Highlights

• Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Apple Watch Series 10 features a larger display.
• It offers new design opportunities and improved user experiences.
• The new black Ultra 2 model has a diamond-like carbon coating.
• The Reflections watch face is inspired by hand-carved guilloche dials and uses the watch’s gyroscope.

Recently released Apple Watch Series 10. (Image credit – Apple)

In a recent interview with British GQ, Apple’s design team heads Molly Anderson and Alan Dye discussed the latest in Apple Watch design, including the Apple Watch Series 10 and the new black Apple Watch Ultra 2. The interview highlighted some interesting design insights.

Here are some key highlights from the interview.

Apple Watch Series 10

Celebrating 10 years in the market, the Apple Watch Series 10 this year offers a fresh take on the smartwatch while staying true to the device’s original strengths.

Speaking to British GQ’s Robert Leedham, the Apple Watch design team revealed that one major change is the larger display. This allows Apple to shift design priorities.

Dye further shared that the team had mastered designing for small screens. However, now with a bigger display the design team had new opportunities to improve user experiences.  Dye remarks, “We got so great at designing for a very small display and that required real efficiency with every pixel.”

We may see more of these changes in the near future.

Apple Watch Ultra 2

If you were a little worried about scratching the new black Apple Watch Ultra 2, Anderson reassured users during the interview.

“The diamond-like carbon coating is even harder than the surface of natural titanium. If you scratch it on anything apart from maybe diamond, you’re going end up with that object on your watch rather than scratching the coating off,” Anderson explained.

How New Watch Face is Designed?

Alan Dye also shed light on how the Reflections watch face was created.

[Apple’s] new Reflections face is modelled on hand-carved guilloche dials, such as those found on many a Breguet and Audemars Piguet’s iconic Royal Oak, and uses the Watch’s inbuilt gyroscope, sensors and updated display to shimmer along with the sunlight on your wrist…“We got obsessed with understanding where the object was in any place or time and how we could actually cast reflections on it that feel like they come from the world around you,” says Dye.

Fun Facts from Apple’s Design Team

A few more insights about what goes into designing the smartwatch, bits and pieces from the interview include –

• Many Apple designers still own and wear traditional analogue watches.
• Dye enjoys spotting the Apple Watch on the red carpet at film premieres.
• While Apple isn’t typically seen as a dive company, the team worked hard to include diving features in the Ultra and Series 10 models.
• The design team is constantly challenging themselves, exploring new ideas, and is “not afraid of the new at all.”

As we are learning about these thoughtful design innovations and upgrades, Apple continues to refine the Watch experience.

Apple Watch Series 10 Key Specifications

FAQs

Q1. What is new about the Apple Watch Series 10?

Answer. The Apple Watch Series 10 features a larger display, offering new design opportunities and improved user experiences.

Q2. How scratch-resistant is the new black Apple Watch Ultra 2?

Answer. The black Apple Watch Ultra 2 has a diamond-like carbon coating, making it highly scratch-resistant, even more so than natural titanium.

Q3. What inspired the design of the Reflections watch face?

Answer. The Reflections watch face is inspired by hand-carved guilloche dials and uses the watch’s gyroscope and sensors to create realistic reflections.

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