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If you’re looking for an Apple Watch for extreme sports, or you just want the one with the biggest display and battery life, you should focus your sights on the Ultra. Apple packs as many features and perks into this watch as it can, and, as such, it’s the best option for people who need to push their wearables to the max. But those advantages come at a cost: The latest Apple Watch Ultra 3 costs $799, making it one of the most expensive watch options the company sells.
But you don’t need to spend as much on an Apple Watch Ultra as an iPhone 17 in order to get many of these perks. If you’re willing to move one generation early, and lose a few new features, you can save some serious money, especially during discounts and sales. As it happens, this “Premium Renewed” Apple Watch Ultra 2 is currently $399.49 on Amazon during its Big Spring Sale . That’s its cheapest price on the site in at least the past three months, according to Keepa.
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The features list of the Apple Watch Ultra 2 are quite long. Off the bat, you get a 49mm display that can reach a whopping 3,000 nits of brightness. The heart rate monitor can look out for signs of hypertension, alert you when your heart rate is too high or too low, and let you know when you have an irregular heart rhythm. You can also use the Blood Oxygen app to monitor your SpO2 levels.
Like all Apple Watches, the Ultra 2 can track your sleep, including giving you a sleep score each night, but it can also let you know if you show signs of sleep apnea. It’ll track your vitals, body temperature, cycles (if applicable), and can connect to cellular if you pay for a plan. This watch comes with Apple’s S9 chip, the same as you’ll find in the Series 9 line, and supports Apple’s double-tap gesture, as well as Precision Finding, in case your watch goes missing.
But since this is the Ultra 2, there are some nontraditional features here, like water resistance up to 100 meters, and support for snorkeling, scubaing, and high-speed water sports. There’s a depth gauge up to 40m if you do any diving, and the watch even comes with a siren in case you need others to know where you are. This isn’t an exhaustive list of features, so check out the listing for the full rundown.
The caveat for this particular sale, however, is that this is a “Premium Renewed” product. According to Amazon, all “Renewed” products are fully functional, and come with original or generic accessories. To be “Premium,” the renewed product must not have any cosmetic damage visible from 12 inches away, no scratches on the screen, and a battery capacity 90% or higher. I wouldn’t be surprised if these Apple Watch Ultra 2 models were simply open box, rather than previously used, but before you invest, know that there is a chance someone else used this watch.
If you’re curious about the latest model, the Ultra 3 , here’s what you get if you spring for the extra cost: a slightly larger, higher-quality OLED display with LTPO3 (versus LTPO2 on the Ultra 2); Emergency SOS via satellite; 5G connectivity (if you spring for the cellular plan); the S10 chip; battery life that lasts 42 hours, versus 36 hours on the Ultra 2; and 12 hours of use with 15 minutes of charging. Both the Ultra 2 and Ultra 3 support fast charging up to 80%, but the Ultra 3 can do it in 45 minutes, while the Ultra 2 takes about an hour. Those advantages might be worth the added cost, depending on your needs.
