To have an Apple Watch Ultra is to have a treasure. And not exactly treasure at sea. Although, well, sometimes it is. One user lost his smartwatch in the vastness of the depths of a lake and was able to retrieve it…. 3 months later! It’s not the first time something similar has happened, and it probably won’t be the last either. The great resistance of the Apple Watch Ultra in combination with the geolocation of the Search network make this possible.
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The Apple Watch Ultra offers IP6X certified dust resistance and ISO 22810 certified water resistance. This means that it is possible to submerge the watch to a depth of up to 100 meters, although Apple does not recommend going deeper than 40 meters. Be that as it may, the Apple Watch Ultra in this story doesn’t flinch in the face of either depth or the eternity of time.
Three months at the bottom of a lake and? yes, it still works perfectly
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you submerged an Apple Watch Ultra for three months in a lake? Well, probably never, but in this story we’re going to tell you anyway, in case you’re interested. And spoiler alert: it has a happy ending.
Amir Noorani, a resident of Los Angeles, was on a trip to Austin, Texas visiting Lake Travis. A lake popularly known for numerous recreational activities such as boat rides, scuba diving, zip lines, bouncy castles….
Well, good old Amir decided it would be a great idea to go scuba diving and use a silicone strap instead of one of the straps designed for Apple Watch Ultra and…. indeed, it wasn’t a great idea.
The Apple Watch Ultra straps (Alpine, Trail, Ocean) are specially designed for each type of sport. They are very resistant and do not come untied easily. But the silicone strap Amir was wearing came off untimely when he reached 30 meters deep.
He quickly tried to reach it, to no avail. The Apple Watch Ultra was hopelessly lost in the imposing darkness of the lake.
“I ended up hiring a diver after releasing a lure but he was unable to find it.”
Eventually, resigned to the mercies of fate, Amir opted to activate the Lost mode of his Apple Watch Ultra so that it would display a message with his phone number for whomever would find him.
Days passed… weeks… months… and finally the phone rang – they had found their precious treasure at the bottom of the sea!
“Three months later I got a call that they had found the watch. I live in Los Angeles but my brother was able to meet the diver and retrieve the watch.”
After retrieving his Apple Watch Ultra, the aerospace-grade titanium casing was pristine – yes, full of a gunk that he managed to clean – but the smartwatch wouldn’t turn on. After charging for a few days, its screen finally turned on, “attesting to Apple’s engineering,” Amir Noorani said.