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

  • One band only.

    Votes: 435 16.6%
  • 2/4

    Votes: 949 36.3%
  • 5/8

    Votes: 524 20.0%
  • 9/12

    Votes: 177 6.8%
  • 12/15

    Votes: 100 3.8%
  • 16/20

    Votes: 76 2.9%
  • more than 20

    Votes: 217 8.3%
  • more than 50

    Votes: 66 2.5%
  • more than 100

    Votes: 29 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
    2,614
Alaskan Blue Sport Loop on the Titanium

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For comparative purposes:

From L to R
Concrete
“Light Gray Sport Band” that comes with the Natural Titanium Series 5
Fog

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Taken under outdoor lighting. The Concrete is a touch lighter in shade and has a slightly more brown hue than the titanium band
 
Now we need a comparison between dark gray and grey (2017). I might slap it on my watch and go take pictures at the store if nobody else has them both.
 
Pacific Green was so dark it would nicely match the dark stainless sides of the Midnight Green iPhones. But I personally would go with Pine Green, I have the Apple silicon case in that colour, and although it’s a little lighter, it looks very nice on the Midnight Green 11 Pro.
Pacific Green Sport Band
Nike Midnight Fog Sport Loop

Thank you both for the replies.
 
Olive band had only silver pin, grey had only space grey pin.
And yes, olive has a very slight green tint comparing to the grey band, so they are different after all. However Dark Olive band is waaay more rare than the grey one, so you did a nice find!
Can anyone help me out with a Dark Olive/Gray comparison? I bought an Olive off eBay but I think it might just be a gray with silver pin because it looks identical to the Gray I have from the series 3 watch (with black pin). Thanks!
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(Dark) Grey 2017 / Dark Olive / Cocoa

Photo taken RGB LIFX bulb at 5600K daylight setting.
(second pic has iPhone auto enhance on- so a bit more saturated and higher exposure)
 

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Interesting.. given the different lightning conditions, are these two bands not the exact same color?

Dark gray (titanium edition)

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Gray (2017 band)

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Are the leather loops that comfortable? When I’ve picked them up to feel they feel really hard to stiff. Maybe they are different on the wrist?

I've been wearing my Forest Green Leather Loop the past week as it matches my iPhone 11 Pro Max Leather Case and it's been quite comfortable. I had the original 2015 Black Leather Loop I wore often with my Series 0 Stainless.


Meyer Lemon Leather Loop on Space Black S4.

I was thinking of trying this combo and it looks great. Thanks for posting.
 
New "Black" leather loop is lighter grey than "Charcoal Grey" and way lighter that the deep, rich black of the original 42mm leather loop from 2015

Thanks for that, that's good to know. As much as I enjoy black, I actually was hoping to find something similar to Charcoal Grey. From the sounds of your comments, the new black may be what I'm looking for.
I think spruce fog matches pretty good, from top: storm gray, cargo khaki, spruce fog and midnight fog:
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Storm Gray looks like a great match as well.
 
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At the store today, tried on the Meyer Lemon Leather Loop on a 44mm Demo Watch

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Wow I need that band, just stinks the shipping is sooo sooo backordered, looks like early December. I guess my black leather will have to do for now.

Can anyone provide me some feedback on the black Milanese loop, I’ve always been interested in that band. Curious on comfort and durability. Thanks guys!
 
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Can anyone provide me some feedback on the black Milanese loop, I’ve always been interested in that band. Curious on comfort and durability. Thanks guys!

I used the silver one with my Series 0 Stainless for years and was very happy with it. I have a third-party band now for my SBSS S4, but with the price drop, thinking of getting the OEM Apple one.
 
I used the silver one with my Series 0 Stainless for years and was very happy with it. I have a third-party band now for my SBSS S4, but with the price drop, thinking of getting the OEM Apple one.

Thanks, I’m trying to decide if I want to buy the space black Milanese , saddle brown leather or the meyer lemon leather. Uggh which to buy, help me out guys. Bonus is I can get the space black Milanese this week, the others around December.
 
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Wow I need that band, just stinks the shipping is sooo sooo backordered, looks like early December. I guess my black leather will have to do for now.

Can anyone provide me some feedback on the black Milanese loop, I’ve always been interested in that band. Curious on comfort and durability. Thanks guys!

I think the durability of the black Milanese loop is as good as it gets for the stainless steel bands. Whatever the black coating is, it seems really tough, giving the black Milanese loop a slightly less slinky/slippery feel than my plain (Silver) Milanese loop. Comfortably secure on the wrist and looking as black and new as the day I got it, after quite a lot of use! The plain silver stainless steel Milanese shows grime more easily in my experience but the black one is no trouble at all!
 
Is it true that newer black sport bands are not as dark as the 1st gen one?
 
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