I got my first AW recently, which I absolutely *love*. In fact, I keep meaning to post some pics of it but I'm distracted too easily.
Anyway, one surprising and niggly issue - with my body more than with the watch tbh - is that my wrists swell more than I ever realised...
My previous watch was a Fitbit Charge 3 with a cheapo/Amazon third party stainless steel Milanese strap. I used to fiddle with the magnet and adjust it all day long, which I put down to a daft little nervous habit rather than my wrist actually changing size, requiring adjustment.
Having read/seen all the furore about "Apple's sizing problem" with the solo loop / braided solo loop bands, I used both the print-at-home measuring tool and a tape measure. The measuring tool said I was firmly in the size 7 bracket and the tape measure was *just* in the size 7, but if I adjusted the reading ~2mm smaller, the Apple Store recommended a size 6 for a snug fit and active sports, and a size 7 for a looser fit.
I know from previous watches/Fitbits that I prefer a snug-ish fit and the consensus of the stroppy reports and YouTube videos that I watched about sizing recommended erring on the smaller size - perhaps even going down one size - so I confidently ordered a size 6 charcoal braided loop.
I thus could have kicked myself when I tried on my size 6 band and it felt way too tight.
I ordered a size 7, thinking it would be perfect, and in the mean time enjoyed wearing the deployment buckle that I got with the watch.
When the size 7 arrived, I tried it on and it felt too loose... not crazy-loose, but my watch kept feeling like it was sliding down my wrist and it was far from the snug fit that I usually enjoy. I couldn't quite believe it, so I tried the size 6 on again and - on this occasion - it fit me perfectly.
Here's a classic hairy wrist pic showing my size 7 loop 'drooping' / sliding down my wrist when my wrists are having a skinny moment:
I've since realised that my wrists seem to swell / change size quite a lot - more than I ever realised - depending on the time of day, how active I am and how hot I feel, etc, etc.
I'm happy (I suppose) to keep both sizes of braided solo loop, as they are both genuinely useful to me because of my stupid size-changing wrists... but I wouldn't be surprised if this issue is the root cause of the sizing problems that people reported. My experience is that I fit *both* size 6 and size 7, depending on whether it's early in the day and I'm cold, or a hot evening and I've been on a long walk.
Anyone else noticed this, or are my wrists just weird?
Anyway, one surprising and niggly issue - with my body more than with the watch tbh - is that my wrists swell more than I ever realised...
My previous watch was a Fitbit Charge 3 with a cheapo/Amazon third party stainless steel Milanese strap. I used to fiddle with the magnet and adjust it all day long, which I put down to a daft little nervous habit rather than my wrist actually changing size, requiring adjustment.
Having read/seen all the furore about "Apple's sizing problem" with the solo loop / braided solo loop bands, I used both the print-at-home measuring tool and a tape measure. The measuring tool said I was firmly in the size 7 bracket and the tape measure was *just* in the size 7, but if I adjusted the reading ~2mm smaller, the Apple Store recommended a size 6 for a snug fit and active sports, and a size 7 for a looser fit.
I know from previous watches/Fitbits that I prefer a snug-ish fit and the consensus of the stroppy reports and YouTube videos that I watched about sizing recommended erring on the smaller size - perhaps even going down one size - so I confidently ordered a size 6 charcoal braided loop.
I thus could have kicked myself when I tried on my size 6 band and it felt way too tight.
I ordered a size 7, thinking it would be perfect, and in the mean time enjoyed wearing the deployment buckle that I got with the watch.
When the size 7 arrived, I tried it on and it felt too loose... not crazy-loose, but my watch kept feeling like it was sliding down my wrist and it was far from the snug fit that I usually enjoy. I couldn't quite believe it, so I tried the size 6 on again and - on this occasion - it fit me perfectly.
Here's a classic hairy wrist pic showing my size 7 loop 'drooping' / sliding down my wrist when my wrists are having a skinny moment:
I've since realised that my wrists seem to swell / change size quite a lot - more than I ever realised - depending on the time of day, how active I am and how hot I feel, etc, etc.
I'm happy (I suppose) to keep both sizes of braided solo loop, as they are both genuinely useful to me because of my stupid size-changing wrists... but I wouldn't be surprised if this issue is the root cause of the sizing problems that people reported. My experience is that I fit *both* size 6 and size 7, depending on whether it's early in the day and I'm cold, or a hot evening and I've been on a long walk.
Anyone else noticed this, or are my wrists just weird?
