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In real world it probably works better than the pics on Apples site. Do you think the grey looked better than midnight with black/grey bands?
Definitely a matter of opinion… but the midnight just looks amazing with blue bands vs the blacks. Again… I’d have to see it in real world. Sometimes apples website pics can be deceiving to what they actually look like. 
I just believe that Midnight looks way more dark and black and way less blue in real life vs. Apple‘s hero picture. So all I‘ve seen and heard so far makes me believe that Midnight works just as well with black/grey bands as Space Grey did … and better with other colours.
I feel that the starlight is still a “dull” finish, but I assume that’s just the nature of anodized aluminum. I wish it was a little shinier, but at least the warmer color gives the impression of some pearliness. And I think the ambient lighting really affects how it looks. The overhead lights at my Apple store are bright cool white, so the starlight watches on display look very silver. My lighting at home is all 2700 Kelvin, so under them the starlight’s warmth comes out. In bright outdoor sunlight, it’s more silver. Right now I’m sitting at my kitchen table on a mostly overcast day and in the natural light coming through the windows, the starlight looks warm again. It’s just lovely and I am so happy with it. I take back the bad things I said about starlight right after the Apple event.
I don't know... I wear a size 4 and I just don't feel like I have noticed stretching at all. Maybe it depends on how tight you wear it to begin with? Mine are not very tight on me.
Do you guys see any significant difference in the Clover solo versus sport band in terms of color? If one of them is slightly brighter than the other, I want to get that one.
i have SBTi and did have to look closely. Of course it’s the sapphire crystal that I’d miss most! ;-)
Yup. I don't really have an option because it is closer to being too big than too small, and I have a 45mm watch, so there is nothing smaller. That's why I was thinking maybe they only stretch if you wear them tighter than I do-- because I don't notice any stretching. Of course, as others have said, if you have a big collection, you're also not going to wear any given band all that much.
I'd say (and hope) that it's still possible.
Given that the Series 7 was literally 1 full month later than every prior release, I think it's fair to allow a similar delay to the winter bands. They need to let the fluoroelastomer simmer a little bit, right?
Recent winter release dates:
2020-11-10 & 2021-11-13
So.. perhaps this week? That would be only ~2 weeks later than usual.
Ok let me throw out the blue issue. I’m just way too self-conscious about black throwing things into too harsh a contrast versus the slight increase in forgiveness of lighter gray. But I will also trust you and have high hopes for seeing Midnight in the flesh.
(band check November 2020) = deep navy, ginger, red4, cyprus, pink cit, kumquat, norf blue, plum
(band check November 2021) = abyss blue, starlight, red5, clover, chalk pink, marigold, eng lav, dark cherry, midnight
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I hear you. I would have a hard time returning to aluminum for that reason Alone. I’ve often tried to reason it out in my mind….. go aluminum, cheaper price on the Watch, cheaper Apple Care, if the screen scratches you have 2 claims per year…. It would be cheaper in the end even with 2 claims in a year…. But I know if my screen got one scratch it would drive me nuts looking at it every day so I’d have to get the screen replaced. Just seams as though it would all be such a pain in the ass though. Easier to just go SS or Ti. 🤷🏼♂️
Suggesting that we already have enough, so a winter batch is unnecessary? I disagree. We have a lot, yes -- but that's because they need to do a wide range of spectrum in order to complement the (absurd, imo) number of watch body colors. That's what is skewing things.
But are marigold/english/cherry not perfect winter analogues to last year’s drop? What aluminum colors do they match?
Look I’m not here to rain on your irrational desires. This is a positivity thread. So tell us what colors you want…
Of course you must choose from colors that already exist in the watch face color wheel.
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I hear you, believe me. In principle, I‘m all about lighter coloured Watches and SSS (or silver Ti) will always be my most obvious choice, if only for versatility. But since getting the gold S5 I‘m more open to the idea of having multiple Watches for the occasional „different“ look. Right now I can see myself going full yin-yang next year with a Starlight S8 for daily wear and an on-sale Midnight S7 for a (very) different additional look. I still don‘t think I‘d ever choose a black Watch as my daily driver, although to me Midnight actually looks better than SBSS and SBTi; if you go stealth, go full-on stealth, i.e. matte.
In the second pic, the band to the below/right of pink…. second gen product red? Quite a bit different than the first gen. And the Inverness Green calls to me….. should've Pulled the pin when I had the chance.
What has the stretch been like for your bands? You seem to have every single color of the braided loops. I guess that means you don’t wear one of them much more often and the others though.