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Since the Apple Watch Ultra was announced in September 2022, it's become my go-to wearable. I was hooked after getting a taste of its 36-hour battery life, big, bright screen, and highly useful Action Button. So when Apple announced the Ultra 2 just one year after the original's debut, I questioned whether there were enough improvements to warrant an upgrade.