Inspired by “the most extreme activities”, the Apple Watch Ultra features a rugged design with a titanium case and a flat screen with a sapphire crystal cover. Apple says the watch is designed to help users “push their limits with adventure, endurance, and exploration.”

In his latest YouTube video, Sam Kohl rated the durability of the Apple Watch Ultra by subjecting the watch to major abuse, in an unscientific but entertaining test. Kohl dragged the Apple Watch through rocks on the ground, smashed it against hard objects like a concrete wall and a metal pole more than 50 times, and more. In the end, the titanium case was quite scuffed, but the sapphire crystal cover was still intact.

Durability tests on YouTube are often pretty silly, but it’s still impressive that the Apple Watch Ultra stood up to this intentional mishandling.

The Apple Watch Ultra was launched last Friday. As well as having a rugged design, the premium watch features improved water resistance to a depth of 100 meters, a customizable bright orange “Action” button, up to 60 hours of battery life with a upcoming low power setting, a night mode button, an 86 decibel siren for emergencies, and more.

If those durability tests are your thing, the Apple Watch Ultra was smashed with a hammer in another recent video.

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