Do you have any pictures of these large ladiies buckles?
Hit any jewelry stores for that.
There's even a women's belt with the similar style clasp used on the Modern Buckle.
Do you have any pictures of these large ladiies buckles?
Oh yeah, because you say so, the authority on femininity as appointed by who exactly?
Why do you care who wears what watchband, seriously? Mind things that concern you, and let others make choices for themselves.
hmmm...the photos made me think I don't like that design as much as I thought I would. And based on the photos on Apple's site it had been one of my favorites, too. It's just that the band looks so thin and insubstantial against such a prominently sized buckle. That is possibly what gives it a feminine cast to some observers.What's "they"?
The quite large, rounded clasp makes it decidedly feminine. They could have designed it to be more gender neutral but seeing that Apple has deliberately not made it available to overlap men's wrist size, they do not envision men wearing it.
Tech bloggers (John Gruber) who have seen it in person definitely agree it's a feminine band. The photos below should tell you why.
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hmmm...the photos made me think I don't like that design as much as I thought I would. And based on the photos on Apple's site it had been one of my favorites, too. It's just that the band looks so thin and insubstantial against such a prominently sized buckle. That is possibly what gives it a feminine cast to some observers.
It's really quite stupid that they did make it "feminine" by adding the huge clasp and only doing it in 38mm. Men also wear blue or brown leather watch straps.
I like it for the satisfying magnetic click which I thought was very sexy during the Watch reveal.
Agreed. I only wish Classic Buckle used the same magnetic clasp. All the leather bands and belts I have used wears out rather quickly.
That's the thing. I wouldn't mind having the modern buckle. The classic buckle makes the leather all bent and wears out faster. It gives it a more polished look and keeps it appearances, especially when wearing one with a tuxedo or suit.
Too bad there's no 42mm. I'm sure there will be some decent 3rd party band makers.
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I am planning on getting a 42 sport watch, will the classic buckle leather band work with it - attach to it without modifications? so I can switch back and forth between the sport band and the leather, and besides the saphire is there really much difference in the stainless steel and aluminum besides the weight, they are both likely to scratch, coorect?
I am planning on getting a 42 sport watch, will the classic buckle leather band work with it - attach to it without modifications? so I can switch back and forth between the sport band and the leather, and besides the saphire is there really much difference in the stainless steel and aluminum besides the weight, they are both likely to scratch, coorect?
When I first viewed the classic and modern buckles when deciding on what watch to get if the 42mm is too big for me, I instantly preferred the modern buckle. Other than preferring the look of it, it felt weird to invest so much in a ground breaking new device and then to use a boring old normal strap - I wanted something interesting.
Then I came here and read that it is a more feminine strap, aimed more at women. I showed my wife the watch and her immediate reaction was "there is nothing feminine about that picture" and my father-in-law said "it looks elegant and minimalist".
I don't deny that the modern buckle may be more effeminate, but I'd like to think that it is generic enough to work for both sexes. I'm still more likely to buy it than the boring regular buckle.
Some people simply lack the ability to discriminate what's feminine and masculine. However, a majority of responders are of the opinion that it's a feminine strap.
Big buckles on watches have always been considered feminine.
Nothing new here.
It's got nothing to do with lacking the ability to discriminate what's feminine and what's masculine. It's just an opinion and obviously not one everyone agrees upon. It's certainly not a fact. Just because it's your opinion and that of others that's it's feminine doesn't mean that a man should not consider getting it. I don't think it's feminine and would certainly consider it if it was available for the 42mm model. It doesn't matter what other people think. At the end of the day each individual needs to make their own decision based on their own opinion.
You, as a guy, are free to wear a feminine band. I don't care. It's a free country after all.
And yet, you spend so much time and effort proclaiming that the modern buckle is feminine. If you truly didn't care, then why post about it in every thread where the modern buckle is mentioned? I mean, really, why do you care to tell other people they are making this fashion faux pas? After all, it doesn't affect you.
And yet, you spend so much time and effort proclaiming that the modern buckle is feminine. If you truly didn't care, then why post about it in every thread where the modern buckle is mentioned? I mean, really, why do you care to tell other people they are making this fashion faux pas? After all, it doesn't affect you.
I wonder if a simple way to answer the question will be to ask someone at Apple if the Modern buckle is for a male or female? I wonder what the answer would be.