At Apple Park, this has been the year of the premium product, with the company aggressively pushing customers toward Pro versions of the iPhone and AirPods. The Apple Watch too has got its flagship product, and this time it actually offers some extra features beyond being made out of a costly material.
But the Apple Watch Ultra is a different proposition than the iPhone 14 Pro and AirPods Pro. The Apple Watch Ultra isn’t a straightforward upgrade where you pay more to add only improvements; it’s a niche device that some customers will love, but most absolutely shouldn’t buy.
A BIG CHANGE: DESIGN AND COMFORT
The Ultra is considerably bigger than any previous Apple Watch model. It’s almost twice as heavy as the lightest Series 8 model and weighs 19 percent more than even the heaviest. At 14.4mm, it’s roughly 35 percent thicker than the standard 10.7mm chassis of all non-Ultra models from the Series 4 onward. It’s worth bearing in mind that the Ultra comes in only one physical flavor—49mm titanium—so there’s no option to pick a lighter or more petite edition. The Ultra is always big.
Perhaps it’s because I’ve worn the larger 44mm and 45mm sizes of previous Apple Watches, but I generally didn’t find the extra weight noticeable. Sometimes when I wore the strap slightly loose I could feel the extra momentum as it moved about, but I wasn’t aware of having to work hard to lift my arm up. Your mileage
