saarek

davgreg said:

I bought the Ultra Watch last year and am trading it in for the regular Series 9

Genuinely out of interest, what is it that you want on the Series 9 that you do not have on the Ultra?

designr said:

So the question here is always: What previous watch would you be at that might justify an upgrade to, for example, the new Series 9?

I mean last year's? No. Year-over-year updates for Watch or iPhone seem pretty silly these days. But how far back does it seem like "Eh, that's a pretty decent jump in features, functions, performance, etc."?

Obviously it depends on the person. Anyone with a series 3 or older should undoubtedly upgrade.

The Series 4 is a tricky one. It’s still fully supported by Apple and was the last watch (well, excluding the ultra I guess) to have a true redesign. But the battery is probably getting to the point now where it’ll need replacing due to age and it’s very unlikely to get software updates past this next year.

DocUpdate said:

Not much improvement (very minor tweaks) and they have dropped the ultra original watch face. Get the impression next year we will have carbon neutral plastic watches and cardboard wrist bands if things continue! 

Anyone stop to think why we are paying the same or even higher prices for other peoples recycled materials! Surly the price should go down as the quality or durability has decreased?  I even read Titanium scratches easily.

Thoughts? 

I think you’ve got to accept that year on year updates of any of Apples major products will feel pedestrian and barely worth the hype.

But then you’ll realise 4-5 years down the line that your next upgrade is well worth it due to all of those small additions and refinements over the years.

I hope my Series 6 lasts another 2 years, it does everything I need and does it well.

By then the Series X, or whatever it’s called, will offer a compelling upgrade.

I certainly hope not. Leather is a fantastic and high quality option. Vegans, PETA, eco nuts, etc, already have plenty of choices so why remove leather as an option?

Apple will likely release the next version with the anticipated dual ultra SoC. Without that it’s really a largely pointless product and Apple knows it.

For whatever reason they could not get the volume right on such a combination for this launch and wanted to finish the transition to Apple Silicon so pushed the Mac Pro out as it was.

It’ll all come right in the end.