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How many Apple Watch bands do you own? OEM only.

  • One band only.

    Votes: 435 16.7%
  • 2/4

    Votes: 947 36.3%
  • 5/8

    Votes: 524 20.1%
  • 9/12

    Votes: 177 6.8%
  • 12/15

    Votes: 99 3.8%
  • 16/20

    Votes: 76 2.9%
  • more than 20

    Votes: 217 8.3%
  • more than 50

    Votes: 67 2.6%
  • more than 100

    Votes: 28 1.1%
  • more than 200

    Votes: 24 0.9%
  • more than 250

    Votes: 4 0.2%
  • more than 300

    Votes: 4 0.2%
  • more than 400

    Votes: 1 0.0%
  • more than 500

    Votes: 1 0.0%
  • more than 600

    Votes: 8 0.3%

  • Total voters
    2,611
I see you have some nomad sports bands in your collection. Do they have the same feel/texture as apples sports bands?
The only nomad band I have is the Ti Link (which matches amazingly with the ultra). I wish that apple would make a titanium link bracelet……
Hey! Yes I do have all of the colors from the nomad sport band collection, I do like them a lot, the feel and texture is very similar to Apple, really good quality but a little different in design, they do have a new color Orange on back order… I 100% recommended those.. would you mind posting some pictures of the Ti Link with the ultra Watch? I’ve been thinking on that one but still not sure…
 
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Hey! Yes I do have all of the colors from the nomad sport band collection, I do like them a lot, the feel and texture is very similar to Apple, really good quality but a little different in design, they do have a new color Orange on back order… I 100% recommended those.. would you mind posting some pictures of the Ti Link with the ultra Watch? I’ve been thinking on that one but still not sure…
I have ordered the Grey Sport band from your recommendation, I have been looking at them for a couple of days now and your comments above have just "tipped me over the edge." They are on backorder and mine will ship on 30th Nov, it is coming to the UK and shipping is normally fairly slow but I will reply with photos when it arrives. Thank you very much for your thoughts.
 
Looks like each one has a unique design too, like they were all cut from one large print instead of each having the same print as usual for the printed Hermès bands.
Great catch! So every single piece is unique and a collector’s item. The prices of these will increase substantially given its rarity.
 
Red sport band (sixth generation)
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Goodness me, I’m normal, I thought that I was going too mad on buying straps, this is the first time I have visited this sub forum and came here for some ideas. Looking at the amount and diversity of some of the fabulous collections here, I can see that I need to do a lot more buying to be at the same level. I think it will be quite okay for me to tell my wife that we can forgo some meals so that I can buy more straps. It is good to feel normal.

My small collection;


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Purchase those bands! When the buyers remorse starts to creep in, just come back to this thread to scare it away. Lol
 
Went and bought the Ink Leather Link today - perfect fit for a corporate office environment

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I reckon this or Midnight (quite similar), you can’t go wrong

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Indoor lighting you can see it goes darker, in daylight (above pics), the deep navy shade comes out very nicely
I just saw the “Ink Link” in person a couple of weeks ago. Definitely a interesting band….. I found it can look purple, blue or black depending on lighting. I’m tempted to pull the pin on it…. Trying to find a s/m 45mm Dark Cherry first. It’s proving to be my white whale….
 
I just saw the “Ink Link” in person a couple of weeks ago. Definitely a interesting band….. I found it can look purple, blue or black depending on lighting. I’m tempted to pull the pin on it…. Trying to find a s/m 45mm Dark Cherry first. It’s proving to be my white whale….
Yeah, possibly controversial take, but in my opinion, Ink is what the Midnight colour should have been. However, alas, they are still similar.

As you say - Ink can absolutely look black in the right lighting. It is undeniably darker than the old Midnight Blue leather. But in more lighting scenarios, Inks dark rich indigo colour is also a lot closer the colour of a clear night sky - which is my idea of “Midnight”. Midnight is not far off, but a bit obvious they made it as dark as closely possible to black to please those who preferred the discontinued “black” colour it replaced.

Good luck finding Dark Cherry, it didn’t last long before it was discontinued.
 
Yeah, possibly controversial take, but in my opinion, Ink is what the Midnight colour should have been. However, alas, they are still similar.

As you say - Ink can absolutely look black in the right lighting. It is undeniably darker than the old Midnight Blue leather. But in more lighting scenarios, Inks dark rich indigo colour is also a lot closer the colour of a clear night sky - which is my idea of “Midnight”. Midnight is not far off, but a bit obvious they made it as dark as closely possible to black to please those who preferred the discontinued “black” colour it replaced.

Good luck finding Dark Cherry, it didn’t last long before it was discontinued.
Well…. Been chatting with Chargie. He‘s got a dark Cherry in s/m with a couple small defects at a reduced price. They’re pretty small and likely hard to notice in day to day. I’m going to nab it me thinks.
then I’ll have to ponder the ink….. perhaps a two week rental from apple fist before I make up my mind. Lol

ps- I’ll tell you the colour that has really grown on me…. Umber. I don’t usually go for the brown-ish bands but this one is really nice!
 
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Pink Blast is simply one of the most amazing bands for the black watch. Great combo with any dial.☺️
Thank you. I bought the bands for just under $25 (each) on eBay. I think it was a good deal (I hope) for new bands, even though they are off-season.
 
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