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Hermès Edition Owners Thread
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They look great! I agree with you and wonder why people never talked as much about the Classic Buckle. I may not know about leather quality but they were great quality (obviously not as good as Hermes but still good).
My theory has been that they got discontinued because they were too close to the Hermes ones but I could be wrong of course.
I’ve got the Cheval version and can put in two cards without any issues. With a bit stretching there might even fit a third one. Wouldn’t recommend it though. I assume this version will fit the same way…
Picked up my AWH Grand H today, this thing is a beauty.
L. My wrist is around 170mm and I have to remove 2 bars to fit nicely
For M, I cannot get the clasp to close
New band day! Scored the Nuit on Mercari for about the same I paid for the Ultra Milanese on ebay.
Freaked out for a sec when the lugs didn’t have the MfW artwork but then I remembered they’re ultra lugs and not the third party ones Apple weirdly provides Hermes.
Now I just need an Hermes Ultra.
Freaked out for a sec when the lugs didn’t have the MfW artwork but then I remembered they’re ultra lugs and not the third party ones Apple weirdly provides Hermes.
Now I just need an Hermes Ultra.
Got rid of the Rimowa case then? Or are you going to use them interchangeably?
How does it feel compared to the „regular“ Hermès textile straps? Does it seem worth the (really high) price they‘re asking for?
It’s a more reinforced version of its polyamide yarn cousin in the tricot, so if that one looks a little cheap to you, this has the same vibe. All those bands are in amazing colors, though I’ve skipped the orange.
It’s not that exciting a band in this color. I see now it’s 450 and not 400usd like I had remembered. I think my max price was 170 or so before this new listing with a very motivated seller popped up. That’s pretty wild but just feels like a normal markup from a Series band to an Ultra band.
If you’re into OEM bands and specifically only pairing Ultra bands, I think it’s worth trying to yoink. The wave pattern with the H and the feel on the wrist is def a step up from the Alpine, which is prob the closest analogue.
I’ll need to wear it a few times to know, but right now i think I’d take the milanese over it. I mindlessly unpaired my Ultra a few days ago so it’ll be a sec. The new hermes buckle is really nice.
Alright so it finally happened, and will teach me a lesson to wear my Grand H band around the house casually.
I had my watch on with the Grand H band and accidentally had it rub against my wife's bracelet (one of those ones that stays on semi-permanently on the wrist) while I was handing her our baby, and heard/felt an uncomfortable metal to metal contact and sure enough, I now have large gash running through the entire buckle area (both buckle parts, where it says "hermes" and "paris"). Normally I would just call it wear and tear, but its so long and noticeable and in such an unfortunate location, its sad to look at. Esp since other parts of the band are totally clean.
I guess I just wanted to share since feeling a bit bummed out. Any advice what the options are, if any, to try and...I dont know....buff the scratch out? I've never bothered to buff out a scratch so not sure where to start and I also dont want to ruin the band. I may post a pic later but currently trying not to look at it the band.
Ha, I maybe have to sell on ebay for a major discount and order another one? Sigh...
I had my watch on with the Grand H band and accidentally had it rub against my wife's bracelet (one of those ones that stays on semi-permanently on the wrist) while I was handing her our baby, and heard/felt an uncomfortable metal to metal contact and sure enough, I now have large gash running through the entire buckle area (both buckle parts, where it says "hermes" and "paris"). Normally I would just call it wear and tear, but its so long and noticeable and in such an unfortunate location, its sad to look at. Esp since other parts of the band are totally clean.
I guess I just wanted to share since feeling a bit bummed out. Any advice what the options are, if any, to try and...I dont know....buff the scratch out? I've never bothered to buff out a scratch so not sure where to start and I also dont want to ruin the band. I may post a pic later but currently trying not to look at it the band.
Ha, I maybe have to sell on ebay for a major discount and order another one? Sigh...
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Thanks, that's really helpful! I do like the look of it and will start to look around. I'm sure they'll do a more "interesting" color next time around, but I think the dark blue goes really well with the natural Ti and seems kinda "logical" with the wave pattern invoking the high seas (la mer).
Alright so it finally happened, and will teach me a lesson to wear my Grand H band around the house casually.
I had my watch on with the Grand H band and accidentally had it rub against my wife's bracelet (one of those ones that stays on semi-permanently on the wrist) while I was handing her our baby, and heard/felt an uncomfortable metal to metal contact and sure enough, I now have large gash running through the entire buckle area (both buckle parts, where it says "hermes" and "paris"). Normally I would just call it wear and tear, but its so long and noticeable and in such an unfortunate location, its sad to look at. Esp since other parts of the band are totally clean.
I guess I just wanted to share since feeling a bit bummed out. Any advice what the options are, if any, to try and...I dont know....buff the scratch out? I've never bothered to buff out a scratch so not sure where to start and I also dont want to ruin the band. I may post a pic later but currently trying not to look at it the band.
It’s a stainless steel band, it’s going to scratch. Even if you only wear it around the house, it’s going to scratch. After wearing it for around two months straight, mine has hundreds of small scratches all over and I don’t pay it any mind. Just wear it and enjoy it!
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There's probably nothing more left that Apple has not been sued for. However, Apple issued a statement —and personally I would not be worried about.
"Apple Watch bands are safe for users to wear. In addition to our own testing, we also work with independent laboratories to conduct rigorous testing and analysis of the materials used in our products, including Apple Watch bands."
More information here: https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/23/apple-says-its-watch-bands-are-safe-to-wear/
Given the Kilim bands are pretty resistant to stains, I’d assume there is some amount of PFAS on our bands.
But like you said, what does that actually mean?
It really tears at the fanperson soul, because on the one hand these companies lie and don’t care and fruitlessly attack the EU, but on the other hand going back to the launch of the bands in 2015 we also know their materials sciences game is so on point.
The rub comes in where they came to a fork in the road of “damn this unique chemical is gonna make Capri Blue/Bleu de France really pop but will it make newborns purple?”
Assuming the PFAS have to do with the unique glow and such we get from FKM bands that we’ve yet to see in a silicone.
I guess at the end of the day I’m gonna side with Apple because no band rizz is worth the nightmare PR of forever chemicals when the marketing around the Series 0 was so up front with health and “the most personal device ever” and “this is why you’re gonna pay fifty bucks for a strap, look at how gross that AliExpress band is going after a week.”
It is a little troubling that the thing they thought was OK is now going to be phased out. But maybe it’s an optics thing. Like the way people hate consuming high fructose corn syrup for no concrete reason (I know there’s agricultural reasons all the corn we produce is bad).
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