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How many Apple Watch bands do you own? OEM only.

  • One band only.

    Votes: 436 16.5%
  • 2/4

    Votes: 965 36.5%
  • 5/8

    Votes: 525 19.8%
  • 9/12

    Votes: 178 6.7%
  • 12/15

    Votes: 106 4.0%
  • 16/20

    Votes: 77 2.9%
  • more than 20

    Votes: 221 8.3%
  • more than 50

    Votes: 67 2.5%
  • more than 100

    Votes: 31 1.2%
  • more than 200

    Votes: 24 0.9%
  • more than 250

    Votes: 4 0.2%
  • more than 300

    Votes: 4 0.2%
  • more than 400

    Votes: 1 0.0%
  • more than 500

    Votes: 1 0.0%
  • more than 600

    Votes: 8 0.3%

  • Total voters
    2,647
It does. And I am unfortunately not near it. Next thing you know he’s gonna drop the Nike bands and I’m going to be in for 4 more. I’m looking for celestial teal/black, black/white, cargo khaki/black and olive flak/black in Nike sport bands.

“It does. And unfortunately not near it.” Interesting choice of words. I’ve never heard someone saying it’s unfortunate for their credit card to not be close to maxing out! I think it’s time for an intervention!
 
“It does. And unfortunately not near it.” Interesting choice of words. I’ve never heard someone saying it’s unfortunate for their credit card to not be close to maxing out! I think it’s time for an intervention!
Quite the opposite. If I was near it then I wouldn’t be able to get in on this eBay guy’s fire sales. LOL
 
that WHOLE seasons round of bands was STUPID hard to get a hold of, there was rose red, dark olive, ultra violet and i believe blue cobalt... some of the hardest bands to get for myself...
Get Ultra Violet New an Sealed for 29€ Last Month and Rosé Red for 22€ Last week in Good condotion.
But, i am in Germany. I cant order from the New eBay guy. :-(

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What in the what! I’m so glad this isn’t in my edition size!
What is printed on the Box? I also Could take a Pencil and write my Name of a Band. That is also rare...
is it from Apple of only Re Design and manufacture by MTV?
 
What in the what! I’m so glad this isn’t in my edition size!
What is printed on the Box? I also Could take a Pencil and write my Name of a Band. That is also rare...
is it from Apple of only Re Design and manufacture by MTV?
Honestly, nothing to be excited about. Probably just OEM bands that MTV had a shop engrave on... nothing made by Apple specifically.
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What is printed on the Box? I also Could take a Pencil and write my Name of a Band.
No box, and exactly my point. Just an OEM band that was ruined by a third party. Wouldn’t pay more than $10 for it, maybe $20 if I was an MTV fan.
 
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Honestly, nothing to be excited about. Probably just OEM bands that MTV had a shop engrave on... nothing made by Apple specifically.
You see, son, MTV used to stand for Music Television. In my day they played these things called music videos. It’s like a TikTok except it doesn’t suck. Why do they have movie awards? Why do they have a movie awards band? I have no idea but I want it. Good thing it’s being sold by the watch band community’s version of a Batman villain...
 
You see, son, MTV used to stand for Music Television. In my day they played these things called music videos. It’s like a TikTok except it doesn’t suck. Why do they have movie awards? Why do they have a movie awards band? I have no idea but I want it. Good thing it’s being sold by the watch band community’s version of a Batman villain...
Yeah, MTV was a great concept but it ruined so many artists. You went from needing a good voice to needing a good voice AND face. If you were unattractive, you didn’t get views. Pretty fitting considering the first song played was “Video killed the radio star” lol

Anyways, these bands I can confirm with near 100% certainty Apple had nothing to do with them. Some exec probably went out and bought some from Walmart and had a local shop engrave the design in them. I personally wouldn’t even bat an eye at it, but if you’re into it, can’t stop ya.

(It’s also so not Apple-like to just engrave a design in the band... they’d make a new band for such an event. Especially considering an engraving ruins the coatings.)
 
Yeah, MTV was a great concept but it ruined so many artists. You went from needing a good voice to needing a good voice AND face. If you were unattractive, you didn’t get views. Pretty fitting considering the first song played was “Video killed the radio star” lol

Anyways, these bands I can confirm with near 100% certainty Apple had nothing to do with them. Some exec probably went out and bought some from Walmart and had a local shop engrave the design in them. I personally wouldn’t even bat an eye at it, but if you’re into it, can’t stop ya.

(It’s also so not Apple-like to just engrave a design in the band... they’d make a new band for such an event. Especially considering an engraving ruins the coatings.)
I mean by that logic Hermes “went to China and got some lugs” and “had their employees attach some leather to them”...doesn’t make them undesirable...
 
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That seller is a definite extortionist. And a liar. That band was just engraved. It's fan art at best and counterfeiting at worst. There's at least one Etsy seller that will engrave bands (for not $200), actually makes for a pretty fun gift.
See, now I’m sort of in the middle between this argument and @athousandbands ’ argument. When a studio engraved their own design into a band, it’s cool, sort of as a novelty thing. Not $200 cool, but still cool. It’s done to the studio’s quality standards and given as a gift to its employees. If the same design is just done by an Etsy seller, there’s nothing official to it.

I think it’s cool as a gift to an MTV fan, maybe. I just don’t see the point in having one purely for the collection factor, considering the only OEM part of it is the sport band it was done to. Maybe for $14-20, but not for $200.
 
See, now I’m sort of in the middle between this argument and @athousandbands ’ argument. When a studio engraved their own design into a band, it’s cool, sort of as a novelty thing. Not $200 cool, but still cool. It’s done to the studio’s quality standards and given as a gift to its employees. If the same design is just done by an Etsy seller, there’s nothing official to it.

I think it’s cool as a gift to an MTV fan, maybe. I just don’t see the point in having one purely for the collection factor, considering the only OEM part of it is the sport band it was done to. Maybe for $14-20, but not for $200.
What I’m saying is MTV’s involvement, whether solo or fabricated by the odious Mr. Grey...that alone makes it fun. As long as the engraving is done right. Moonman good, who won best kiss this year?
 
What I’m saying is MTV’s involvement, whether solo or fabricated by the odious Mr. Grey...that alone makes it fun. As long as the engraving is done right. Moonman good, who won best kiss this year?
I agree there. It’s MTV’s involvement that makes it worth anything, what gives it that novelty factor. I’m just saying you shouldn’t buy one simply to have a rare band, because I don’t think it counts since nothing there is endorsed by Apple...

Sorry if it’s a bit confusing, I’m having trouble conveying what I mean. It’s late, and my brain says I should sleep, but I’m only 5 minutes deep into this episode of Superstore.
 
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I agree there. It’s MTV’s involvement that makes it worth anything, what gives it that novelty factor. I’m just saying you shouldn’t buy one simply to have a rare band, because I don’t think it counts since nothing there is endorsed by Apple...

Sorry if it’s a bit confusing, I’m having trouble conveying what I mean. It’s late, and my brain says I should sleep, but I’m only 5 minutes deep into this episode of Superstore.
Check the electronics counter for random discounted bands, yeah?
 
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