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Apple Watch Gets New Spring Collection of Bands, Available to Order Later This Month
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Wow no way! LOL. Thanks for the info. I can't believe these existed.
Now I want one for my phone.
Given that they didn't even host a media event and have already announced a different event for education, this is clearly not what they are "concentrating on".
I know, it's unbelievable that Apple has all their engineers and developers focusing on watch band designs, while iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS go stale!
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I went with Monowear for my current band. It's quite a bit cheaper than Apple, but to be fair, it also seems to be of slightly worse quality.
They certainly haven’t worked on the Mac mini either, in the past 6 years - well other than 2014 with it's use of glue/solder and downgrade of the CPU, of course.
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I have well over a dozen... probably more like 2 dozen and I know people like me who have a similar amount and we are buying them at the current prices. Would I like it if they were less expensive? Sure! Would I buy more of them? Nope.
Who cares how many they sell? As long as they make the most profit, that’s all the consumer cares about.
Apple should stop putting so much effort into new watch bands and get back to their core specialty of self-driving cars.
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I used to roll my eyes at these band updates, like many of you saying #Innovation!!! But now I see it a little differently. Clearly Apple knows this isn't innovation (although in a sense it actually is for a tech company to push fashion so strongly), but it's just something to keep the watch line fresh. I like it.
Yes, I agree 100% with this.... that being said. I've never bought a strap from Apple, but I've gotten like 4-5 on Amazon for around $5-$10 apiece. The quality seems pretty good to me, but if Apple's were more in the ballpark of $25 I might be willing to buy theirs... but $5 vs $50?? It's an easy choice.
Yes, I agree 100% with this.... that being said. I've never bought a strap from Apple, but I've gotten like 4-5 on Amazon for around $5-$10 apiece. The quality seems pretty good to me, but if Apple's were more in the ballpark of $25 I might be willing to buy theirs... but $5 vs $50?? It's an easy choice.
I was wondering when new Apple bands would drop. Definitely picking up the Black and White Nike Sport band.
Agreed, the Nike Sport Band.
Agreed, the Nike Sport Band.
I know this is old news by now but scnr: $49? A steal! Here in Germany they cost 59€ which equals around $72!!
Ug, still not on the store. I've been thinking about getting the midnight blue sport, and I want to know if it was discontinued. If it is I'll have to run out and get one before stock runs out.
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For those wondering if Apple would change the band port for the Series 4 Apple Watch, to me, this confirms they are retaining it, otherwise they wouldn’t release refreshed watch bands having the same design as the other Apple Watch models.
This was a question i was wondering, i'm hoping we see a Series 4 in September and being able to use my current collection of bands will be great
plus i like a few of these new one's so no doubt i'll be adding to that collection.
I still wouldn’t be surprised if they changed it. Sooner or later there will be a redesign and the band will change.
Eventually maybe, but I don’t believe it will change for Series 4 given this refresh of Watch bands. On a sidenote, as technology evolves, physical changes also come with it. You have to remember, Apple has a very small Monopoly with watch bands and they generate a large profit, it wouldn’t be a good business practice for the change the band board at this point, which I don’t believe they will. But I’m not saying they won’t change it in the future either.
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
Courage to innovate.
I have both and the Apple bands are much better. I’m guessing it’s a combination of margins and not wanting to kill 3rd party band market. Although outside of partnerships with Nike and Hermès Apple hasn’t ever promoted 3rd party bands so I wonder how much they really care about he 3rd party band market.