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

  • One band only.

    Votes: 431 16.6%
  • 2/4

    Votes: 938 36.2%
  • 5/8

    Votes: 521 20.1%
  • 9/12

    Votes: 176 6.8%
  • 12/15

    Votes: 100 3.9%
  • 16/20

    Votes: 75 2.9%
  • more than 20

    Votes: 215 8.3%
  • more than 50

    Votes: 66 2.5%
  • 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
    2,591
Chartreuse braided solo loop (space black steel)
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QUESTION that people in this thread may be able to help with... how does a Series 10 in natural titanium look with older stainless steel band connectors (I'm thinking the old leather straps, or modern buckle, or stainless steel milanese loop)? Is there a big contrast when they are put together?
Next Apple Store visit I will bring my classic buckle replica bands and try it out, but IMO polished natural titanium series 10’s usually are grayish but not too dark like graphite or near black like slate.

I installed the Bandbriete app which is also another great  resource and database of Apple Watch bands and made by Apple Watch wearers for Apple Watch users like you. I also checked out other Apple resources apps like Facades for all things Apple Store/Apple store visit journal and is also made by a former Apple Store employee , check it out y’all.

I am in progress on looking at all the  bands I have through the boxes and the following stats find that I like blue color bands:
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Note this excludes the third party bands which comprise the other half of my collection and are mostly stylized sport bands, NFL bands and replica classic buckles with space gray/black + silver stainless hardware, link bracelets and Milanese loops
 
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Out of curiosity, have the braided solo loops gotten any better about stretching out?
They got better with series 7 but really won’t last very long if you wear it with any kind of regularity. As long as you’re stretching them to get them over your hand, they’re just gonna stretch.

A great correlative for the fake eco push
 
… which you don‘t have to.

None of my braideds are stretched.
Yeah but I don’t have a third arm to be pulling that off lol

Seriously, do you still do it for silicone solo loops? It eventually destroyed one of mine because of the sharp metal inside the lug sawing away during all that twisting.
 
It‘s a little tricky, but not that tricky…



Yep. No problem here.
Is there video anywhere of your method? I think we would all greatly benefit.

Also metal thing aside, I don’t think silicone loops have a stretching issue, so maybe free yourself of the hassle there?
 
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Is there video anywhere of your method?

I don‘t think so, no. But I guess my description from 2020 is obvious enough?

Link

Also metal thing aside, I don’t think silicone loops have a stretching issue, so maybe free yourself of the hassle there?

The method has become second nature for me, so I don‘t consider it a hassle. But you are right, of course, that the silicone loops stretch less (if at all).
 
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