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

  • One band only.

    Votes: 431 16.7%
  • 2/4

    Votes: 935 36.2%
  • 5/8

    Votes: 521 20.2%
  • 9/12

    Votes: 173 6.7%
  • 12/15

    Votes: 99 3.8%
  • 16/20

    Votes: 72 2.8%
  • more than 20

    Votes: 215 8.3%
  • more than 50

    Votes: 65 2.5%
  • more than 100

    Votes: 28 1.1%
  • more than 200

    Votes: 25 1.0%
  • more than 250

    Votes: 3 0.1%
  • 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
    2,580

Cotypubby

macrumors 6502a
Jun 20, 2020
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Presumably we can still buy these in the 40mm SE size as well? I plan on getting a 40mm Lake Green Sport band.

I also think the new SE will go from 40mm to 41mm, so we should be fine.
The braided solo loops are only in 42mm or 46mm, but the 42mm is OK in that style.

My mother just received her 40mm Lake Green sport loop and it fits her 41mm watch perfectly!
 

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goldmac2006

macrumors 6502a
Jul 21, 2019
806
776
Spicy Orange / Graphite. Picked this one up for a bargain £12. Already a favourite; a lot of the orange bands seem a bit washed out, this one has a really deep, intense colour.

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🔥 color!!!! Definitely need to find one at the TJX, they sometimes mark down Apple official bands.

Similar color to this modern buckle band: guess the color:

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athousandbands

macrumors G3
Jun 5, 2019
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Having trouble reproducing the issue with the new 42mm bands on older watches. Even my S5 it’s almost flush? Unless sport bands and solo loops are different.

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Really trying to make it optically look off and it’s still not that bad:
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Or maybe the ceramic being a little thicker alleviates it?

Here’s on 41mm:
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Arcontia

macrumors 6502a
Apr 6, 2017
927
2,510
Have a picture of the Ultramarine in store - both on a demo model and also tried it on my own S10 NatTi.

I think this one is easily this seasons winner - it’s the most original colour they’ve put out in a long time and gives a similar wow factor to the Ultraviolet from many years ago. And yet very sadly it’s only available as a Solo Loop (or a rather unrelated Sport Loop), is unfortunately not available as a Sport Band or even Braided Solo Loop. Would’ve been nice to have the options of either.


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athousandbands

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Jun 5, 2019
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Have a picture of the Ultramarine in store - both on a demo model and also tried it on my own S10 NatTi.

I think this one is easily this seasons winner - it’s the most original colour they’ve put out in a long time and gives a similar wow factor to the Ultraviolet from many years ago. And yet very sadly it’s only available as a Solo Loop (or a rather unrelated Sport Loop), is unfortunately not available as a Sport Band or even Braided Solo Loop. Would’ve been nice to have the options of either.


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They did this with sunglow. Solo loop only until they did sunshine. So maybe an even better version for spring in a sport band?
 

mikedis

macrumors 603
Dec 30, 2019
5,947
12,630
Oklahoma
Have a picture of the Ultramarine in store - both on a demo model and also tried it on my own S10 NatTi.

I think this one is easily this seasons winner - it’s the most original colour they’ve put out in a long time and gives a similar wow factor to the Ultraviolet from many years ago. And yet very sadly it’s only available as a Solo Loop (or a rather unrelated Sport Loop), is unfortunately not available as a Sport Band or even Braided Solo Loop. Would’ve been nice to have the options of either.


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Surely prototype ultramarine sport bands are out there right? I gotta find them!

That last pic looks ultra violet for sure. I need to go see this guy in person.
 

drunkaviator

macrumors member
Jun 11, 2023
90
238
Bristol, UK
I have always bought SS Apple Watches, but I miss SBSS so much I am tempted to downgrade to the aluminum one for Jet Black to pair with a Space Black Link Bracelet.
I thought the Slate Titanium looked a fair bit blacker than Graphite, when I compared them. Shame Apple won’t put a sapphire screen on a £400 watch though.
 
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goldmac2006

macrumors 6502a
Jul 21, 2019
806
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buy an alum and titanium and swap the screen to get sapphire crystal on jet black
You can do that btw, Apple Watch internal parts are not serialized.

I thought the Slate Titanium looked a fair bit blacker than Graphite, when I compared them. Shame Apple won’t put a sapphire screen on a £400 watch though.
Yea keep the graphite stainless steel. Slate totally looks like the same thing.
 
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klpribula93

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Jan 1, 2021
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Currently rocking my Series 10 46mm Jet Black Aluminum that i picked up at my nearest Apple store yesterday as a walk-in, with the Nike Sport Band in Volt Splash. loving this color combo. I was eyeing on the sport loop in the plum color since purple is my favorite color since it'll look great with the black. But I opted out of it for now.
 

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athousandbands

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Star Fruit solo loop
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While Ultramarine is richer and prob more purple than all the burples that have come before I think I much prefer the rare saturated yellow. I’m also just partial to this cadmium tone of Star F

Usual disclaimer about HDR edits maybe not showing great in SDR, though without sun i think these have the same exposure as I would do to make a special SDR edit.
 

klpribula93

macrumors regular
Jan 1, 2021
127
308
Can anyone show me how the series 10 46mm Jet black aluminum will look with the Slate milanese loop band and the dark taupe or chartreuse modern metal buckle band? 👀
 
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