Were you secretly hoping for a version 3 of the Apple Watch Ultra? Is the new Black Edition worth you spending your hard earned money on? Lets take a look at why either version is still the top dog in the world of 'smart' watches.
I just went from AWU1 to the black yesterday - i have to say that the black with the red night vision watch faces looks super cool and understated - it takes away that slightly geeky ‘smart watch’ look that most Garmin and apples suffer from. It is without doubt the most stylish smartwatch available today with the best smartwatch features and at a reasonable price when you compare it with the fenix 8 as an example.
My first AW. Received the ultra 2 black yesterday. I LOVE it. I’ve head every Fenix since the 3. Didn’t get the 8 this year. Garmin is way behind. App support is horrible. Loving my AWU2
i was tempted to trade my apple watch ultra 2 for the black but i'll wait for next year. Didn't want to buy the same watch twice for a new color. I bought that black titanium milanese loop band
I couldn't agree more. A couple of years ago I became frustrated with Apple Watches after using for many years and decided to move to wearing a Garmin Fenix 7. Within a year I was eagerly back to wearing an Apple Watch Ultra 2 and couldn't be happier coming back. Besides all of the points you made, Apple Watches do something else that's particularly helpful to those with aging eyes: the ability to make fonts larger and bolder, making displays much easier to read.
I ditched my Fenix 8 because the watch is a big drama. I bought the AWU2 silver + 13 mini (for the second time) getting it tommorow.. Great to be back at Apple..
The black color looks so generic like any other black sportswatches, while the natural titanium looks unique, iconic, and versatile (works with any color straps)
i looking for cratch video of AW2 black but still nobody its weird. because for iphone and aw2 natural so many durability test and scratch test and for Black satin not even one. or if you find write me please. i ordered black one but today i cancelled and waiting for cratch test .
Nice presentation highlighting the main points for owning the Ultra version, Garmin's etc are excellent bits of kit but they don't do what the Ultra does and of course cannot integrate into the Apple eco system as well. My Ultra 1 is my 5th Apple Watch, I especially like it due to its battery life and robustness since as an outdoor guy I forget to take watches off during manual work and badly scratched every edition until the Ultra. I have hankered for a Titanium band though but 2 different ones (Non Apple) purchased both failed badly almost losing me my watch. Of course out comes the Ultra 2 in Black with Titanium Milanese loop and an excellent trade in from Apple so it's been ordered. I should perhaps add that I am a real watch man with a steel watch on my left wrist and my Ultra computer/comms system on my right wrist. Overkill perhaps but being older it works for me. So is it worth the money? Well it's a damned sight cheaper than my Omega and does much more plus guaranteed trade ins, so yes it is for me anyway.
Having not bought nor worn an AW since series 3 I wanted to strap one back on. So I waited and waited to see what 2024 brought and decided the black variant AWU2 looked horrible 🤷🏼♂️ definitely loving the titanium I just picked up…. I have to say- for me, it’s brilliant.
What about buying the black watch when you already have the natural one! The black looks so good. Trade the natural one in but then the straps don't match! Ahhhhhh.
The straps change the metal colors if you look. They make the black AWU2 straps match the black of the watch and the natural titanium AWU2 to match the accented metals like the buckles and such. It’s a nice little touch nobody is noticing. I’m trading in my AWU2 Natural Titanium for the Black version next week :)
