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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
Woo Hoo I got Nike Midnight Fog sport loop new, sealed box coming my way. Asking price was $70 I offered $55 and they excepted. Super excited!

Nice! I got mine brand new sealed for $44 back in December! I was looking for that one for a while as well. Congrats!! Let’s see some photos when it arrives

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Nice! I got mine brand new sealed for $44 back in December! I was looking for that one for a while as well. Congrats!! Let’s see some photos when it arrives
$44 great price! I didn't think they where going to except the $55 offer. Good for me that they did. I been looking for it for a while the $70 was the best price I found for it. I probably would have paid the $70 for it 🤣
 
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wow i hate you, where did you find the nike band in the box and how much did it cost you?

You hate me!? Those are strong emotions because of a band lol to answer your question I found it on the bay and I overpaid but not triple digits which is absolutely ridiculous how some people on there charge 3x-4x retail.
 
You hate me!? Those are strong emotions because of a band lol to answer your question I found it on the bay and I overpaid but not triple digits which is absolutely ridiculous how some people on there charge 3x-4x retail.
of course i dont actually hate you.... it was a strong over-reaction lol, its just really hard to come across that band/box... usually its just the band.
 
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of course i dont actually hate you.... it was a strong over-reaction lol, its just really hard to come across that band/box... usually its just the band.

Yes I know! It was brand new sealed box for under $100 I think I did pretty well lol
 
Any chance this is a proto/leaked band? What’s the source?
The Band was from an eBay dealer who sold all sorts of used items. He only knew that the band fits an Apple Watch. But in terms of quality, I can't imagine a prototype when I think of the others from Charger, for example.
It just feels extremely cheap and inferior even if the look is just right.
 
The Band was from an eBay dealer who sold all sorts of used items. He only knew that the band fits an Apple Watch. But in terms of quality, I can't imagine a prototype when I think of the others from Charger, for example.
It just feels extremely cheap and inferior even if the look is just right.
did it have the made in china stamp on it... its possible it couldve been sun damaged... ive had a few OEM bands that have felt different but were 100% legit. no box right?
 
The Band was from an eBay dealer who sold all sorts of used items. He only knew that the band fits an Apple Watch. But in terms of quality, I can't imagine a prototype when I think of the others from Charger, for example.
It just feels extremely cheap and inferior even if the look is just right.

did it have the made in china stamp on it... its possible it couldve been sun damaged... ive had a few OEM bands that have felt different but were 100% legit. no box right?
Might also check for a serial number on one of the lugs. Would not be a good thing if that band turns out to be fake. With the markings and the color matched lugs, that would be a VERY convincing fake.
 
Next try with Ultra Violet. This time it looks better 🙈 Compared to the fake band ...

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Looks an awfully similar colour to the one pictured here (top left)... the brown I bought in Feb 2015 is also softer and stickier than others as you described yours on another page.

Remember the brown sport band I showed a while back that we (myself included) concluded was likely a fake, despite having all the markings?

I found the original taobao listing just now, and worked out a way to get the original picture from the listing rather than a useless 80x80 thumbnail. the listing was deleted by taobao not too long after I bought the product. I made this purchase in January 2016. All of the colours pictured were released either in Spring 2015 or Fall 2015, except for the brown... and, oh wait, what's that in the top corner?

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Seems odd that of all the shades of purple in the world, this would seem so close to the Ultra Violet band released 18 months later? Now I'm not sure... did I actually stumble on some early factory prototypes back then?
 
In terms of color, it would really match the one in the photo. Could actually be from the same production. There is no “Assembled in China” marking and no marking on the connector pin.

But the rest of the band looks very much like the original ones. The right color on the connector, the printing of the sizes ... That was also the only reason why I hit it. I have not seen a fake before that had these features in total.

So far, the features were a sure sign of an original when you bought something online.
 
In terms of color, it would really match the one in the photo. Could actually be from the same production. There is no “Assembled in China” marking and no marking on the connector pin.

But the rest of the band looks very much like the original ones. The right color on the connector, the printing of the sizes ... That was also the only reason why I hit it. I have not seen a fake before that had these features in total.

So far, the features were a sure sign of an original when you bought something online.
Does it have any of the hallmarks of silicone? Picking up lint and otherwise feeling not great?
 
I don’t usually ask for comparisons but I have a special request comparison. Can anyone show Nike Cargo Khaki Loop and Olive Sport Loop side by side?
[mention]athousandbands [/mention] maybe?
 
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