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

  • One band only.

    Votes: 435 16.7%
  • 2/4

    Votes: 948 36.3%
  • 5/8

    Votes: 523 20.0%
  • 9/12

    Votes: 176 6.7%
  • 12/15

    Votes: 99 3.8%
  • 16/20

    Votes: 76 2.9%
  • more than 20

    Votes: 217 8.3%
  • more than 50

    Votes: 67 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
    2,610
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We asked, you answered. The votes are in!
Hundreds of band enthusiasts participated in our poll.

Today, we are pleased to announce that Natural Titanium Milanese Loop is your Band of the Year/2024. With over 10% of all votes, the all-new carbon-neutral band is named the winner of 2024.

We wish you all a happy and healthy new year!

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We asked, you answered. The votes are in!
Hundreds of band enthusiasts participated in our poll.

Today, we are pleased to announce that Natural Titanium Milanese Loop is your Band of the Year/2024. With over 10% of all votes, the all-new carbon-neutral band is named the winner of 2024.

We wish you all a happy and healthy new year!

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Glad that this ultra band gained so much in popularity since its debut. The Milanese loop in titanium is beyond the best of AWU bands, and I also saw the unity bloom got on the podium.
 
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We asked, you answered. The votes are in!
Hundreds of band enthusiasts participated in our poll.

Today, we are pleased to announce that Natural Titanium Milanese Loop is your Band of the Year/2024. With over 10% of all votes, the all-new carbon-neutral band is named the winner of 2024.

We wish you all a happy and healthy new year!

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By far, the best AW band that I’ve ever had. Not surprised by the pool’s results.
 
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Does anyone have a comparison of all the different generations of Product Red sport bands? Fancying a red one and trying to work out which I like.
 
Does anyone have a comparison of all the different generations of Product Red sport bands? Fancying a red one and trying to work out which I like.
They’re all disappointingly similar for the most part once you get past the first gen, which is everyone’s favorite.

Once they started doing Red Aluminum watches, I feel like they lost the ability to make them fun because they had to match the watch and not upstage it. Especially when they didn’t even have a new shade of aluminum for the last red watch.

 
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Does anyone have a comparison of all the different generations of Product Red sport bands? Fancying a red one and trying to work out which I like.
They’re all disappointingly similar for the most part once you get past the first gen, which is everyone’s favorite.

Once they started doing Red Aluminum watches, I feel like they lost the ability to make them fun because they had to match the watch and not upstage it.

I only have a gen 2 product red band, i wished I had more. Sorry I cannot do comparison between these sport bands.
 
I'm sorry for the OT, but I feel like this is the right place to ask. I've purchased a series of 7 41 mm GSP+cel as a backup watch for my series 9. It is new and sealed but it's clearly labeled as a "demo" model on the box. Seems legit and I think I've "stolen" it for a ridiculously good price. Do you have any idea of the differences between demo AWs and "regular" AW? This unit is wrapped in its original plastic protection and has never been exposed.
Thanks!
 
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I'm sorry for the OT, but I feel like this is the right place to ask. I've purchased a series of 7 41 mm GSP+cel as a backup watch for my series 9. It is new and sealed but it's clearly labeled as a "demo" model on the box. Seems legit and I think I've "stolen" it for a ridiculously good price. Do you have any idea of the differences between demo AWs and "regular" AW? This unit is wrapped in its original plastic protection and has never been exposed.
Thanks!
If you are comfortable sharing, please share pictures of the Apple Watch Series 7 you received from eBay/swappa/mercari. I think it has demo software but on YT there are people who remove it if they happen to get one in eBay that has the demo watchOS. Sometimes in the Apple Store or Apple Authorized Resellers people working there handle these watches to set them up on demo tables or had some extras in hand that after the new Apple Watch comes out they cannot display it anymore because it has been discontinued.
 
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If you are comfortable sharing, please share pictures of the Apple Watch Series 7 you received from eBay/swappa/mercari. I think it has demo software but on YT there are people who remove it if they happen to get one in eBay that has the demo watchOS. Sometimes in the Apple Store or Apple Authorized Resellers people working there handle these watches to set them up on demo tables or had some extras in hand that after the new Apple Watch comes out they cannot display it anymore because it has been discontinued.
Thanks for answering, it's an online purchase so I'm gonna receveid hopefully next week. Will do as soon as I can :)
 
Thanks for answering, it's an online purchase so I'm gonna receveid hopefully next week. Will do as soon as I can :)
Ok 👌🏻 let us know about it. Make sure Activation Lock is off prior to pairing it with your iPhone. 📱
 
I could be wrong, but demo Apple Watches are non functioning versions of the watch. They run in a loop for demo purposes? I’m sure I read that somewhere.
❌ nope not like that. If you go to target, Apple Store, Best Buy or any Apple authorized resellers, they have actual ones you can try on and interact like a normal Apple Watch but in special software. Apple Store ones you can fully try it on; they have specialized Find My software that beeps off if you forget to take it off before you leave the store.
 
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