that which offer the exact same thing, besides the screen brightness which is kinda an Apple statement right now… not one I’d be too keen on using knowing oled displays degrade faster the brighter you have them. The double battery life is not all that great either, I use a Garmin epix which has an oled display and that lasts me 16 days or so and that’s on the lower end for Garmin battery life. Even if watch ultra lasts 3 days you will want to charge it early if it’s showing 30-50 percent before doing anything because you want it to last but on a Garmin 30 percent is still easily that 3 days. The real reason to buy a watch ultra if you are not into sports is for the fashion aspect, everyone knows an Apple Watch but less so an expensive Garmin… if you are paying that money for battery life, more water proofing and tracking of your body metrics you are kinda doing it wrong and falling for the marketing, the battery life is still pretty bad, even a galaxy watch 5 pro will blow it away.
I'm tempted by the Ultra, looking for an upgrade from my Series 4. The better battery life is the first thing, the brighter screen being the second, though the screen isn't an issue on my Series 4, so hopefully I can extend the battery even further by keeping the screen dimmed.
Actually it’s a day and a half. I charge my Series 8 for 20 minutes in the morning before going to work and 20 minutes at night before going to bed. I sleep with it in for sleep tracking and it never goes dead. What this means is I’ll probably does the same with the Ultra and always be at least 80 percent all the time.
I work in construction and live in Arizona. I am excited for the ruggedness because I use my watch all the time on the job. It gives me weather conditions, phone notifications, dust and water proof, phone calls, and can use the emergency alert as well. On the weekends I use it on my motorcycle to run GPS, change music, and has crash detection. I regularly play basketball and record my workouts and wear it for sleep tracking. I look forward to seeing how it will compliment my work and home lifestyle.
I’m a PADI master diver and love the idea of having one device for my smartwatch and dive watch. I currently have a Suunto D5 as my dive computer but don’t wear it outside of that purpose as it lacks the functionality of my Apple Watch 7. Here’s the problem, nowhere has it been mentioned that air integration is available as it is on the Sunnto. Without air integration this is probably a backup dive computer at best.
I couldn’t imagine trusting this alone for air monitoring. I run a Suunto dive computer and have an analog redundancy for air. Keen to have this for travel and diving on gear that isn’t mine. It’s cold where I live in Canada and we wear dry suites so again I doubt I would take it out and strap it on over a dry suit. Are you buying this you think? Looks cool.
I have mine on order and dive with an analog air gauge (no plan to go wireless at this time). I plan to dive with both my Apple Watch Ultra and my existing Suunto D4 to compare and make sure everything is working as expected/needed on the Apple Watch before using it “solo”. I only dive warm water these days…..so 3 mil is the thickest I need to worry about. I plan to see if the default band will work over that….not thrilled about possibly having to buy the $50 band extension :-).
I want it, but I think I'll wait until a 2nd or 3rd gen with more improvements and maybe color options for the action button. It looks cool but I'd rather it match the housing than be orange.
I can't see a reason to do this. It's part of the series 8 line up. It's got all the same/similar R&D that has gone into those. I'm not sure what you really expect to change in 2-3 years. That change has happened over the past 8 years with the apple watches already.
As a garmin user, I really don't see this replacing many garmin users. My fenix 6s (the one with the smallest battery and smallest size) last for 12 days with normal use. Battery saver is like a month no joke. And that's not even mentioning that the screen is on THE WHOLE FREAKING TIME. I don't know how they do it, but it's insane. Now if you get the new one, they even have an option for a damn solar panel on the thing. Garmin is still in another league for adventure/sport watches. I also have maps of the whole country on my wrist with top, features, and all sorts of other stuff. I'll wait to see how they compare in some real world scenarios, but for what I look for in an adventure watch, there's still no contest. I do hope this pushes competition though and am excited to see what the ultra 2/3 will be in coming years!
This watch will probably only take the outdoorsy folks that is really committed to loving apple. Which isn't a whole lot. Garmin's displays sucks way less battery, and that's the #1 feature for most of us.
What really is the value of 22 days of battery life? Is the concern that you’ll be away from electricity for that long? Beyond the length of backcountry trip or event, I dont understand why folks are comparing a watch with 22 days of batt life to this. Are you even using 22days on your Garmin?
@@jeffhoward1423 A few things. One, it's just nice to not have to charge it that much. I don't really have to think about charging my watch very often which I really like. But more to you point, it's not that my watch would have 12 days in "smartwatch mode" but more that when I turn on the GPS and all that, I can have it on for a very long time. I personally like to backpack and hike a lot. I have been on backpacking trips where I'm out in the backcountry for 5 days or so at a time and it's nice to have the battery last that long with the GPS on and with a "mini-map" on my wrist. There's no other watch that can do that right now. Additionally, battery is just one of the things that I like in the garmin. I also really like that the screen is always on and never turns off. I like that the screen is EASIER to see in the sun instead of harder like most screens. I like having maps of the whole country including hiking trails, roads, topography, and many other things already on my watch without thinking about it and WITHOUT CELL SERVICE. These maps, battery, and durability are not just nice to have but also make me feel safer on extended trips. For an outdoor enthusiast such as myself, the garmin just does so many things really nicely.
Regarding Marathons: Apple Watch Series 5 was totally fine and had plenty of battery to spare after my Marathon. You can totally do a Marathon with an Apple Watch!
I personally think it’s the best looking watch they’ve made, it has ten times more soul and character. even if it’s less sleek i think the charm and quality makes it way better and not as manufactured feeling
The Chicago Marathon is a difficult race in the beginning because most people are trying to pace relatively easy and you need a reliable GPS to get accurate pace readings (or a footpod that can provide pace readings without the use of GPS). I'm quite excited for this watch for sure though as it pushes for competition with Garmin, COROS, Polar and the other sports watch manufacturers.
I'm a scuba diver and the usual forums/Reddit lit up when this was announced. With very little exception, most divers were 'meh' about it. It'd be OK for that dive you do once at year, on holiday, in warm, shallow water but most wouldn't trust its waterproof ability, reliance on touch screen (maybe it'll work fine with neoprene/dry gloves?), subscription model, using a company that doesn't spec in diving gear (although I think they have coupled with one for the app) and having to reply on a watch with such poor battery life. If you turn up to the dive site with less charge and you're not sure it'll last for the dive and full decompression time without the charger, I wouldn't use it. It's a cool feature to have but I seriously doubt many will actually use it for that function. I have smart watches capable of coming with me on dives but I don't risk it and even if there was no risk of saltwater/sand/rock damage to the watch, I still wouldn't use a dive function on it as I prefer to have my dedicated dive computer that I charge once and can make 2-3 months of regular dives on without ever worrying about battery.
I bought an Epix 2 sapphire this year and was worried Apple would release something with longer battery life. I’m glad I didn’t wait, I get 16 days of battery. 47mm fits perfect.
yeh im using an epix aswell, its been amazing, the titanium bezel does pick up blemishes easy though, my only complaint really. do have a iphone 14 pro max on the way and own a ipad pro etc so an apple watch ultra would have been nice but 3 days (at best) battery life just would not do it for me... its not the problem of charging it that often... the problem is i would need to think about charging it and thats something i have grown to love about the garmin, i dont need to worry about low battery because even 20 percent on the epix will pull me through 2 days comfortable, 20 percent on the ultra i know i would be thinking do i need to charge it before going out, will it do what i want to do all day and not die etc. the other benefit ofcourse is after 1 year the garmin battery will be fresh and the apple watch will have seen triple the charge cycles if not more, if you lose a day off the life of the battery on an ultra you will notice, lose a day off a garmin you may never know. apple watch ultra does look amazing though, i like the almost bezel free design... especially looking at my epix right now which is wearing blemishes with pride on its bezel.
One year later... I got the ultra 2. It's awesome. Definitely makes a statement. It's definitely motivated me to close my exercise ring every day and get out more.
I really really wanted the Ultra but mostly just for the battery and flat screen but $800 was just a little too much for a Watch that I only liked two features. The rest of the features I just didn't care that much for. I did order the version 8 though which is more reasonably priced but I wish it came with the flat screen.
Getting this for practical reasons. 36 hour battery life plus as a mechanic it’ll be nice to not worry so much about my watch being damaged. I typically remove my Apple Watch while working to protect it. I’ll wait for JerryRigsEverything to do his rugged test, but I got a feeling it’ll do well.
It looks cool but there is no way I replace my 4yo Garmin Fenix for this. Which still has 14 days battery life, and as a enthusiastic athlete, I really like my watch connecting to all my ant+ gadgets (my cycling computer, power meters in pedals, hearth rate strap for ultra marathons etc). I get so much data from them that is impossible for any watch to collect just by itself.
I loved my Apple Watch but the battery drove me away. I switched to Garmin Fenix 6 Pro about 10 months ago and I just can’t give up the body metrics and the 10 day battery life. I wear it at night for sleep tracking and alarms. Until the Apple Watch battery can keep up with me I’m staying with Garmin.
I wish apple would make a bare bones watch … literally a strap, has Apple Pay, and fitness tracking. Screen not needed - user accesses data for health on phone. Some people like traditional mechanical watches but want the benefit of modern tech without having a giant screen. Similar form factor as a Fitbit or whoop strap
You have to buy it from a Japanese reseller (on EBay for example), but Sony makes the “Wena 3“ smart-wrist-strap you attach your traditional mechanical watch to. I haven’t looked into it in a while but I know they had multiple styles, leather, metal, et cetera. It did everything you want I think, while letting you rock your horological swag.
@@JasonJrake yeh I wish apple would allow other companies to install apple similar to Apple TV. I think it wouldn’t even detract from Apple Watch sales and might bring more customers to them
I’ve worn those massive bulky G-Shock watches and I’m willing to put up with that bulk on the Apple Watch for that battery life. Haven’t ordered one yet but I might
@@Electrodexify I mean, Apple probably didn’t have to go with a monster of a chassis, but with how they advertise it, they chose to do that so yeah… Apple be Apple
I’m definitely using this on my 155 mile gravel bike ride in May 2023, it got up to 108 degrees in Hico Texas this past may. I hop it can stand the heat.
I have a feeling that the design language of the Ultra will probably come to the Series 9 or Series 10 Apple Watch. Maybe even with the extra button...
Before I got an Apple Watch I regularly wore Invicta watches which are large and normally heavy (I have a small wrist too). I am excited for the ultra because of battery life and ruggedness alone. Everything else is just gravy.
I think with a metallic band it can be worn even in formal situations without looking bad! Either way this gives me an excuse to switch to my classic watches when i go to formal events when i used to just wear me standard apple watch!
Hard for me to see it replacing Garmin, Coros, Suunto, Wahoo, etc. They just have significantly more battery life and the biggest turnoff for me is not having ANT+ which I don't see Apple adding simply because it's owned by Garmin. Being able to connect my Garmin watch with my bike computer and having an additional 2-4 sensors all working in conjunction is just too much of a niche that most performance endurance athletes need from their sports watch.
6:22 hey I scuba-dive and that seemed cool! Haha no but really I've been looking at the Garman Decent Mk2 for a smart watch but I didn't want to give up some of my apple watch features, like apple pay and signing in on my mac. But once this came out it perfectly fit what I needed. I can use it as a non air integrated backup to my regular computer. I was reading online that you can adjust the algorithm too so that you can match it with other dive computers. Once I get my hands on it I'll hit a quarry and test it out!
My dad has a Garmin Descent mk2 and loves it, but he’s never had an Apple Watch so he doesn’t really know about all the iPhone related features he’s missing out on. I’ll be getting the Ultra when it comes out so I’m looking forward to comparing the two.
I have a Garmin Descent that I use as a backup computer for diving, and I love it as a dive computer, but I don't love it as a smart watch. I have worn it off and on, but there are features (like replying to texts, turning off my phone alarm, etc) that the Garmin doesn't do. The only thing for me that the Apple Watch is missing to make a good backup computer is Air Integration.
@@PointeStarr Totally agree, those are my thoughts exactly! Im curious if they'll ever add air integration. What do you use as your primary? Im on an EON core.
Listen guys. I need that watch but I don't wanna pay that much for it (Europe): - I need the compass, gps and bright display for the mountain ridges - the red light mode for camping up there and in the wild for better vision - the SOS functions, especially the sirene (a lot of crevasses and holes in the alps) - most light equipment I can get, I don't need a phone anymore in the mountains - flaslight for quick light when it is difficult to reach the lamp when I'm sticking in a bivy sack and can barely move - music streaming with AirPods without phone when I'm on Endurance - etc. maybe that all sounds a little weird but this watch is genius for that.
I will be, when considering how my original and my second watch, got banged up fairly easily, but then again I am not a normal user, I am disabled so falling over is somewhat common, for myself. I want to make sure I will have a way to keep my watch, with its glass screen, in good order.
@@Ryand0523 Question: is it a glass screen, or a sapphire crystal screen? Or is it a glass screen with sapphire mixed into it (like what Apple did with the back cameras) and thus not really sapphire?
@@jonnyrg7489 yea I didn’t used to buy it but I have since I think I got the iPhone 11 Pro max, and an Apple Watch series 5, so I can protect my apple devices, and keep everything in a better shape, and get maintenance if it’s needed.
Trying to take the Garmin users. Still needs long battery life and time to find shortcomings. That said, it’s the first apple watch I have considered buying.
It won’t get the hardcore Garmin users, but for someone in between like me, I am getting it. I have a Garmin dive watch but I just don’t wear it day to say. Garmins are sport focused with some smart watch functions, not really a integrated smartwatch like Apple Watch with iPhone. But for someone who primarily wants a smartwatch but with some additional sports focused functionality like diving, ultra looks like a good choice.
So I preordered it because it had orange accents and came with the orange alpine band. I also found out on the website that the black trail band has an orange stripe on it too, so I’ll pick up one of those too
Loved this video. I think this Ultra watch would be great for women, in the sense that it seems to have a lot of extras for protection. I was sold on the siren. No it’s not for that, but I would use it for that. It would be according to the scenario. Even though I pray I would never need to use some of these features, but since so many women are being kidnapped. I would love this watch. I needed a new watch anyway. Might as well go with the Ultra since it’s been a few years since my last Apple Watch purchase.
You can compare watches to cars in a sense, where one is for daily driving and the other is a weekender. In most cases, someone’s daily driver is the Apple Watch and the weekender is a regular watch. The Apple Watch ultra is for people that wear regular watches as a daily driver and the ultra for a weekender.
So I will actually buy the watch and I am a scuba diver. The reason why is because I do recreational diving which is limited to 130 ft depth. So I don't get down that far all that often so just having an everyday watch that auto detects when I'm in the water will be so much easier, and I also do free diving so I don't have to throw on a specific free diving watch just to measure that the oceanic app will have it. It also tracks GPS coordinates which a lot of dive computers do not do so it will be able to measure my in water time and my location so I can get an idea of how far I went on my dive as well. I will also use it for light dirt biking exploration stuff so that will be very helpful
I have ordered one. A Rolex Explorer II with Polar Dial. Waiting time: approx. 10 months. And when I set off on my next expedition to Nanga Parbat and face the Rupal, I will pass the last socket that was installed there (at great expense) for all Apple Watch Ultra adventurers who once again ran out of power. Man, kidding aside. To associate 36 hours with a watch "for adventure and extreme conditions" is simply ridiculous in connection with a price of 999 bucks. My opinion.
My Samsung Watch 5 Pro (non-LTE) lasts until bedtime on the third day. Always on display off, raise to wake on, hey Google detection off. All sensors on throughout the day.
Unfortunately, the battery is not up for ultra sports. However, for a daily driver for consistent health stats is good now. It's still just entry level and not in competition for long distance training. I can see or hope that the next gen will be in competition with Garmin and Coros.
I can just imagine in a normal day to day setting like at work or school, this thing would just stand out like a sore thumb for being expensive and not that appealing or sleek looking
My mom and stepdad do scuba diving every summer, my mom REALLY wants an Apple Watch Ultra just for the diving features. My stepdad's skeptical, he's looking at a dedicated dive computer to have on his wrist alongside an Apple Watch S8. So I'll have to see how their different opinions in hardware compare in practice.
Freediver here. I was excited to have dive features, but 40m is not enough; hopefully with the next iteration. It'll be interesting to see what 3rd party apps do to utilize the dive capabilities.
although it does look very cool, i'm sticking to my series 7. i'm a very active person but, like the great majority of people, don't need all these very specific features for daily workouts and stuff. that said, i've been reading a lot of comments from people who are into extreme sports and it seems like it still lacks some key features and better battery life to truly replace the traditional watch brands. all in all i think the bulk of buyers are gonna be people looking to flex
They went with orange color for watch ultra which same reason why black box in aeroplanes colored in orange color. This color can be found even in very extreme situations.
As a Garmin Fenix 6X Pro user with a larger wrist, this watch is not that big lol. Do most people just have tiny wrists? My wife has much smaller wrists than I do and she even upgraded from a Series 6 to an Ultra instead of the 8.
As an ultra couch potato, I can't wait to get mine. One thing that bothers me in all videos of the watch is the border around the screen. It looks scratched up. Does anyone else have this impression? 1:56 to see what I mean
@@aaronnnm I understand that. The way it reflects light makes it look like it's scratched up. But I am not sure if this is due to video resolution or if it does look like that in person. We'll find out soon.
Would “ultra” be used instead of “pro” because it is marketed for ultra marathoners, endurance athletes, etc.? Still that battery life I feel needs to improve for the level of athlete they’re targeting.
Feels like they didn't use "Pro" because it's not necessarily for professionals - i.e. a professional diver may not find it as useful as a pro-sumer or regular recreational diver. Same for all the other categories.
Are there any entertainment apps for an Apple Watch UA-cam, tv channels, radio, music etc. I'm not interested in any health or medical functions and can an Apple Watch work totally without having to buy an iPhone?
I think this is def going to be the new hot smart watch of the year. A lot of people are going to get this just because it's different which may tell Apple something about its own echo system. However, I do think it was short-sighted of them not to offer it in more color options.
It's exactly that. A test. Once they see all these people buy it they'll find out they could profit off it and add more slowly. It's always been their strategy. I was thinking about buying this but I could make my watch 5 last another year. They'll deff upgrade it next year
They use one colour for new product launches for a reason- to maximise awareness AND to test the market’s buying habits without the colour getting in the way
A normal apple watch can run a marathon with plenty of battery to spare. Ran one last year in over 4 hours and still had 40% charger. Was a 3 year old S4 44mm.
As a small town garage man that picks up garbage by hand. I would love a watch that withstand the beating yet last all day and give my an accurate step count. Plus sleep. I'm gonna get it we'll see.
I ride my motorcycle with my helmet communicator connected to music. With the Apple Watch my glove would always turn the Digital Crown and adjust the volume all the way down. So I turned it around so the crown faced my arm instead of my hand. I think the new button may get pressed by my glove if I use it on my motorcycle.
I want to like the Ultra so much, but I honestly just don’t like the design. I ordered a gold SS Apple Watch 8 and I haven’t had a watch since series 2. I am excited for what I ordered.
I just wanted the flat screen. I sold my S6 SS to a mate so paid off a chunk of it already. This will be my 4th watch, had them since S0, and finally it’s a new form factor
I honestly believe this watch was made for me. I am an outdoor educator, I teach and guide kayaking (among other things) trips that run a week to month. This has a lot of features I could use - I have always avoided apple watches because I knew they couldn’t hold up to the abuse I give gear. Unfortunately, I could never afford a watch like this. I use a $300 garmin. So they have made it for me? But they priced right out of any range I could even dream of.
I would recommend Apple Watch Ultra for people who do extreme sports including swimming in the deep ocean. Climbing the coldest mountains and running the longest miles in the Sand.
Dive rating is 40m, NOT 100m, and diminishes over time. Direct from Apples website: Apple Watch Ultra has a water resistance rating of 100 metres under ISO standard 22810. It may be used for recreational scuba diving (with compatible third-party app from the App Store) to 40 metres and high-speed water sports. Apple Watch Ultra should not be used for diving below 40 metres. Water resistance is not a permanent condition and can diminish over time.
A solar charger would be cool and match the outdoorsy theme
I don't know if such a small panel would even make a difference for while in use. Maybe for when it dies and you rest but even then it wouldn't really be fast
Are under display solar chargers a viable thing?
It wouldn't be enough power.... Like solar dumb casio watches with only some of the features of the Ultra have like a day long battery if not in direct sunlight every day.
Probably not for minimum 5 years but they need to add body heat charging.
It won’t work, uses too much power.
I bought the Apple Watch Ultra. My reasons had nothing to do with extreme sports. My reasons, double battery life, Bigger screen, double screen brightness in direct sunlight, more than double increase to the water proofing, and it’ll let me know if I get a temp.
So Double battery means 2 days instead of 1? Well done haha
There are a stack of watches cheaper than that which offer the exact same thing, besides the screen brightness which is kinda an Apple statement right now… not one I’d be too keen on using knowing oled displays degrade faster the brighter you have them. The double battery life is not all that great either, I use a Garmin epix which has an oled display and that lasts me 16 days or so and that’s on the lower end for Garmin battery life. Even if watch ultra lasts 3 days you will want to charge it early if it’s showing 30-50 percent before doing anything because you want it to last but on a Garmin 30 percent is still easily that 3 days.
The real reason to buy a watch ultra if you are not into sports is for the fashion aspect, everyone knows an Apple Watch but less so an expensive Garmin… if you are paying that money for battery life, more water proofing and tracking of your body metrics you are kinda doing it wrong and falling for the marketing, the battery life is still pretty bad, even a galaxy watch 5 pro will blow it away.
I'm tempted by the Ultra, looking for an upgrade from my Series 4. The better battery life is the first thing, the brighter screen being the second, though the screen isn't an issue on my Series 4, so hopefully I can extend the battery even further by keeping the screen dimmed.
Actually it’s a day and a half. I charge my Series 8 for 20 minutes in the morning before going to work and 20 minutes at night before going to bed. I sleep with it in for sleep tracking and it never goes dead. What this means is I’ll probably does the same with the Ultra and always be at least 80 percent all the time.
Flex
It’s for flexing
But there are more expensive Apple Watches
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@@ItzTruthHurts everyone loves smart watches tho
@@OrganicStuff1 incorrect. Everyone loves flexing
hell yeah! Flexing
it looks flashy, I'll give it that. you would notice it
I work in construction and live in Arizona. I am excited for the ruggedness because I use my watch all the time on the job. It gives me weather conditions, phone notifications, dust and water proof, phone calls, and can use the emergency alert as well. On the weekends I use it on my motorcycle to run GPS, change music, and has crash detection. I regularly play basketball and record my workouts and wear it for sleep tracking. I look forward to seeing how it will compliment my work and home lifestyle.
I’m a handyman and I’m also pleased to hear about the increased ruggedness
Same bro I’m at construction sites everyday and the Apple Watch handles all my tasks can wait for the rugged version
@@bigrod359 the added brightness and glove-friendly buttons are a bonus too. It gets hot outside so the extra heat durability is a must.
@@THR33-LAWS-SAF3 definitely, I workout a lot as well and like how it tracks everything awesome tool on my wrist
You hit the nail on the head, I’m a carpenter and am really excited about the ultra for work alone
I’m a PADI master diver and love the idea of having one device for my smartwatch and dive watch. I currently have a Suunto D5 as my dive computer but don’t wear it outside of that purpose as it lacks the functionality of my Apple Watch 7. Here’s the problem, nowhere has it been mentioned that air integration is available as it is on the Sunnto. Without air integration this is probably a backup dive computer at best.
I would love if they add Air integration in the future!
I could see this possibly being added via a software application update :-)
I couldn’t imagine trusting this alone for air monitoring. I run a Suunto dive computer and have an analog redundancy for air.
Keen to have this for travel and diving on gear that isn’t mine. It’s cold where I live in Canada and we wear dry suites so again I doubt I would take it out and strap it on over a dry suit.
Are you buying this you think? Looks cool.
I have mine on order and dive with an analog air gauge (no plan to go wireless at this time). I plan to dive with both my Apple Watch Ultra and my existing Suunto D4 to compare and make sure everything is working as expected/needed on the Apple Watch before using it “solo”. I only dive warm water these days…..so 3 mil is the thickest I need to worry about. I plan to see if the default band will work over that….not thrilled about possibly having to buy the $50 band extension :-).
Exactly what Dave2D said as well. I hope for you guys that Apple adds that function in an update.
I want it, but I think I'll wait until a 2nd or 3rd gen with more improvements and maybe color options for the action button. It looks cool but I'd rather it match the housing than be orange.
Ain't Nobody Got Time For That!
Yeah, it looks great but at the same time doesn't exactly go with everything
I'm sure @dbrand can whip something up
@@DSP720 a skin for just the button?
I can't see a reason to do this. It's part of the series 8 line up. It's got all the same/similar R&D that has gone into those. I'm not sure what you really expect to change in 2-3 years. That change has happened over the past 8 years with the apple watches already.
As a garmin user, I really don't see this replacing many garmin users. My fenix 6s (the one with the smallest battery and smallest size) last for 12 days with normal use. Battery saver is like a month no joke. And that's not even mentioning that the screen is on THE WHOLE FREAKING TIME. I don't know how they do it, but it's insane. Now if you get the new one, they even have an option for a damn solar panel on the thing. Garmin is still in another league for adventure/sport watches. I also have maps of the whole country on my wrist with top, features, and all sorts of other stuff. I'll wait to see how they compare in some real world scenarios, but for what I look for in an adventure watch, there's still no contest. I do hope this pushes competition though and am excited to see what the ultra 2/3 will be in coming years!
As a garmin user who will continue to use garmin, I agree. I hope this pushes garmin to add more features like waypoints. That is cool
This watch will probably only take the outdoorsy folks that is really committed to loving apple. Which isn't a whole lot. Garmin's displays sucks way less battery, and that's the #1 feature for most of us.
I agree. But Apple are getting closer to tempting me away from my Fenix
What really is the value of 22 days of battery life? Is the concern that you’ll be away from electricity for that long? Beyond the length of backcountry trip or event, I dont understand why folks are comparing a watch with 22 days of batt life to this. Are you even using 22days on your Garmin?
@@jeffhoward1423 A few things. One, it's just nice to not have to charge it that much. I don't really have to think about charging my watch very often which I really like. But more to you point, it's not that my watch would have 12 days in "smartwatch mode" but more that when I turn on the GPS and all that, I can have it on for a very long time. I personally like to backpack and hike a lot. I have been on backpacking trips where I'm out in the backcountry for 5 days or so at a time and it's nice to have the battery last that long with the GPS on and with a "mini-map" on my wrist. There's no other watch that can do that right now. Additionally, battery is just one of the things that I like in the garmin. I also really like that the screen is always on and never turns off. I like that the screen is EASIER to see in the sun instead of harder like most screens. I like having maps of the whole country including hiking trails, roads, topography, and many other things already on my watch without thinking about it and WITHOUT CELL SERVICE. These maps, battery, and durability are not just nice to have but also make me feel safer on extended trips. For an outdoor enthusiast such as myself, the garmin just does so many things really nicely.
Regarding Marathons: Apple Watch Series 5 was totally fine and had plenty of battery to spare after my Marathon. You can totally do a Marathon with an Apple Watch!
I personally think it’s the best looking watch they’ve made, it has ten times more soul and character. even if it’s less sleek i think the charm and quality makes it way better and not as manufactured feeling
The Chicago Marathon is a difficult race in the beginning because most people are trying to pace relatively easy and you need a reliable GPS to get accurate pace readings (or a footpod that can provide pace readings without the use of GPS). I'm quite excited for this watch for sure though as it pushes for competition with Garmin, COROS, Polar and the other sports watch manufacturers.
I'm a scuba diver and the usual forums/Reddit lit up when this was announced. With very little exception, most divers were 'meh' about it. It'd be OK for that dive you do once at year, on holiday, in warm, shallow water but most wouldn't trust its waterproof ability, reliance on touch screen (maybe it'll work fine with neoprene/dry gloves?), subscription model, using a company that doesn't spec in diving gear (although I think they have coupled with one for the app) and having to reply on a watch with such poor battery life. If you turn up to the dive site with less charge and you're not sure it'll last for the dive and full decompression time without the charger, I wouldn't use it. It's a cool feature to have but I seriously doubt many will actually use it for that function. I have smart watches capable of coming with me on dives but I don't risk it and even if there was no risk of saltwater/sand/rock damage to the watch, I still wouldn't use a dive function on it as I prefer to have my dedicated dive computer that I charge once and can make 2-3 months of regular dives on without ever worrying about battery.
I bought an Epix 2 sapphire this year and was worried Apple would release something with longer battery life. I’m glad I didn’t wait, I get 16 days of battery. 47mm fits perfect.
yeh im using an epix aswell, its been amazing, the titanium bezel does pick up blemishes easy though, my only complaint really. do have a iphone 14 pro max on the way and own a ipad pro etc so an apple watch ultra would have been nice but 3 days (at best) battery life just would not do it for me... its not the problem of charging it that often... the problem is i would need to think about charging it and thats something i have grown to love about the garmin, i dont need to worry about low battery because even 20 percent on the epix will pull me through 2 days comfortable, 20 percent on the ultra i know i would be thinking do i need to charge it before going out, will it do what i want to do all day and not die etc.
the other benefit ofcourse is after 1 year the garmin battery will be fresh and the apple watch will have seen triple the charge cycles if not more, if you lose a day off the life of the battery on an ultra you will notice, lose a day off a garmin you may never know.
apple watch ultra does look amazing though, i like the almost bezel free design... especially looking at my epix right now which is wearing blemishes with pride on its bezel.
Just bought the Epix 2 yesterday. I really like it.
One year later... I got the ultra 2. It's awesome. Definitely makes a statement. It's definitely motivated me to close my exercise ring every day and get out more.
I will only buy the ultra after Adam has done all the testing that was mentioned in this clip plus a comprehensive and thorough review of it
I will be expecting a video up in 4 months regarding Adams 3 marathons and 1 iron man.
Don’t forget he’s also going to be left stranded in the woods to test satellite connectivity
I love the outdoorsy look of the ultra. Just put my pre-order in. Upgrading from the watch 5. I just love the build. My watch 5 is all beat to hell.
Nice, and here I’m upgrading from the series 1 lol.
I really really wanted the Ultra but mostly just for the battery and flat screen but $800 was just a little too much for a Watch that I only liked two features. The rest of the features I just didn't care that much for. I did order the version 8 though which is more reasonably priced but I wish it came with the flat screen.
Battery 100%, for me to be worth it I want a smart watch to last a week. Tried the series 6 and had to charge daily. Hated it
Apple gave me $155 trade in for my 7 towards the ultra
@@msimm8612 me too.
Getting this for practical reasons. 36 hour battery life plus as a mechanic it’ll be nice to not worry so much about my watch being damaged. I typically remove my Apple Watch while working to protect it. I’ll wait for JerryRigsEverything to do his rugged test, but I got a feeling it’ll do well.
It looks cool but there is no way I replace my 4yo Garmin Fenix for this. Which still has 14 days battery life, and as a enthusiastic athlete, I really like my watch connecting to all my ant+ gadgets (my cycling computer, power meters in pedals, hearth rate strap for ultra marathons etc). I get so much data from them that is impossible for any watch to collect just by itself.
Same. No way I'm going to a "smart" watch until it has at least a week of battery life
I loved my Apple Watch but the battery drove me away. I switched to Garmin Fenix 6 Pro about 10 months ago and I just can’t give up the body metrics and the 10 day battery life. I wear it at night for sleep tracking and alarms. Until the Apple Watch battery can keep up with me I’m staying with Garmin.
you guys got it wrong everyone has. There is an entire product category dedicated to dive computers, its HUGE. Apple making a dive computer is HUGE.
0:26 "ULTRA COMBO" 💪
I wish apple would make a bare bones watch … literally a strap, has Apple Pay, and fitness tracking. Screen not needed - user accesses data for health on phone. Some people like traditional mechanical watches but want the benefit of modern tech without having a giant screen. Similar form factor as a Fitbit or whoop strap
You have to buy it from a Japanese reseller (on EBay for example), but Sony makes the
“Wena 3“ smart-wrist-strap you attach your traditional mechanical watch to.
I haven’t looked into it in a while but I know they had multiple styles, leather, metal, et cetera. It did everything you want I think, while letting you rock your horological swag.
@@JasonJrake yeh I wish apple would allow other companies to install apple similar to Apple TV. I think it wouldn’t even detract from Apple Watch sales and might bring more customers to them
@@JasonJrake thanks for the info tho
I’ve worn those massive bulky G-Shock watches and I’m willing to put up with that bulk on the Apple Watch for that battery life. Haven’t ordered one yet but I might
It's funny the Galaxy Watch 5 has a bigger battery yet does not have such a monster size chassis
@@Electrodexify I mean, Apple probably didn’t have to go with a monster of a chassis, but with how they advertise it, they chose to do that so yeah… Apple be Apple
I’m definitely using this on my 155 mile gravel bike ride in May 2023, it got up to 108 degrees in Hico Texas this past may. I hop it can stand the heat.
I have a feeling that the design language of the Ultra will probably come to the Series 9 or Series 10 Apple Watch. Maybe even with the extra button...
my old Galaxy watch can do for four-five days (HR on etc..)! I thought we were no longer struggling for weekend watches???
Gents!!! Keep this format with both of you conversing!!!
Before I got an Apple Watch I regularly wore Invicta watches which are large and normally heavy (I have a small wrist too). I am excited for the ultra because of battery life and ruggedness alone. Everything else is just gravy.
Where can I whatch the whole thing?
EDIT: nvm I just saw the description
I think with a metallic band it can be worn even in formal situations without looking bad! Either way this gives me an excuse to switch to my classic watches when i go to formal events when i used to just wear me standard apple watch!
Can't wait to see Adam put it all to the test!
This back drop is so much better than the last. Or I mean the backdrop for the video.
Hard for me to see it replacing Garmin, Coros, Suunto, Wahoo, etc. They just have significantly more battery life and the biggest turnoff for me is not having ANT+ which I don't see Apple adding simply because it's owned by Garmin. Being able to connect my Garmin watch with my bike computer and having an additional 2-4 sensors all working in conjunction is just too much of a niche that most performance endurance athletes need from their sports watch.
6:22 hey I scuba-dive and that seemed cool! Haha no but really I've been looking at the Garman Decent Mk2 for a smart watch but I didn't want to give up some of my apple watch features, like apple pay and signing in on my mac. But once this came out it perfectly fit what I needed. I can use it as a non air integrated backup to my regular computer. I was reading online that you can adjust the algorithm too so that you can match it with other dive computers. Once I get my hands on it I'll hit a quarry and test it out!
My dad has a Garmin Descent mk2 and loves it, but he’s never had an Apple Watch so he doesn’t really know about all the iPhone related features he’s missing out on. I’ll be getting the Ultra when it comes out so I’m looking forward to comparing the two.
I have a Garmin Descent that I use as a backup computer for diving, and I love it as a dive computer, but I don't love it as a smart watch. I have worn it off and on, but there are features (like replying to texts, turning off my phone alarm, etc) that the Garmin doesn't do. The only thing for me that the Apple Watch is missing to make a good backup computer is Air Integration.
@@PointeStarr Totally agree, those are my thoughts exactly! Im curious if they'll ever add air integration. What do you use as your primary? Im on an EON core.
Having a watch I can diving with and use to go climbing/hiking with is must for me that is why I will be getting this watch
Listen guys. I need that watch but I don't wanna pay that much for it (Europe):
- I need the compass, gps and bright display for the mountain ridges
- the red light mode for camping up there and in the wild for better vision
- the SOS functions, especially the sirene (a lot of crevasses and holes in the alps)
- most light equipment I can get, I don't need a phone anymore in the mountains
- flaslight for quick light when it is difficult to reach the lamp when I'm sticking in a bivy sack and can barely move
- music streaming with AirPods without phone when I'm on Endurance
- etc.
maybe that all sounds a little weird but this watch is genius for that.
Marques really called the Met Gala “normal places”. 😂
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Weird question, If this is Apples toughest device yet do you really need to purchase AppleCare?
I will be, when considering how my original and my second watch, got banged up fairly easily, but then again I am not a normal user, I am disabled so falling over is somewhat common, for myself. I want to make sure I will have a way to keep my watch, with its glass screen, in good order.
@@Ryand0523 Question: is it a glass screen, or a sapphire crystal screen? Or is it a glass screen with sapphire mixed into it (like what Apple did with the back cameras) and thus not really sapphire?
Yall actually get applecare? Never gotten it for any devices and never needed it
@@jonnyrg7489 I was like that then my 4yo bricked an iPad. AppleCare would have saved me $600
@@jonnyrg7489 yea I didn’t used to buy it but I have since I think I got the iPhone 11 Pro max, and an Apple Watch series 5, so I can protect my apple devices, and keep everything in a better shape, and get maintenance if it’s needed.
Trying to take the Garmin users. Still needs long battery life and time to find shortcomings. That said, it’s the first apple watch I have considered buying.
It won’t get the hardcore Garmin users, but for someone in between like me, I am getting it. I have a Garmin dive watch but I just don’t wear it day to say. Garmins are sport focused with some smart watch functions, not really a integrated smartwatch like Apple Watch with iPhone.
But for someone who primarily wants a smartwatch but with some additional sports focused functionality like diving, ultra looks like a good choice.
I ran the Chicago Marathon with a Garmin. The GPS was all over the place. This call out was for me!!
The action button can be configured to any action just like “shortcuts” on iphone
Love your reviews bro, I even watch them for stuff I’m not even after 😂
Is Marquez there for speaking or listening?
Just pre-ordered mine on a UK mobile operator Can’t wait to try this out. Looks awesome.
So I preordered it because it had orange accents and came with the orange alpine band. I also found out on the website that the black trail band has an orange stripe on it too, so I’ll pick up one of those too
can you share the track back when you trigger the SOS or just share the track back (inside your trusted circle or outside).
Loved this video. I think this Ultra watch would be great for women, in the sense that it seems to have a lot of extras for protection. I was sold on the siren. No it’s not for that, but I would use it for that. It would be according to the scenario. Even though I pray I would never need to use some of these features, but since so many women are being kidnapped. I would love this watch. I needed a new watch anyway. Might as well go with the Ultra since it’s been a few years since my last Apple Watch purchase.
You can compare watches to cars in a sense, where one is for daily driving and the other is a weekender. In most cases, someone’s daily driver is the Apple Watch and the weekender is a regular watch.
The Apple Watch ultra is for people that wear regular watches as a daily driver and the ultra for a weekender.
So I will actually buy the watch and I am a scuba diver. The reason why is because I do recreational diving which is limited to 130 ft depth. So I don't get down that far all that often so just having an everyday watch that auto detects when I'm in the water will be so much easier, and I also do free diving so I don't have to throw on a specific free diving watch just to measure that the oceanic app will have it. It also tracks GPS coordinates which a lot of dive computers do not do so it will be able to measure my in water time and my location so I can get an idea of how far I went on my dive as well. I will also use it for light dirt biking exploration stuff so that will be very helpful
I don’t care about all the pro features I just want it for the battery life and refreshed design
Same lmao
I have ordered one. A Rolex Explorer II with Polar Dial. Waiting time: approx. 10 months. And when I set off on my next expedition to Nanga Parbat and face the Rupal, I will pass the last socket that was installed there (at great expense) for all Apple Watch Ultra adventurers who once again ran out of power. Man, kidding aside. To associate 36 hours with a watch "for adventure and extreme conditions" is simply ridiculous in connection with a price of 999 bucks. My opinion.
what laptops are they using? looks like one of the foldable OLED ones
Nice Bissell Bros Tee!!!!!!
What microphones do they use? They sound really crisp.
My Samsung Watch 5 Pro (non-LTE) lasts until bedtime on the third day. Always on display off, raise to wake on, hey Google detection off. All sensors on throughout the day.
It is for everyone. Twice the battery of normal Watch, bigger display, brighter display, tough titanium case, and tougher glass.
36 hours? i couldve sworn it was like 72? i could get 2 days with passive use on my series 7...
Unfortunately, the battery is not up for ultra sports. However, for a daily driver for consistent health stats is good now. It's still just entry level and not in competition for long distance training. I can see or hope that the next gen will be in competition with Garmin and Coros.
I can just imagine in a normal day to day setting like at work or school, this thing would just stand out like a sore thumb for being expensive and not that appealing or sleek looking
I have an Ironman coming up and have purchased the ultra watch... happy to help ya'll out with testing.
My mom and stepdad do scuba diving every summer, my mom REALLY wants an Apple Watch Ultra just for the diving features. My stepdad's skeptical, he's looking at a dedicated dive computer to have on his wrist alongside an Apple Watch S8. So I'll have to see how their different opinions in hardware compare in practice.
It’s all about the battery life. Will be trying it out
waypoint tracking sounds like it'd be a really quick and easy way of keeping track of where you parked your car
Freediver here. I was excited to have dive features, but 40m is not enough; hopefully with the next iteration. It'll be interesting to see what 3rd party apps do to utilize the dive capabilities.
I’ve been lost in the hike before and it’s scary
I wonder what materials they used to waterproof the watch? I had two watches die because of water damage
Do you mind if i ask what your wrist size is @marques??
although it does look very cool, i'm sticking to my series 7. i'm a very active person but, like the great majority of people, don't need all these very specific features for daily workouts and stuff. that said, i've been reading a lot of comments from people who are into extreme sports and it seems like it still lacks some key features and better battery life to truly replace the traditional watch brands. all in all i think the bulk of buyers are gonna be people looking to flex
They went with orange color for watch ultra which same reason why black box in aeroplanes colored in orange color. This color can be found even in very extreme situations.
As a Garmin Fenix 6X Pro user with a larger wrist, this watch is not that big lol. Do most people just have tiny wrists? My wife has much smaller wrists than I do and she even upgraded from a Series 6 to an Ultra instead of the 8.
As an ultra couch potato, I can't wait to get mine.
One thing that bothers me in all videos of the watch is the border around the screen. It looks scratched up. Does anyone else have this impression? 1:56 to see what I mean
the bezels are shiny. those are just reflections.
@@aaronnnm I understand that. The way it reflects light makes it look like it's scratched up. But I am not sure if this is due to video resolution or if it does look like that in person. We'll find out soon.
Looked scratched to me too...
My Fenix 7 does 12 days with Bluetooth on full time
Would “ultra” be used instead of “pro” because it is marketed for ultra marathoners, endurance athletes, etc.? Still that battery life I feel needs to improve for the level of athlete they’re targeting.
Agreed. It’s another expensive equipment piece for Ironman athletes. Dedicated run watches just surpass this easily.
Feels like they didn't use "Pro" because it's not necessarily for professionals - i.e. a professional diver may not find it as useful as a pro-sumer or regular recreational diver. Same for all the other categories.
Seems like a step forward to using watch more and leaving phone behind more often.
Then it needs a camera to capture moments! Maybe in the future …
U can already do that with the regular 8
@@zedki8553 have you been on 3 phone calls on cell network with watch? not a lot of confidence to end the day with remaining power.
Are there any entertainment apps for an Apple Watch UA-cam, tv channels, radio, music etc. I'm not interested in any health or medical functions and can an Apple Watch work totally without having to buy an iPhone?
I think this is def going to be the new hot smart watch of the year. A lot of people are going to get this just because it's different which may tell Apple something about its own echo system. However, I do think it was short-sighted of them not to offer it in more color options.
It's exactly that. A test. Once they see all these people buy it they'll find out they could profit off it and add more slowly. It's always been their strategy. I was thinking about buying this but I could make my watch 5 last another year. They'll deff upgrade it next year
I wish it was another color tho 😭
They use one colour for new product launches for a reason- to maximise awareness AND to test the market’s buying habits without the colour getting in the way
Titanium can be multicolored.
Battery life alone
A normal apple watch can run a marathon with plenty of battery to spare. Ran one last year in over 4 hours and still had 40% charger. Was a 3 year old S4 44mm.
Love the Ultra.
What cord are you using to connect your max to a microphone?
It’s for me. This is the first Apple Watch I am excited about and I am a huge apple fan
As a small town garage man that picks up garbage by hand. I would love a watch that withstand the beating yet last all day and give my an accurate step count. Plus sleep. I'm gonna get it we'll see.
Damn that studio is awesome
Wait, you play Val? Whats your rank??
Does it only have unique faces or the other faces as well ?
I ride my motorcycle with my helmet communicator connected to music. With the Apple Watch my glove would always turn the Digital Crown and adjust the volume all the way down. So I turned it around so the crown faced my arm instead of my hand. I think the new button may get pressed by my glove if I use it on my motorcycle.
I think a surprising number of people who buy the watch every year will keep their 7 and pick up the ultra and switch between them
Exactly what I’m doing.
@@dman2289 same
That’s what i’m going to do.
Do you think Apple will skip Apple Watch series 9? Like they skipped iPhone 9?
I like watches in general, I have no need for this new watch but it’s impressive how Apple is inventing new types of Watch bands
I got this watch, even though I don't need it. I am an avid hiker, this is an overkill for me. I was waiting to upgrade from my Apple Watch 4
I think it'll be nice to use on the jeep trails and overlanding in general.
I need to feel it in hand, but I'm definitely interested
Best band for the gym?
I want to like the Ultra so much, but I honestly just don’t like the design. I ordered a gold SS Apple Watch 8 and I haven’t had a watch since series 2. I am excited for what I ordered.
I wonder what Project MK Pro looked like
I just wanted the flat screen. I sold my S6 SS to a mate so paid off a chunk of it already. This will be my 4th watch, had them since S0, and finally it’s a new form factor
Wait for the next version. Battery life needs to improve.
I honestly believe this watch was made for me. I am an outdoor educator, I teach and guide kayaking (among other things) trips that run a week to month. This has a lot of features I could use - I have always avoided apple watches because I knew they couldn’t hold up to the abuse I give gear. Unfortunately, I could never afford a watch like this. I use a $300 garmin. So they have made it for me? But they priced right out of any range I could even dream of.
I would recommend Apple Watch Ultra for people who do extreme sports including swimming in the deep ocean. Climbing the coldest mountains and running the longest miles in the Sand.
Apple should come out with a smart Ring.
Dive rating is 40m, NOT 100m, and diminishes over time.
Direct from Apples website:
Apple Watch Ultra has a water resistance rating of 100 metres under ISO standard 22810. It may be used for recreational scuba diving (with compatible third-party app from the App Store) to 40 metres and high-speed water sports. Apple Watch Ultra should not be used for diving below 40 metres. Water resistance is not a permanent condition and can diminish over time.
I pre-ordered the Ultra. It’s for me.