Apple welcomes a new generation of their Apple Watch today in the Series 6, and while the form factor looks familiar, there are some notable upgrades happening under the hood. Apple leans heavily into the health features provided by the Apple Watch, and the series 6 continues to emphasize these themes, but there are some visual upgrades here in the form of new case colors and dial designs to take in as well.

For the first time, the Apple watch is being offered in a blue aluminum finish, as well as a product red variant with red aluminum case. There is also a new graphite grey case option, and a classic gold colorway presented on the steel case. The new cases pair with a wide range of new face (dial) designs and strap options. You?ll immediately recognize some of the dial designs here as they reference traditional watches quite heavily, from the Chronograph Pro, the GMT, and even a dive watch inspired design with large hour indexes held by a thick bezel ring. 
New Face designs. Image credit: Apple

On the inside, the Series 6 received Apple?s own S6 chip that?s based on the one found in the iPhone 11, and will make the S6 20% faster than the S5. It powers a bevy of features along with the new health sensor found in S6, which has the ability to take blood oxygen level readings with infrared lights. A particularly timely addition as such readings can help diagnose early Covid symptoms. The measurement takes about 15 seconds, and takes factors like elevation into ac...