Apple Watch Gets New Spring Collection of Bands, Available to Order Later This Month

[PickUrPoison]

New Mac mini?

Coming later in the year, as will the Mac Pro.

The Mac hardware engineering team doesn’t work on watch bands, emoji, Animoji, Siri, AirPlay 2, or iOS 11/Mac OS 10.13 bug fixes. Or original video content.

 

[Carlanga]

Get your new watchband here, watchband watchbandssss!

 

[otternonsense]

This is like an Onion article... this is what they are concentrating on? I'm waiting for Apple's line of 'Member's Only' jackets.

Well.. yes. Watch bands, (ani)emoji, Siri and iMessage effects are Apple's top priorities now.

 

[Pbrutto]

No they didn’t? You can’t buy them or see them on the store?

 

[DoubleFlyaway]

DAMN IT. I like too many of those.

 

[democracyrules]

Apple today debuted a new Spring Collection of Apple Watch bands, available to order from Apple.com and at select Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Resellers across the United States and other countries later this month.

Woven Nylon bands now include an updated stripe pattern, and there's new colors of the Sport Band, Sport Loop, and Classic Buckle.
Sport Band in Denim Blue, Lemonade, and Red Raspberry
Woven Nylon in Black Stripe, Blue Stripe, Gray Stripe, and Pink Stripe
Sport Loop in Flash Light, Hot Pink, Marine Green, and Tahoe Blue
Classic Buckle in Spring Yellow, Electric Blue, and Soft PinkApple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular) will include new 38mm and 42mm Space Gray Aluminum Case with Black Sport Loop models.

Apple said the Nike Sport Loop will now be sold separately in a variety of colors matching with the latest Nike running shoes. There's also new colors for the Nike Sport Band, which Apple already sells separately:
Nike Sport Loop in Black/Pure Platinum, Bright Crimson/Black, Cargo Khaki, Midnight Fog, and Pearl Pink
Nike Sport Band in Barely Rose/Pearl Pink, Black/White, and Cargo Khaki/BlackApple Watch Nike+ (GPS + Cellular) will include new 38mm and 42mm Space Gray Aluminum Case with Midnight Fog Nike Sport Loop models.

For Apple Watch Hermès, the Single Tour Rallye and Double Tour bands now display contrasting paint details:
38mm Double Tour in Indigo with rouge H polished edge and rouge H contrasted loop
38mm Double Tour in Blanc with rouge H polished edge and rouge H contrasted loop
42mm Single Tour Rallye in Indigo with rouge H polished edge and rouge H contrasted loop
42mm Single Tour Rallye in Blanc with rouge H polished edge and rouge H contrasted loopApple's press release outlines complete pricing and availability information for the new Spring Collection bands and models.

Article Link: Apple Watch Gets New Spring Collection of Bands, Available to Order Later This Month

I am sure glad that I am not addicted to get more bands. Nike sport and stainless steel are the only two needed. Fortunate for me and those who are not addicted to watch bands, who are satisfied and happy with one or two bands which make our life simple and happy.

 

[triangletechie]

Sport loop is easily my favorite band. I'll be picking up some new colors of those.

 

[KazKam]

Oh good. I was just thinking: "I wonder what I'm going to do this Spring since I haven't changed my watchband in the last three months. If I don't I'll be terribly out of fashion." Thankfully that travesty will now be averted.

 

[Soccertess]

This is like an Onion article... this is what they are concentrating on? I'm waiting for Apple's line of 'Member's Only' jackets.

Silly statement. You think Apple doesn’t have the manufacturing power to meet demand? The problem is anticipating demand in the right colour.

The other problem is that Apple Watch, while he best selling smart watch, is not the world wide game changing device yet that time Cook thought. So how many straps do you produce?

I’m sure there are thousand and thousands of factories in Asia that can produce this, they just need to be contracted and they could start producing millions and millions (i’ll Refrain from making a joke about quality)

 

[lunarworks]

"Steve Jobs would have never..."

 

[Zmmyt]

My life is complete.

 

[Dave245]

So it could be that there will be a new entry level iPad and possibly a new MacBook or MacBook Air next week OR they might roll them out over the next couple of day's like these Watch bands especially if they plan not to announce new products next week and only focus on educational software.

 

[Delgibbons]

Aaanndd......there's the R&D spend

 

[dwsolberg]

As a business you generally concentrate where the money is - I presume for a small design bill the money generated by (new) bands is amazing.

Also, a LOT of people loves the bands, so it helps keep people excited about the Apple watch. I hope they get the general attitude and find some way to write and design more watch faces.

 

[oneMadRssn]

I like some of these, but I'd absolutely love it if they dropped the price of these things to $29. They're extremely high quality, don't get me wrong. But I'd own so many more of these at that price. Surely they'd still be very profitable even at $20 less.

I agree. Even though I can easily afford them, there is a psychological barrier for me at $50. I just can't bring myself to spend half a hundred on a dang watch band. I just won't do it - maybe it has to do with being raised not being able to afford stuff like that. I'd gladly spend $100 bucks to get 3 or 4 bands though, even in one purchase. It feels different.

 

[Neodym]

This is where Apple’s obsession with margins sometimes goes wrong. I have a lot of watch bands but have friends who only have one or two (if more than one most likely a gift) because no way are they spending $49 for them. Drop to $29 and they would sell way more.

Meanwhile, the cheap chinese bands sell like hotcakes. And if the official band collection is updated twice a year anyway, quality of those knockoffs is sufficient until the next collection arrives and you simply throw them away. If someone is into frequent band switching, going that route allows for 5-10 times as many options (pricewise) compared to an official Apple band.

I wonder if Apple intentionally keeps their own prices up, so 3rd party can make good business and the hype continues ...

 

[technole]

I like how some people complain about the price, and how naive they are to believe these actually sell at the current prices.

Apple Watch is a lifestyle item, you don't just have one or two handbags either.

 

[leebroath]

Apple just needs to stop ripping people off with the £549 space black link bracelet! Cmon you can get an iPad for that money

Very over priced I feel but hey, people buy them

 

[BigMcGuire]

"Steve Jobs would have never..."

What are these?

 

[Naaaaak]

I wish they bug-fixed their OSes as frequently as they released watch bands.

 

[Novus John]

No new emojis?

 

[cambookpro]

What are these?

iPod Socks - they were actually pretty neat, made of a sock-like material and stretched so could fit any iPod or iPhone.

 

[honglong1976]

Apple watch straps. Cheap to make, huge profit!

It's Apple's cash cow!

 

[lunarworks]

What are these?

iPod Socks

 

[Apple_Robert]

I see a few bands I like. Good thing there aren’t more.