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

  • One band only.

    Votes: 435 16.6%
  • 2/4

    Votes: 950 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
    2,615
Before I got my aw5, I saw a black sport loop with rainbow specs. But I no longer see it at the store. Anyone know the correct name so I can try to buy?
 
Before I got my aw5, I saw a black sport loop with rainbow specs. But I no longer see it at the store. Anyone know the correct name so I can try to buy?
Just “Black,” so it won’t be super fun to search for. Ran from Fall 2017 to Summer 2019 per our glorious chart.

This Fry’s listing for reference, beware this is the rare large and prob not actually in stock:
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Can someone show a comparison between the Apple sport band in turquoise and beryl. I purchased a band without a box I think might be beryl. The color is very similar to turquoise but the lugs are lighter in color.

Disregard request. Found in post #4460.
 
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Clementine sport band. I was going to wait until the next release to get a new band, but was in an Apple Store today (I don’t have any near my home and I am traveling) and the color was so much brighter and more fun what I’d imagined and I just had to have it!
 

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View attachment 758968 Guys, I want to get rid of those doubles. Please, let me know (via DM, let's keep the thread clean), if you need any of those - please, drop me a line. Warning - I am in Europe, and our prices are in general significantly higher than in US/Hong Kong!

All of them are 42mm and sealed (except Royal Blue - it is new, but open box)

On the right:
- Spicy Orange (Sport Loop)
- Spicy Orange - GONE!
- Rose Red
- Nike Blue Orbit/Gamma Blue
- Royal Blue - GONE!
- Pride Edition

On the left - Olympic International Collection woven nylon bands from Rio de Janeiro (invoices included)
- CHINA
- JAMAICA
- RSA (South Africa)
- AUSTRALIA
- GERMANY
- FRANCE

If that is prohibited to provide such an offer here - please, let me know and I will immediately remove it.

Highly doubtful but still got any of the international collection?

or anyone else for that matter? Love any obscure band (ceramic pins, employee, international etc)
 
Hello, I haven't been able to find clear natural and/or indoor lighting comparisons of blue and maroon/burgundy sport bands and was wondering if someone had them to compare together?

Currently have Alaskan Blue and Midnight blue, but seeking something more richer/stronger hue.
I'm thinking about getting one of these?
  • Delft Blue
  • Royal Blue
  • Ocean Blue
  • Denim Blue
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Blue Horizon
As for the maroons/burgundy, torn on these but also can't figure out a good comparison photo.
  • Red Rose
  • Red Raspberry
  • Pomegranate
 
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Hello, I haven't been able to find clear natural and/or indoor lighting comparisons of blue and maroon/burgundy sport bands and was wondering if someone had them to compare together?
This thread will have some of the pictures you seek, though it can be a chore to go through since it's so long. It helps to use the search tool and use the "This thread" (only) dropdown, then search for a color name. Usually pics will show up a little after the bands come out (you can also check the occasionally updated enormous pic that shows every band - it gives an indication of when they were added/removed - likely have to scroll back a few pages to find that one).

Of the blues you name, I recommend Royal Blue as being of medium brightness and substantial saturation, as well as Denim Blue, which is also light, but somewhat less intense. Ocean, Cobalt, and Horizon are all in the deeper end of the pool, if I remember correctly, with Delft being a little lighter than those last three. Denim and Royal are the two blues I wear the most. The original Blue (when it was just Blue) is a lot brighter and more intense than blues since then - almost neon in nature. Note that a few of the colors have had multiple generations under the same name (e.g. the original Blue and Product Red).

Can't really comment on the reddish bands as I don't have any of the ones you name (I've got the original Product Red and DragonFruit, which is spectacular).

You may also have luck with pictures if you check the thread "Space Grey: best band combinations?" (even if you have a different Apple Watch), which has a lot of well-lit pictures and is a lot shorter than this thread (and can be expensive to read). (There are a few other watch-specific threads, but I only have experience with this one.)

Also, for non-current colors, check out chargerstore on ebay (discussed in the "Is this ebay seller too good to be true?" thread - spoiler, nope, they're real, many here have had success with them), and the subreddit called /r/AppleBandMarket - the buy/sell subforums here on MR also tend to have some bands (haven't looked lately), but I suspect you can't get in there until you've posted a lot more on MacRumors (welcome to the site, by the way).
 
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Hello, I haven't been able to find clear natural and/or indoor lighting comparisons of blue and maroon/burgundy sport bands and was wondering if someone had them to compare together?

Currently have Alaskan Blue and Midnight blue, but seeking something more richer/stronger hue.
I'm thinking about getting one of these?
  • Delft Blue
  • Royal Blue
  • Ocean Blue
  • Denim Blue
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Blue Horizon
As for the maroons/burgundy, torn on these but also can't figure out a good comparison photo.
  • Red Rose
  • Red Raspberry
  • Pomegranate

Hi there, I don‘t have Denim (too dull) and Cobalt (too close to Horizon) anymore, but can show you the rest (and a few more). Left to right: Cornflower, Blue, Royal, Delft, Ocean, Horizon.

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As to your search for a burgundy colour, I would guess Rose Red would be the closest by far. Very hard to find, though ... Left to right: Raspberry, Camelia, Hibiscus, Product Red (2nd gen), Rose Red, Pomegranate.

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Of the blues you name, I recommend Royal Blue as being of medium brightness and substantial saturation, as well as Denim Blue, which is also light, but somewhat less intense. Ocean, Cobalt, and Horizon are all in the deeper end of the pool, if I remember correctly, with Delft being a little lighter than those last three. Denim and Royal are the two blues I wear the most.

Can't really comment on the reddish bands as I don't have any of the ones you name (I've got the original Product Red and DragonFruit, which is spectacular).
Yea, the original blues(both gens) are way too bold for me. But Delft and Royal I'm just torn on now. Dragonfruit been on my wishlist, its so unique and vibrant thats a must in my collection!

Ah yes, finally was shown some good photos for comparison and of course I've ended up liking rare and popular colors the most lol. Thank you for the advice!


Hi there, I don‘t have Denim (too dull) and Cobalt (too close to Horizon) anymore, but can show you the rest (and a few more). Left to right: Cornflower, Blue, Royal, Delft, Ocean, Horizon.

As to your search for a burgundy colour, I would guess Rose Red would be the closest by far. Very hard to find, though ... Left to right: Raspberry, Camelia, Hibiscus, Product Red (2nd gen), Rose Red, Pomegranate.

Wow, thank you so much for taking a picture of these together! This helped a bunch, I'm fully torn on Royal and Delft blue.

I'm also torn between Rose Red and Pomegranate....last request could you show lighting comparison of Rose Red and Pomegranate in indoor/outdoor lighting? It would be super appreciated if you could. (I couldn't find any comparison pics in those lighting)

EDIT: Disregard please, found a great indoor lighting picture ref on comment #4743
 
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My wife has Rose Red and Pomegranate. The latter has been described as the love child of Rose Red and Dragonfruit, which is exactly what it looks like (assuming Dragonfruit is similar to the pink part of the Pink Blast Nike, neither of us has Dragonfruit).

@the future, those photos are awesome, especially the blues, especially Delft (which I'm considering) versus Royal (which I have).
 
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(assuming Dragonfruit is similar to the pink part of the Pink Blast Nike, neither of us has Dragonfruit).
I have the Pink Blast Nike and Dragonfruit bands. They're similar, but the Pink Blast is more electric pink, while Dragonfruit is more fuschia - reminds me of the fuschia neon glow of some T-Mobile stores (both bands are lovely, BTW).
 
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Wow, thank you so much for taking a picture of these together! This helped a bunch, I'm fully torn on Royal and Delft blue. I'm also torn between Rose Red and Pomegranate....

@the future, those photos are awesome, especially the blues, especially Delft (which I'm considering) versus Royal (which I have).

Glad to help. :)

Pomegranate is almost as dark as Rose Red, but with a strong pink-ish tint. I like both equally.

And I‘ve said it before, but I‘ll say it again: if I could only keep one blue band, it would be Delft. So gorgeous.

Edit: took another picture in broad daylight. Maybe it helps in making a decision.

Left to right: Rose Red, Pomegranate, Royal Blue, Delft Blue.

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Edit: took another picture in broad daylight. Maybe it helps in making a decision:
Please, please, please, it's a great pic, could you edit the text to put the colors, in order, next to the pic? Not just to answer the current question, but for the benefit of future users who come by looking for pics of certain colors. Thanks!
 
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My girlfriend's mom is looking for a sports band like the Nike Black/Pink Blast but with red instead of the pink. Has there been an actual OEM band like this? I'm not seeing one on the latest chart, unless I missed it.
 
My girlfriend's mom is looking for a sports band like the Nike Black/Pink Blast but with red instead of the pink. Has there been an actual OEM band like this? I'm not seeing one on the latest chart, unless I missed it.
Nope, so such combination yet. The Pink Blast, and the purple one before it, are the only two "black with pretty contrast holes" bands they've done.
 
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Nope, so such combination yet. The Pink Blast, and the purple one before it, are the only two "black with pretty contrast holes" bands they've done.

Thanks. Maybe it's the purple one she's looking for. I need to see if I can find an old product page or bigger pics to send to her to confirm.
 
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