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How many times can I change the strap on my watch

Ruja

Ruja

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Currently I've not received the AW2 yet and as I'm a crazy of the customization I mean, I was thinking about buying several straps on Amazon and according to the clothes I was wearing this day, set my watch with the corresponding strap but now I'm wondering if doing it many times can damage my watch. What do you think about it?
 
I have not thought about it yet but I guess, if you get Apple Care+, you have nothing to worry about.
 
Ruja said:
....I'm wondering if doing it many times can damage my watch. What do you think about it?
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All but certain it will be less wear and tear than charger the battery is. So even if you change the strap a couple of times a day the mechanism will likely be working fine when the :apple:Watch will no longer hold a charge.
 
MCube74 said:
I have not thought about it yet but I guess, if you get Apple Care+, you have nothing to worry about.
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Yeah I guess but that's not the case

Relentless Power said:
If you do it correctly. There should not be an issue.
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Yes I hope so but you know as almost everything, there's a limit

Julien said:
All but certain it will be less wear and tear than charger the battery is. So even if you change the strap a couple of times a day the mechanism will likely be working fine when the :apple:Watch will no longer hold a charge.
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Maybe I didn't explain properly, I meant the mechanism where you connect the strap not the watch itself.
 
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Ruja said:
Maybe I didn't explain properly, I meant the mechanism where you connect the strap not the watch itself.
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Me too😀 Sorry if English is a 2ed language.

[easer version] The (strap/band changing) mechanism will outlast the Watch.
 
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Ruja said:
Currently I've not received the AW2 yet and as I'm a crazy of the customization I mean, I was thinking about buying several straps on Amazon and according to the clothes I was wearing this day, set my watch with the corresponding strap but now I'm wondering if doing it many times can damage my watch. What do you think about it?
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I've had the first generation since the first week they were out and after the first month, I bought a bunch of bands and have been changing them multiple times per week since then. For what...2 years now? No changes on the watch at all. The "button" to release the strap still works as new. I think you will be fine.
 
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I swap my band twice a day. Swap on a sport band for my run/gym time then back to a Milanese loop. I have to think it was designed for this. I suppose there is a maximum number of swaps the same as there is a maximum number of plugs/unplugs in a lightning port or even presses of the physical buttons in the device.

In short I wouldn't worry about it.
 
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So changing the straps/bands every day is fine?

I plan on switching my straps every day to match my wardrobe.
 
Fireproof! said:
I've had the first generation since the first week they were out and after the first month, I bought a bunch of bands and have been changing them multiple times per week since then. For what...2 years now? No changes on the watch at all. The "button" to release the strap still works as new. I think you will be fine.
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It's really great to read that man!
Thanks for sharing.

Ruja said:
It's really great to read that man!
Thanks for sharing.
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xraydoc said:
I've had my watch since April 2015. Change bands almost daily. Still as solid as on day 1.
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greytmom said:
Another person here who changes it several times a week... no need to worry.
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lordofthereef said:
I swap my band twice a day. Swap on a sport band for my run/gym time then back to a Milanese loop. I have to think it was designed for this. I suppose there is a maximum number of swaps the same as there is a maximum number of plugs/unplugs in a lightning port or even presses of the physical buttons in the device.

In short I wouldn't worry about it.
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Fireproof! said:
I've had the first generation since the first week they were out and after the first month, I bought a bunch of bands and have been changing them multiple times per week since then. For what...2 years now? No changes on the watch at all. The "button" to release the strap still works as new. I think you will be fine.
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I'm really happy to read all these comments. Thanks!

I can't wait any more!!!
 
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You are changing it wrong 😀

I don't think it is a problem to change straps often. Watch was designed from the start to support multiple bands and Apple is happy if you buy a lot of them. For now I'm happy with the rubber band and don't think I'll buy a new one soon, but I'd buy a strap if it had additional functionalities like measuring heart rate better or be able to read other parameters.
I don't see Watch as a fashion object, some straps are elegant but expensive and if I'm invited to a wedding I prefer wearing a classic watch. But it is just me, Watch is very personal as tastes are
 
recoil80 said:
You are changing it wrong 😀

I don't think it is a problem to change straps often. Watch was designed from the start to support multiple bands and Apple is happy if you buy a lot of them. For now I'm happy with the rubber band and don't think I'll buy a new one soon, but I'd buy a strap if it had additional functionalities like measuring heart rate better or be able to read other parameters.
I don't see Watch as a fashion object, some straps are elegant but expensive and if I'm invited to a wedding I prefer wearing a classic watch. But it is just me, Watch is very personal as tastes are
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Yes, you're right regarding to they're very expensive and for this reason, I'll buy on Amazon or similar places
 
Ruja said:
Hi,

Why did you say 0 times MUST be change???
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I'm guessing English isn't your first language?

He was just pointing out that your question should be "How many times CAN I change the watch band?" "Must" is for something you might not want to do, but you need to do it anyway.
 
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Google Translate fail. Maybe. 😉

(I've tried Google to translate to Korean; my Korean friends see the result and say, "Uh, that's pretty terrible...")
 
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BarracksSi said:
Google Translate fail. Maybe. 😉

(I've tried Google to translate to Korean; my Korean friends see the result and say, "Uh, that's pretty terrible...")
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Korean <> Japanese seems to work okay. Google translate does better between languages with similar word order.
 
JayLenochiniMac said:
All this means is you don't necessarily need to change it at all.
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Yes, definitely I shouldn't have written MUST. Sorry

Night Spring said:
I'm guessing English isn't your first language?

He was just pointing out that your question should be "How many times CAN I change the watch band?" "Must" is for something you might not want to do, but you need to do it anyway.
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Yes, you're right. I'm Spanish guy and you're right again, I was wrong by writing MUST instead of CAN.

SORRY for your eyes 🙂

BarracksSi said:
Google Translate fail. Maybe. 😉

(I've tried Google to translate to Korean; my Korean friends see the result and say, "Uh, that's pretty terrible...")
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No, I didn't use it... and I don't know what I was thinking about in when I wrote that. For sure my level of English is not good enough but this fault.... I don't forgive myself
 
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