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/rotates-potatoes Sep 07 '22

$799 is a small price to pay for the OPTION of scuba diving.

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u/dccorona Sep 07 '22

Most people who have dive watches pay several thousand, so actually yea

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u/Sfwupvoter Sep 07 '22

air integrated with trimix, yes, that's going to run in the 1500-1800 range. Suunto vyper is about $360, which is about as basic as they come.

For one that is not air integrated, has an underwater compass, data tracking including gps recording of entry/exit, simple dive stops and a few other things, about 800 seems.. ok. They REALLY need to add an AI option, but I don't think a BTLE connection to transmit remaining pressure will work under water.

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u/dccorona Sep 07 '22

Sorry, I was talking about people who justify expensive watches with the mentality “well, I could dive if I wanted to” (i.e. people buying mechanical dive watches like seamasters and submariners - and to be fair, I have one, though not because I think I might go diving with it some day…) - not people who actually dive.

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u/Sfwupvoter Sep 07 '22

No one, except pros, would dive with a mechanical. So I agree with you there. Never a recreational diver.

Pros would have it as a backup of a backup of a backup because their life is on the line in a big way.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '22

Pros use dive computers llamó

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u/Sfwupvoter Sep 10 '22

? I didn’t say they didn’t?