Now available in a gorgeous new finish with a new Titanium Milanese Loop band, the ultimate sports watch is loaded with extra features like sleep apnea alerts.
California's Cupertino, 09 September 2024, Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Ultra 2, which has a sleek new black titanium finish and is enhanced with watchOS 11 features that further improve the most capable and durable Apple Watch.
With the brightest display of any Apple product, the most accurate GPS in a sports watch, and a battery life of up to 36 hours when used regularly or up to 72 hours when in Low Power Mode, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the perfect companion for adventurers and athletes of all stripes. With groundbreaking insights from training load and the Vitals app, sleep apnea notifications, the Tides app, new customization options for the Action button, and more, watchOS 11 offers the greatest sports watch with powerful new features. For water activities, the new Titanium Milanese Loop band for the Apple Watch Ultra offers lightweight comfort and style for any setting. With an exclusive Hermès watch face and a nautically inspired watch band, the all-new Apple Watch Hermès Ultra 2 combines the features and durability of the Apple Watch Ultra 2.
Pre-orders for the new Titanium Milanese Loop, Apple Watch Ultra 2 in black titanium, and Apple Watch Hermès Ultra 2 are being accepted today, and they will be available starting on Friday, September 20.
According to Jeff Williams, Apple's chief operating officer, "The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the ultimate sports watch, with features that support athletes at every level of their training and performance — and throughout their day and night." "The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is now available in a gorgeous satin-black titanium finish, which users will love for its striking look and durability. The breakthrough insights in watchOS 11 make it even more powerful."
The Apple Watch Ultra 2's new black titanium finish is made using a special blasting technique, and the grade 5 titanium is coated with a diamond-like carbon physical vapour deposition layer that makes it long-lasting and scratch-resistant. The back crystal is composed of a dark zirconia that matches.
The well-liked Trail Loop, Alpine Loop, and Ocean Band have all been updated to include a black hardware option in addition to natural titanium to match the new black finish. With any Titanium Milanese Loop, Trail Loop, or Alpine Loop, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 is carbon neutral and comes in both black and natural finishes. It is composed of 95% recycled titanium.
Inspired by the mesh traditionally used by divers, the new Titanium Milanese Loop is the first metal band for the Apple Watch Ultra. It is fashionable enough for any setting. The band is lightweight and resistant to corrosion because it is woven from the same aerospace-grade titanium as the case. With a dual-button, parachute-style buckle that is secure enough for all water sports, the titanium wire is meticulously woven, flattened, laser-welded, ground, and finely polished to create precise, interlinking lozenge shapes that offer an opulent drape. Both natural and black titanium will be offered for the Titanium Milanese Loop.
At 3000 nits, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 boasts the brightest display Apple has ever created, making it ideal for a variety of outdoor activities. For many different kinds of activities, GPS accuracy is also crucial. In order to provide the most accurate GPS in a sports watch and produce more precise distance, route, and metric maps, the Apple Watch Ultra 2's precision dual-frequency GPS makes use of sophisticated satellite and signal models, unique positioning algorithms, and Apple Maps data.
The new Vitals app for watchOS 11 allows users to view important health metrics in real time and better understand their health. With the help of the new training load feature, users can now measure the long-term effects of workout duration and intensity on their bodies. Users can monitor their current and upcoming intervals with the help of an Up Next view for Custom Workouts.
To make it even simpler to begin a workout, transition between different workout types during a Multisport workout, and more, the Action button can be personalized. By pressing and holding the Action button, users can now easily switch actions at any time with watchOS 11. In addition to a number of new features like Shazam, Voice Memos, and Translation, users can now quickly access helpful features like Stopwatch, Backtrack, and Flashlight.
The Tides app for Apple Watch is a new feature of watchOS 11 that helps users plan and enjoy open water activities while keeping an eye on conditions. Seven rolling days of predicted tide data, including high and low tides, rising and falling tides, tide height and direction, and sunrise and sunset, are available to users for coastlines and surf locations worldwide. The data is plotted against a timeline. Additionally, users can view nearby beaches on a handy map, and new features allow them to quickly view the closest beaches or current tide information for their favourite locations.
Race Route, an industry-first automatic track-running detection feature, Custom Workouts, customizable workout views with Heart Rate Zones, advanced metrics, and more are all available to runners during both workouts and competitions. Long-term battery life is provided by the Apple Watch Ultra 2, which can last up to 12 hours when exercising outside or up to 35 hours when using all low-power settings.
Whether they connect Bluetooth-enabled cycling accessories to the Apple Watch Ultra 2 or simply view their workout as a Live Activity on their iPhone, cyclists can access additional metrics and experiences, such as Power Zones, cadence, and an automatic estimate of functional threshold power. In addition, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 can measure heart rate, elevation, speed, and distance.
The WR100-certified Apple Watch Ultra 2 has automatic stroke detection and lap counting for swimmers. With the addition of Custom Workouts for pool swims in watchOS 11, users can keep track of their intervals and see what's coming up next. During pool swim and open water swim workouts, users can also see the water temperature right within the Workout app.
With offline maps that include turn-by-turn directions and Compass app features like Waypoints and backtrack GPS data, hikers can have a better experience on the trail. In iOS 18, users can also design their own hiking routes, save them, and sync them with their Apple Watch.
The Oceanic+ app, created in collaboration with Huish Outdoors, allows divers to use the Apple Watch Ultra as a dive computer.2. Snorkelers can now easily view popular nearby locations and access weather information, water temperature, and tidal conditions provided by the snorkelling community thanks to new features added to the Oceanic+ app this year. Every snorkelling experience, including the route and underwater photos, is recorded in the user's personal logbook. To assist users in identifying fish, photos can be automatically color-corrected and compared to an extensive, localized database.
With its longest battery life and brightest display ever, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a great tool for golfers. Users can access course information, tools, and insights using the high-frequency motion API through a suite of third-party apps that will help them get better at their game.
Rowing, skiing, snowboarding, tennis, and many other sports are all made possible by the Apple Watch Ultra 2's long battery life, large bright display, and sturdy, corrosion-resistant titanium design.
A potentially dangerous disorder called sleep apnea causes breathing to briefly stop while you're asleep. The condition, which is thought to affect over 1 billion people globally, is frequently misdiagnosed and can have serious health effects if untreated. The Apple Watch now has a feature to help detect sleep apnea symptoms, adding to its already impressive array of intelligent health features.
In order to identify sleep apnea, the Apple Watch tracks minor wrist movements linked to disruptions in regular breathing patterns using the accelerometer. This is done using a new metric called Breathing Disturbances. Even though some breathing problems are common, it's still vital to monitor them because they can be used to gauge how restful a person's sleep is and, if they happen frequently over several nights, they may be a sign of sleep apnea. In order for the Apple Watch to alert the user if the data shows symptoms of sleep apnea, the new sleep apnea algorithm evaluates breathing disturbance data. The notification will contain information about when possible sleep apnea occurred, educational materials about the significance of getting treatment, and a PDF with three months' worth of data on breathing disturbances to consult with a healthcare professional.
The FDA and other international health authorities are anticipated to soon authorize the sleep apnea notification feature for sale. It was created using cutting-edge machine learning techniques and validated in a clinical study. This month, sleep apnea alerts will be accessible in over 150 nations and areas, including the US, the EU, and Japan.
The Apple Watch Ultra 2's two built-in speakers can now play music for the first time. Users can listen to audio from a variety of apps, such as Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple Books, and third-party apps, directly from their Apple Watch, just like they can with phone calls.
With watchOS 11, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 has numerous additional improvements.
Activity rings are more customizable than ever before. You can set your ring goals according to the day of the week, which will ensure that you get the right amount of motivation at the right times. In order to plan a rest day, tend to an injury, or simply take a day off, users can pause their rings for a day, week, month, or longer without affecting their award streaks.
With improvements in GPS positioning, the Workout app provides even more workout options that can track distance, such as golf, outdoor rowing, snowboarding, downhill and cross-country skiing, and a variety of field sports. Additionally, users can view their route maps for additional workout categories.
Additionally, watchOS 11 includes the Translate app and Check In on the Apple Watch, a more intelligent Smart Stack to help users quickly access important information, a new Photos watch face that uses machine learning to help users choose and compose their best photo options, the ability to utilize the double tap gesture to scroll through any app, summarised notifications powered by Apple Intelligence, and further features.
The first-ever Apple Watch Hermès Ultra 2 features a unique Hermès Maritime watch face, a natural titanium case, and the new Hermès En Mer band in Bleu Nuit, a dark navy colour. The En Mer band is composed of high-density textured knit, which is comfortable and durable, and features Hermès's nautical, diagonal rib pattern. Even when engaging in water sports like sailing, scuba diving, and high-speed water sports, the Apple Watch Hermès Ultra 2 remains firmly on the wrist thanks to a broad titanium band.
With a sweeping outer bezel that shows the seconds, the new Hermès Maritime watch face has high-visibility numerals in the iconic Hermès Cape Cod typeface. When the Action button is pressed, the watch face changes into a unique boat racing-inspired countdown timer.
