Downside of the Apple Watch (Sport Model)

[Night Spring]

Not weird at all. Have you ever seen the innards of the iMac, Mac Pro, etc.? They're a work of art even though they're normally hidden from view.

They most certainly don't want the light colored pin to stick out like a sore thumb when removing the Space Gray watch anyway.

I know Apple is known for attention to detail, but in this case, my personal choice would be to find a color for the pin that works with both case colors. Who knows, maybe Apple tried and couldn't find a color that worked with both?

 

[8CoreWhore]

It may not look right, but they are all interchangeable. You may have to get a band separately. Maybe the emoployee went the default band, at that price, must not be the higher priced bands, but physically, it'll work.

 

[rossy100]

It may not look right, but they are all interchangeable. You may have to get a band separately. Maybe the emoployee went the default band, at that price, must not be the higher priced bands, but physically, it'll work.

yet that picture shows a rose gold coloured connector on the sport band..... to match the Edition Watch.... and suggests that if you order an Edition with a Sport band - it will be a different Sport band to the one you would get with Sport or SS.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

yet that picture shows a rose gold coloured connector on the sport band..... to match the Edition Watch.... and suggests that if you order an Edition with a Sport band - it will be a different Sport band to the one you would get with Sport or SS.

That's why I'm wondering if they'll anodize the finish on the connector differently on the sport bands for the Sport and SS models to match the matte aluminum and polished chrome of the respective cases. After all, Apple is a fanatic when it comes to attention to detail.

 

[rossy100]

That's why I'm wondering if they'll anodize the finish on the connector differently on the sport bands for the Sport and SS models to match the matte aluminum and polished chrome of the respective cases. After all, Apple is a fanatic when it comes to attention to detail.

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I think they will - which also explains why the SS pages only state the black and White sport bands as being available (as opposed to other colours for sport)..... They are different bands to the ones for the sport.

 

[silvermx5]

Just to share my opinion:

In the current upper watch market (Tag Heuer, Breitling, etc.) where Apple is targeting their watch, for a watch designed with the same metal case, there are several models (one with steel band, other with rubber band and other with leather band), each one are versions of the original model, but the rubber band watch model is cheaper than the leather and the metal band is the most expensive one.

You can buy for instance a rubber model, or the steel band one, BUT for instance if you buy the rubber (band) one and after that you buy only the metal band as an extra, the price for it is absolutely outrageous, meaning that for starters you should have bought the model (watch with band) all in metal/steal in the first place AND after buy the rubber band as an option.

So my thoughts are: Apple will make ALL bands available to buy separately (metal, leather, rubber), but the metal ones will cost $$$$$$, making them primarily bought originally with the watch, and making the watch sold with rubber bands the cheaper model available to public. The positioning of each Watch will be:

Sport Watch (all models with rubber band) - base level 0 cost wise
Sport Watch Space Gray - base level +1 cost wise

Watch with rubber bands - base level 0 (Watch version) cost wise
Watch with classic buckle - base level +1 (Watch version) cost wise
Watch with modern buckle - base level +2 (Watch version) cost wise
Watch with milanese loop - base level +3 (Watch version) cost wise
Watch with leather loop - base level +4 (Watch version) cost wise
Watch with link bracelet - base level +5 (Watch version) cost wise
Watch Space Grey with link bracelet - base level +6 (Watch version) cost wise

The 38 and 42mm models will have the same price. (common with swiss watch makers)

Just my 2 cents