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

  • One band only.

    Votes: 435 16.7%
  • 2/4

    Votes: 947 36.3%
  • 5/8

    Votes: 524 20.1%
  • 9/12

    Votes: 177 6.8%
  • 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
    2,611
Im torn between the SS Gold and SS black...
I like the SS Gold looks stunning at first...

I came from silver SS... i got bored with the too shiny look...
 
Yes please do.

Some of the blue pictures people had from the event looked fantastic.

Looked nothing like the product page



Also attached a photo of indigo too. It’s quite nice but I already have black as a dark one so the cape cod drew me in more

The new packaging is interesting too
 

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Personally I love the new gold stainless steel. And besides, it’s very subtle when you look at the watch as the front takes up more space.

I’m going to try on my old black Milanese loop and post pictures while I wait for the gold Milanese. I like that it’s not cheap gold - it looks sophisticated and very classy I think.
The stainless pin on the stone band that came with it looks more bronze then the actually watch but maybe it’s the light?

And love that it matches my new Max.
 
One thing to note. Horizontally fits perfect with older models but the top plastic is more contoured to new bodies. It has a slight bit of a forehead

Some with the bottom some gap in between where the watch ends and loophole starts

You can see
The difference from the flash plastic lug

I’m an attention to detail person ;)
 

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I might not open my Blue Horizon when it gets here, wow it's so close! As for the gold SS AW.. I LOVE IT! It's not in your face bright gold like everyone has said, and good photos from Mackie. Love that ss gold!
 
I might not open my Blue Horizon when it gets here, wow it's so close! As for the gold SS AW.. I LOVE IT! It's not in your face bright gold like everyone has said, and good photos from Mackie. Love that ss gold!

Yeah the gold was really really nice indeed
 
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Thank you iChernov for giving your honest review. I'm sorry you don't like your watch bud, but fortunately the S3 is still a fantastic watch and should keep you happy for another year or so.
that's why I got a grey ceramic Edition S3 one from eBay with enormous discount :)
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Im torn between the SS Gold and SS black...
I like the SS Gold looks stunning at first...

I came from silver SS... i got bored with the too shiny look...
My vote is for space black this year!
 
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SIDE NOTE RE GOLD: I rec'd my iPhone XS Max in gold alongside Blue Horizon. It's just like @iChernov said...and I don't like it. :( I do not think I will set up and activate it. This is also bad for my Watch (which was sent to my old address courtesy of an Apple Pay mess up, so I won't receive that today) and I may just return both. I don't know what to do then bc I don't want Space Gray for the Watch and I was never a fan of the silver one. Disappointed this time, in several ways.
Do you think it might grow on you since you don't like the other colors anyways?
 
Do you think it might grow on you since you don't like the other colors anyways?
No, Jason. I already exchanged my gold XS Max for a silver one. I'm almost done removing photos and saving my 8 Plus which I have to return to the Apple Store tomorrow. As for the watch, an Apple Pay snafu sent it to my old address and I have to get it from UPS on Monday morning -- that said, I also saw everything when I went to Apple earlier to exchange the phone. Since I don't like the silver or space gray aluminum cases, nor do I like the sapphire glass on the SS Watches, I'm going to return the S4 (and the new bands) after I get it from UPS. I suppose watch eBay in the near future...;)

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Anyone with comparison pics of the blue horizon vs the midnight blue?

And can you attach it to a silver stainless steel?

I want a dark blue band and can’t decide between the two.

Thanks!
 
No, Jason. I already exchanged my gold XS Max for a silver one. I'm almost done removing photos and saving my 8 Plus which I have to return to the Apple Store tomorrow. As for the watch, an Apple Pay snafu sent it to my old address and I have to get it from UPS on Monday morning -- that said, I also saw everything when I went to Apple earlier to exchange the phone. Since I don't like the silver or space gray aluminum cases, nor do I like the sapphire glass on the SS Watches, I'm going to return the S4 (and the new bands) after I get it from UPS. I suppose watch eBay in the near future...;)

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Wait, why would you return the bands?
 
Folks, thoughts on this post?
https://reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/9hta21/from_left_to_right_series_0_series_3_and_series_4/

Anyone got a S0, S3 and S4 to compare? I don’t have a S0 white band but in this photo it does look different to S3 and certainly S4. Would be awesome if someone can confirm.

Source: /u/gbrenik

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Left to right: S0, S3, S4

There is a marked difference between S0 and S4 white band. Here are my two for comparison. There is a lot more of a grey tinge to the S4 band.
 

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Folks, thoughts on this post?
https://reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/9hta21/from_left_to_right_series_0_series_3_and_series_4/

Anyone got a S0, S3 and S4 to compare? I don’t have a S0 white band but in this photo it does look different to S3 and certainly S4. Would be awesome if someone can confirm.

Source: /u/gbrenik

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Left to right: S0, S3, S4

I can confirm this. (The 's3 white' may refer to the soft white of last year) Received the silver stainless with white sport band yesterday, it's indeed darker. It even looks kinda close to the Cloud band bundled with the series 2 ceramic.

I have to add the new black and new white to the chart... still working on it, I'll post it here as soon as possible
[doublepost=1537607748][/doublepost]by the way, did anyone get a chance to compare the new Stone/Pink Sand/Midnight Blue/Product RED? they all look different but that's probably because of the studio lighting. Pink Sand does look a little more yellowish, maybe it's adjusted to match better with the new gold?
 
I just completed the poll, and having more than nine bands puts me in a very small percentage. I just got the series 4 yesterday, and I’ve already reverted back to the stainless steel link bracelet that came with my original Apple Watch in 2015. It’s kind of scuffed up, but I think it gives it character. I also really really like the look of the stainless steel link bracelet.
 
Left is s4 black sport band

right is s1 black sport band

definitely a different color and a bit narrower in width

Edit- same width optical illusion / faulty memory
 

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I can confirm this. (The 's3 white' may refer to the soft white of last year) Received the silver stainless with white sport band yesterday, it's indeed darker. It even looks kinda close to the Cloud band bundled with the series 2 ceramic.

I have to add the new black and new white to the chart... still working on it, I'll post it here as soon as possible
[doublepost=1537607748][/doublepost]by the way, did anyone get a chance to compare the new Stone/Pink Sand/Midnight Blue/Product RED? they all look different but that's probably because of the studio lighting. Pink Sand does look a little more yellowish, maybe it's adjusted to match better with the new gold?
I don’t have a good light source right now but you can see the difference between the old and the new pink sand. The new one is much brighter and more pink, where the old one is more beige and subdued. It so different that we’re going to exchange it for the pink sport loop.

Also, the gold aluminum is definitely not gold but more a copper/bronze, which takes some getting used to coming from a series 0 gold.
 

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I don’t have a good light source right now but you can see the difference between the old and the new pink sand. The new one is much brighter and more pink, where the old one is more beige and subdued. It so different that we’re going to exchange it for the pink sport loop.

Also, the gold aluminum is definitely not gold but more a copper/bronze, which takes some getting used to coming from a series 0 gold.

Thanks! I'll add the new White, Black and Pink Sand to the chart... If anyone could confirm whether Red, Midnight Blue and Stone are the same colors, it would be perfect!
 
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