Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

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
Big Day today.

A new arrival in the mailbox.

View attachment 964276

I open it up, and...

View attachment 964275

... Most Wanted has arrived.

The Papaya Sport Loop at long last

View attachment 964278

View attachment 964277

View attachment 964279

Very happy. I’m now complete with sport loops — both regular and Nike.

And only six days from the UK to Canada. This summer, it was regularly a month or more.

Just in time for Thanksgiving.
Looks like a great color! I was thinking it would be cool to make a rainbow out of the most solid color sport loops in each color. Product red for red, papaya for orange, Canary for yellow, etc.
 
AppleInsider's Leather Link review is up, includes California Poppy and the Black, as well as a comparison to a midnight blue Leather Loop.


I think California Poppy is my favourite of the Link colours, it really does look very close to Sunflower
I keep thinking one of these reviews will show the leather link in some way that would make me actually want to buy one. But it just isn’t happening. Just not a fan of the design. The pills look huge and the leather almost looks fake. Not knocking anyone who buys one of these. They’re just not for me.
 
Nice! Where did you get it and how can I get one!?

Picked it up off a UK-based eBayer who’s long had a 40mm available, but one day, the 44mm finally showed up. Paid a bit more than I’d like to, but not completely unreasonable, especially given how hard to find the papaya loop is, for whatever reason.

As for getting one... I made a saved search for papaya sport loop in the eBay app, and watched it obsessively for the little blue dot next to it. It’s not exactly a strategy, but it worked out after a few months.
 
  • Like
Reactions: CodeRaven
I keep thinking one of these reviews will show the leather link in some way that would make me actually want to buy one. But it just isn’t happening. Just not a fan of the design. The pills look huge and the leather almost looks fake. Not knocking anyone who buys one of these. They’re just not for me.
I’m not a fan of the pills either but the colour of the California Poppy is stunning.
 
Oooh, in the packet with the spare band section? I didn’t look closely at mine when it arrived yesterday other than check it S/M piece was in there. I’m heading to work now but will check later.

BTW that was a good price. Around 10% less than I paid and I thought that was a good deal.

Yes, it is in the packet with the spare band section. However, my booklet only contains text in French, German and Dutch. So it could be that it was not included in all regions.


The full booklet!
 

Attachments

  • E9B7F510-B7AA-40FA-BAAE-02463DC47258.jpeg
    E9B7F510-B7AA-40FA-BAAE-02463DC47258.jpeg
    313.9 KB · Views: 95
  • 6CE65817-37FD-45DB-8205-EC4CA79DE17D.jpeg
    6CE65817-37FD-45DB-8205-EC4CA79DE17D.jpeg
    244.6 KB · Views: 99
  • 59934763-CEDA-49DC-911C-E30EF7C1E189.jpeg
    59934763-CEDA-49DC-911C-E30EF7C1E189.jpeg
    239.7 KB · Views: 97
  • 05B20E5D-56D2-4198-8E4C-448BF23A6192.jpeg
    05B20E5D-56D2-4198-8E4C-448BF23A6192.jpeg
    240 KB · Views: 93
  • 0388F4E2-39E7-4457-954E-8BE18A9F64B8.jpeg
    0388F4E2-39E7-4457-954E-8BE18A9F64B8.jpeg
    231.6 KB · Views: 99
  • 8146B8F2-45DF-45F7-9285-3BECF2A2A63F.jpeg
    8146B8F2-45DF-45F7-9285-3BECF2A2A63F.jpeg
    237.4 KB · Views: 104
  • F419C1F7-D531-42F2-A540-99AACC1EBC26.jpeg
    F419C1F7-D531-42F2-A540-99AACC1EBC26.jpeg
    221.4 KB · Views: 98
  • 9CB565D6-47CA-48CF-B3A8-CA9F441EFAF7.jpeg
    9CB565D6-47CA-48CF-B3A8-CA9F441EFAF7.jpeg
    209.9 KB · Views: 98
  • CB14EBE1-B4A3-4952-8671-50F8065A764C.jpeg
    CB14EBE1-B4A3-4952-8671-50F8065A764C.jpeg
    243.7 KB · Views: 94
  • 430ACE2F-04F9-443C-85E9-002C97702F4F.jpeg
    430ACE2F-04F9-443C-85E9-002C97702F4F.jpeg
    174.1 KB · Views: 97
AppleInsider's Leather Link review is up, includes California Poppy and the Black, as well as a comparison to a midnight blue Leather Loop.


I think California Poppy is my favourite of the Link colours, it really does look very close to Sunflower
The pills and sheen look much better from a distance...my Cali Poppy should go PFS any day now eeeee
 
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.