Apple Watch Gets Two New Pride Sport Bands, Including Nike Edition

[Sirious]

I'd love one but £50 for a bit of plastic...
If they were realistically priced at £19.99 or something I'd buy a whole bunch.

The sport band used to cost £39 when they first launched!!
When the VAT went up in the UK, they increased it to £49

"The sport band is £39 in a variety of colours, the stainless steel milanese loop is £129 and the link bracelet costs £379 – more than the Apple Watch Sport."

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[chrono1081]

Ok, can we talk about why the lines of the Pride band are not straight??? Not very Apple like...

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I noticed it too but found out it’s on purpose. There’s a description beneath it explaining.

“The Pride Edition Sport Band is assembled by hand from individual strips of colored fluoroelastomer. The strips are then machine die-cut and compression molded together. This process results in subtle variations in the wavy rainbow design, making each band artfully unique.”

 

[mattopotamus]

Ordered the Nike one and paid for fast delivery as said delivery on Wednesday, get the email from processing and says delivery from 28may to June 4, hope they refund the cost for priority

If there is one thing I have learned with Apple, it is not to pay for priority. I feel like the standard shipping is basically priority.

 

[Grayburn]

Bagged the Nike strap.

 

[CarlJ]

Is there any date that they are going on sale or available to order over web ?

You can buy them today and have them delivered this week.

 

[andysw9]

The sport band used to cost £39 when they first launched!!
When the VAT went up in the UK, the increased it to £49

The last UK VAT increase was in January 2011...

 

[CarlJ]

Virtually nothing on apple's website is an actual photograph, they are all 3d renders, so I'd have a hard time believing that those lines will be in the final product.

Nope, they’ve actually shown the process before. They’re actual photos, but taken under very elaborately controlled conditions.

 

[Sirious]

The last UK VAT increase was in January 2011...

Yes but they were £39!
"The sport band is £39 in a variety of colours, the stainless steel milanese loop is £129 and the link bracelet costs £379 – more than the Apple Watch Sport."

Apple Watch review: beautiful hardware spoiled by complicated software

Apple’s much hyped smartwatch is carefully crafted with a masterful design, but poor battery life and confusing software mean curious consumers should wait

www.theguardian.com

 

[andysw9]

Yes but they were £39!
"The sport band is £39 in a variety of colours, the stainless steel milanese loop is £129 and the link bracelet costs £379 – more than the Apple Watch Sport."

Apple Watch review: beautiful hardware spoiled by complicated software

Apple’s much hyped smartwatch is carefully crafted with a masterful design, but poor battery life and confusing software mean curious consumers should wait

www.theguardian.com

Sure, but the price change had nothing to do with a change in VAT.

 

[Sirious]

I think its intentional - like a painted pattern.
Might also be easier to produce than a straight lines.

Ok, can we talk about why the lines of the Pride band are not straight??? Not very Apple like...

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[MrMacintoshIII]

Ok, can we talk about why the lines of the Pride band are not straight??? Not very Apple like...

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We’ve already talked about it!

“ Per Apple’s description, it's assembled by hand from individual strips of fluoroelastomer and then compression molded together. Hence each one has unique “imperfections“.”

 

[AMTYVLE]

Just ordered the Nike band. You know these will probably sell out quick and people will be looking for them everywhere.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Loving that Nike Sport Band!! The engineer in me is fascinated with the tooling needed to create so many different colours in the holes etc. Might have to invest in one of these when released.!!

 

[MrMacintoshIII]

Loving that Nike Sport Band!! The engineer in me is fascinated with the tooling needed to create so many different colours in the holes etc. Might have to invest in one of these when released.!!

They’re literally available to order now! Better get it!

 

[travis64]

Nike ones are always limited
Some of the nike ones i have sell for over $100 used

definitely getting 2 of these

im not gay but i think this will look great on my white ceramic apple watch

 

[tomowl]

Yooo that Nike band is nice! I’m an ally, wouldn’t mind picking it up. It could also pass off being a 80’s throwback to Epcot band.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

I hope the colors don't wear off. I'm a biker, and have purchased some of the RoadID special bands, but the colors always rub off, making them just a basic band. I've stopped supporting them because of the poor quality, plus I have enough bands to last 10 years.

The Nike one is pretty cool, but why not a 'dark edition', with the same colored holes? I'd buy that in a New York minute.

 

[darkslide29]

Nike ones are always limited
Some of the nike ones i have sell for over $100 used

I see there are currently 8 Nike bands for sale, including this new one. Just curious if you can share an example or two that have been discontinued?

 

[Mr. Dee]

If I could get the Nike one in black, then it would be my choice. Then again, not really a Watch Accessory fanatic.

 

[jonblatho]

delete

 

[TakeshimaIslands]

The sport band used to cost £39 when they first launched!!
When the VAT went up in the UK, they increased it to £49

"The sport band is £39 in a variety of colours, the stainless steel milanese loop is £129 and the link bracelet costs £379 – more than the Apple Watch Sport."

Apple Watch review: beautiful hardware spoiled by complicated software

Apple’s much hyped smartwatch is carefully crafted with a masterful design, but poor battery life and confusing software mean curious consumers should wait

www.theguardian.com

That's because of the UK pound £ is now in 2020 weaker vs the US dollar $ back in 2015, apple adds an extra 10% 'insurance margin' so they will not get stung if the Pound further weakens(funny how they are super slow reduce the prices when the US dollar is weaker vs the Pound....) Also you needs to add the extortionate 20% sales tax in UK which is the UK governments problem, apple has no control over this.

If you add all of that together it costs around the same as the US which does not include sales tax because that is a state level variable add on cost.

This is why you see a 1:1 price conversion from US dollar and UK Pound (base macbook air is $999 and £999 for example)when a few years ago it was around 80-95% of US pricing

 

[Krizoitz]

My OCD immediately noticed that the colors aren’t perfectly straight (pun?) on the website images.

OCD != being anal retentive about symmetry.

 

[Feyl]

It's kinda amazing how they keep coming up with all those pride bands. I mean, how much is enough?

 

[G.McGilli]

That Nike band will look fantastic with the Ceramic Apple Watch!

 

[travis64]

I see there are currently 8 Nike bands for sale, including this new one. Just curious if you can share an example or two that have been discontinued?

Genuine 42mm 44mm Apple Watch Nike Blue Orbit Gamma Blue Sport Band Rare | eBay

Discontinued Color. Rare to find. Nearly Mint Condition.

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Nike Sport Band for Apple Watch: Black/Hyper Grape 44mm 42 Genuine OOP MV862AM/A | eBay

Color is Black/Hyper Grape. Originally released for Apple Watch 44mm watches, it is also compatible with any older 42mmwatches. 44mm Black/Hyper Grape Official Band. It also works with all previous versions of Apple Watch, including Apple Watch Series 3.

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