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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

chrisrows

macrumors member
Sep 6, 2024
64
223
Nashville, TN
Would love to see how Apricot looks on wrist, and how orange it is. ☺️

Apricot today so I could grab a few pics:

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goldmac2006

macrumors 6502a
Jul 21, 2019
923
880
Other than my 4 Hermes bands, I only like sport bands. Here's a little collection I have. The colors make me happy. The Hermes orange one is in the box, I almost never wear that one.

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Do you swap out your Apple Watch bands daily? I have two boxes filled with 50+ bands and most are sport bands and leather bands. Also have a few sport loops and two stainless steel bands. I also wipe down my Apple Watch with a glasses cloth and a dash of lens cleaner to remove the sweat from the Watch and the Sport bands/non leather bands after each workout.
 

GrandeLatte

macrumors 6502a
Jul 2, 2016
984
2,322
Do you swap out your Apple Watch bands daily? I have two boxes filled with 50+ bands and most are sport bands and leather bands. Also have a few sport loops and two stainless steel bands. I also wipe down my Apple Watch with a glasses cloth and a dash of lens cleaner to remove the sweat from the Watch and the Sport bands/non leather bands after each workout.
Sometimes daily, but most of the time, I'd wear my sport band 2-3 days in a row, then rotate. I've got a baby at home so my hands are always dirty, and I'm always washing things. hence sport bands are a necessity in my life right now.

But when going out, or in an online meeting, that's when I wear my Hermes bands.

I'm building my pastel rainbow. Hahaha. But my favorite is always a light pink color. It seems to go with every outfit I put on.
 

Pascal70

macrumors regular
Oct 28, 2017
221
395
I can’t tell anything about Starlight, but I was told from different sources, that
  • Black is indeed a slightly new shade
  • both Nike Sport Loops are different from last season if you look closely
Both need to be confirmed. The differences might be very small and barely noticeable.

It's challenging to understand Apple's band labeling, as bands may be considered new if they have a new marking or if they were not available last season (but were available the season before).
I hope someone can conform that both Nike Sport Loops from this season are indeed different than last season. It would justify a separate listing in Bandbreite then I guess.
 

drunkaviator

macrumors member
Jun 11, 2023
90
238
Bristol, UK
Sometimes daily, but most of the time, I'd wear my sport band 2-3 days in a row, then rotate. I've got a baby at home so my hands are always dirty, and I'm always washing things. hence sport bands are a necessity in my life right now.

But when going out, or in an online meeting, that's when I wear my Hermes bands.

I'm building my pastel rainbow. Hahaha. But my favorite is always a light pink color. It seems to go with every outfit I put on.
I like how you've matched all those sport bands in tone and saturation; nice colours. I think the Sport Band was the primary and default band that was designed for the Apple Watch; it's actually based off the niche Ikepod Hemipode Watch from the 90s (I think the designer is one of Jonny Ive's best friends). Anyway, the design is pretty much perfect and if I could take only one band, it would be this one by a mile (Actually I have...17 of them at last count).
 

goldmac2006

macrumors 6502a
Jul 21, 2019
923
880
Sometimes daily, but most of the time, I'd wear my sport band 2-3 days in a row, then rotate. I've got a baby at home so my hands are always dirty, and I'm always washing things. hence sport bands are a necessity in my life right now.

But when going out, or in an online meeting, that's when I wear my Hermes bands.

I'm building my pastel rainbow. Hahaha. But my favorite is always a light pink color. It seems to go with every outfit I put on.
Loving the light pink, but I got vintage rose instead. I have a pink sand sport loops and a turquoise sport band as well.
I like how you've matched all those sport bands in tone and saturation; nice colours. I think the Sport Band was the primary and default band that was designed for the Apple Watch; it's actually based off the niche Ikepod Hemipode Watch from the 90s (I think the designer is one of Jonny Ive's best friends). Anyway, the design is pretty much perfect and if I could take only one band, it would be this one by a mile (Actually I have...17 of them at last count).
I have 14 sport bands including the OEM Apple ones and third party ones like the MVMT flower and fog replicas, and two different NFL team bands.
 

chipsandsalsa

macrumors 6502a
Aug 13, 2020
506
2,168
Went to the store to buy/compare NEW Plum with Ultra Violet and despite awful lighting, it is nowhere near the same vibe/color. Once I get it in the mail (its been sold out) I'll compare all of them.

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Yeah the lugs dont match, but I dont hate this setup. The fit on the lugs is surprisingly good enough for me (and much better than the milanese loop imho).

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Pilotequadeur

macrumors newbie
Dec 17, 2016
19
15
Montréal
Went to the store to buy/compare NEW Plum with Ultra Violet and despite awful lighting, it is nowhere near the same vibe/color. Once I get it in the mail (its been sold out) I'll compare all of them.

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Yeah the lugs dont match, but I dont hate this setup. The fit on the lugs is surprisingly good enough for me (and much better than the milanese loop imho).

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Thank you so much!! Wanted to see that and it's the first picture combining the Series 10 Natural titanium with the Natural titanium Milanese loop I see! I already ordered but worried it would not look good but it's not bad looking at all. Now just waiting November to receive the band
 

transmaster

Contributor
Feb 1, 2010
1,760
875
Cheyenne, Wyoming
I have the Apple Natural Milanese mesh Loop watch band. I very much like it except the magnetic clasp is not all that strong. Can anyone recommend one as light but with a better clasp.
 

chrisrows

macrumors member
Sep 6, 2024
64
223
Nashville, TN

GrandeLatte

macrumors 6502a
Jul 2, 2016
984
2,322
Love these! I’m also collecting predominantly Sport Bands. What colors are these from left to right?


Dark Cherry looks so good!
Arghhhh.....you're testing my memory. I threw out the boxes. Let's see.
From left to right.

Sand Pink
Light Pink
Soft Mint
Marigold
Cantaloupe
Lemon Zest
Blue Fog or Sky (I have both, one went missing)
 

goldmac2006

macrumors 6502a
Jul 21, 2019
923
880
46mm Gold Titanium S10 with Dark Green Alpine with black hardware
Y’all with gold SS or gold titanium 44mm/45mm/46mms, I wondered how Apple Watch Ultra bands would look on them. This one looks lit with green. Why did you get the black titanium hardware though? Kind of off.
 

BreatheNow

macrumors 6502
Jun 25, 2020
295
508
USA
Y’all with gold SS or gold titanium 44mm/45mm/46mms, I wondered how Apple Watch Ultra bands would look on them. This one looks lit with green. Why did you get the black titanium hardware though? Kind of off.
Thanks! I’ve always felt that black hardware perfectly complements gold, offering a nice contrast compared to silver on gold. It’s a clean, classic combo that really makes the colors pop together imho😊
 

goldmac2006

macrumors 6502a
Jul 21, 2019
923
880
Thanks! I’ve always felt that black hardware perfectly complements gold, offering a nice contrast compared to silver on gold. It’s a clean, classic combo that really makes the colors pop together imho😊
I do even still use my old bands from my SG Apple Watch Series 1 on my gold stainless steel Apple Watch Series 6, which my old leather bands have space gray or SBSS lugs on them. It does contrast as well.

Today is a red classic buckle gen2 replica. Also tried on S10 a bit more yesterday during my three day weekend at the Apple Store.

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BreatheNow

macrumors 6502
Jun 25, 2020
295
508
USA
I do even still use my old bands from my SG Apple Watch Series 1 on my gold stainless steel Apple Watch Series 6, which my old leather bands have space gray or SBSS lugs on them. It does contrast as well.

Today is a red classic buckle gen2 replica. Also tried on S10 a bit more yesterday during my three day weekend at the Apple Store.

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Looks like you’re having a lot of fun at the Apple Store! The Plum Sport Band looks very elegant on the Gold watch— is that your Gold SSS6?
I completely agree, Gold and Black is a timeless combination, especially with a proper black band. The Black Leather Link is one of them (I posted a pic of it some time ago— I’ll have to find it, or take a new one with the Gold S10). Classic buckles are awesome, but we have to be mindful of their silver lugs. There are only a few with Gold lugs still around, but they’re in a different shade of gold. Also, some premium Hermès leather bands come with black hardware, but they’re out of reach for most. That’s why I decided to experiment my Gold TiS10 with the black hardware on the new Alpine Loops in dark colors😊
 
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