When the Apple Watch Ultra launched at the back end of 2022, outdoors enthusiasts, fitness fans and water-sports devotees were positively salivating over the robust build quality and plethora of activity profiles the Cupertino company offered in its latest, must-have piece of tech. Finally, a proper smartwatch that could do the everyday stuff, such as take hands-free calls direct from the wrist, but still had the activity tracking might to take the fight to Garmin, Suunto and Polar.