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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: 66 2.5%
  • more than 100

    Votes: 29 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
My best guess is the Modern Buckle, which is available in Aubergine and Raspberry with a golden buckle.

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Unortunately, neither of those is available to buy any longer. I have a gold AW too, and I wish Apple would make a current leather modern or classic buckle with gold hardware.
 
Unortunately, neither of those is available to buy any longer. I have a gold AW too, and I wish Apple would make a current leather modern or classic buckle with gold hardware.
Leather link works on any watch and it won’t look out of place if you switch to another colour Watch in the future…
 
I noticed in the Bandbreite app that this band’s other variant is not listed. They listed as the same color but one was sold separately and the other sold with the Nike Apple Watch. They were slightly different colors and pattern. The one that came with the watch was much more nicer looking than the one that was sold separately. 😄
 

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I got the Nike Black/Black band today. Very cool. But… do I need the Anthracite/Black? I’ve found one at a good price, but is there any time I’d choose it over the Black?
 
I got the Nike Black/Black band today. Very cool. But… do I need the Anthracite/Black? I’ve found one at a good price, but is there any time I’d choose it over the Black?
Honestly? they'll look the same. Anthracite is more dark gray than black, but with most lighting you'll see them as the same band.

What you really want are all the "Black/X" bands. Those will add some great color.
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I noticed in the Bandbreite app that this band’s other variant is not listed. They listed as the same color but one was sold separately and the other sold with the Nike Apple Watch. They were slightly different colors and pattern. The one that came with the watch was much more nicer looking than the one that was sold separately. 😄

Oh, really?! I will check that. Thank you!
 
Honestly? they'll look the same. Anthracite is more dark gray than black, but with most lighting you'll see them as the same band.

What you really want are all the "Black/X" bands. Those will add some great color.
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Thanks. That’s pretty much what I thought. I do love some of those Black/X ones - especially Volt, Hyper Grape and White.
 
Unortunately, neither of those is available to buy any longer. I have a gold AW too, and I wish Apple would make a current leather modern or classic buckle with gold hardware.

Those buckles would clash with your gold watch anyway. Those buckles match the older bronzier gold watch so you’re not really missing out on those in my opinion.
 
I noticed in the Bandbreite app that this band’s other variant is not listed. They listed as the same color but one was sold separately and the other sold with the Nike Apple Watch. They were slightly different colors and pattern. The one that came with the watch was much more nicer looking than the one that was sold separately. 😄

Do you have any photos of both bands to compare?
At least on the official images, both bands are identical.
Left bundled with the watch, right sold separately.

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No, I do not as far as I know unfortunately. I just have a memory that is about seven times better than the average human (I am autistic and Apple Watch bands are one of my focuses). My friend really liked the band that came with the watch but already had purchased a watch a few months ago. You could see both versions on display at Apple for months and months. I would stare at it thinking about how I could get it for him. Even after he passed away I would stare at it in the store while holding back tears that I never found a way. Of course that was all before I found this forum. I did not care for either band myself because it was red/black and I mostly prefer blue/white/gray. I think both are listed on one of those old charts that display every watch band.
 
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No, I do not as far as I know unfortunately. I just have a memory that is about seven times better than the average human (I am autistic and Apple Watch bands are one of my focuses). My friend really liked the band that came with the watch but already had purchased a watch a few months ago. You could see both versions on display at Apple for months and months. I would stare at it thinking about how I could get it for him. Even after he passed away I would stare at it in the store while holding back tears that I never found a way. Of course that was all before I found this forum. I did not care for either band myself because it was red/black and I mostly prefer blue/white/gray. I think both are listed on one of those old charts that display every watch band.
The charts are made by the same guy, so I doubt it. Also, I don't think there are two versions. Maybe what you were seeing was just an old used one compared to a new fresh one.
 
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I'm thinking this is a size small Alpine loop by how it looks against the box. It’s on ebay but this is the only picture and the size isn’t listed.
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Does anyone know where to find an Apple Solo Loop Silicone 45mm band in Cyprus Green size 5. It is my favorite band and mine is starting to show wear. Think I am out of luck. Thanks!
 
I guess your eyes are fine. 😬. Thank you for pointing that out. The card has been fixed, and I also added around 20 new cards missing for older Sport Bands. (You need to "clear cache" in settings to see the changes if you already generated a card)



We're making some great progress, only none for Chinese yet. But happy to announce we added Polish and Portuguese (BR). A big hug to everyone involved so far. Current status of band/color names translations:

🇩🇪 German: 100%; 🇫🇷 French: 84%; 🇳🇱 Dutch: 90%; 🇪🇸 Spanish: 80%; 🇧🇷 Portuguese (BR): 98%; 🇮🇹 Italian: 77%; 🇰🇷 Korean: 80%; 🇯🇵 Japanese: 100%; 🇵🇱 Polish: 56%; 🇨🇳 Chinese: 8%

Again, if one of these is your native language (or yours is missing) and you want to assist us in researching all of the official colours and shades please let us know.

You will be able to see the translations on our all-new website soon, and we plan to add them to the app in our March/April update. Fingers crossed.
My native language is Dutch, so if I can be of any help on that…..
 
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