Coach Planning to Debut Designer Bands for Apple Watch Later This Year

[testcard]

"Delivery for Ms Clover".

 

[Rocket Man]

Apple: the premier watch band producer of our time. Steve would be so proud....

 

[BruceEBonus]

I showed this article to my mate. I said to him ... "Carl. Please reconsider selling your Apple stock. Watch bands ARE the future. And this shows the investment Apple are putting in to this developing 'technology". I reckon he was bluffing you see. But no. He meant it. "Icahn" he replied. "And by crikey .... I will too!"

 

[paulopadopa]

Apple: the premier watch band producer of our time. Steve would be so proud....

Apple aren't making these. They're being designed and made by Coach.

 

[seatton]

This proves Coach can never make anything like Hermes.

 

[BSben]

Oh, Boy! More Bands!

The Innovation never stops!!

The article never claims that Apple are making these bands, so your comment seems a bit weird.
Watch straps are a good business though, Google is now making straps too.
http://www.droid-life.com/2016/04/26/android-wear-mode-watch-bands/

 

[igorsky]

The article never claims that Apple are making these bands, so your comment seems a bit weird.
Watch straps are a good business though, Google is now making straps too.
http://www.droid-life.com/2016/04/26/android-wear-mode-watch-bands/

Don't you know it's ok for every other corporation to make money except for Apple. Apple exists for the sole purpose of providing forum nerds with their idea of a perfect device what they want for exactly the price that they're willing to pay.

 

[CFreymarc]

Big fashion players like this are supporting the Apple Watch. The platform is hardly a failure. It just didn't bat .400 like some jerks expects.

 

[JPLC]

Yay, more bands. Can't wait for the Keynote...

 

[2457282]

If apple charges an arm for their bands, what will coach charge for them, a kidney?

If you pay an arm for one of these then where do place the watch once purchased?

 

[emm386]

...just what we needed... right?

 

[Westside guy]

If you pay an arm for one of these then where do place the watch once purchased?

You just need to be REALLY CAREFUL picking which arm you pay with...

 

[igorsky]

Big fashion players like this are supporting the Apple Watch. The platform is hardly a failure. It just didn't bat .400 like some jerks expects.

And it also doesn't seem to be satisfying the personal use cases and price points of forum nerds.

 

[now i see it]

holy krap

 

[BvizioN]

Just what we need, another iWatch

You mean iBands for iWatch?

 

[MrWillie]

At least they are not like the Hermes bands, which cost more than an  watch. $690 for a leather band. Are these from the Wagyu Kobi cows ?

Still wouldn't pay $150 for an  Watch band. For a Vacheron Constantan, yes.  Watch, no.

 

[Bubba Satori]

You mean iBands for iWatch?

It's not an iWatch, peasant.

 

[Harloh]

What's the difference between a real and fake coach.... nothing.

 

[DaveOP]

Does this confirm no redesign?

They could absolutely redesign, and keep the band connectors the same. There is plenty of clearance around the connections for the watch itself to be thinner.

 

[_mdavenport]

Waiting for Apple to release one that looks like a guitar strap and dub it the "GarageBand"

 

[bladerunner2000]

It doesn't matter how pretty or expensive the watch bands are, it's still a mostly useless device.

Quoting for truth.

 

[routine_analyst]

Even with the stylish bands... this device is a piece of turd. The form factor is tiny, the UI is too basic and lacks decent organization, the navigation is complicated and leads you to second guess yourself while also forgetting where things are located and the overall device physical design looks like a shrunken iPhone 1.0.

 

[Fender2112]

More watch bands. Must be a slow news day.

 

[Ghost31]

It doesn't matter how pretty or expensive the watch bands are, it's still a mostly useless device.

Centuries of the watch...now it's useless because it has an apple logo on it? Ok

 

[MrMoore]

I like to play a little game on MacRumors. I see a post and try to guess how long it will take to come across a snarky/negative response. For the most part, I don't wait too long.