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

  • One band only.

    Votes: 431 16.7%
  • 2/4

    Votes: 938 36.2%
  • 5/8

    Votes: 521 20.1%
  • 9/12

    Votes: 176 6.8%
  • 12/15

    Votes: 99 3.8%
  • 16/20

    Votes: 73 2.8%
  • more than 20

    Votes: 215 8.3%
  • more than 50

    Votes: 66 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
    2,588

mackie8

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Nov 6, 2014
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Stone band looks like a dirty soft white haha
 

xanderville

macrumors regular
Jun 27, 2010
101
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What am I looking at here? Is this the Chinese New Year band or a good knockoff?

I know this same seller has had large quantities of bands that looked legit in the past.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-AP...898122?hash=item3b15fbdd0a:g:5e0AAOSw39NbUrbg
That is one of the better knockoffs if it is one. It has the "woven nylon' and '42mm' identifiers. The buckle looks correct. I wonder if the seller would show a pic of the lug which should say 'assembled in china'?

It is crazy because it is a color that I dont remember released in the US. So as you said, it would have to be something related to the Chinese New Year if it is authentic
 

iChernov

macrumors 6502a
Nov 3, 2013
829
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Munich, Germany
That is one of the better knockoffs if it is one. It has the "woven nylon' and '42mm' identifiers. The buckle looks correct. I wonder if the seller would show a pic of the lug which should say 'assembled in china'?

It is crazy because it is a color that I dont remember released in the US. So as you said, it would have to be something related to the Chinese New Year if it is authentic

It is a very strange band - it does say "Woven Nylon" (while the chinese new year said "Chicken New Year 2017" in chinese), and it does have silver buckle (chinese new year one had gold one). Otherwise it looks pretty similar...
 

xanderville

macrumors regular
Jun 27, 2010
101
87
It is a very strange band - it does say "Woven Nylon" (while the chinese new year said "Chicken New Year 2017" in chinese), and it does have silver buckle (chinese new year one had gold one). Otherwise it looks pretty similar...
Strange indeed. I have bought from this seller in the past and the bands have been authentic. So I would believe this band would be an official band. It is just odd that there is no record of Apple releasing this band
 

iChernov

macrumors 6502a
Nov 3, 2013
829
1,249
Munich, Germany
Strange indeed. I have bought from this seller in the past and the bands have been authentic. So I would believe this band would be an official band. It is just odd that there is no record of Apple releasing this band
Chinese New Year 2017 band was a cancelled band (I have one in my possession - it's extremely weird band, so I'm not surprised they've cancelled it) - so probably this one was a pre- or post-chinese new year variant, which also was cancelled?
 

xanderville

macrumors regular
Jun 27, 2010
101
87
Chinese New Year 2017 band was a cancelled band (I have one in my possession - it's extremely weird band, so I'm not surprised they've cancelled it) - so probably this one was a pre- or post-chinese new year variant, which also was cancelled?
Do you have the unreleased Chinese New Year band in 42mm?
 
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iChernov

macrumors 6502a
Nov 3, 2013
829
1,249
Munich, Germany
Apple Online Store just provided some new stock on some seasonal colors in some countries. At the moment Nike Pearl Pink Sport Loop and Marine Green sport band are available again in Germany, for example :)
 
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rsanchezsaez

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Sep 19, 2014
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I don't and the only reason is you can't see the Pebble color when the band is worn. It's a weird combo IMO...so while I have every Sport band, both Series 3 Ed bands aren't necessary for me since the exterior colors already exist on their own.

But what about the white/black ceramic pins? ;)
 

_steel

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Jul 24, 2018
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Could I trouble one of the kind Forum Members to post a comparison photo between the Flamingo and Peach Sport Bands? I’m trying to decide between the two and from what I can tell they are quite close in terms of shade. My search for a useful comparative image has been to this point unfruitful...
 
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ricktat

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Feb 18, 2013
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Could I trouble one of the kind Forum Members to post a comparison photo between the Flamingo and Peach Sport Bands? I’m trying to decide between the two and from what I can tell they are quite close in terms of shade. My search for a useful comparative image has been to this point unfruitful...
I have a flamingo 42mm I am getting rid of. My kid didn’t like it
 

iChernov

macrumors 6502a
Nov 3, 2013
829
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Munich, Germany
Could I trouble one of the kind Forum Members to post a comparison photo between the Flamingo and Peach Sport Bands? I’m trying to decide between the two and from what I can tell they are quite close in terms of shade. My search for a useful comparative image has been to this point unfruitful...
I will just re-post the photo which was already posted here by @PeterJH3
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