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Correct, and very annoying for someone who stayed in the 42mm size and has a bunch of "old" bands.
I had already been aware that since the series 10 increase in Apple Watch sizes, some people upgrading from series 3 or earlier watches that used to have the old 42mm size would need to be cautious about this size difference.
If you’re transitioning from an Apple Watch 1st generation to an Apple Watch Series 3 and had the 42mm size of these models, you’ll need to get a 44, 45, 46, or 49mm watch from these series 4-9 and ultra models to continue using your existing bands.
A 42mm series 10 or an Apple Watch series 11 of that size would work well with smaller straps that are 38, 40, or 41 mm from series 0-9 prior, and the 42mm bands released in fall 2024 (series 10 release) thereafter. It’s just slightly more rounded and longer than the 40/41mm watches. A newer 42mm band released from fall 2024 onwards can be forwards compatible with a series 9 and earlier 41, 40, and 38mm watches.
Again, you are correct. The thing is that when it comes to watches, bigger is not necessarily an "upgrade". I shouldn't generalize as everyone's use case is unique, but there's a reason why mechanical watches come in a variety of sizes whilst maintaining similar features. There's an appropriate size for a person's wrist and those intending their apple watch to function as an everyday watch, seamlessly integrating into more than a single scenario, might not want it to be constantly increasing in size.
I’m not sure what your complaint is really. Apple has always had two size classes of Series watches: large and small. The actual size of each has increased over the years but it has been a constant that you cannot use bands from small watches on large watches, and vice versa.
That Apple has maintained compatibility of the bands within each size class despite the changes in case sizes is something to be commended as far as I am concerned. I have a 42mm S10 and have a number of bands spanning all the previous 38/40/41mm sizes that I still use with my 42mm watch. My wife has a 40mm SE and my daughter a 41mm S7. They can both also use all the bands, even new latest 42mm ones.
The connectors on the old 42mm and new 42mm cases are not the same shape. If apple had used the traditional watch strap fitting then I could understand being annoyed about incompatibility but then we’d never have had the wide variety of band types that we have.
This is where, in the Smart Stack settings, you can turn off the camera control suggestion if you find it annoying in the watch pictures.
Veiled Grey Nike sport loop for today. Really like those bands from Nike.
Series 11 with Series 3 Nike Sports band bought in 2017. Still going strong. Still my favourite band. They don’t make it plain black anymore.
Hi everyone, I used to own and love the gold stainless steel Apple Watch Series 5 and color was perfect for me but I sold it couple of years ago. The gold on Series 6/7/8/9 looked too ‘champagne’ for my taste. With Series 10/11, the gold titanium seems closer to the old S4/5 tone, but I no longer have my S5 to compare in store.
Does anyone who owns both a gold stainless steel S4/5 and a gold titanium S10/11 mind sharing a side-by-side comparison? Some photos would be amazing. I searched for videos or photos but couldn’t find a clean comparison.
Does anyone who owns both a gold stainless steel S4/5 and a gold titanium S10/11 mind sharing a side-by-side comparison? Some photos would be amazing. I searched for videos or photos but couldn’t find a clean comparison.
Thank you. 🙂
Yes it’s Lumy. Very handy for timing the dog walk before it gets dark on my local country roads.👍🏻
I don’t own these watches, but I do have a gold stainless steel series 6 Apple Watch. I can find some photos from my archives because I always visit the Apple Store to try on the stainless steel Apple Watches and compare them with other finishes.
In terms of color, the gold titanium series 10/11 is a mix between the gold stainless steel Apple Watch Series 6 to 9 and the gold titanium series 10/11. It’s also a lighter hue.
The gold stainless steel series 4 and 5, which initially made me interested in upgrading my series 1 to gold stainless steel when it was first introduced, have a more rose gold and bronze hue compared to the gold titanium series 10/11.
Here are some pictures of the gold stainless steel Apple Watch Series 4 and 5:
And the gold titanium series 10, also with side by side with my gold stainless steel Apple Watch Series 6:
It’s hard to compare them since they weren’t photographed side by side under the same lighting, but thanks for sharing the pics, appreciate the effort!
No problem. 😉
Tried my best to get it out there, just that I didn’t have the earlier series gold SS. I only have the 6.
Just picked up my Ultra 3 and I am liking the watch. Upgraded from my Series 9 45mm stainless.
