Darn it Apple! I’ll have to change the chart again... In the pictures, Pacific Green look so close to the Dark Teal from last winter so I didn’t order it... However, Hibiscus and Mellow Yellow will arrive on Monday!
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I got all 3. But, if any of them are too close, I will return!
I gave up judging sport band colours from website pictures a while ago. I'll get Hibiscus and Pacific and see IRL if they're worth keeping. As emiaj already said, from pictures alone Pacific looks an awful lot like Dark Teal ...
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Yay, got them while they are in stock! Hopefully this nightmare won't repeat
I'm really disappointed we can't seem to get a nice green– from seeing the title here I'd hoped it was going to be more like the forest green leather band introduced in September. Ah well. Guess I'll keep waiting.
Incidentally, I feel like a lot of the colors at this point are very repetitive, even comparing seasons to seasons. We keep getting slightly different pale yellows, some pinkish variant, and a blue.
Incidentally, I feel like a lot of the colors at this point are very repetitive, even comparing seasons to seasons. We keep getting slightly different pale yellows, some pinkish variant, and a blue.
Yes, someone at Apple must really hate the colour Green ... looking at you, Jony Ive
What seller did you use for this one? There are so many and this one looks like it fits the watch well.
It was a used item for bidding on eBay, but it’s almost brand new with the original packaging... Not a bad deal for an original Apple band for 30€.
Sometimes in eBay auctions you can find really interesting deals. In fact, I just got lucky and won an auction on a Rose Red sport band for 40€, which seems to be a really good price since this one is so hard to find now...
Just updated the chart with the 3 new sport bands, also fixed a lot of small errors from the recent changes. I moved some of the teal/dark blue colors (Pacific Green, Blue Cobalt, etc) before the light blue colors in order to better distinguish them from the ones which are closer to indigo (Ocean Blue, Midnight Blue, etc). There are just so many blueish colors...
Also counted my own collection, now I have 82 watch bands. I really need to stop, haha. Adding things to this chart just make the watch bands more addictive!
Download link for full resolution: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ripqipx7zx9i9sn/Apple Watch Bands.png?dl=0
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Also counted my own collection, now I have 82 watch bands. I really need to stop, haha. Adding things to this chart just make the watch bands more addictive!
Download link for full resolution: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ripqipx7zx9i9sn/Apple Watch Bands.png?dl=0
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Will update here when it arrives This really looks more like a summer color
This really looks more like a summer color
I wish I could get the Mellow Yellow case for my iPhone 8! I got the band and it is very pale, but, I like it.
Mellow Yellow looks like they’ve taken what’s nice about Pollen (creamy yellow) and Lemonade (being bright and vivid) and mixed the two of them together, I’ve always wanted that kind of yellow, such a nice surprise to see it arrive in the store abruptly like that!
How do you store/display 82 bands?Just updated the chart with the 3 new sport bands, also fixed a lot of small errors from the recent changes. I moved some of the teal/dark blue colors (Pacific Green, Blue Cobalt, etc) before the light blue colors in order to better distinguish them from the ones which are closer to indigo (Ocean Blue, Midnight Blue, etc). There are just so many blueish colors...
Also counted my own collection, now I have 82 watch bands. I really need to stop, haha. Adding things to this chart just make the watch bands more addictive!
Download link for full resolution: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ripqipx7zx9i9sn/Apple Watch Bands.png?dl=0
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I just store them in the original packaging and order them by color... actually I really like the new packaging of apple bands that came after the series 4 launch, since they have the name on the side so it’s really easy to find.
Also, I made an image for my own bands, and since the boxes are in the same order, it’s easy to find a certain color:
That is a lot of really cool bands! Now I don’t feel nearly as bad for my 40+ lol. Thanks for sharing!
Hahaha you’re welcome! This is an addiction and I really need to control myself... Fortunately I got quite a lot of them with really good prices (thanks to discounts in local resellers and eBay), some bands just look too cool to not getting them!
Not disappointed, but Pacific "Green" is not what I was expecting...
https://imgur.com/a/kvDTJqh
(Horizon, Dark Teal, Pacific Green, 1st Gen Midnight, Ocean, 2nd Gen White)
I bought (and returned) the 2nd Gen Midnight but if I remember correctly it's basically a slightly bluer version of Pacific Green. I would love to see a comparison because I can't imagine there's much difference. In person the Teal/Pacific are quite different.
And does anyone who ordered Hibiscus also have a 2nd Gen Red for comparison?
https://imgur.com/a/kvDTJqh
(Horizon, Dark Teal, Pacific Green, 1st Gen Midnight, Ocean, 2nd Gen White)
I bought (and returned) the 2nd Gen Midnight but if I remember correctly it's basically a slightly bluer version of Pacific Green. I would love to see a comparison because I can't imagine there's much difference. In person the Teal/Pacific are quite different.
And does anyone who ordered Hibiscus also have a 2nd Gen Red for comparison?
Hibiscus looks amazing! Glad I ordered.
Pacific „Green“ my a**; just another shade of blue, as if we didn‘t have enough of those already.
Edit: or does the Pacific look „greener“ (than the Dark Teal) IRL?
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Hmm. I like the red. Wish I hadn't missed out on the Best Buy sale :/
EDIT: Maybe the more interesting comparison would be Red Raspberry. I just looked at the chart and that's one of those colors I always forget about.
It definitely has some green in it (but probably more blue). Dark Teal is noticeably green, except in low light. The Pacific Green only shows a bit of green in bright light. Pacific Green falls into that category of Cocoa, Olive, Midnight, and probably others that are close enough to gray/black in average/low light. If I didn't own Midnight I would be pretty into Pacific Green but it's awfully close to spend another $50.
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Thanks for the assessment wrt Pacific „Green“. So the wait for a real (darker) green continues …
When I get the Hibiscus, I will compare it to my other reds (including Raspberry)
FYI, if anyone is looking, Best Buy has the 38mm Walnut and 42mm original Blue in stock. I haven't come across those anywhere else recently.