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jm31828

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I bought a product red Apple Watch a couple months ago because it was cheaper than the other colors.

I don’t mind the watch itself being red, but the ref band is too much and I’m thinking of getting a different color band for it.
What colors have some if you bought for yours that seem to work well and don’t clash?
 
Black looks awesome with it.
 

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Black is an obvious one. White too. Green might work.

I just bought a red AW6 from Best Buy today and used my existing white sport band temporarily (plan on getting a braided solo loop or sport loop). Honestly, it's kinda ugly. If you're not going for colorful, I think darker works better (black, charcoal, etc).
 
I have the Nike Pride both regular and sport loop, the 2018 sport loop, Jamaica sport loop, black unity, black Nike sport loop, black Nike white and two different kind of red sport loop.
 
I am really tempted to order a red watch today, since the 40mm GPS versions are only $249 at a bunch of retailers. I personally would pair it with one of the international sport loops that have red in them, like Canada (screenshot from the Juanandonly YouTube channel). Even the olive sport loop has a reddish rail that might coordinate.
 

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Thanks for sharing! Quite a collection. :) are those all Apple brand, or are some 3rd party?
Bar the original red silicon band that came with the watch all from AliExpress and all lasted very very well. This lot probably cost 30 pounds so far....
 

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Bar the original red silicon band that came with the watch all from AliExpress and all lasted very very well. This lot probably cost 30 pounds so far....

Amazing, thanks for sharing!!

I think I might try a black silicon knockoff from Amazon for about $7, not much to lose vs $50 for the Apple version.
 
Amazing, thanks for sharing!!

I think I might try a black silicon knockoff from Amazon for about $7, not much to lose vs $50 for the Apple version.
You can actually find the Apple black band pretty cheap on eBay or FB. Not sure what size you have but Vipoutlet on eBay has thus for $10. They are all new as I have purchased many from them.

 
I switch between this black and white band and the dark grey band. I find it disappointing that Apple only sells red with the red watch. I already had a red band prior to this watch.
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I literally had this same exact question...own a Red S6 myself and never knew what other band would even go with it...thanks for all of the insight, all!
 
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You can actually find the Apple black band pretty cheap on eBay or FB. Not sure what size you have but Vipoutlet on eBay has thus for $10. They are all new as I have purchased many from them.


Is that the real deal, Apple brand and not a knockoff?
 
I actually think the red band that comes with it is pretty sassy :) Its the only original Apple band I have and no-one ever says about the others they look "fake"
 

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Is that the real deal, Apple brand and not a knockoff?
Yes. Vipoutlet is a liquidator for several major retail chains including Walmart. I have purchased several items from them over the years including Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy phone. They offer free returns so you can always return for any reason if you don’t like it.
 
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