More Photos and Video of Apple's Redesigned Leather Loop Watch Band Surface

[otternonsense]

What's with the ribbed pattern? It doesn't look like a premium material at all, and how it goes all the way up to the hinge looks cheap and wonky. Is it part of some "everyone can design" programme for preschoolers?

The one band I'm hoping Apple will deliver is a black version of the Nike pride band.

 

[obamtl]

Also worth noting that these leather straps are NOT a loop strap!

 

[MvdM]

Looks cheap.

 

[vagos]

Ok. Everybody agrees these are ugly. So why change the design of the loops?
Because there won't be any new features, that's why!

 

[IIGS User]

Something better will be available on Amazon for 1/5th the price.

I'm wearing a Space Black band on my Series 4 that looks exactly like Milanese loop Apple is selling for $99. I paid $20 for it. Fits perfectly with the magnetic bad and all that.

Only people Apple is making money off of is with this stuff is people with buckets of money to waste....

 

[newyorksole]

I hate the original Leather Loop. These look better to me IMO. Capsules around your wrist. I would only get black.

 

[Jimmy James]

Switzerland is f*ck&d.

 

[swingerofbirch]

I'm against leather in general (and no matter what Apple says about being carbon neutral there is *no* way to make leather without a lot of pollution), but even if you like leather why make it look like styrofoam?

 

[xgman]

Is this a joke? Serioulsy, those bands look like they were designed by Dr. Seuss or maybe the Michelin man? wow...

 

[Mescagnus]

Horrible. Ping Jony!

 

[topgunn]

It's a shame that Apple is moving away from the classic buckle.

 

[danny1305]

Why do people feel the need to complain about every little thing? If you don’t like it, move along. Easy. Nobody wants to hear your whining and complaining about every thread on here. Nobody likes anything anymore because apparently hating on everything is the “cool thing to do”

 

[profets]

I must be in the minority as I like these quite a bit. Surprised to see how many dislike the design.

 

[AppleFan1179]

I have 4 leather loops. I will have none of these. Ugly, and since they don't loop, really easy to snatch off someone's wrist!

 

[DaveWil]

Are these for cosplayers?

 

[now i see it]

I'm really looking forward to the new colors for Colgate toothbrushes. Can't wait.

 

[Freida]

Macrumors reporting - i miss the old days when macrumors were all about mac

Those bands look ugly btw.

 

[MacDevil7334]

I have 4 leather loops. I will have none of these. Ugly, and since they don't loop, really easy to snatch off someone's wrist!

Yeah this fact is what makes me think still that these are fake. All other bands that Apple sells have two things that must fail in order for the watch to fall off your wrist. For both the leather and Milanese loops, the magnet must fail and the loop must slide completely through the ring. For the sport band, the band must come untucked and then the pin must pop out. Seems unlikely Apple would sell a band (especially a magnetic one) where your watch is a goner if a single thing fails.

 

[tivoboy]

These.

Look.

Horrible..

I can only imagine they are doing this to reduce the price further.. started at 149$, then 99$ for essentially same band, I can only imagine these might be $69-$79 maybe.. or $99 but getting better margin.

fugly

 

[kyleh22]

It surprises me that a company as environmentally progressive as Apple uses genuine leather. I would have expected "vegan" leather...

 

[naturalstar]

Sigh... the search for a nice quality leather band continues.

 

[kiensoy]

I can already see all YouTubers wearing these in their videos.

 

[kissmo]

I's not that it's nasty looking (at least for my eyes) but is's super expensive....

 

[temptee]

Ugly, offensive, and absolutely childish.

 

[techno-Zen]

Kind of neat in this video. I'd buy one of the brown leather