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

  • One band only.

    Votes: 431 16.7%
  • 2/4

    Votes: 938 36.2%
  • 5/8

    Votes: 521 20.1%
  • 9/12

    Votes: 176 6.8%
  • 12/15

    Votes: 99 3.8%
  • 16/20

    Votes: 73 2.8%
  • more than 20

    Votes: 215 8.3%
  • more than 50

    Votes: 66 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
    2,588

heyyitssusan

macrumors 601
Feb 9, 2014
4,003
10,222
English Lav Solo
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chipsandsalsa

macrumors 6502a
Aug 13, 2020
506
2,168
hey! could you please show: deep navy, storm blue, and abyss blue? next to each other?

trying to figure out if the navy is different enough from the storm blue that came on the watch that i bought for my bf
Sure. They're all very similar. Abyss, Storm, Navy - in that order.

Ill add that lighting does tend to have these lean slightly one color or another. daytime, nighttime, critical lights, sunlight/cloud but they're pretty close regardless.

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Jessica08

macrumors 6502
Nov 2, 2015
362
110
Roll Tide
Quick question: did apple change the length of the bands once they quit including the s/m and m/l bands?

I haven’t yet bought any that doesn’t have both lengths. I went to the store to try both lengths and the s/m seemed to fit better even though I like the m/l on my old ones due to having more tucked in. Just asking for future purchases as they seemed longer to me.
 

Bandeeto

macrumors member
Dec 16, 2020
41
45
Quick question: did apple change the length of the bands once they quit including the s/m and m/l bands?

I haven’t yet bought any that doesn’t have both lengths. I went to the store to try both lengths and the s/m seemed to fit better even though I like the m/l on my old ones due to having more tucked in. Just asking for future purchases as they seemed longer to me.
I noticed that my Blue Flame Nike Sport band is slightly shorter in S/M than my other 3 piece Nike bands are when using the S/M piece. It’s not lots, but I did pick up on it.
 

chipsandsalsa

macrumors 6502a
Aug 13, 2020
506
2,168
Quick question: did apple change the length of the bands once they quit including the s/m and m/l bands?

I haven’t yet bought any that doesn’t have both lengths. I went to the store to try both lengths and the s/m seemed to fit better even though I like the m/l on my old ones due to having more tucked in. Just asking for future purchases as they seemed longer to me.

In all the sport bands I own, there are subtle size differences (manufacturing variances) - but nothing stark or different on the newer bands once swapping over. Shrug
 

DianaMR

macrumors 65816
Sep 12, 2016
1,050
1,882
Has anyone heard that next year’s watch will be a redesign and none of the old bands will fit?
 

athousandbands

macrumors G3
Jun 5, 2019
9,870
33,570
Discord
Has anyone heard that next year’s watch will be a redesign and none of the old bands will fit?
The sources relaying this are numerous and imo overwhelming.

I think it’s happening and Apple is happy to shift to a “you can still change bands but most people only have bands from the same model year as their watch” mentality.

Making a better and sleeker connector (and getting rid of the huge band attachment channel) seems worth pursuing just for the sake of refined engineering. Google certain to seems to have a reliable and slim magnetic attachment system sorted.

We’ll see what battery story they tell.
 

choreographics

macrumors 6502
Original poster
Apr 23, 2015
386
1,783
Berlin, Germany
The votes are in. Hundreds of band enthusiasts participated in our poll.

Today, we’re pleased to announce your Band of the Year/2023 is Orange/Beige Trail Loop.
With a narrow majority of 7,1% of all votes, the carbon-neutral band is named the winner this year.

Thank you so much for your participation, and for your support all year! See you soon.

The second image shows the runners-up.


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thatappleguytoday

macrumors 601
Feb 9, 2006
4,111
8,884
Jacksonville, FL
Taupe is the clear winner but evergreen is a cool mallard style shapeshifter. And no still can really impart the glistening nature of the tight twill weave, I don’t think.

I returned all my finewoven nonsense and just grabbed more yoinked leather links I did not have. It's criminal to charge the same amount as the leather links once lived
 
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thatappleguytoday

macrumors 601
Feb 9, 2006
4,111
8,884
Jacksonville, FL
The votes are in. Hundreds of band enthusiasts participated in our poll.

Today, we’re pleased to announce your Band of the Year/2023 is Orange/Beige Trail Loop.
With a narrow majority of 7,1% of all votes, the carbon-neutral band is named the winner this year.

Thank you so much for your participation, and for your support all year! See you soon.

The second image shows the runners-up.


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The fact that Midnight Sky wasn't even mentioned should be illegal

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athousandbands

macrumors G3
Jun 5, 2019
9,870
33,570
Discord
I returned all my finewoven nonsense and just grabbed more yoinked leather links I did not have. It's criminal to charge the same amount as the leather links once lived
Yeah I’m sure everyone will have to grab a FW link at 30-40 even sooner than the leather links would get remaindered. I got all three at half off, good enough, especially because I haven’t spent on S9 Hermes bands yet.
 
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