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deckard666

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Got a 3 pack from amazon to test the water and very pleased...although I have never seen a real Ocean band out in the world -


for 9.11 on promotion and I have to say I love the orange - have it on my Red Series 7 which is going on ebay later and I will take some ultra 2 pics with it later -
 

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laserfan

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👌🏻 yea great combo. The navy ocean band is also one of the best Apple Watch Ultra bands since it got released two years ago. It was formerly named blue and midnight.

I'm not a big fan of Blue, but the Ultra 2 that was on sale had an ocean blue so I went for it anyway. But I was very pleased when unboxing and setting-up to find it's almost more grey than blue--very handsome band. And I'm frankly surprised to find that as odd as the style may Look, it is so Comfortable that I forget the watch is there. That the Ultra 2 feels lighter than my stainless steel S4 is totally unexpected. I've been wearing it while sleeping and it's not bothered me to do so at all.
 

goldmac2006

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Got a 3 pack from amazon to test the water and very pleased...although I have never seen a real Ocean band out in the world -


for 9.11 on promotion and I have to say I love the orange - have it on my Red Series 7 which is going on ebay later and I will take some ultra 2 pics with it later -
I seen that one as well. The clasp is just a bit different than Apple as it has no buckles. Looks great on the 45mm; it will look better on the Apple Watch Ultra 2!

I'm not a big fan of Blue, but the Ultra 2 that was on sale had an ocean blue so I went for it anyway. But I was very pleased when unboxing and setting-up to find it's almost more grey than blue--very handsome band. And I'm frankly surprised to find that as odd as the style may Look, it is so Comfortable that I forget the watch is there. That the Ultra 2 feels lighter than my stainless steel S4 is totally unexpected. I've been wearing it while sleeping and it's not bothered me to do so at all.
Cool 😎! Thanks for sharing. You got the natural titanium Apple Watch Ultra 2 with this band, correct? 👍 It’s a popular color alongside orange. 🍊
 

laserfan

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I seen that one as well. The clasp is just a bit different than Apple as it has no buckles. Looks great on the 45mm; it will look better on the Apple Watch Ultra 2!


Cool 😎! Thanks for sharing. You got the natural titanium Apple Watch Ultra 2 with this band, correct? 👍 It’s a popular color alongside orange. 🍊
Yeah Wife got the Black Ultra 2 and I got the Natural Ti which matches my Ti iPhone Pro 16 well enough (given I have a clear case for the iPhone.
 
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goldmac2006

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Yeah Wife got the Black Ultra 2 and I got the Natural Ti which matches my Ti iPhone Pro 16 well enough (given I have a clear case for the iPhone.
👍 these are great colors! Is the natural titanium Apple Watch Ultra 2 a 2023 model? Check by looking at the copyright ©️ year on the box or if there’s no LW/A on model number. You could still use blood oxygen on it.
 

laserfan

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Ha. There's no copyright year on the box and I do have a model MX4D3LW/A, missing the blood/oxy feature. Good news/bad news I guess.

BTW that link you posted to the "stretchy bands" (color 5) doesn't make clear how they latch. Apple's Ocean bands are like big-time secure and I wouldn't want any band that could fail and drop my $800 gizmo to the concrete?
 
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goldmac2006

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Ha. There's no copyright year on the box and I do have a model MX4D3LW/A, missing the blood/oxy feature. Good news/bad news I guess.

BTW that link you posted to the "stretchy bands" (color 5) doesn't make clear how they latch. Apple's Ocean bands are like big-time secure and I wouldn't want any band that could fail and drop my $800 gizmo to the concrete?
Then that’s an Apple Watch Ultra 2 that is released from this year. The Ocean Band replicas I posted in the link with the options for a combination of also the Trail Loops and Alpine Loops, only show it different in the pictures without a buckle. If you read the reviews you can see that there is the buckle like on Apple’s official bands.
 

laserfan

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I'm not gonna complain that I got a 2024--already have an oximeter courtesy of the C19 scare/scam (it was the flu fer cryan out loud).

Yup looked again, this time at the first video review, and there are the two buckles per band, thanks for telling. I am gonna probs get the color 5 set and both myself and Wife can have fun with them.

EDIT: ordered both 4 and 5. 16 bands for half the price of one from Apple. A good deal until breakage results in a damaged Ultra! :p
 
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goldmac2006

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I'm not gonna complain that I got a 2024--already have an oximeter courtesy of the C19 scare/scam (it was the flu fer cryan out loud).

Yup looked again, this time at the first video review, and there are the two buckles per band, thanks for telling. I am gonna probs get the color 5 set and both myself and Wife can have fun with them.

EDIT: ordered both 4 and 5. 16 bands for half the price of one from Apple. A good deal until breakage results in a damaged Ultra! :p
Way to go, man! The seller has to get away from Apple copyright ©️ so they photoshop the pictures differently than actually showing it as a replica of the real deal. Same case with the sport bands. Reviews also show that the trail loops are m/l sized so if you got your Apple Watch Ultra with that band or tried it on before you should be fine. I have a 41mm so I cannot try it out my Apple Watch, but this is the best bargain I’ve seen. Variety packs are available.
 

deckard666

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Pretty hard to damage an ultra and I have had about 20 ali express bands over the years with "ordinary" apple watches and yep.... zero issues !
 
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laserfan

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One review had the Alpine strap (I think) coming unglued and dropping the Ultra but Wife has a sewing machine so maybe we can head such problems off at-the-pass.
 

goldmac2006

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Pretty hard to damage an ultra and I have had about 20 ali express bands over the years with "ordinary" apple watches and yep.... zero issues !
I do have lots of Amazon and third party bands as well. The only one that fell apart was my flower leather band because the leather was too stiff and thin, so the lugs decided to tear off.

One review had the Alpine strap (I think) coming unglued and dropping the Ultra but Wife has a sewing machine so maybe we can head such problems off at-the-pass.
It should not be a problem if you are switching bands daily as well. I have two boxes filled with bands and I switch them every day, and I am not rough wearing them. These folks who mention about the bands unglued they have been wearing it too tightly and that review they used the band to submerge their Apple Watch in the water and swim 🏊
 
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