Rough and ready
Watch Ultra
Apple’s smart watch toughens up
The world’s best-selling smart watch doesn’t have too much to prove – but it’s doubling down anyway with a new rugged version that’s ready for the rough stuff. Designed to meet the needs of mountaineers, triathletes and scuba divers, it’s likely to be as equally as home on a trip to Waitrose – and that’s because it’s packed with all the features you expect, and quite a few you don’t.
First up is the design. While the Apple Watch has always been relatively chunky, the Apple Watch Ultra makes that vice into a virtue, with a big, bold, titanium case that comes with a rough-hewn Digital Crown on its prominent right side and an ‘international orange’ Action button on the left. On the top is a fully flat sapphire display glass, measuring 49mm diagonally with brightness pegged at a maximum of 2,000 nits, making it easy to see in the great outdoors. Plus, the Watch is dust-proof to IP6X and waterproof down to 100m. It can also withstand extremes of temperature – from -20°C to 55°C.