Apple Watch with Milanese and Sport band

One of the bands is unusable in Option #1, which is stupid IMO if we know what will fit us before hand. So stupid we can't get two of the same size bands that will fit us in the box.

 

It's stupid because there should be an option on the pre-order page (let's hope there will be) to choose the size, that way trading will be unnecessary.

 

Nope, purchasing a Sport band separately still gets you two bands, one S/M and one M/L.

 

And unfortunately half of that is a waste.

 

Not if you trade colors with someone bigger or smaller, and you'll come out ahead.

However, Apple is doing this to streamline their inventories (no separate SKUs for the two different sizes), and rubber bands cost next to nothing to make.

 

I don't know anyone local to trade with unfortunately. And I don't think adding a few more SKUs is going to be a problem with the amount they already have lol.

 

You can always swap with a member here in the marketplace or even online.

If the Watch Sport takes off, you'll eventually encounter many more down the line.

 

It's option #2 that gets you an extra band NOT option #1. When you buy the SS and sport band combo you only get one band unlike with the sport model. When you buy the sport band separately you get two bands one of each size.

 

That's not necessarily true. They may throw in two rubber bands for option #1 anyway, even though the general description for the SS collection specifies "band".

 

This is not true, see this thread for the answer: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1854739

 

It is true. You're contradicting yourself. The thread in that link says exactly the same thing I did. That if you buy the Stainless Steel with a sport band you only get one band. If you look at the accessories page on the Apple Store for the watch the contents for the sport band when bought separately states you get two bands. So option 2 above gets you the extra band but option 1 does not.

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I suspect it is true because if there were two included in the stainless steel and sport band combo they would say so.

 

Per the thread

 

That's just assumption and not an official confirmation from Apple.

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That's what I said.

 

Bump!
Any thoughts on this now with all the reviews coming out? I was 100% set on SS but am a little bit skeptical with being just version 1

 

In a little over 2 weeks...this (and many more questions) will be answered

1 band, 2 bands...1 1/2 bands...

we'll know soon enough.

 

So far, I've seen three band swapping sites:

http://www.bandswapper.com
http://www.ibandswap.com
... and there's one other one. It's blue. Anyone remember what it is?