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

  • One band only.

    Votes: 435 16.6%
  • 2/4

    Votes: 956 36.4%
  • 5/8

    Votes: 524 20.0%
  • 9/12

    Votes: 178 6.8%
  • 12/15

    Votes: 101 3.8%
  • 16/20

    Votes: 76 2.9%
  • more than 20

    Votes: 219 8.3%
  • more than 50

    Votes: 65 2.5%
  • more than 100

    Votes: 30 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
    2,625

Interesting! I’ve never seen it so bright before. Here’s a shot that I just took now, in full sunlight:

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It actually makes me wonder how Surf Blue compares to the 1st generation Blue band.
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Interesting! I’ve never seen it so bright before. Here’s a shot that I just took now, in full sunlight:

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I am actually wondering if the Royal Blue in Pitch’s picture isn’t in fact the 1st generation Blue. That one was more bright and vibrant than the 2nd (more baby blue) generation.
 
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It actually makes me wonder how Surf Blue compares to the 1st generation Blue band.
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I am actually wondering if the Royal Blue in Pitch’s picture isn’t in fact the 1st generation Blue. That one was more bright and vibrant than the 2nd (more baby blue) generation.
This is my thought. I in turn wonder what royal looks like next to g1 blue (below)...surf is always on watch. Luckily my blue is def from a box, from way before my days of being a Chargerstore whale. I defend him usually, but I think he has his blues mixed up perhaps.
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I was about to make the video of all 4 of the new bands, but now I kinda feel it’s not necessary.
I got many rare bands to compare but Juan and the lack of feedback just take the energy out of me.
Do you post your videos on here?
 
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Camping out by your mailbox this afternoon... I think you mean my light pink is coming today.
Awesome! Bet you’ll be as thrilled with it as I am.
Well it came today! and since it’s been almost a month I forgot it wasn’t labeled as light pink but as vintage rose (though the pictures screamed light pink). Well I don’t know what color it is! My first thought was... is this pink sand?? (I don’t have one to compare to). It’s not the bubblegum I was hoping for. So is it vintage rose? It is pink sand? Is light pink duller than I thought? Help!
Sorry pics are terrible. I have it next to grapefruit in comparison. Outside pic looks most like light pink, but it still has a dullness to it in my eye.
 

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Well it came today! and since it’s been almost a month I forgot it wasn’t labeled as light pink but as vintage rose (though the pictures screamed light pink). Well I don’t know what color it is! My first thought was... is this pink sand?? (I don’t have one to compare to). It’s not the bubblegum I was hoping for. So is it vintage rose? It is pink sand? Is light pink duller than I thought? Help!
Sorry pics are terrible. I have it next to grapefruit in comparison. Outside pic looks most like light pink, but it still has a dullness to it in my eye.
If I take a guess at my own question. I THINK it is vintage rose, not light pink 🙁

Between flamingo, and grapefruit.
 

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If I take a guess at my own question. I THINK it is vintage rose, not light pink 🙁

Between flamingo, and grapefruit.
I’m almost certain that’s vintage rose 😬...was it the one selling alongside an unidentified blue on Mercari, both around 20-30? No I guess not he relisted...BB257B4C-B723-4B5A-8D38-75A65DD246BB.png
 
Well it came today! and since it’s been almost a month I forgot it wasn’t labeled as light pink but as vintage rose (though the pictures screamed light pink). Well I don’t know what color it is! My first thought was... is this pink sand?? (I don’t have one to compare to). It’s not the bubblegum I was hoping for. So is it vintage rose? It is pink sand? Is light pink duller than I thought? Help!
Sorry pics are terrible. I have it next to grapefruit in comparison. Outside pic looks most like light pink, but it still has a dullness to it in my eye.

Definitely vintage rose. My light pink is more pink for sure.
 
for Grapefruit:
from left to right: Clementine, Vintage Rose, Light Pink, Pink Sand, Pink, Papaya and Grapefruit at the bottom and on top on the second photo
Okay and this confirms it for me! I have vintage rose. Thanks @oarx from 113 pages back.. in March.
 

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I’m almost certain that’s vintage rose 😬...was it the one selling alongside an unidentified blue on Mercari, both around 20-30? No I guess not he relisted...View attachment 923421
Nah, it wasn’t that one. But I got it confirmed it is vintage rose. Anyone want one?? Not sure I’ll be keeping it yet. I have a thing against having a pink band that looks like it could be pink sand at first glance. I’ve seen sooo many people buy a rose gold aluminum with the pink sand band and never change it 😒 I hate looking like “all the rest”.
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Light pink (supposedly) and flamingo
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Much pinker than mine!
 
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The two on the black background were taken outside in the direct sun. The other two were taken inside near a window.
 

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I posted few here. But is hard because the rules very often take it down.
It’s under the name Apple With Pleasure.
I follow you on Instagram! Love the photos and the videos.
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The two on the black background were taken outside in the direct sun. The other two were taken inside near a window.
Yikes. Now I want light pink!
 
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I don’t want to leave a new poster hanging, but that’s a range of distinctive bands. Surf is quite bright and Vitamin C is very bright, Linen is much more toned down. Honestly I wouldn’t choose any of them as my one Sport Band, but I’ve literally never had only one Sport Band since I realised I just didn’t like the OG Black I ordered with my S0, so don’t use that as a reason not to.

For me the right band depends what I’m doing or where I am going. At work I wear a business shirt and while that doesn’t stop me wearing a bright Sport Band I will only do that if it matches a colour in my shirt. If you don’t need to match with a slightly formal outfit then you‘re good with Vitamin C. Orange is probably easier to wear with anything than a more muted blue, or even a bright blue, so I’d say Vitamin C.

Thanks for this! After seeing more videos and photos, I might have to get the Vitamin C Sport Band.
 
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so, here are a few inside photos

the hardest one to capture is seafood... left to right: mist blue, turquoise, seafoam, fog
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clementine, orange, vitamin c, papaya, peach
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top row: ocean blue, Delft, denim, surf, and down on the lower left is horizon blue. IRL linen blue is very close to Delft
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fog, gray, light gray, stone, and coastal gray at the bottom
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here's seafoam tucked away 4th from the right
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vitamin C is 7th from the left, right after the short orange band
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and lastly: linen blue is on top/above, Delft is on the top below, and coastal gray is 5th from the right between gray and light gray
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Here are the new bands I received today.
- Midnight Turquoise/Aurora Green.
- Coastal Gray
Both are beautiful. The Coastal Gray matches perfectly with the Hermès watch face Étain. I think this color is the same go the Hermès band Etoupe.
By the other hand, there's not a color in Apple Watch faces that matches or is similar to the midnight turquoise/aurora green beside the nike one, my my watch is not nike. Here the pic im using mint color in the watch face.

I attach some comparison I've seen lately:

Black 1st gen / Cocoa / Coastal Gray

Light Pink / Vintage Rose / Pink Sand

Regards
 

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