The Outdoorsy Fitness Freak's Best Friend in the Apple Watch Ultra 2 Is Down $110 for Early Prime Big Deal Days
If you are a runner or really any kind of fitness freak, you need a good watch. The best way to get better at something is to set incremental goals for yourself, and you can’t assess your progress without adequately measuring it. The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a robust and rugged smartwatch that will be your best companion in and out of the gym. Right now, it’s $110 off at Amazon so you can get it from just $689 (down from $799). Apple unveils the new Apple Watch Series 10 but if you want Ultra version, this Ultra 2 is a great deal for you.
Ruggedly Durable
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is built in a 49 mm corrosion-resistant titanium case so it can meet the demands of endurance athletes, outdoor adventurers, and water sport enthusiasts alike. It’s water resistant up to 100 meters deep, so no worries taking it with your for a swim.
The Always-On Retina display and S9 SiP allows for an incredibly bright display so you can check your workout metrics during a run on even the sunniest of days, keeping an eye on your pace, heartrate, and more. View up to six different metrics at once on this large screen. You don’t even need to touch the watch to interact with your Apple Watch.
The Workout app includes advanced metrics and views along with precision dual-frequency GPS for near perfect accuracy when calculating distance and pace, as well as routing maps. If you’re a Strava fanatic such as myself, everything can be set to sync automatically to your Strava account so you’re runs and other workouts transfer over as soon as you finish.
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 has its own built-in cellular so you can call or text without having your iPhone on your person, plus it allows for streaming music and podcasts. The Compass app gives you insight into elevation, incline, longitude and latitude, and more. A really cool safety feature is it’ll mark the location of the last place you had cellular reception.
The included trail loop band is flexible and light, designed for long workout and withstanding the elements and your own sweat.
As far as battery life is concerned, you’ll be able to go 36 hours with normal use or up to 72 hours when set to low power mode.
Normally, you’ll be spending $799 on the Apple Watch Ultra 2 rugged smartwatch, but right now you can get this GPS and cellular-enabled companion for just $689. That’s a 14% discount amounting to a savings of $110. Elevate your workouts with the smartwatch that can do it all.
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