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

  • One band only.

    Votes: 436 16.5%
  • 2/4

    Votes: 964 36.4%
  • 5/8

    Votes: 525 19.8%
  • 9/12

    Votes: 178 6.7%
  • 12/15

    Votes: 105 4.0%
  • 16/20

    Votes: 77 2.9%
  • more than 20

    Votes: 221 8.4%
  • 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
    2,645
Went through and tried all my Nike bands. Here are the ones I’m not too much of a fan of:

Cargo Khaki/Black
Spruce Fog/Vintage Lichen
Light Magnet/Photon Dust
Black/Cool Gray
Olive Flak/Black
Flat Silver/Volt

Didn't like my ceramic with Flat Silver/Volt either. Don't have other bands except Spruce Fog/Vintage Lichen (still sealed in box😅). Very soon I will give it a try
 
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Hey guys! Can anyone post some pictures of the Lavender (not grey) Sport Band? I just ordered one that popped out in an online store. In the pictures that I’ve seen it looks mainly gray, but I wonder how much of pink/purple tint is there in it. I know we should just wear whatever we like, but certain colors are commonly seen as women colors, is lavender one of them?
I would say lavender trends more female as it was paired with the rose gold watch (before they merged gold aluminum) but as for the band itself it’s very desaturated and gray and “ok for men” (although I’m Victorian and see pink as manly).

Here it is with lavender gray under fluorescent light:
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Oh, Delft always catches me off guard.

Hey @Pitch, can we see Denim on the ceramic?
I quoted you a while ago on this when I didn’t have denim but now I do but have yet to try it on. I need to remember to take a pic of it for you tomorrow. Unless you also have denim and can now do so yourself with your new ceramic. Also looking forward to pics of your whole watch collection after your docks come. You’re starting to give @athousandbands a run for his money.

Does anyone have Pollen, Lemonade and Flash SBs they could do a side-by-side of?
@Pitch or @toxtrepla can grab that for you, I only have Lemon & Flash.
My pollen that I ordered turned out to be lemonade and since I had my friend in London ship it to me along with a bunch of other bands I bought from eBay and @iChernov , I am no longer eligible for buyer protection as the very annoyed people on r/eBay and @toxtrepla informed me.

Went through and tried all my Nike bands. Here are the ones I’m not too much of a fan of:

Cargo Khaki/Black
Spruce Fog/Vintage Lichen
Light Magnet/Photon Dust
Black/Cool Gray
Olive Flak/Black
Flat Silver/Volt
I happen to like it with the greens and flat silver/volt. I’d agree with black/cool gray – I don’t think it looks bad, per se, but doesn’t pop like it’s does with say, black/cool white.
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Also, I was gonna post all of them but this has made me realize how bad photos is at organizing band pics.
Here’s a combo that I didn’t like: gold Milanese loop and ceramic View attachment 946921View attachment 946922
Yeah I tried this out day one and I think it requires a perfectly matched gold-and-white Diddy party suit; same goes for all the metal bands on non-matching cases
Funny, I happen to like it with the gold Milanese, but I think you have to get it in light where it shines.
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Awww, Pitch gave me a frowny face emoji!
I’m just sad you didn’t like the combo. I happen to like it – gives me kinda a cookies and cream vibe. Also, friend, I found the CYR for around the price you paid (and I almost paid), so now we can all see it what it looks like on the gold stainless and the ceramic watches.
 
Thank you so much!, I don't see any pink there, it seems more of a gray with a very subtle shade of purple, I can’t wait for it to arrive and see it IRL.
I think that it is somewhat rare as it dates back to 2015, So in any case i guess it's worth adding it to my incipient collection.


I would say lavender trends more female as it was paired with the rose gold watch (before they merged gold aluminum) but as for the band itself it’s very desaturated and gray and “ok for men” (although I’m Victorian and see pink as manly).

Here it is with lavender gray under fluorescent light:
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I quoted you a while ago on this when I didn’t have denim but now I do but have yet to try it on. I need to remember to take a pic of it for you tomorrow. Unless you also have denim and can now do so yourself with your new ceramic.
Yep! I do have it. Actually never wear it, so I should maybe bring it out in celebration.

Also looking forward to pics of your whole watch collection after your docks come. You’re starting to give @athousandbands a run for his money.
Me too! I don’t have as many watches, and all of mine are far older... but I’m excited nonetheless! My S3 replacement & first dock come tomorrow. Probably going to buy a S4 SBSS next.

My pollen that I ordered turned out to be lemonade and since I had my friend in London ship it to me along with a bunch of other bands I bought from eBay and @iChernov , I am no longer eligible for buyer protection as the very annoyed people on r/eBay and @toxtrepla informed me.
I remember you saying something about that. Man, it sucks. Hopefully you can find another one at a good price! I’m hunting for one as well if you manage to grab 2!

I happen to like it with the greens and flat silver/volt. I’d agree with black/cool gray – I don’t think it looks bad, per se, but doesn’t pop like it’s does with say, black/cool white.
Maybe I’ll have to revisit them and try again. I only put half the band on my ceramic to save time, but I’ll go back and probably wear them all one at a time.
 
Thank you so much!, I don't see any pink there, it seems more of a gray with a very subtle shade of purple, I can’t wait for it to arrive and see it IRL.
I think that it is somewhat rare as it dates back to 2015, So in any case i guess it's worth adding it to my incipient collection.
I await your review and photo. I’m so biased by any gold pin, I can only think of it in the context of my gold case. For sure you’ll see some purple in warmer light.

And yeah I just meant pink as the extreme end of the supposed gender color spectrum.
 
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My pollen that I ordered turned out to be lemonade and since I had my friend in London ship it to me along with a bunch of other bands I bought from eBay and @iChernov , I am no longer eligible for buyer protection as the very annoyed people on r/eBay and @toxtrepla informed me.
It wasn't from a seller called 'sattiltd' was it? Exactly the same thing happened to me. He has now updated the listing, so at least no one else will get caught out. Very annoying indeed though.
 
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Anyone have some comparison shots of 2017 gray sport band and the dark gray from the ceramic edition? I realize its 95-98% the same color.
Here's a pic I posted on the Rare Bands thread. Dullest band pic in the world...
Left to right - 2017 Grey, Dark Grey Titanium, Grey/Black Ceramic. Gen 1 Black along the top. There is definitely a subtle difference between all three.

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It wasn't from a seller called 'sattiltd' was it? Exactly the same thing happened to me. He has now updated the listing, so at least no one else will get caught out. Very annoying indeed though.
I emailed that seller last year to give them the heads up that the listing was incorrect - I pointed out that the “Pollen” Sport Band could not be Pollen because the pictures clearly showed 40mm stamped on them. At first they said it doesn’t matter 38 & 40mm both fit, so I said “you misunderstand, I am saying it is impossible for that to be Pollen because Pollen came out before the 40mm size change”. Their answer - “well it looks Pollen to me!”. So I gave up. I have noticed they tend to guess the colours when there is no box to verify. 🤦🏼‍♀️
 
Yeah, I made 2 offers and he just let them expire, no reply at all. I was only asking for like $8 or $9 off what he was asking on eBay. I think I have bought a few from him. Charger can be an interesting person.
Chargerstore does offers only for combined deals. If you’re looking at more than one band, message him and make a reasonable offer. Then once he accepts he will either launch a combined listing for you or direct you to make separate offers on each band you wanted.
 
It wasn't from a seller called 'sattiltd' was it? Exactly the same thing happened to me. He has now updated the listing, so at least no one else will get caught out. Very annoying indeed though.
I emailed that seller last year to give them the heads up that the listing was incorrect - I pointed out that the “Pollen” Sport Band could not be Pollen because the pictures clearly showed 40mm stamped on them. At first they said it doesn’t matter 38 & 40mm both fit, so I said “you misunderstand, I am saying it is impossible for that to be Pollen because Pollen came out before the 40mm size change”. Their answer - “well it looks Pollen to me!”. So I gave up. I have noticed they tend to guess the colours when there is no box to verify. 🤦🏼‍♀️
Yes, it was sattiltd. When I messaged him or her asking for a partial refund since it was lemonade and not pollen (the listing says lemonade now but said pollen when I bought it) they said they sold me a pollen and only changed the listing after I bought it. Then I sent them a pic showing it matches lemonade and they said all the yellows look the same. 🤣 So I sent them another pic of the band next to every other yellow except the missing pollen to show that it only matches lemonade and they begrudgingly accepted a return for a refund but since the band is not at my friend’s delivery address in London I would have to pay for return shipping, which would be a wash. It really annoys me when sellers try to give you the run around when you catch them in a mistake and now it’s even worse as it seems this guy had full prior awareness this wasn’t the color it was being sold as.
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And looks pristine! Just in time for your ceramic. Where was it?
It’s in Texas. I have to fly out there to go get it. Was at a relative’s house. It looks pristine largely because it is. I bought it in pretty good condition for $10.50, which was why I wasn't too concerned when I lost it. It would be hard to find another one at that price, but I can live with a $10 loss.
 
It’s in Texas. I have to fly out there to go get it. Was at a relative’s house. It looks pristine largely because it is. I bought it in pretty good condition for $10.50, which was why I wasn't too concerned when I lost it. It would be hard to find another one at that price, but I can live with a $10 loss.

Nice! I got mine new in box for $35. $10.50 is amazing! It’s my favorite woven nylon. Happy for you on recovering the band! That band is a hard find.
 
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