Apple Watch Ultra Review: Worth It Or Nah?

This watch has an absolutely enormous pull for me as an astronomer. It has a red filter for the display, which is absolutely crucial for astronomy to protect night vision. My current Apple Watch, if I accidentally tilt my wrist, kills my night vision. However, the biggest reason is the waypoint markers. Often us astronomers need to travel far and to remote locations to find darker skies. My closest dark sky area is BEAUTIFUL, but has absolutely zero signal of any degree and can be pretty easy to get lost. Something like the waypoint markers (if accurate and reliable) would massively increase my confidence and enjoyment traveling to remote sites and further my enjoyment of astronomy.

As a person that works in construction, and also wears an Apple Watch every day while working I decided to upgrade from my series 5 to this. Will I ever use the marathon, the hiking or the diving features probably not. But the ruggedness, the battery life, the bright screen, and how big it is all speak to my needs. Keep up the good reviews MKBHD. 👍🏽

The reviews and the visuals to go along with them are always awesome. Appreciate Marques and the team

I really thought the Apple Watch was unnecessary at first but now after owning one I realized it is actually an extremely helpful and practical tool

You've missed out people who work in construction, like me! A more rugged Apple Watch with a bigger battery is hugely useful to me, which is why I ordered one.

Those intros never feel bored.😍 Hats off to the MKBHD editors

Very good review. I upgraded to the ultra from a 6 for the dive computer. We went on 9 dives with the oceanic App. You have to pay for the extra features of the app but it is very cool. It uploads everything to your phone. You can also add notes like visibility and marine life so you wouldn’t even need a log book anymore. I think 100% worth it for divers.

I like what you've been doing video presentations. You are zeroing in the important questions and making it easier for the viewer to make a choice relevant to their personal situation and needs. Thank you.

It seems no matter how crazy a tech can be thrown at mkbhd, he’ll always gonna go back at it with a “pretty good”

Those motion graphics were sick! Well done team, the video intro never disappoints.

always with excellent reviews, thanks.

Just bought one. First Apple Watch in years. Always wanted something a little bit more rugged with more battery

The quality of editing in these videos improves every single time, and with such little time between each one!

As someone who dives recreational, it probably won't replace my dive computer, yet. I am excited to see the next generation on what it can possibly do though. The current Pros I see: -Automatically log your dives if you do electronic dive logs -Share your dives with everyone else -Perhaps gives you more tangible feedback if you're ascending or descending too quickly, like bigger vibrations. Sometimes hearing the beeps in the ocean is quite hard What I hope it can do in the future: -GPS tracking of all of your dive buddies and group (if they wear the Ultra or some water-proof AirTag. There were moments where I dove with only 1m of visibility, so it can be hard to track anyone down there. If they had a radar display or an arrow that points where your dive buddy is and how far, that'll be neat).

One of the best features to me is the flat screen. this makes it easy to put a protective glass on and not notice it. The ability to dive with it is also a big feature for some of us. I have now upgraded to cellular too. The side button does get pressed quite easily tho.

To show how good this video his I was watching, slept, woke up and continued for 5 hours. Bro I couldn't even close the YT app. Excellent production bro. Man you and your crew are too good.

While I know I will never own this watch, I'll watch anything Marques makes. Always top tier content!

The quality of these videos are insane, I feel like I’m watching an apple showcase. You even go on a trail just to show one of the features. Insane dedication. Love u mkbhd

Great review in describing the pros and cons, when it comes to the extra features the Apple Watch Ultra provides. Well done.

I just bought one a couple days ago. And I love it. I’m not a diver or climber or anything like that, so most of the features don’t really apply to me, but I love how big it is. And it actually makes me want to get out and run/exercise. When the weather gets a bit warmer, I’ll definitely be using the watch to more of its capabilities