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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
Unfortunately I have no recollection of any precedent where Apple have released phone cases and watch bands “separately” across a single season - they’re usually always released together at the same time, as what happened in winter 2020.

In other words, possible bad sign we might not be getting Summer 2021 watch bands at all, its always still possible but I’m not hopeful on it. I still hope we get them, the Sunflower looks close to Pollen which I loved, Cloud Blue no thoughts and Electric Orange is actually from Spring, its one of the iPad Pro Folio colours
 
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Summer 2017 was by far the best Apple summer. We had some great sport bands (anyone remember Flamingo and Pollen?), iPhone leather cases got updated too (geranium and sunflower) as did iPad covers and then there was the all elusive sunflower classic buckle leather band too.

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I’m completely out of uneducated guesses on the band delays. Weirdness is the new normal. Feels equally likely the summer collection has been AirPower’d as they will just drop all alone tomorrow 🤷🏻‍♂️
I hope you are right, and they end up dropping them tomorrow
 
I am hoping for something jewel tone soon. Maybe against all odds, there will be a pleasant surprise.
If not, I will turn around and get the Capri Blue. :) So many people have raved about this color. I figured Capri Blue will be a classic and if I don't get it, I will regret it.
 
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Uh, I'm probably weird but I like my silicone phone case and band to match... desperately wanted a mallard case for summer, but we've been blessed with Electric Orange (in case form) the only matching option is a woven braided solo loop ... as beautiful as the nylon loops and straps are, they are not my immediate preference in sweaty summer weather...
 
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Peach and Marine Green have some questions.
Those were nice too, but I meant to say, I made my judgement on the fact that Summer 2017 refreshed the leather accessories too - all subsequent summers, this was dropped and instead we only got sport bands and silicone cases. Well, 2019 made an exception and gave us some nice Sport Loops too, but yeah
 
Any pics of Gen 1 Red Sport Loop ?
 
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