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

[Rychiar]

I'm still amazed people buy bands from apple. Ya can buy wayyyy nicer third party bands at a fraction of the cost...

 

[otternonsense]

Love the subtlety of the Nike one. I would only wear the first one during a Pride parade, if ever. I might be an (out) member of the rainbow community myself, but I find it plain garish.

 

[TheSkywalker77]

I absolutely love the Nike one. I might just have to order it.

 

[MrMacintoshIII]

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?

Oh you sweet summer child...

Afaik this is an incomplete list also. Definitely doesn’t include these soon to be discontinued 2020 Pride Editions.

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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.

Rest assured this never happens with official Apple bands. There is no color to rub off... the entire material is that color.

 

[Binarymix]

Oop looks like the rainbow sports loop is gone, highway robbery prices in 3...2...1..

Surprised they kept selling it for a year.

i bought one of each, hopefully the sports band doesn’t fall apart in the hot summer heat.

 

[Antes]

Apple today announced it has released two new Pride-themed Sport Bands for the Apple Watch, including a Sport Band and Nike Sport Band in 40mm and 44mm sizes. Both of the bands are available starting today on Apple.com and at select Apple Store locations.

The bands can be paired with new matching Pride watch faces coming in watchOS 6.2.5, which remains in beta testing.

Through this effort, Apple and Nike said they are proud to support LGBTQ advocacy organizations worldwide, including GLSEN, PFLAG, The Trevor Project, Gender Spectrum, The National Center for Transgender Equality, and ILGA World, which brings together more than 1,500 member organizations in more than 150 countries and regions.

Last year's Pride band was a nylon Sport Loop.

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

Nike Version looks cool - def buying.

 

[MrMacintoshIII]

hopefully the sports band doesn’t fall apart in the hot summer heat.

This just doesn’t happen with Apple bands. I have some that are years old that have not changed color one bit.

 

[G.McGilli]

So, by my calculation - since this was released this morning, I should be able to order the cheaper version from Aliexpress in about... 35 minutes 🤣

I get a better fit from the clone versions that have the dual pins in the band instead of the single pin - So I'll wait and see what comes of this.

 

[Binarymix]

This just doesn’t happen with Apple bands. I have some that are years old that have not changed color one bit.

Yeah but these are individual strips pressed together, never been done before.

 

[MrMacintoshIII]

Yeah but these are individual strips pressed together, never been done before.

fair point. If it does fall apart Apple is sure to refund or replace no questions asked...

 

[mariusignorello]

Nike one is really is really nice!

Definitely might grab that one. It has a nice little pop of color.

 

[Brien]

It‘s not printed (as the cheap ones on Amazon/Ebay are). 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“.

Which begs the question, do they cut up bands for the strips and if so what happens to the rest of each band? 🧐

 

[Xenious]

Will the nike face be limited to Nike model watches? I picked up the Nike one as I thought it was very cool and subtle. I really liked the imperfections in the bold rainbow one but it wasn't for me.

 

[Dexterama]

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

I see the pun in it. The rainbow lines aren’t “straight.” 🤓

Anyways, I agree that there might have been challenges with making the lines straight. Whether it was intentional or not, Apple’s marketing team certainly went to work to sell the non-straight lines as a unique pattern.

 

[jonblatho]

Definitely doesn’t include these soon to be discontinued 2020 Pride Editions.

They sold the 2019 Pride band until this morning. I expect it’ll be the same story for the 2020 bands — on sale until next year.

 

[yojason]

I’m a straight man and I wear the 2018 pride band with the white ceramic watch. It looks freaking awesome and rainbows are cool.

 

[jarman92]

These are incredible. I just got two of each. Savvy sellers know these bands will demand a fortune as these look like they’ll sell out incredibly soon. I believe it’s the first time they’ve had pride edition fluoroelastomer also. Now two in one year? They’re going to sell out quickly... I can feel it. My Apple sense is tingling.

The first of both types of bands, actually. They had nylon bands 2 years in a row, then the Sport Loop last year. But I wouldn’t count on them being worth anything...Apple just stopped selling last year’s band when these were announced.
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I’m a straight man and I wear the 2018 pride band with the white ceramic watch. It looks freaking awesome and rainbows are cool.

Jealous that you have the white ceramic! The nicest Watch they’ve ever made, IMO.

 

[balticgreen]

I just ordered the Nike one. By far the best pride band yet, although I did like the white one with the narrow stripes a couple of years ago.

The non-Nike one this year looks like the quality is rather poor with the wavy color lines. I wouldn't mind seeing some photos of the real band when anyone who orders it receives it.

 

[Ankaa]

I really would’ve loved the Nike one in black. I’m not gay, but I’m a proud ally. But I just really really dislike white.

Also really like the watch faces!

 

[BrockC]

That Nike band is really clever.

I would be super curious to see how that is manufactured. Anyone have an idea?

 

[ck2875]

I just ordered the Nike one. By far the best pride band yet, although I did like the white one with the narrow stripes a couple of years ago.

The non-Nike one this year looks like the quality is rather poor with the wavy color lines. I wouldn't mind seeing some photos of the real band when anyone who orders it receives it.

Yeah, I liked the white stripes version, though it didn’t pair well with my Space Grey watch imo. I imagine the Nike Pride one may be similar, but hopefully it looks better without having the white or red rungs on the Sports Bands.

Here’s the ones I have from 2017, 2018, and 2019...



I recall some people complaining about how the 2017 band had the 1 strand of nylon overlapping into adjacent colors. I didn't mind it that much since it kind of blends them together a bit. I do prefer the more gradual blend of the 2019 Sports Loop though.

Hopefully the Non-Nike Sports band looks good in person. FWIW, if others are close enough to my watch to notice the waviness of the stripes, they probably aren’t following proper social distancing protocols and I have other things to worry about.

 

[QCassidy352]

The Nike one is understated and nice. The sport band is far too loud for my taste.

 

[cyberslammer]

Can you wear the white one to show your pride? Asking for a friend.

 

[chicagofan00]

Nike one is nice and subtle. Picked one up in support of the cause...plus I think my two little girls will think its cool because of the rainbow colors.

 

[Brien]

Will the nike face be limited to Nike model watches? I picked up the Nike one as I thought it was very cool and subtle. I really liked the imperfections in the bold rainbow one but it wasn't for me.

I doubt they break precedent. It would be nice to have the Nike/Hermes/Edition faces all on one SKU though.