r/apple • u/exjr_ Island Boy • Sep 07 '22

Apple Unveils Apple Watch Ultra With Large-Screen Design for Athletes and Explorers Apple Watch

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/09/07/apple-unveils-apple-watch-pro-athletes/
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u/braggpeak Sep 07 '22

A bunch of ppl gonna buy this for their 1 mile hike on a local hill

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u/OakBlueShirt Sep 07 '22

I have Scuba dived, and I will continue to. This watch doesn't do anything that reliable dive computers don't already do better.

It's kind of like a "jack of all trades" thing. But nobody wants a jack when your life is literally dependent upon the information.

It could work as a supplement to existing dive computers and air gauges and such, but even then you don't want to start relying on it and take your eyes off of the hardline devices.

I could be wrong and other divers may love this, but I see a lot of reasons to not use this while diving.

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u/RVA_RVA Sep 07 '22

100% this, I'd never use it as my only dive computer. Sure, maybe if I'm on vacation and the opportunity to do a quick dive down to 30 ft presents itself, ok sure. But down to greater depths with multiple tanks and multiple dives throughout the day? Na, no way. It's life and death in those circumstances.