If you bought an Ultra, why did you choose se it over the regular Apple Watch?

When I saw it announced last year, I thought to myself “no one is going to buy that”. I just thought there were too few features that most people don’t need. But now I see them everywhere. I don’t see the appeal of increased battery life being worth twice the price of the standard watch.

Why did you buy the Ultra and is it worth the price to you?

Prove me wrong I guess?

  • justhavingfunyea@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Can an ultra last 30 hours using GPS? My gf does 100 mile races sometimes and I wonder if the Ultra would last?

  • MillionEgg@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I like the way it looks. Yes it’s worth it. I went from a 3 to an Ultra and I’ll probably have this one even longer.

  • TELEKOMA@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Large Wrist and Fingers, Battery life, titanium/sapphire, water resistance - so it was a no-brainer considering the price difference between ss/sapphire watch.

  • Huntguy@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    For me, the biggest draw increased battery life. I do the occasional overnight hike or canoe and like to have a watch keep up. The other big draw to me was the stronger case and the raised bezel around the screen. I turn wrenches for a living and often bump my watch in tight spots.

    Both of these features played out extremely well and I love the watch over the past year.

  • MattyTheGaul@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Battery. But honestly I’m having second thoughts as I still prefer the Garmin I was wearing before I bought the UW.

  • Halyard44@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I haven’t bought an Ultra, but it’s not very expensive compared to a 45 mm stainless S9: $749 vs $799.

  • ugahairydawgs@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Bigger screen. Don’t have to focus much on the battery. Don’t like the color options for the aluminum series watches since they got rid of black/space gray, SS a little too shiny for my taste.

  • SlayLuka@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Coming from the AW4, with no cellular , definitely an upgrade. No point of me getting regular AW. The ultra has sapphire glass, celullar already built in, titanium, and bigger screen, better battery life, i also love the modular faces, and flat screen. It also a newly designed apple watch compared to other watches. I had my watch for 5 years so definitely a good investment imo. Hoping to keep it longer for 10 years at least

  • jsreally@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Not having to charge it daily has made me wear it way more. I have it on all the time. Didn’t even wear my regular watch much.

  • Chrono_Constant3@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I don’t have one but it will be my next watch. Nice looking dive computers are more expensive than the ultra and the ultra is also an Apple Watch.