Alongside the Apple Watch Series 8 and Watch SE 2, the company has also launched its new, much-rumored rugged smartwatch today. It is called Apple Watch Ultra and is designed for users who love to explore the outdoors and extreme sports. It comes with a new and premium design, a bigger screen, exclusive new features and much more. So let's take a look at the complete details.

Starting with the design, the Apple Watch Ultra features an aerospace-grade titanium case to provide users with a more durable and corrosion-resistant construction. Not only that, the casing is now larger by 49mm and is raised to surround the edges of the larger new screen, which is flat compared to the rounded screen on the standard Watch 8 and older models.

Now, in true Apple fashion, the company didn't share the screen size on stage, so you'll have to wait for the product page. But the official blog post reveals that the Retina display on board here is 2x brighter than any Apple Watch model and supports up to 2000 nits of brightness. And there's a sapphire crystal protecting the screen here.

Moving to the highlight of the Apple Watch Ultra, it now includes a new action button (painted in high-contrast international orange) on the left edge. This is in addition to the raised button and larger digital crown on the right, which would be easier to use even when wearing gloves, notes Apple. The new action button gives you "instant access to a variety of features, including workouts, compass waypoints, backtrack and more," according to the blog post.