The latest reports say that Apple will launch a new Apple Watch Ultra with a micro LED display in 2025, but now a new rumor driven by popular analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests that Apple plans to introduce another one to the market. Apple Watch Ultra in 2023 with a little special production of components.

In a Medium post, the analyst stated that the company led by Tim Cook Apple will manufacture certain titanium mechanical parts of the Watch Ultra using a different process to the one originally used in the first generation of the smartwatch.

This is how Apple will manufacture some components of the 2023 Apple Watch Ultra

As reported by Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is adopting 3D printing technology Making some titanium mechanical parts for the 2023 Apple Watch Ultra.

Specifically, we will be talking about these titanium components:

• Digital Crown.
• Side button.
• action button.

2H23 New Apple Watch Ultra mechanical parts adopt 3D printing technology; Main suppliers including IPG Photonics, Farsoon and BLT/2H23, Apple Watch Ultra ://t.co/PngNIIIhC9

— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) 14 July 2023

“The mechanical parts of the new 2023 Apple Watch Ultra will adopt 3D printing technology. Including IPG Photonics, Farsoon and BLT as suppliers.”

The original Apple Watch Ultra is currently in development; Digital Crown, side button, and action button in one CNC machining process. This process consists of controlling and monitoring the movements of a cutting machine operated by programmed commands.

Changes implemented in the production of the second generation Apple Watch Ultra, improve production times and reduce production costs. If all goes well, the analyst has predicted it. Apple will adopt 3D printing technology for other products ecosystem.

The features of the Apple Watch Ultra will not change with this new component manufacturing process. Crafting materials will remain the same and the mechanics will continue to work in the same way.