Every Apple Watch band Apple released. Ever.

[the future]

Whoever gets it first, please compare the black parts to the different existing black Watch bands! I think I like both parts of the Black Unity strap, just not necessarily together ... so I‘d maybe alternate between them and complement with the missing part from the matching black band. The black seems really deep, so probably closest to the gen 1 „ultra“ black?

Edit: right now I have no black Sport Band at all so would need to aquire the matching one as well.

 

[MJ22]

I just can’t make up my mind about the Unity band! I like it, but I also get a Christmas vibe.

 

[RPhoto]

Not sure what it is about the Nike bands but I find myself drawn to them more than any other kind!

 

[amarei]

Not sure what it is about the Nike bands but I find myself drawn to them more than any other kind!
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Oh that's a really nice combo!

 

[amarei]

The black unity band is now available for sale on apple.com

Being delivered on Thursday.

Thank you for the heads up! Mine will be delivered on Thursday as well and I hope I like it in person more than I think I will. I typically have a red/green combo aversion unless it's Christmas type stuff but I love what this design stands for and that pushed me over the edge. I do feel like it's growing on me though so I am optimistic and am excited to see it in person!

 

[ChrisBe69]

My black unity should arrive wednesday 😃
Also, does anyone have a pic of the three product red sport loop side by side ?

 

[athousandbands]

My black unity should arrive wednesday 😃
Also, does anyone have a pic of the three product red sport loop side by side ?

im thinking mine too, even with free shipping. Already Preparing to Ship.

 

[gjfffm]

Mine is already shipped and supposed to arrive tomorrow 🎉

 

[choreographics]

Update: Both the chart and the app have been officially updated to reflect today's release of the Black Unity Sport Band.

 

[ryuworks]

Very nice packaging!

 

[myrtlebee]

Genuinely curious: What do black members here think of people from other races wearing the Black Unity band? Do you feel it’s a nice show of support or that it’s cultural appropriation on some level? I am considering buying one of the bands if I can find one at a good price, but I’m white and don’t want to offend people of color in any way.

It’s probably a stupid question, but I’m honestly not sure. As a gay man, I am fine with anyone wearing the Pride bands as a show of support, but I can’t help but feel it might be a different situation for this band.

 

[mikedis]

Genuinely curious: What do black members here think of people from other races wearing the Black Unity band? Do you feel it’s a nice show of support or that it’s cultural appropriation on some level? I am considering buying one of the bands if I can find one at a good price, but I’m white and don’t want to offend people of color in any way.

It’s probably a stupid question, but I’m honestly not sure. As a gay man, I am fine with anyone wearing the Pride bands as a show of support, but I can’t help but feel it might be a different situation for this band.

As you said I think it’s pretty similar to a non-lgbt person wearing the Pride bands. If someone wants to fight me because of what band I’m wearing, I think they need to reevaluate their life choices.

Then again, Twitter got mad at white people for wearing virtual haircuts on a game, so...

 

[myrtlebee]

As you said I think it’s pretty similar to a non-lgbt person wearing the Pride bands. If someone wants to fight me because of what band I’m wearing, I think they need to reevaluate their life choices.

Then again, Twitter got mad at white people for wearing virtual haircuts on a game, so...

I also feel it’s as you mentioned, but I’m white and rather not make the assumption. I’d still like to hear from black people on the forum to get their take.

 

[athousandbands]

Genuinely curious: What do black members here think of people from other races wearing the Black Unity band? Do you feel it’s a nice show of support or that it’s cultural appropriation on some level? I am considering buying one of the bands if I can find one at a good price, but I’m white and don’t want to offend people of color in any way.

It’s probably a stupid question, but I’m honestly not sure. As a gay man, I am fine with anyone wearing the Pride bands as a show of support, but I can’t help but feel it might be a different situation for this band.

I think on a certain level we can be critical of the overall brand exercise as it pertains to the overwhelming whiteness of a computer company started in the 1970s and ask the question, as the incisive and hilarious Damon Young does in an article I’ll link below, who is this for?

Going by the classic company FUBU (for us by us)...the Unity band certainly fails the “by us” part in terms of the Apple exec team.

Furthermore how cynical is the term “unity” used by people across the political spectrum. I’m not saying Apple isn’t sincere but it remains to be seen what kind of representation is being achieved by this subtly special SGA Watch variant outside the collector’s minds haha.

As for rocking the band, I think we can take the abstraction argument of “who even recognizes any of these watch bands for what they are in the larger world” from the Pride bands to an even further degree. I think the Unity band will be a good conversation starter when the uninitiated see it on us in the wild.

A List of People Who Asked for Apple's Limited Edition, Black History Month, 'Black Unity Collection' Watch

1. No one

verysmartbrothas.theroot.com

 

[FenC]

Genuinely curious: What do black members here think of people from other races wearing the Black Unity band? Do you feel it’s a nice show of support or that it’s cultural appropriation on some level? I am considering buying one of the bands if I can find one at a good price, but I’m white and don’t want to offend people of color in any way.

It’s probably a stupid question, but I’m honestly not sure. As a gay man, I am fine with anyone wearing the Pride bands as a show of support, but I can’t help but feel it might be a different situation for this band.

I don't mean this to be confrontational, and apologies if I misunderstood, but "I am considering buying one of the bands if I can find one at a good price" is what I think is more offensive. This is a special edition with an element of funding to six causes. It isn't totally clear if Apple is supporting these causes by a flat sum or if it's a portion of each band / Watch sold, but wither way if you care about the cause behind the Unity products then you should be buying them retail from Apple, not trying toy oink one someone else has bought for less.

 

[mikedis]

I think on a certain level we can be critical of the overall brand exercise as it pertains to the overwhelming whiteness of a computer company started in the 1970s and ask the question, as the incisive and hilarious Damon Young does in an article I’ll link below, who is this for?

Going by the classic company FUBU (for us by us)...the Unity band certainly fails the “by us” part in terms of the Apple exec team.

Furthermore how cynical is the term “unity” used by people across the political spectrum. I’m not saying Apple isn’t sincere but it remains to be seen what kind of representation is being achieved by this subtly special SGA Watch variant outside the collector’s minds haha.

As for rocking the band, I think we can take the abstraction argument of “who even recognizes any of these watch bands for what they are in the larger world” from the Pride bands to an even further degree. I think the Unity band will be a good conversation starter when the uninitiated see it on us in the wild.

A List of People Who Asked for Apple's Limited Edition, Black History Month, 'Black Unity Collection' Watch

1. No one

verysmartbrothas.theroot.com

I love that the embed just ends it right then and there after number one.

 

[myrtlebee]

I don't mean this to be confrontational, and apologies if I misunderstood, but "I am considering buying one of the bands if I can find one at a good price" is what I think is more offensive. This is a special edition with an element of funding to six causes. It isn't totally clear if Apple is supporting these causes by a flat sum or if it's a portion of each band / Watch sold, but wither way if you care about the cause behind the Unity products then you should be buying them retail from Apple, not trying toy oink one someone else has bought for less.

I honestly didn’t think of it that way... I just bought my Pride band on eBay- does that mean I don’t support the cause being a gay man myself? Who is to say I don’t contribute and donate in other ways? I can’t afford $50 for one sport band (and I’m sure plenty of black people can’t either). Maybe Apple should have lowered the price and relinquished all of their profits for this band (donating 100% to black causes) if that’s the logic we’re going to use. I’m sure many other people will be buying this band on eBay secondhand and that doesn’t mean they don’t support the cause.

 

[paybro]

S4 SBSS with Black Unity

 

[mikedis]

DIY Unity

 

[thatappleguytoday]

Black Unity on Graphite 🔥🔥

 

[heyyitssusan]

So tempted to get the unity band. Wondering how it will look with the blue 🤔

 

[currrr]

So tempted to get the unity band. Wondering how it will look with the blue 🤔

I'm waiting for a picture as well.

 

[jwlbel]

I just got a notification that my unity band has shipped and will be delivered tomorrow. Two days earlier than promised

 

[athousandbands]

I just got a notification that my unity band has shipped and will be delivered tomorrow. Two days earlier than promised

Are you also getting it from a weird third party Deliver-It? They brought my winter non-Plums...some guy in a car, gotta love Apple’s dedication to getting ship done!

 

[athousandbands]

White Gen 2 (Chargerstore remix edition with a non-retail pairing of a rose gold pin)