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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
FWIW for anyone wondering about sizing a Braided Solo: I was exactly on the line between a 6 and a 7 on Apple’s sizing chart, both in-store and the at-home print out. It was wrapped tightly around my wrist. I bought a Size 5 originally, but it was too tight - exchanged for a size 6 today and it feels perfect. I can shake my wrist and there is no movement, but it doesn’t feel at all tight.

I fluctuate between the 2nd and 3rd largest hole on the S/M 44mm Sport Band.

Sounds like we have identical wrists! I also am in between the 2nd and 3rd largest hole on the S/M, and got a Size 6 for my Sport Loop. It’s a good fit, but I was wondering if a 5 would be better. Nice to know I can rest easy!
 
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The new gold looks silvery with some bands but definitely comes off as gold with the pomegranate band.
 

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The C-3PO of apple watches. I test drove one and loved it but for a bandaholic it wasn't for me. Neutral colors are best
Yeah I’ve contemplated whether I want to switch to a silver stainless while I’m still in my return period (which ends tomorrow!) but I still do like the gold a lot and by sticking with gold it will prevent me from sliding down the Hermes band slippery slope, which I know I will eventually get into if I go with silver stainless 😬
 
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I ordered a couple of bands from CeX (USD $13 each) that were listed as Cocoa and Cornflower. The Cocoa one seems to be correct as it has a gold pin, but the blue one is not Cornflower since it has a 42mm mark. I’ve been looking at the pictures in this thread but I haven’t managed to figure out yet what I just got. I suppose it’s narrowed down to Azure and denim, what do you guys think?
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Here it is compared to my other blues, from top to bottom: Blue G2, ???, Blue horizon, Surf Blue.
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I ordered a couple of bands from CEx (USD $13 each) that were listed as Cocoa and Cornflower. The Cocoa one seems to be correct as it has a gold pin, but the blue one is not Cornflower since it has a 42mm mark. I’ve been looking at the pictures in this thread but I haven’t managed to figure out yet what I just got. I suppose it’s narrowed down to Azure and denim, what do you guys think?
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Here it is compared to my other blues, from top to bottom: Blue G2, ???, Blue horizon, Surf Blue.
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I think that’s Azure. It was my thought even before looking at the second photo or reading your suggestion it might be Denim.
 
Does anyone have a photo comparing stone (gen 2) with concrete please?
Stone 2 vs concrete. Last one is concrete, (then light violet on wrist), stone 2.
 

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Bleu Agate, yes. Awesome shade of blue, right? 🤩
Yeah super nice. I recently got Saphir, so I don’t need it. But this lady has had a mint agate double cuff on eBay for like nearly a month now, auction 475, but it’s stuck to a vanilla s2 ss watch and she doesn’t seem to be interested in my generous offer for just the band for my mom. But the second attempt at the auction ends in a couple hours so maybe she will cave 🤞🏽. 50 eBay bucks too just sitting there in my account too...
 
I ordered a couple of bands from CEx (USD $13 each) that were listed as Cocoa and Cornflower. The Cocoa one seems to be correct as it has a gold pin, but the blue one is not Cornflower since it has a 42mm mark. I’ve been looking at the pictures in this thread but I haven’t managed to figure out yet what I just got. I suppose it’s narrowed down to Azure and denim, what do you guys think?
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Here it is compared to my other blues, from top to bottom: Blue G2, ???, Blue horizon, Surf Blue.
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Wow! You have CeX in Mexico too? Is it as hit-and-miss as in the UK? Given your Cornflower vs Azure, I’m guessing it is!
 
Yeah super nice. I recently got Saphir, so I don’t need it. But this lady has had a mint agate double cuff on eBay for like nearly a month now, auction 475, but it’s stuck to a vanilla s2 ss watch and she doesn’t seem to be interested in my generous offer for just the band for my mom. But the second attempt at the auction ends in a couple hours so maybe she will cave 🤞🏽. 50 eBay bucks too just sitting there in my account too...

What do you search for to get that to come up? I can’t get it to show for any of my search terms even though I can be pretty specific given how you described it.
 
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What do you search for to get that to come up? I can’t get it to show for any of my search terms even though I can be pretty specific given how you described it.
I search “Apple herms,” “Apple Hermes,” and “Apple hermès”...a few times a week I will also search without the word Apple and then with all variations of the band size. I assume you’re able to surface listings that only ship to USA? Because you have a forwarding service, right?
 
I search “Apple herms,” “Apple Hermes,” and “Apple hermès”...a few times a week I will also search without the word Apple and then with all variations of the band size. I assume you’re able to surface listings that only ship to USA? Because you have a forwarding service, right?
I also assume I can surface all listings that only ship to USA, but maybe some can be hidden to overseas accounts. That said it was the accent that made the difference this time. I didn’t expect eBay would distinguish that much. Thanks for the tip.
 
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