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New nylon watch strap poorly made!
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The gold/blue nylon that came with my gold aluminum sport watch has a bit of trouble with the short (buckle side) locking. Same issue on both the gold sport and my silver stainless steel watch. I CAN get it to lock, but I have to torque the angle at which the band lug sits just a bit. Once I figured it out, I can get it to lock every time.
But I agree I shouldn't have to do this and none of my other 9 bands have this issue.
I agree the buckle does feel plastic, oddly the packaging claims that it is stainless steel?
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Interesting turn of events. Apple is replacing both my Watch and my Nylon band with a new Watch and a new Nylon band (retail packaging - swapping at store). They want to see if the problem is with the Watch, the band or both.
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I purchased the Watch at launch BTW.
Black nylon with 42mm space gray sport Watch and same problem here (one of the connectors takes a huge amount of force to attach/detach). I still use it, but will eventually exchange it when they get more in stock. It's amazing this is a $50 band. It really feels like a cheap Chinese knock-off.
I've now purchased all 7 colors of the nylon bands for my 38mm SS. Only one - the Gold/Red - seems to be having this issue. I think I am going to exchange it, as I don't want to damage my watch. (It does lock, but it takes a lot of force to remove the long part of the strap.)
The other color combos all work well, and the comfort level of the band has fast become my favorite.
The other color combos all work well, and the comfort level of the band has fast become my favorite.
Band production seems to be all over the place lately. Both the nylon we have in our house have the tight fit as well as the antique rose sport band. Furthermore two sport bands I just bought, blue and black, have spots of other colors in them. Brown and silver visible spots where the material isn't the color it should be.
Yeah I have two nylon bands and they are my favorites now. They feel so good I sometimes forget I'm wearing my watch!
Plus I noticed some colors that were recently in stock in my local store aren't available now. Looks like they pulled them.
That's true, I was looking a few days ago for the Pearl colour, it wasn't in store but all the other colours were available for pickup. Now none of them are available for pickup. Too bad, was hoping to grab one before travelling soon, had a chance to try one on and it felt so comfortable.
I purchased the pearl color for my SS a few days after the launch for in store pickup. Had the same issue where it couldn't click in. I called Apple to see how we could sort it out without having to take it back as I couldn't make it back to the store. Didn't matter cause the store was out of them already. I took the band back about a week later, got a refund, and hours later Apple shipped me another pearl band by mistake. I got it, called them to make sure they don't mark it as stolen (and they charged my CC after I alerted them to the mistake).
Anyway, the replacement band (in retail box) has been working great since then. My only issue is the white outline is turning red. This band has been a mess and I think I'm just going to send it back for a refund. I'll probably buy another sport band (I love them). It looks too much like a cheap Milanese Loop knock off.
Anyway, the replacement band (in retail box) has been working great since then. My only issue is the white outline is turning red. This band has been a mess and I think I'm just going to send it back for a refund. I'll probably buy another sport band (I love them). It looks too much like a cheap Milanese Loop knock off.
What's causing it to turn red? Could you post some photos, I have my eye on that band. So far I have the gold\red one and I did notice a blue stain on mine but I figured I picked something up, it wiped off
I believe it is sweat. It's like a reddish/brown color. You can see it here versus the pure white connector.
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There is a difference in colors of "Pearl" between the adapter and nylon just because the materials absorb and reflect light differently. I don't think your band edging looks discolored but it's either the lighting shading (maybe camera too) but the recesses of the threads do look different. The top of the thread looks whitish however. Pearl, like real ones, does have a sometimes pinkish cast. It's not a white like the white sport band however. And neither is the adapter. In fact the packaging illustration of the band looks a bit pinkish as well.
I have noticed and commented under a different thread that in incandescent light at night my band edging looks pinkish. Take the band outside in the morning sunlight and it's whitish again. Instead of linking which makes it hard to show off the coloring I'll post the photos here to illustrate.
Inside lighting afternoon
Outdoor morning filtered light
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The packaging says the Buckle is SS. Didn't see anything in any packaging about the adapter material.
I have noticed and commented under a different thread that in incandescent light at night my band edging looks pinkish. Take the band outside in the morning sunlight and it's whitish again. Instead of linking which makes it hard to show off the coloring I'll post the photos here to illustrate.
Inside lighting afternoon
Outdoor morning filtered light
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The packaging says the Buckle is SS. Didn't see anything in any packaging about the adapter material.
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I understand the lighting can effect it. I've taken it outside too and the discoloration is still present, just not as bad. Maybe the black one would be better for me as I do like the material, but the black lug wouldn't look right (IMO) with a SS body.
And, it doesn't. Neither strap on this one will lock into place no matter how much I fiddle with it. I may be done trying for a while. I have to take my Air to the Genius Bar tomorrow, so I'm going to take it in with me.
The shipping times for these really make me suspect that they have stopped shipment and reworked the size of the connector to fix the problem. I really want to be able to get the black nylon, but it has not been in stock in store... And Shipping went from 2-3 weeks on Monday to 4-6 weeks on today. 
The shipping times for these really make me suspect that they have stopped shipment and reworked the size of the connector to fix the problem. I really want to be able to get the black nylon, but it has not been in stock in store... And Shipping went from 2-3 weeks on Monday to 4-6 weeks on today.
I agree. My replacement took two weeks to come. Now, there are none available. We'll see what they say at the GB tomorrow. It's SO pretty and feels so nice! I just want one that works!!
The shipping times for these really make me suspect that they have stopped shipment and reworked the size of the connector to fix the problem. I really want to be able to get the black nylon, but it has not been in stock in store... And Shipping went from 2-3 weeks on Monday to 4-6 weeks on today.
I got my pearl nylon band and it works perfectly ... clicks into place and stays put, exactly as I would expect (and exactly as the sports bands do).