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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 wasn't preplanned, I noticed as I was walking into the grocery store (wearing my 2 masks and face shield) that my gloves matched my band.
 

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The chart seems to be missing the Nike Sport Loop in Desert Sand/Volt released in... Fall 2019 I believe. I only realized it because I own one.

EDIT: Whoops my bad just found it!
 
Need some buying advice from the community. My recent pickup of Plum reminded me how much I like sport bands in the colder months when my wrist doesn’t get sweaty. Looking to add a couple of other colors to my collection. Already found a pine green for a good price and now am looking for a blue.

I have realized this year that I don’t wear really brightly colored bands. I have bought a few like Pollen and Orange Stripe but they don’t get worn much and I eventually just sell them. So, I am looking for a blue that is darker and/or less saturated. Right now Blue Horizon and Ocean Blue are my top contenders. But, I also feel like Blue Cobalt and Denim maybe should be in the mix? Also considered Alaskan but it seems to just be a lighter version of Ocean to my eyes. Midnight and Deep Navy are out - too dark.

Anyone have any thoughts/advice on Blue Horizon vs Ocean Blue? Horizon seems like about the right shade, but Ocean looks to be more the level of saturation I am looking for. Are there any other shades from Apple’s palette of 1,000 blues that I should be considering?

Ocean, Horizon, Surf - by far the best blue sport bands, in my eyes. Ocean is the winter fit (a hint of frost to it), whereas Horizon is lush for the summer. Surf is an obvious (and great) spring choice.
 
Ocean, Horizon, Surf - by far the best blue sport bands, in my eyes. Ocean is the winter fit (a hint of frost to it), whereas Horizon is lush for the summer. Surf is an obvious (and great) spring choice.
Thanks for the advice! Trying to stick with just one. I feel like collecting blues is a slippery slope. Going to track down an Ocean and a Horizon (and also found a Cobalt this morning) and see which I like best. For the life of me, I don’t see what all the fuss over Surf is about. But, I do prefer more subdued colors so that’s probably why. Appreciate your thoughts!
 
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Thanks for the advice! Trying to stick with just one. I feel like collecting blues is a slippery slope. Going to track down an Ocean and a Horizon (and also found a Cobalt this morning) and see which I like best. For the life of me, I don’t see what all the fuss over Surf is about. But, I do prefer more subdued colors so that’s probably why. Appreciate your thoughts!

If it’s between horizon and ocean, go Ocean — it’s more subdued for sure.. As a result, matches easier (with varying outfits) in my experience!
 
I'm so excited! Was bidding on a Dragonfruit Sport band from ChargerStore on eBay and didn't win...my personal max was $50 and I was outbid. An hour or two later, I got a second chance offer from the seller, so I'm guessing that whoever outbid me ended up backing out. Yay, I'll finally have my most coveted color!!
 
I'm so excited! Was bidding on a Dragonfruit Sport band from ChargerStore on eBay and didn't win...my personal max was $50 and I was outbid. An hour or two later, I got a second chance offer from the seller, so I'm guessing that whoever outbid me ended up backing out. Yay, I'll finally have my most coveted color!!
Dragonfruit is definitely a color to get excited over. Enjoy it!
 
Guys! I’m so happy I found this forum this year. Collecting bands and reading your posts have been amongst the few good things in this awful year. I hope you all are doing good and safe, happy new year!!!
Same here! I found it few weeks ago, and I’m already addicted and continuously expanding my band collection, because of the comments and pictures here haha. Keep it coming.
Happy new year everyone!
 
You voted, we counted and we're pleased to announce the results.
The 'Band of the Year/2020' is Plum Sport Band.

Additionally, Pride Edition Nike Sport Band is given honorable mention in 2020 with 13.2% of all votes.
Thank you all for participating!

"Best of 2020", a new curated collection in the app, shows the five bands with the most popular votes. We will publish some more insights soon.

Happy New Year!

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Woo-hoo! We all love Plum. 😍 I had been waiting for that band for so long!

Happy New Year to all band lovers out there! I am so glad I found this community. 2020 was a hard year from me, and this thread has given me a lot of solace.

And thank you @choreographics for the amazing work you're doing here. Alles Gute für das Neue Jahr 😁🍀🐞

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If patterns from past years hold true (not a given in this day and age), new Spring season bands should be released around March. The release may accompany an Apple event if there is one in March this year. Otherwise, they will just appear on the Apple store with or without a press release.
 
Woo-hoo! We all love Plum. 😍 I had been waiting for that band for so long!

Happy New Year to all band lovers out there! I am so glad I found this community. 2020 was a very hard year from me, and this thread has given me a lot of solace.

And thank you @choreographics for the amazing work you're doing here. Alles Gute für das Neue Jahr 😁🍀🐞

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Thank you for your kind (and German) words! 🤗.

Out of curiosity. Did you own the plum matching sweater before? I hope I am not the only one who sometimes buy tees or shirts to match new band colors. 🤭
 
Out of curiosity. Did you own the plum matching sweater before? I hope I am not the only one who sometimes buy tees or shirts to match new band colors. 🤭
Funny you say that. Went to Kohl’s a few days after getting Plum, saw a shirt that I kid you not matched the band perfectly, and came so close to buying it.

I didn’t, though. Was that a mistake?
 
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Guys! I’m so happy I found this forum this year. Collecting bands and reading your posts have been amongst the few good things in this awful year. I hope you all are doing good and safe, happy new year!!!

Same here! I found it few weeks ago, and I’m already addicted and continuously expanding my band collection, because of the comments and pictures here haha. Keep it coming.
Happy new year everyone!

Woo-hoo! We all love Plum. 😍 I had been waiting for that band for so long!

Happy New Year to all band lovers out there! I am so glad I found this community. 2020 was a very hard year from me, and this thread has given me a lot of solace.

And thank you @choreographics for the amazing work you're doing here. Alles Gute für das Neue Jahr 😁🍀🐞

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It’s definitely been a crazy year. As of yesterday, I’ve been on the forums for a year now, almost exclusively participating in this thread. My collection has probably quadrupled in that time. When I joined I remember having only just a few Nike bands, no sport loops, a couple wovens, and about 15 sport bands.

I never would have imagined owning a 2016 USA. I wouldn’t even have known the unreleased Nike bands existed if it wasn’t for the people on these forums. Surely I wouldn’t have known about the app, if it would even exist without all of us here.

Now, let’s hope things improve over 2021. And who knows, Apple may hit the bullseye and give us some proper straight greens and purples.
 
I'm so excited! Was bidding on a Dragonfruit Sport band from ChargerStore on eBay and didn't win...my personal max was $50 and I was outbid. An hour or two later, I got a second chance offer from the seller, so I'm guessing that whoever outbid me ended up backing out. Yay, I'll finally have my most coveted color!!
Yay!! I’m so glad you got your Dragon Fruit!
 
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