This reminds me of all of the 'is 38mm watch for women' posts when the watch was new. Some people have serious self-image issues - just wear whatever you like.
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Is the new stainless steel gold created for women?
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It would just be “T” these days as you can’t put a gender on anyone... it would be gender fluid T, or non-binary T
Some people wear gold watches and some don’t. I’m a man and wear a gold watch. It’s your choice and shouldn’t matter to anyone.
The Gold Series 4 is the best looking Apple Watch so far IMO.
I’ll be buying the SS 44mm but not the gold colored one. I use the Apple Watch for work and sport only and the gold color doesn’t seem right for my use, mainly because it will get scratched easily within the first day and look terrible. SS watches that get scratched continue to look SS and I’m happy with that.
The Gold Series 4 is the best looking Apple Watch so far IMO.
I’ll be buying the SS 44mm but not the gold colored one. I use the Apple Watch for work and sport only and the gold color doesn’t seem right for my use, mainly because it will get scratched easily within the first day and look terrible. SS watches that get scratched continue to look SS and I’m happy with that.
I agree totally. The gold one looks nice, but not practical for running or th gym as it’s pretty bling. Even the SS stands out like a sore thumb, but I’m not a fan of the SBSS. Feel a bit limited this year with case materials.
Thanks for your opinion. Looking at the picture I like the stone sport band. I will evaluate the situation better when I see it in my hands: If the combo SS gold + stone band is not good for my I will go for another band.
Speaking about SS gold + band combo, in you opinion what could be a good combination (excluding the gold milanese loop)? I think that a blue band could be really good with this watch....
I didn't order the Gold Milanese loop, yet. I have a silver Milanese one now on my S0 SS42 and love it. I was planning on waiting until I could visually see the gold version in the store to see if it looks good on my arm, or if it was too cheesy. So I pre-ordered the GSS44 with the stone sport band.
I already have a Black Sport band from when I ordered my S0, so I will have a Black Sport band for swimming. I also ordered a Black Sport loop (since I'm not sure about how the Milanese Loop will look on my skin for daily use) so I can have the adjustability of a Milanese Loop. I plan to use the Black Sport Loop daily.
To answer your question my thought are the GSS should look good with these:
Gold Milanese Loop
Space Black Milanese Loop
Black Sport Band
Black Sport Loop
White Sport Band
Any Black/Brown leather band (without silver accents)
Anything else, I would have to see in person before I would personally say it would look good.
I posted this elsewhere, but my guess is that the stainless gold option is offered with the Chinese and Indian markets in mind. In those cultures, gold is a highly desirable color.
I’m a woman, but I ordered the 44MM Gold SS with Stone sport band. My logic being that the Milanese can be bought separately, but I doubt they’ll sell the stone with gold as a separate band.
Based on my current collection of AW bands, I predict my leather loops (black, brown, navy, and stone), my sport loops (black and blue...the blue is Nike, I forget the color name), and possibly, a new Milanese (plus any other sport bands) would all look nice with the gold.
To avoid: any band with silver stainless connectors.
I even think the nylon bands with aluminum buckles will be fine, really.
I’m a woman, but I ordered the 44MM Gold SS with Stone sport band. My logic being that the Milanese can be bought separately, but I doubt they’ll sell the stone with gold as a separate band.
Based on my current collection of AW bands, I predict my leather loops (black, brown, navy, and stone), my sport loops (black and blue...the blue is Nike, I forget the color name), and possibly, a new Milanese (plus any other sport bands) would all look nice with the gold.
To avoid: any band with silver stainless connectors.
I even think the nylon bands with aluminum buckles will be fine, really.
So, you are a woman and you ordered the exact same watch as me so there are two options: the watch is really unisex or I choose a feminine watch
Apple as the Stone matched with the Gold SS on their site but think any of those would work nicely. I grabbed the forest green leather phone case for my Max and may get really anal and get the matching band.
I agree with your sentiment, but you have to understand that Apple’s customer demographic skews younger. Most young people have never used a watch, let alone a luxury watch like a Rolex. Many people simply do not understand what the cultural norms are with watches.
They may never have used a Rolex, but they sure know that gold watches are for men.
Ah, I was wondering what you got! I remember when you got your first SS series 0 watch.I’m a woman, but I ordered the 44MM Gold SS with Stone sport band. My logic being that the Milanese can be bought separately, but I doubt they’ll sell the stone with gold as a separate band.
Based on my current collection of AW bands, I predict my leather loops (black, brown, navy, and stone), my sport loops (black and blue...the blue is Nike, I forget the color name), and possibly, a new Milanese (plus any other sport bands) would all look nice with the gold.
To avoid: any band with silver stainless connectors.
I even think the nylon bands with aluminum buckles will be fine, really.
I’m finally getting the gold shiny watch I have dreamed of since I first ever laid eyes on the original Gold Edition. I’m a bit bummed I’ve got all these bands with clashing silver pieces to them.
I wish I had ordered the gold Milanese one because I remembered (too late) I briefly had a gold sport watch with a band similar to the one on the 40 mm Gold SS sport I ordered.
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Or ...you both have really good taste!
Unisex. I don't like really super-girly stuff. I tend to go with platinum, white gold, and stainless. I do like rose gold, but real rose gold, not the pink stuff they used to make the Apple Watch aluminum model.
I think it depends on the band pairings. As in, you can make this one look girly if you want, but it surely won't out of the box unless it's on an actual girl.
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I tried on the Rose Gold and the Yellow Gold Edition watches before the first launch. They were REALLY heavy, as I recall, and SO pretty. Both were lovely and I hate bright, yellow gold.
I think this gold is middle of the road, and it'll either look flashy or not depending on the band it is paired with.
I remember your first, too. Aluminum and you wanted a bumper in case you scratched it working in the garden.
Lol actually I did end up getting stainless for me and aluminum for my sister in law. But yes, I wanted a bumper! I use a bumper only rarely now, after all. I like aluminum for the lightness of it when I’m exercising. But I can’t resist this gold SS one.Unisex. I don't like really super-girly stuff. I tend to go with platinum, white gold, and stainless. I do like rose gold, but real rose gold, not the pink stuff they used to make the Apple Watch aluminum model.
I think it depends on the band pairings. As in, you can make this one look girly if you want, but it surely won't out of the box unless it's on an actual girl.
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I tried on the Rose Gold and the Yellow Gold Edition watches before the first launch. They were REALLY heavy, as I recall, and SO pretty. Both were lovely and I hate bright, yellow gold.
I think this gold is middle of the road, and it'll either look flashy or not depending on the band it is paired with.
I remember your first, too. Aluminum and you wanted a bumper in case you scratched it working in the garden.
I’m keeping a black aluminum series 2 sport watch for exercise. I’m trading in my silver aluminum Nike LTE sport for the gold I’ll be getting. I know I can trust the black watch in the pool. I never pushed my luck with the silver one and now that I’m trading it in I want it in good working order.
I’ve had the SS each year. I like them. Bought an aluminum, but it just didn’t suit me.
I’m really looking forward to this gold SS. Different!
I see this thread every time Apple makes a gold or rose gold something. If you like gold get gold.
Yes... I even remember the ones for the Rose Gold MacBook.
The Rose Gold iPhone ones were prolific. It's funny, because most people put phones in cases and nobody sees what color they are in the first place. My son is in his 20s and has had a Rose Gold 7 Plus for 2 years now. Nobody has EVER asked him what color phone he has. It's in a case.