Apple Watch Ultra 2 (49mm) Screen Protectors

We do not publish an unverified figure for the Apple Watch Ultra 2 (49mm) display. Check the manufacturer's spec sheet, and in any case buy a protector listed for the Apple Watch Ultra 2 (49mm) by name rather than by measurement — diagonal size alone doesn't guarantee a fit.

Tempered glass is the default choice for the Apple Watch Ultra 2 (49mm). The default choice. Rigid, glass-clear, absorbs impact by sacrificing itself.

Worth knowing before you buy: can shatter on a hard corner drop; adds noticeable thickness on curved screens.

Somewhere between £8 and £25 covers almost everyone. Under about £8 you're usually buying glass with no oleophobic coating, which looks fine for a week and then smears permanently.

Above £25 you're paying for a warranty, a better applicator, or a speciality finish like privacy or paper-feel. Those are real benefits, but they're refinements. The jump in protection from nothing to a £10 protector is far larger than the jump from £10 to £30.

Usually, if you buy one described as case-friendly. Those stop fractionally short of the screen edge so a case lip can sit over the top without catching and peeling it.

Full-coverage and edge-to-edge designs look better but can foul thicker cases. If you already own the case, fit the protector first, then check the case clips down flush before you commit to a second one.