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Sorry but I find the Apple Watch Ultra absolutely ghastly
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I honestly think that Apple should make 18mm version so newborns can wear them too. Make that screen as small as possible, 0.3 inches diagonally.
There's is no accounting for taste but that JLC is a $12,000 watch and most watch aficionados would agree that is a lovely and desirable dress watch. I would love to own it. The Ultra is not comparable in any sense as it is actually a sports watch. So, if you do not wear formal attire or suits professionally, I can see you not wanting this piece.
"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perception, not the truth." Marcus Aurelius
Well, if you do not like watches than why comment? Or are you just making a snippy remark about my word choice? Elaborate -- that is why you have a keyboard.
People complain about the “form over function” preference. This is not a laptop or a phone, it’s a watch, something to wear. You can’t translate your tech ideas in something you should wear. In this case, form is ESSENTIAL. Regarding the Ultra, if you have a big wrist I think it’s a good looking watch, but it’s “sporty” and I wouldn’t wear it with a suit.
That person got pretty small wrists - looks like my <10 year old son wearing a 45mm apple watch. Also, it's not really about screen size - the ultra's display is less than 2% larger than the regular watch.
This is not an old-school wristwatch for watch-nerds, it's a computer on your wrist. Although it might make more sense to make those in a landscape formate until they become obsolete because of AR-glasses anyway.
It's o.k., if "watch-purists" don't like it, it's not made for you, because it would not make sense financially.
Design is very subjective, what one person likes another will dislike.
Otherwise we would all wear the same, have same kitchen, drive same car etc.
Before I started wearing an Apple Watch I was alternating between Victorinox and Tag Heuer watches. And they were the larger models.
I also used a Garmin for running.
Even if I’d had the money the JLC shown here would not have been my style.
Since buying my Series 6 44mm I have worn my Apple Watch all the time for work, casual and running. I simply used different straps/bands for different situations.
Now I have the Ultra I will use that for as all occasions and activities.
I think the key is that an Apple Watch does not compare directly to a traditional mechanical watch, they are very different.
But what Apple has done (along with others) is to disrupt the market.
I think one area Apple got very right with its Apple Watch concept is the attachment of straps/bands, it is way simpler to personalise your Apple Watch than with many traditional watches. Maybe not a feature for some, but key to many.
So I would not compare my Ultra to a mechanical watch, nor indeed would I compare it to a dedicated sports Watch like a Garmin.
Otherwise we would all wear the same, have same kitchen, drive same car etc.
Before I started wearing an Apple Watch I was alternating between Victorinox and Tag Heuer watches. And they were the larger models.
I also used a Garmin for running.
Even if I’d had the money the JLC shown here would not have been my style.
Since buying my Series 6 44mm I have worn my Apple Watch all the time for work, casual and running. I simply used different straps/bands for different situations.
Now I have the Ultra I will use that for as all occasions and activities.
I think the key is that an Apple Watch does not compare directly to a traditional mechanical watch, they are very different.
But what Apple has done (along with others) is to disrupt the market.
I think one area Apple got very right with its Apple Watch concept is the attachment of straps/bands, it is way simpler to personalise your Apple Watch than with many traditional watches. Maybe not a feature for some, but key to many.
So I would not compare my Ultra to a mechanical watch, nor indeed would I compare it to a dedicated sports Watch like a Garmin.
I noticed one problem with your sizing guide. It features round watches, so the size of the watch is wide as it is high. The Apple Watch ultra seems to be taller than it is wide.
When you’re measuring the screen, it’s diagonal so even if it was a narrow screen, because it’s so tall that number is going to be higher. I’m not sure how much of a factor this is with the Apple Watch Ultra, but it is a factor.
I agree with you that it looks ridiculous on people with tiny wrists but I don’t think that’s new with the Apple Watch Ultra. I’ve seen it with mechanical watches. I personally will stick with the smaller of the regular Apple Watches but that’s because I’ve never liked a heavy watch. Even with a traditional watch, I would pick one that was lightweight.
When you’re measuring the screen, it’s diagonal so even if it was a narrow screen, because it’s so tall that number is going to be higher. I’m not sure how much of a factor this is with the Apple Watch Ultra, but it is a factor.
I agree with you that it looks ridiculous on people with tiny wrists but I don’t think that’s new with the Apple Watch Ultra. I’ve seen it with mechanical watches. I personally will stick with the smaller of the regular Apple Watches but that’s because I’ve never liked a heavy watch. Even with a traditional watch, I would pick one that was lightweight.
Now there are a wider range of watches to choose from which is great! 
I can't explain the visual illusions and distortion that cameras make when taking a picture of your wrist head on but suffice it to say in "real life" the watches do not look nearly as large as in most close up photos, nor take up nearly as much of the wrist. I'm not saying the Ultra isn't large, it is a large watch. I'm not saying there won't be a significant number of folks who will perfer a smaller and less expensive Apple Watch in a 45mm or 41mm size, there will be. I'm just saying coming here to pass judgement and pretend to know what the "majority" will like is just as distorted a vision of reality as some of these photos of wrists. See you in a few years when you end up buying one for yourself.
Wrist Shots Can Be Misleading
Ha! Couldn’t care less of what anyone thinks. you don’t have to love or like everything that exists, just don’t buy the things you don’t like - case closed
People not caring about their appearance is actually a human problem, and humans exist all over the world, not just in America 😉
Just because they wouldn't use the adjective "lovely" to describe a watch doesn't mean they don't like watches. Maybe they just think the word is too strong. For example, many Germans think it's odd that Americans and other English speakers commonly say that they "love" inanimate objects (e.g. "I just love my new car"). In German, that word (lieben) is more exclusively reserved for human relationships. I'm sure it's the same in some other languages. So maybe that's where they're coming from 🤷🏼♂️
What a silly thread. The watch is great, and designed for ruggedness and the outdoors. Function over form in this case.
If you want form prioritized, there’s the Apple Watch 8. (Though I do hope the action button and loud siren and night red mode makes its way to the normal Apple Watch, as I would prefer the look of the 8 over the Ultra since I’m in the office most days, and only exploring on short hikes where the 8 is just fine)
If you want form prioritized, there’s the Apple Watch 8. (Though I do hope the action button and loud siren and night red mode makes its way to the normal Apple Watch, as I would prefer the look of the 8 over the Ultra since I’m in the office most days, and only exploring on short hikes where the 8 is just fine)
You wear that well 😎My wife has a S4 38mm. I think it would look silly on my wrist. I am a bigger guy at 6'2" 240 lbs, the Ultra seems to fit me fine. Here is a quick picture from this morning:
I'm sorry Apple put you in that position of having to make a mandatory purchase. They should really make the Apple Watch an optional buy - that way people could choose whether to purchase it themselves based on their own tastes.
We can only hope that in the future we'll have that flexibility.
Thanks for highlighting this important issue. I look forward to your other insights.
Nice strawman argument! It happens in almost every thread but I think this one was particularly good.
No offense, but I have to say it looks quite ridiculous size-wise in that photo.My wife has a S4 38mm. I think it would look silly on my wrist. I am a bigger guy at 6'2" 240 lbs, the Ultra seems to fit me fine. Here is a quick picture from this morning:
I wear a 45mm Apple Watch Series 6. It's not far off from the size of the Ultra that being 49mm. It looks fine size-wise. You're probably too used to smol watches.
The fact he likes this and doesn’t like the Ultra explains it all. Not saying this is bad (I wouldn’t wear it) but they’re poles apart style wise so I can see why someone would like one and not the other. What I don’t get are the weird need to aggressively defend your tastes. Very odd.
My point was if that photo was intended to demonstrate that it looks fine, it didn’t do the job for me.