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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

athousandbands

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The Blue/Red nike sport loop is a 2024 Olympics team USA band if I’ve ever seen one. Down to the Bright Crimson-seeming pull tab. And if I’m not mistaken the Global face shares a typeface with these shorts pictured?

Starlight Aluminum

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MacDevil7334

Contributor
Oct 15, 2011
2,553
5,817
Austin TX
Has anyone compared the new Plum Sport Strap with the Mulberry Sport Strap? I’m new to Apple Watches and have the 2024 Plum (which looks darker than the original Plum) and I’m tempted with the Mulberry. My Plum watch strap looks almost Purple.
Seconded. Would love to see Plum g2 compared with all the recent dark purple shades we have gotten in the past few years (Plum g1, Dark Cherry, Elderberry, Mulberry). G2 looks to be closest to Elderberry based on the renders but you know how reliable those are…
 

tranceking26

macrumors 65816
Apr 16, 2013
1,464
1,650
I got my S10 in black today. Really like the Ink Sport Loop band, which is also black. It's a good fit.
 

BreatheNow

macrumors 6502
Jun 25, 2020
295
508
USA
New Lake Green Solo Loop (46mm size 4) alongside previous Solo Loops (44/45mm size 4). It seems the size 4 hasn’t changed. For further comparison, I also included a Lake Green Solo Loop in 46mm size 3
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New Midnight Braided Solo Loop (46mm size 4) compared with previous Braided Solo Loops (44/45mm size 4). Just like with the silicone solos, it looks like the new size 4 remains unchanged. I’ve included a Midnight Braided Solo Loop in 46mm size 3 for comparison.
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athousandbands

macrumors G3
Jun 5, 2019
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New Lake Green Solo Loop (46mm size 4) alongside previous Solo Loops (44/45mm size 4). It seems the size 4 hasn’t changed. For further comparison, I also included a Lake Green Solo Loop in 46mm size 3 View attachment 2433995
New Midnight Braided Solo Loop (46mm size 4) compared with previous Braided Solo Loops (44/45mm size 4). Just like with the silicone solos, it looks like the new size 4 remains unchanged. I’ve included a Midnight Braided Solo Loop in 46mm size 3 for comparison. View attachment 2433996
Apple was pretty chaotic with sizing this season but changing the solo loop lengths would make me switch to Windows Phone 7
 

goldmac2006

macrumors 6502a
Jul 21, 2019
923
878
New Lake Green Solo Loop (46mm size 4) alongside previous Solo Loops (44/45mm size 4). It seems the size 4 hasn’t changed. For further comparison, I also included a Lake Green Solo Loop in 46mm size 3 View attachment 2433995
New Midnight Braided Solo Loop (46mm size 4) compared with previous Braided Solo Loops (44/45mm size 4). Just like with the silicone solos, it looks like the new size 4 remains unchanged. I’ve included a Midnight Braided Solo Loop in 46mm size 3 for comparison. View attachment 2433996
I knew about my size on these bands already; I had my wrist measured twice by the Specialist when I came to try on the solo loops on these Apple Watch S10s and in the past with the S9s, the size 3 I fit into is the same. I tried both 45mm and 42mm respectively.
 

aldo82

macrumors 6502a
Feb 8, 2011
676
554
For those of you with lots of bands, how does the sport band for the 46mm fit compared to one designed for 44mm in terms of where the holes line up? Are they the same or have Apple adjusted them? The sport band has always been my favourite strap but putting my old band on my new series 10 and I am now half way between 2 holes so either have to be too tight or a bit too loose. I would buy a new one designed for the 46mm but if Apple haven’t changed anything then there is no point and I’ll stick with the sport loop.
Thanks
 

CR90

macrumors member
Dec 3, 2022
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Chele

macrumors 6502
Feb 20, 2003
371
644
Illinois
For those of you with lots of bands, how does the sport band for the 46mm fit compared to one designed for 44mm in terms of where the holes line up? Are they the same or have Apple adjusted them? The sport band has always been my favourite strap but putting my old band on my new series 10 and I am now half way between 2 holes so either have to be too tight or a bit too loose. I would buy a new one designed for the 46mm but if Apple haven’t changed anything then there is no point and I’ll stick with the sport loop.
Thanks

I can't speak for the sport band but I wear the Nike sport bands. I think the holes for sizing are the same though, there's just a ton of them on the Nike one. :D For me, the 44mm bands and the 46mm fit me exactly the same. I thought that the AW9 fit me better. Now the bands are a little too loose or kind of tight. It's a bummer but I'm getting used to it. Either way, the 44mm, 45mm, and 46mm all fit me the same.
 

athousandbands

macrumors G3
Jun 5, 2019
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The more I see of the blue trail loop the more I want one! Had the black/grey from the original bunch and it started to come apart very quickly and gave me a rash, your post makes me want to see if things have changed 😂
The trail loops are very paradoxical. They made them “better” by giving them a stronger bonding hook and loop closure but that also stresses the band and makes it get all fuzzy quick.
 
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geekiemac

macrumors 65816
Feb 13, 2016
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Light Blush is more desaturated than you can even imagine. Kind of makes it a whole separate vibe. Antique Pink?

White—Light Blush—Pink Sand 1
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Without reading the intro text - just from the pic - I would have guessed Light Blush - Pink Sand - Vintage Rose.
I actually ordered a Light Blush but in solo loop - really hoping I'll get something barely white with an almost invisible pink hue.
 

geekiemac

macrumors 65816
Feb 13, 2016
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Totally, my plan is to ask normies what color it is and have them say white. Already had one sure answer to that effect.

I quickly edited the photo above to add the tinge of pink the camera isn’t gonna see on its own. And so far it feels like a more peachy warm pink after S9’s whole lavender-favoring deal.

Against the white of the Flux numeral you can tell it’s not white, another rough edit:
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This looks awesome. Can't wait to get mine! Starlight S9 will love it.
 

CR90

macrumors member
Dec 3, 2022
39
25
The trail loops are very paradoxical. They made them “better” by giving them a stronger bonding hook and loop closure but that also stresses the band and makes it get all fuzzy quick.
Also had the edges fraying within a couple weeks, didn’t use it when working out either. Sometimes they just fall short I guess.
 
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