Prototype Apple Watch Bands!

[MostlyARMless]

Here’s a riot of Technicolor to brighten your day...

I got lucky on a Dark Gray Titanium band which arrived today, here flanked by regular Gray on the left and Grey/Black Ceramic on the right (but obviously, you could tell that already ) with a Gen 1 Black at the top to set the mood.

My question for the experts is this - does the band have a Titanium pin in the same way that the Ceramic has a Gray Ceramic pin?

 

[mikedis]

Here’s a riot of Technicolor to brighten your day...

I got lucky on a Dark Gray Titanium band which arrived today, here flanked by regular Gray on the left and Grey/Black Ceramic on the right (but obviously, you could tell that already ) with a Gen 1 Black at the top to set the mood.

My question for the experts is this - does the band have a Titanium pin in the same way that the Ceramic has a Gray Ceramic pin?View attachment 936681

Yep! The pin is titanium.

 

[thetillyt]

Close Your Rings 2018, which I don’t deserve to wear.

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I miss woven nylon. Wish Apple would bring them back in some form.

 

[Totalshock]

Mis-post. Sorry ’bout that.

 

[Swenyly]

So more about the rare bands, I got few in my collection.
These I consider as rare:

SB:
Spicy Orange
Ultra Violet
Hibiscus
Marine Green
Pacific Green
Lilac
Cornflower
Flash
Pollen

SL:
Flash Light
Marine Green

Woven:
Pride 2018

Nike SB:
Light Violet/White
Celestial Teal/Black
Blue Orbit/Gamma Blue
Violet Dust/Plum Fog

Nike SL:
Hyper Grape

Leather:
Blue Jay Classic Buckle

Hermès:
Single Tour Ambre/Capucine/Rose Azalée
Single Tour Equateur Tatouage
Single Tour Lime
Cuff Fauve Barenia

 

[techno-Zen]

Yep! The pin is titanium.

I couldn't tell the difference between my gray and the band that came with the titanium SB watch pin wise.

 

[Nimbus134]

Yeah same here. I never saw anything that said titanium pin either.

 

[Pitch]

I couldn't tell the difference between my gray and the band that came with the titanium SB watch pin wise.

Yeah same here. I never saw anything that said titanium pin either.

This is the standard gray versus the light gray edition. At least here the difference between the stainless and titanium pins is clear. I noticed Apple also doesn’t call out the pin as titanium for the light gray, even though it is.

 

[Nimbus134]

View attachment 938360This is the standard gray versus the light gray edition. At least here the difference between the stainless and titanium pins is clear. I noticed Apple also doesn’t call out the pin as titanium for the light gray, even though it is.

I must not be seeing it? Is it the shine? The color? I have gray and the edition gray and can’t tell any difference in person.
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[mikedis]

I must not be seeing it? Is it the shine? The color? I have gray and the edition gray and can’t tell any difference in person.
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It’s subtle, but there...

 

[jae110488]

its possible its just coated in titanium and not titanium the whole way through.

 

[mikedis]

its possible its just coated in titanium and not titanium the whole way through.

Only one way to find out!

 

[QCassidy352]

Just curious - what makes a band "rare"? I see several people have mentioned the celestial teal nike band, which I have. It's a great band! But I don't see what's rare about it. It was one of the standard commercially available bands during one seasonal cycle. Sure, it's discontinued now, but so are most of the bands. To me, "rare" means a band that was produced for a specific purpose or limited audience, like the Olympic bands or Apple employee bands. Or maybe a band that was only available commercially at the very beginning (when Apple Watch wasn't very prevalent, so not many were sold) or a band that only came with a high-end model, like with the original gold watches.

 

[mikedis]

Just curious - what makes a band "rare"? I see several people have mentioned the celestial teal nike band, which I have. It's a great band! But I don't see what's rare about it. It was one of the standard commercially available bands during one seasonal cycle. Sure, it's discontinued now, but so are most of the bands. To me, "rare" means a band that was produced for a specific purpose or limited audience, like the Olympic bands or Apple employee bands. Or maybe a band that was only available commercially at the very beginning (when Apple Watch wasn't very prevalent, so not many were sold) or a band that only came with a high-end model, like with the original gold watches.

Celestial Teal is rare because it was discontinued after being sold for only a few months. There’s also believed to be very few left in circulation, and with being a really great color, it fetches high resell prices when/if you manage to find one. Someone else posted on the big thread on how one just sold for $250 USD in USED condition. I define rare as “A band which fetches $60+ in resell auctions or is otherwise hard to find”

 

[QCassidy352]

Celestial Teal is rare because it was discontinued after being sold for only a few months. There’s also believed to be very few left in circulation, and with being a really great color, it fetches high resell prices when/if you manage to find one. Someone else posted on the big thread on how one just sold for $250 USD in USED condition. I define rare as “A band which fetches $60+ in resell auctions or is otherwise hard to find”

Whoa, it's a great color for sure, but I'd sure as hell part with mine for $250!

Regarding you definition: fair enough. Just curious.

 

[cambookpro]

Just curious - what makes a band "rare"? I see several people have mentioned the celestial teal nike band, which I have. It's a great band! But I don't see what's rare about it. It was one of the standard commercially available bands during one seasonal cycle. Sure, it's discontinued now, but so are most of the bands. To me, "rare" means a band that was produced for a specific purpose or limited audience, like the Olympic bands or Apple employee bands. Or maybe a band that was only available commercially at the very beginning (when Apple Watch wasn't very prevalent, so not many were sold) or a band that only came with a high-end model, like with the original gold watches.

I think ‘rare’ bands are really bands that are high demand, low supply. The demand is also probably influenced by how many substitutes there are - for example, Pink/Clementine/Apricot are similar enough that no single band commands a massive fee, unlike Ultra Violet where the is no real alternative.

You might be able to split watch band buyers into three camps: price-conscious, quality-conscious and collector. The former group probably won’t buy any OEM bands, or only ones at discounted prices. The middle group will buy OEM but not care too much about the exact shade - they will set out to buy a ‘dark blue’ band, not a Midnight Blue, Blue Horizon, Dark Teal, etc. The latter group are completionists, and will want to buy the exact shade.

I expect the middle group actually drive the second hand market. Bands which are ‘rare’ are ones without many substitutes and only produced for a short amount of time. (I feel like I could write an economics thesis on this )

Will be interesting to see what happens to second hand UV prices if Apple ever do release a band that is marginally similar.

 

[mikedis]

(I feel like I could write an economics thesis on this )

do it do it do it!

 

[CodeRaven]

do it do it do it!

And if you decide to write on the Nike watch bands/loops......... Just do it! 🤣

 

[mikedis]

And if you decide to write on the Nike watch bands/loops......... Just do it! 🤣

I’d rather write off the Nike Watch bands/loops if I can.

 

[mk313]

You might be able to split watch band buyers into three camps: price-conscious, quality-conscious and collector. The former group probably won’t buy any OEM bands, or only ones at discounted prices. The middle group will buy OEM but not care too much about the exact shade - they will set out to buy a ‘dark blue’ band, not a Midnight Blue, Blue Horizon, Dark Teal, etc. The latter group are completionists, and will want to buy the exact shade.

Haha! I must be in the middle group. I enjoy this thread and have no problem with people buying however many bands they like, but in looking at some of the pictures that are posted, I can hardly see any difference between some of the shades.

 

[cambookpro]

Haha! I must be in the middle group. I enjoy this thread and have no problem with people buying however many bands they like, but in looking at some of the pictures that are posted, I can hardly see any difference between some of the shades.

I think I’m in the same group. I love the comparison photos, but tend to stick to one band per colour! (I make an exception for red, as it’s always been a favourite.)

 

[jwlbel]

I think ‘rare’ bands are really bands that are high demand, low supply. The demand is also probably influenced by how many substitutes there are - for example, Pink/Clementine/Apricot are similar enough that no single band commands a massive fee, unlike Ultra Violet where the is no real alternative.

You might be able to split watch band buyers into three camps: price-conscious, quality-conscious and collector. The former group probably won’t buy any OEM bands, or only ones at discounted prices. The middle group will buy OEM but not care too much about the exact shade - they will set out to buy a ‘dark blue’ band, not a Midnight Blue, Blue Horizon, Dark Teal, etc. The latter group are completionists, and will want to buy the exact shade.

I expect the middle group actually drive the second hand market. Bands which are ‘rare’ are ones without many substitutes and only produced for a short amount of time. (I feel like I could write an economics thesis on this )

Will be interesting to see what happens to second hand UV prices if Apple ever do release a band that is marginally similar.

I used to be in the one or two bands from each color group. Until I started hanging out around all these enablers It is all their fault. Not mine.

 

[mikedis]

Light Bone/Black NikeLab Sport Band (far right) compared to Pure Platinum (left) and Desert Sand (middle)

 

[CodeRaven]

I’d rather write off the Nike Watch bands/loops if I can.

Oh come on, you'll find your Hyper Grape loop, Celestial Teal/Black band someday. I sure hope I do as well...... and the others I am searching for.....

 

[AbSoluTc]

Shhh. Never do the math.

lol
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