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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: 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
    2,646
...perhaps the issue is with the ceramic watch then as all the pics I have seen of the gaps of the connectors of the braided loop have been with the ceramic watch?

It clearly is a defect - they should 100% be flush with the watch:

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I wonder if the fact that the metal lug is open on the side means over time the yarn will smush out and get closer to the hero image, which is probably CGI anyway.
 
Thankfully it was only one night in the emergency room and a dozen subsequent doctor visits to three endodontists (an emergency splint and one of possibly four root canals so far), a periodontist (will need gum surgery), a general dentist (got my teeth bonded and will need laminates), a dermatologist (will need plastic surgery) and an ENT (my smell lost from COVID is coming back, the good news of the last two weeks) and coming up a plastic surgeon, orthodontist (will need braces again to correct my teeth that were knocked back) and orthopedist (not sure if I fractured my arm and ankle again or if they're just aggravated). I can't imagine what two weeks in the hospital would look like beyond all the expenses from this.


I was riding a bike going straight and a 14 year old who had no business riding a moped at all made a left turn without looking and hit me.

TERRIFYING.

Someone runs into you with a knife? Criminal charges (I assume)

Someone runs into you with small or large vehicle? Traffic violation? Doesn't make sense.
 
I’ve read several responses here about the new ginger and pink citrus bands seeming identical to previous bands sold by Apple. How ‘bout the new navy colour? Does that one also come close or being similar to an already existing blue?
 
I’ve read several responses here about the new ginger and pink citrus bands seeming identical to previous bands sold by Apple. How ‘bout the new navy colour? Does that one also come close or being similar to an already existing blue?

Good question!

Do we have a new chart?

Maybe Midnight Blue or Blue Cobalt?

I don't think I've seen any pics of em next to each other yet...
 
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TERRIFYING.

Someone runs into you with a knife? Criminal charges (I assume)

Someone runs into you with small or large vehicle? Traffic violation? Doesn't make sense.

Intent, my friend, intent. If someone runs into you with a vehicle with a culpable mental state (negligence, recklessness, malice), then the penalties can be much higher. On the other hand, it is hard to imagine someone running into you with a knife without at minimum a negligent mental state.

There are very, very few crimes that don't take intent into account. Off the top of my head, the best example would be statutory rape, which is strict liability. On the other hand, intent is irrelevant for most civil penalties.
 
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I wanted to get the obsidian mist sport loop with my Nike S6 but wait times were pretty long. Opted for a anthracite / black sport band (which I may sell) and managed to get Storm Grey instead from two years ago. I think it’s a long lost cousin of obsidian mist - don’t know why. I was just reminded of it!
 

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I wanted to get the obsidian mist sport loop with my Nike S6 but wait times were pretty long. Opted for a anthracite / black sport band (which I may sell) and managed to get Storm Grey instead from two years ago. I think it’s a long lost cousin of obsidian mist - don’t know why. I was just reminded of it!
Obsidian Mist loop gives me strong Hyper Grape vibes. I’m expecting that one to be a huge hit once it’s discontinued. Still waiting for someone to post lotsa photos of it!
 
I’ve read several responses here about the new ginger and pink citrus bands seeming identical to previous bands sold by Apple. How ‘bout the new navy colour? Does that one also come close or being similar to an already existing blue?
It is VERY VERY close to Midnight Blue. Tried to capture in various lighting below. If anything I would say it is very slightly lighter and a little less grey than Midnight Blue.

Midnight top, Deep Navy bottom
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Deep Navy left, Midnight Blue right:
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Midnight Blue left, Deep Navy right:
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Oddly, the Deep Navy FEELS like a 2017 band. Less soft, more 'shiny' under the finger.
 
It is VERY VERY close to Midnight Blue. Tried to capture in various lighting below. If anything I would say it is very slightly lighter and a little less grey than Midnight Blue.

Midnight top, Deep Navy bottom
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Deep Navy left, Midnight Blue right:
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Midnight Blue left, Deep Navy right:
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Oddly, the Deep Navy FEELS like a 2017 band. Less soft, more 'shiny' under the finger.

Cmon Apple can we get a little variety for once?
 
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It is VERY VERY close to Midnight Blue. Tried to capture in various lighting below. If anything I would say it is very slightly lighter and a little less grey than Midnight Blue.

Midnight top, Deep Navy bottom
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Deep Navy left, Midnight Blue right:
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Midnight Blue left, Deep Navy right:
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Oddly, the Deep Navy FEELS like a 2017 band. Less soft, more 'shiny' under the finger.
So... Midnight Blue with saturation?
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Cmon Apple can we get a little variety for once?
I’m on the bandwagon that thinks Apple just wanted to refresh some colors for the solo loops. We’ll get some new colors in Winter.
 
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Obsidian Mist loop gives me strong Hyper Grape vibes. I’m expecting that one to be a huge hit once it’s discontinued. Still waiting for someone to post lotsa photos of it!

Obisidian Mist is the loop I went for. I'm in the "shipment info recieved in Eindhoven" state at the moment but once it arrives, happy to post lots of photos. At the moment the Apple site says arriving Friday while the Store app says arriving Monday 28th.
 
Cmon Apple can we get a little variety for once?

Well, at least we got Cypress green didn’t we?
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Obisidian Mist is the loop I went for. I'm in the "shipment info recieved in Eindhoven" state at the moment but once it arrives, happy to post lots of photos. At the moment the Apple site says arriving Friday while the Store app says arriving Monday 28th.

Well, at least that means that you and I live in the same country I guess 😊
 
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sure, the case length is one thing, I'm just curious if it's a "we can't guarantee this will be perfect" or if it legitimately does not work. I don't really want to drop $100 on a band I can't wear with my ceramic watch.
 
sure, the case length is one thing, I'm just curious if it's a "we can't guarantee this will be perfect" or if it legitimately does not work. I don't really want to drop $100 on a band I can't wear with my ceramic watch.

I wouldn't trust it yet anyways with the QC defects/design, sizing issues, misinformation, and shipping delays.
 
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So is this yet another fake Electric Pink loop with size marking? 😲
https://merc.li/wnuQAQTqb

It looks totally like a knockoff in the first pic, with the gap where the band loops around and the stitching seems looser, but take a look at the second pic. It has a 42mm tag but it looks poorly glued on!
At least to this particular seller's credit, they have it listed as "Unbranded" and aren't trying to claim it's real. I wonder why this keeps happening with the Electric Pink?
 
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So is this yet another fake Electric Pink loop with size marking? 😲
https://merc.li/wnuQAQTqb

It looks totally like a knockoff in the first pic, with the gap where the band loops around and the stitching seems looser, but take a look at the second pic. It has a 42mm tag but it looks poorly glued on!
At least to this particular seller's credit, they have it listed as "Unbranded" and aren't trying to claim it's real. I wonder why this keeps happening with the Electric Pink?
Yep, another fake. Those lugs are too wobbly in finish to be real.
 
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I beg to differ, respectfully! If you like neutrals / grayscale options, I’d say it’s a must. If you don’t find purple pulse to be too similar to Hyper Grape (SL), I’d say this is equally different from PP/B.
is it more of a gray/slate color? I've wanted a gray band for a while... 🤔
I have the white/black one...
 
Today was a pretty good delivery day...

Yoinked sealed 44mm Cyprus Green - £12 under retail, so probably from someone who bought a Gold SS from John Lewis or such.

42mm Cargo Khaki/Black - I can return the new 38mm that turned up from Nike yesterday. My wife wasn’t keen on the colour anyway and this one was £30 cheaper!

Light Bone/Black - Superfluous Series 2 Nike not pictured.

Aaaaaaaaand...

Lilac and Celestial Teal/Black - Made me do not one, but two little happy dances...

As far as Nike SBs go, that’s it I’m DONE - 33/30.

Since changing the ‘rules’ about non-retail bands, I am within touching distance of all the SBs too. I have a Gen 4 Red in the post from Facebook Marketplace, leaving just Ginger, which shouldn’t be too hard to pick up... I even made a tidy profit on my Titanium Dark Grey band earlier today....

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Today was a pretty good delivery day...

Yoinked sealed 44mm Cyprus Green - £12 under retail, so probably from someone who bought a Gold SS from John Lewis or such.

42mm Cargo Khaki/Black - I can return the new 38mm that turned up from Nike yesterday. My wife wasn’t keen on the colour anyway and this one was £30 cheaper!

Light Bone/Black - Superfluous Series 2 Nike not pictured.

Aaaaaaaaand...

Lilac and Celestial Teal/Black - Made me do not one, but two little happy dances...

As far as Nike SBs go, that’s it I’m DONE - 33/30.

Since changing the ‘rules’ about non-retail bands, I am within touching distance of all the SBs too. I have a Gen 4 Red in the post from Facebook Marketplace, leaving just Ginger, which shouldn’t be too hard to pick up... I even made a tidy profit on my Titanium Dark Grey band earlier today....

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Nice nice nice. I can’t imagine Celestial, Light Bone, and Lilac were cheap!
 
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