Dang, sorry to hear that. Is this an Apple brand braided loop? I just got one in the mail today and it fits the watch fine. But sadly it’s much too loose on my wrist. When I posted this originally I had no idea how many folks would have issues re: the bands and the watch piece itself. For me those bands (apple branded) all fit into the watch fine. It‘s a bummer though, I paid $45 on ebay for a nice brand new Apple braided size 10 band and it’s not going to be wearable at all. Oh well, live and learn. Maybe I can try on a size 9 at the store.
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Apple watch bands fit worse now with the S10
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Yes, it’s an original braided solo loop that came with the watch. I called apple and they will investigate, waiting for a reply… let’s see what happens..
We just need more holes
I was always in-between with my eight, either very loose or very tight. For me, the 10 gives a perfect fit. The holes don’t look that far apart, but I think with the stiffness of the bands, someone is always going to have the bad luck of wanting the spot between holes.
The Nike sports band has more holes. If you are going to use sports bands, that's the one you should get.We just need more holes
Thanks everyone for your experiences! It’s good to know I’m not the only one noticing this. And, not a big issue obviously in the grand scheme of things, but a little bit of a hassle / adjustment.
While it’s too bad about my other 3 bands, on the bright side, I enjoy the Nike sport loop now (the comfy one with the velcro, not sure if I’m naming it correctly) since the S10 lasts 24 hours so I only need to charge it once daily. With the S7 before, I couldn’t handle wearing this band often because of having to remove it 2 or more times a day to charge.
While it’s too bad about my other 3 bands, on the bright side, I enjoy the Nike sport loop now (the comfy one with the velcro, not sure if I’m naming it correctly) since the S10 lasts 24 hours so I only need to charge it once daily. With the S7 before, I couldn’t handle wearing this band often because of having to remove it 2 or more times a day to charge.
The old bands fit on my Series 10, but what I’ve noticed is that they’re much harder to attach when putting the band on the watch.
I had this problem, because I – a very stable genius – originally attached the sports loop the wrong way round, wondering why I couldn’t get it in even with force :/ since I fixed that, it’s perfectly fine. Just replaced it with a third party leather band to see what happens. Zero problems, taking it out and in, both work fine… but the band does feel tighter. (Well, the watch is smaller, so this isn’t a huge shocker.)
I have a Nike sports band, too. Somewhere where I will find it easily (pro-tip: if you want to never see something again, give it to me and ask to put it somewhere where I will find it easily). Anyway, going back to the sports loop, let’s see if it attaches easily… *15 seconds later* Yup.
Maybe my watch is faulty
I have a Nike sports band, too. Somewhere where I will find it easily (pro-tip: if you want to never see something again, give it to me and ask to put it somewhere where I will find it easily). Anyway, going back to the sports loop, let’s see if it attaches easily… *15 seconds later* Yup.
Maybe my watch is faulty
I just looked at my s9 strap on my new s10, a 41mm strap fitted to a 42mm s10 in my case, and I see the same. The ends of the metal slide-in pieces that latch the band into the watch are now not quite flush with the edges of the watch case but instead are very slightly indented into the case. It's a very tiny difference that doesn't bother me at all.
I'm thinking that Apple might have kept the length of the attachment pieces/rails on its latest s10 bands the same length as it had for series 9 and before to maintain backward compatibility. People can buy the bands as stand alone accessories for older watches if they particularly like a new colour/design/whatever and if Apple had lengthened the attachment rails to perfectly align with the new s10 case sizes then the rails would have stuck out very slightly from the side of the case if those bands were used with a pre-series-10 watch and I suspect that would be more noticeable and annoying than the pretty much imperceptible (unless you look for it) misalignment on a series 10 case.
When I switched from my Series 7 to my Ultra 2 last year, I noticed the same thing - some bands seemed to be a little bit looser. Makes sense though, since the watch is bigger, it adds a couple of millimeters of space. Not really much one can do about it though.
I’m curious…. Maybe I’ve misunderstood, but why are you needing to remove the band to charge the watch?
that’s cool! I don’t have those bands though but I’ll keep it in mind. About Deeddawg’s Q, I’m not removing the band when charging, I was just referring to removing the watch from my wrist. Obviously that’s not a difficult thing to do in general, but when you have to do it multiple times a day as I did w/ the S7, it becomes much easier with the standard bands with holes in them, compared to the velcro sport loop bands.
I just noticed that a few of my older bands (all Apple) don't lock on my S10. They still lock properly on my S6.
I wouldn’t count on it, I had the same model and same issue, too loose/tight for standard bands with holes/notches, and S10 made that even more noticeable.
Semi good news update, Apple store staff agreed to let me return the original black band that came with the watch, in exchange for the braided solo loop and $49 + tax. It fits a bit snug but they let me try on several and it seems to be the best size. Hopefully with time it’ll loosen just a tad. 2 days before the 14-day window ended. 😅
Thanks @nxt3 for the good tip to bring just the band box only, they accepted it and I was in and out of the store in record time (15-20 mins).
Thanks @nxt3 for the good tip to bring just the band box only, they accepted it and I was in and out of the store in record time (15-20 mins).
