Sorry, I didn't even ask to try it on. The 42 was my first choice and once it was on my wrist, I was sold.
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Sorry, I didn't even ask to try it on. The 42 was my first choice and once it was on my wrist, I was sold.
I ordered the SS w/ Sport band and I sort of regret it. Apple says the Milanese loop fits a wrist of 200mm and mine is 210mm, was worried that it would be too tight but instead the Milanese loop fits perfectly fine and I was able to loosen it up if I had to. I ordered the Milanese loop but with a June ship expected 
Same with the Leather loop, fits perfectly fine for people with a bigger wrist.
42mm Stainless Steel w/ Leather loop
Same with the Leather loop, fits perfectly fine for people with a bigger wrist.
42mm Stainless Steel w/ Leather loop
I agree. The stock pictures Apple provided do not do this band justice. This was my favorite band as well.
42mm stainless steel with the black sport band. Also included is a photo with the Apple Watch next to the Nano 6 Gen. Measuring from side to side with a caliper, my wrist is about 57 mm wide. It's about 47 mm on the top when measured between points where my wrist starts to curve down on each side.
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Funnily enough I've preordered both of those as additional bands. I had preordered the blue leather loop right after preordering the watch. Then when I went for my try out appointment I tried it and was happy with my choice. I had also tried the Milanese loop so when I got home I preordered that too. I'm still not decided if I will keep both though. I like them both but not sure if I can justify the expense on top of the watch itself.
Thanks for this. My wrist size is identical to yours. I tried both sizes yesterday and am still undecided. From looking at your photos, both look good. If anything, the 42mm looks just a tad bit large, but still more than acceptable. The 38mm looks like a better fit, but again it's extremely close.
This totally duplicated my own experience. Even though I liked the 38mm a tiny bit better, that might be trumped by the larger screen of the 42mm. So do I go form over function, or function over form? I wish they had a 40mm!
It's a real shame they didn't have any working (non demo loop) 38mm versions on the table. All the ones there were 42mm.
Don't you find that loop of Milanese to the bottom of watch off putting? It sort of juts out (post #37).
I questioned it on another thread about how I'd noticed it in videos after the keynote this year. Someone told me they were fastened incorrectly. It looks uneven to the top strap? The bottom side bulges more.
I had been interested in this band but that bulge puts me off. Did you think the band was fastened correctly/that's how it's supposed to look?
When I tried the Milanese on yesterday, I didn't pay attention to which side folded over whichthough to be honest, I didn't even notice or feel that one side was thicker than the other. The material was so thin.
Looking at almost every promotional image and video from Apple with the Milanese loop band, for example the main http://www.apple.com/watch/ page, shows the looped part positioned opposite the digital crown.
But being that you can flip the watch for right-handed wear, I presume the band could simply be flipped to have the loop on the same side as the crown as well. They weren't kidding that this was Apple's most personal deviceyour preferences definitely come into play.
Looking at almost every promotional image and video from Apple with the Milanese loop band, for example the main http://www.apple.com/watch/ page, shows the looped part positioned opposite the digital crown.
But being that you can flip the watch for right-handed wear, I presume the band could simply be flipped to have the loop on the same side as the crown as well. They weren't kidding that this was Apple's most personal deviceyour preferences definitely come into play.
Yes this is how it is supposed to look. The store had pictures of the watch on the wall that matched how it was on my wrist. It isn't nearly as noticeable on wrist as it is in pictures. I actually liked it a lot more in person than in even my own pictures.
This is a 38mm white sports, I have really thin wrists, and i'm 85% sure I went for the right one size-wise, they look a lot bigger in photos than they actually are, and the smaller screen is a bit fiddly in comparison.
I hated the Leather ones, they all felt like really cheap plastic, but love the Milanise Loop so ordered that today to go with it.
As a sideline, the guy in the try-on said the sports can't have the nicer straps, and I was gutted....But then someone else said you could, plus looking online you can, so that was better.
I totally love it, can't wait for mine in the first-wave. I think though that it would be nice if you can change the Crown's sensitivity, I felt the travel it has to move through is too slow compared to scrolling on anything else.
I hated the Leather ones, they all felt like really cheap plastic, but love the Milanise Loop so ordered that today to go with it.
As a sideline, the guy in the try-on said the sports can't have the nicer straps, and I was gutted....But then someone else said you could, plus looking online you can, so that was better.
I totally love it, can't wait for mine in the first-wave. I think though that it would be nice if you can change the Crown's sensitivity, I felt the travel it has to move through is too slow compared to scrolling on anything else.
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Looks great! Correctly sized for your wrist.... Not like a big smartwatch on a wrist.