Wondering if I'm understanding the situation correctly. I can get a silver stainless steel Apple Watch with a black sport band, but no such option exists for the space black stainless? The Apple Store online is showing only 20 combinations available for the Apple Watch. Obviously, nothing would be preventing this combination from existing except for artificial restrictions imposed by Apple. So if you want the space black stainless, you have to pay $1100 AND purchase the black sport band separately? Or am I not understanding? Anyone have any insight?
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Black Tax Again?
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That's how I see it too. On top of that you get 2 sports bands which is literally helpful for nobody. Nobody has 2 different sized wrists
That's what it seems like. I thought you'd be able to get a black stainless with a black classic leather band, but it doesn't look like its in the cards, which is kind of bogus.
I'm in the same boat. I really want the space black stainless. Don't really care too much for the links band. I might also add that the links band alone is ($449). So the only way to get a "black" stainless is to order it with the link band that I don't really care for? Really?
It's (presumably) because of the Diamond-Like Carbon coating they used to achieve the black look. It doesn't come cheap, but I definitely don't agree with the decision to only sell the space black version with the link bracelet.
I'm cool with paying extra for the black stainless, over the original stainless. Think it's stupid that we're forced to pick up a $449 link bracelet that we don't really want. I want a la carte.
That's a pretty common issue in the world of watches. I rarely wear metal bracelets, and I prefer leather, but sometimes the metal bracelet is the only option. This can happen at all levels of watches.
It makes absolutely no sense why anyone would think or expect that to happen. They don't even make a black classic leather band with Space Black SS accents. The standard SS accents would look totally off anyway.
There's not really a suitable black sport band within the stainless steel collection for the Space Black model. You'd have to get the sport band with the Space Gray SS pin from the Sport collection. That's why they're not making it available as an out of the box option. The "black tax" is simply a side effect of that.
Yes, it's absurd that someone might want a black stainless watch to come with a black leather band, just because the lousy buckle on the opposite side of the wrist is plain stainless.
Yes, it's absurd that someone might want a black stainless watch to come with a black leather band, just because the lousy buckle on the opposite side of the wrist is plain stainless.
I was not talking about wanting one but expecting Apple to make it available, as there was no indication that'd happen.
That's simple instead of doing what say FitBit does and selling two of the same one small and one large here Apple just has to package the product once and you don't have to worry about will it fit or not.
No doubt. The one combo I was mainly considering isn't an option. I'd like to get the leather band as an extra, but I personally don't like the space gray with the leather.
Why not just buy the black sport edition. Without the polished silver of the SS, the 2 black watches look almost identical. Saves you a ton of coin too.
http://www.apple.com/watch/apple-watch-sport/space-gray-aluminum-case-black-sport-band/
Is that not the combo you were looking for, other than its aluminum underneath instead of SS?
http://www.apple.com/watch/apple-watch-sport/space-gray-aluminum-case-black-sport-band/
Is that not the combo you were looking for, other than its aluminum underneath instead of SS?
I've been thinking about this too, my concern though is how durable it's really going to be. I'm not that active and I still manage to constantly scratch my mineral crystal watch over time, accidentally banging it against doors, metals, etc. If Ion-X is more durable than mineral crystal though I might opt for this then. May have to do some more research here.