Who is the Apple Watch Ultra for? 

A solar charger would be cool and match the outdoorsy theme

It’s for flexing

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 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.

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 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.

Gents!!! Keep this format with both of you conversing!!!

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.

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.

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.

Just pre-ordered mine on a UK mobile operator Can’t wait to try this out. Looks awesome.

Love your reviews bro, I even watch them for stuff I’m not even after 😂

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 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.

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’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.

can you share the track back when you trigger the SOS or just share the track back (inside your trusted circle or outside).

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!

I think it'll be nice to use on the jeep trails and overlanding in general.

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

The action button can be configured to any action just like “shortcuts” on iphone

Where can I whatch the whole thing? EDIT: nvm I just saw the description

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

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’m definitely getting this watch cause I got a big hand and wrist and the Apple Watch always looked small on my wrist and funny enough they made the watch to look like my favorite rugged watch case Catalyst rugged waterproof watch case when I saw the watch I was like did apple acquire Catalyst???? But I absolutely love this look and as a New Yorker imma used the wave points to find my car and the rugged aspect works for me cause in a woodworker/carpenter/cabinetmaker so the dust was always a problem and scratches

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 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!

This back drop is so much better than the last. Or I mean the backdrop for the video.

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...

this is the first apple watch that truly caught my eye, also i love scuba diving so it would definitely be useful as a dive computer / smart watch, if i was a wealthier dude (and if i was in the apple eco) i'd definitely pull the trigger

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.

my old Galaxy watch can do for four-five days (HR on etc..)! I thought we were no longer struggling for weekend watches???

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.

I wonder what materials they used to waterproof the watch? I had two watches die because of water damage

It’s all about the battery life. Will be trying it out

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 need to feel it in hand, but I'm definitely interested

It’s for me. This is the first Apple Watch I am excited about and I am a huge apple fan

I have an Ironman coming up and have purchased the ultra watch... happy to help ya'll out with testing.

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.

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 scuba dive the Dive band seems cool! Actually it’s the band I always wore on Seiko divers and similar. Been waiting for it!!!

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

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.

Can't wait to see Adam put it all to the test!

Hey all! Just fyi, I believe Apple explains the 36h and 60h on their promo page when ordering the watch (of course, the small print *). It looks like I could easily make it last longer than stated.

What microphones do they use? They sound really crisp.

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.

Very Kewl to see Marques with a sidekick !!!

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 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.

I’m far from doing any sort of marathon, but I’m getting it. I like the look, the bigger battery, etc. I will wear it anywhere I want and not care - plenty of people thought the Apple Watch looked goofy when it came out, didn’t care then either. Only thing I hate is the orange button - just wish it weren’t orange, pretty much me my last favorite color.

Damn that studio is awesome

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 am not a extreme sports person but I do play street basketball in NYC so that is close enough but I want an Apple Watch ultra because of the battery life and the new design😊 I am sick of the old design of the series 8! Oh I do hike a lot too

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’ve been lost in the hike before and it’s scary

I ran the Chicago Marathon with a Garmin. The GPS was all over the place. This call out was for me!!

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.

What cord are you using to connect your max to a microphone?

Great new setups 👌🏼

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.

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 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 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

Can not wait.

My Fenix 7 does 12 days with Bluetooth on full time

what laptops are they using? looks like one of the foldable OLED ones

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.

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.

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.

I wonder what Project MK Pro looked like

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.

Love the Ultra.

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.

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.

As a kayaker who frequently does SurfSki, I have to say the watch is underwhelming. I own the latest Apple Watch SE and use it for training and races. Here's my take: Battery: 36h is a great improvement but it's not enough for some of the extreme sports. I recently did a ocean marathon which took 10+ hours and my Watch died before the 8h mark, and I had it fully charged that morning. For its price, I would expect the Ultra to be able to comfortably withstand being charged the night before and the full next day (entire 10h marathon + the rest of the day til I get home) and I'm not sure it would manage that considering it would have GPS and HR monitoring on during the entire race. Features: for scuba diving itself, it's missing wireless oxygen monitoring, which is a must for most divers and something Garmin (and other brands) incorporate. It's also missing any compatibility whatsoever with HR bands/chest straps, which is very important in a lot of sports to track our pace alongside heart rate. For me specifically, it's missing Kayak/Canoeing on Apple's Workout app (which is weird considering the vast amount of different sports included), forcing me to use Outdoor Running or Open Water Swimming, which aren't ideal. In conclusion, I believe it doesn't justify its price tag. Garmin and other renowned brands in this area have better watches for much cheaper. I feel like this watch is just a rugged "glorified" Apple Watch, as it still lacks to meet actual extreme outdoor athletes' demands.

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.

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!

waypoint tracking sounds like it'd be a really quick and easy way of keeping track of where you parked your car

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.

Best band for the gym?

Are there any entertainment apps for an Apple Watch RU-vid, 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’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

Battery life was the main reason I didn't get an Apple Watch. I'm strongly considering this now.,

I have a Casio Protrack smart watch that has almost all the ultra feaure but lacks the health and dive computer... It awesome and when I wore it I used most of the features daily... Like never underestimate having a map on your wrist.. Which it is about the same size as the ultra just shaped like a massive protrek which was $400 when it came out like in or around 2015. Which I would 100% get the ultra for those bands so I could actually wear it and the health features... But I don't think I would get one becuase I'm an android user... So yeah Apple lost out on a ultra buyer becuase of the walled garden....

My question is can the ultra loud siren act as a stray dog deterrent? If yes, I will get it in a heartbeat 😅

Nice Bissell Bros Tee!!!!!!

Multi-day adventure battery life is based on the following use while in Low Power Mode and with workout settings enabled for fewer heart rate and GPS readings (coming soon): 15 hours of workout, over 600 time checks, 35 minutes of app use, 3 minutes of talk and 15 hours of sleep tracking, over the course of 60 hours; Apple Watch Ultra (GPS + Cellular) usage includes on-demand LTE connection and 5 hours connected to iPhone via Bluetooth over the course of 60 hours. Testing conducted by Apple in August 2022 using preproduction Apple Watch Ultra (GPS + Cellular) paired with an iPhone; all devices tested with prerelease software. Battery life varies by use, configuration, cellular network, signal strength and many other factors; actual results will vary

Do you mind if i ask what your wrist size is @marques??

Does it only have unique faces or the other faces as well ?

I have a Apple Watch Series 4 Stainless Steel and I want the Ultra the only thing that I’m debating is the color. I would be so mad if I get it release date and months later they come out with like a space black or something. My series 4 needs an upgrade the battery so bad now. Also the iPhone 14 pro max is sorta cool I just got a 13 pro max 1TB alpine green which I love the color so much and I still have 20 months of apple care 🤓 so ima keep it for another 2 year’s minimum.

I need it

Does the Ultra watch have ALL THE FACES or just compass forest stuff??

I pre-ordered the Ultra. It’s for me.

I have a Titanium band waiting for it right now.

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

@Ronald Lim：Hello boss. I just wanna ask. How can i get rid of the snooze double pinch notif showing everytime is rise my watch???

This is a go for us military folks!!! Garmin is our current go to. Neither is an all event watch but that’s why we have different flavors of watches.

Realistically if your thinking of a series 8 with cellular, it’s only about $250 more which isn’t too crazy. Still pricey thou.