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Coach Planning to Debut Designer Bands for Apple Watch Later This Year

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Well-known designer brand Coach is reportedly working on a line of high-quality Apple Watch bands, which could debut as soon as June. According to Haute Écriture's David Boglin de Bautista, a sales associate at a Coach boutique informed him of the upcoming release after seeing his Apple Watch and showed him pictures of the bands.

Coach is said to be debuting around eight watch bands, in colors that include white, red, black, and brown. Some bands are decorated with charms, while others have patterns like flowers stitched into them, with each band set to retail for approximately $150.

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The bands are designed to match Coach handbags from its Spring/Summer 2016 Collection, and according to de Bautista, one band was stitched with flowers to match Coach's Tea Rose Appliqué bag.

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It is not clear if Coach is teaming up with Apple or releasing the bands independently. Apple has partnered with Hermès to launch a line of Apple Watch models with Hermès bands and a unique watch face, but Coach may be working independently.

A few other designers, including Rebecca Minkoff and Colette have released Apple Watch bands without Apple's assistance, Minkoff in partnership with Case-Mate and Colette in partnership with Casetify.

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Although none of these bands will appeal to 99.9% of the users here on MacRumors, they will appeal to a lot of middle-aged to older women. My mom has an Apple Watch and ever since she has had it she's been searching for a band that has a little more sparkle to it than the ones currently available. If they are priced correctly, I could see them being popular among this demographic. Just because it's not for you, doesn't mean it's not for others.

It is, in my opinion, a sign that the Apple Watch is still popular. I think once the second generation is introduced, we will see more companies like this jumping on board.
 
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Z400Racer37 said:
Is it just me, or do they look like crap?
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It's you.
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justperry said:
$150 for a tiny piece of leather, insane!
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Yup, highway robbery. As long as consumers pay, enterprising business will milk the cows.

I prefer to vote with my dollars. I never buy something if the price has been raised beyond a reasonable amount. My loss maybe, but quite often the prices come down again. This gives data to the businesses about what price points that consumers will buy at.
 
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Z400Racer37 said:
Is it just me, or do they look like crap?
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It's you. Nah I'm kidding...your sophisticated taste is probably above and beyond what a company like Coach can offer.
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barkomatic said:
It doesn't matter how pretty or expensive the watch bands are, it's still a mostly useless device.
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Yay...another person speaking for everyone.
 
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