interesting, would have expected a different answer, but, technically, it broke after several (?) years ...
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Apple Executives Talk Watch Bands: Emphasis on Backward Compatibility, Design Philosophy, and More
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Then how is his greatest contribution the supply chain when Apple is not overcoming issues better than most other companies?
Sure, they are doing better than Miele, but is that the standard?
Because he’s been running the supply chain show for almost two decades very successfully already? Plenty others cannot source anything for the next few months or worse in all kinds of industries.
Of course it lasted a few years but so did my sport bands that I bought at the same time. And that’s rubber
I think people tend to upgrade phones more frequently than watches.
Seriously? What about the watch faces?
Ah, maybe you're right. The watch faces are generally so dull and boring that people find the watch bands more compelling.
With the length of time the watch has been out, there's no excuse for not having hundreds of faces to choose from.
The watch wouldn’t be a success without a well received interface. In typical Apple fashion they decided to not let third parties mess that up and still it seems way more successful than any other smart watch on the market.
I feel that watch bands, being physical and therefore more visual and prominent, will have a greater impact on customisation than a watch face people may never see.
That didn't work for me - in all cheap bands I bought from Amazon there is nickel in all parts metall (i.e. the lock on the silicone sport bands), and I and a lot of other people are allergic to it. With the original Apple bands I have no problems whatsoever, and in comparison Apple's quality is superior in just every aspect. Still, I think the high price is inappropriate.
I have very sensitive skin, eczema, and allergies to latex and nickel. The bands that work best for me are the sport loops. When I’ve tried to wear a regular Apple sport band, I get a crop of little itchy bumps under the band. I don’t think I’m allergic to the band material itself, since the synthetic rubber fluorelastomer doesn’t contain latex; I think Apple has tried to remove known allergens from their items as much as possible. I think my problem is caused by sweat getting trapped under the band. I still get irritated by sweat trapped under the watch body itself but with the sport loop I can loosen the band a bit without fear of the watch falling off my arm, and relocate my watch to a dry spot on my wrist. To be honest I have to do this frequently, but it’s the price I pay to be able to wear the watch.
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Thousand of combinations with color watchbands (amazing design and options) vs a square black brick (until you wave your arms..)
Come on. Changing a traditional watch arm band is not hard. It may require minimum of attention, but I wonder if we lose any physical ability by being for too long behind our screen.
Except for the always-on-displays the last three generations had…
I think you should compare a few random watches from the past with the effort it takes on an Apple Watch without tools and then re-evaluate. Tons of people never swap their watch bands on traditional watches as is often requires compressing a tiny spring versus most Apple Watch owners actually having multiple bands that get swapped in way less time.
I do think it’s one of the best features of the Apple Watch, whatever you’re wearing you can always switch up!