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My Graphite Watch thoughts, it’s so good!
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I picked up a graphite SS earlier today to be honest, I ended up returning it, not my cup of tea.
An update I went to apple store again, and tried the space link bracket and didn’t like it, was to dark for the graphite and the guy in apple even said the silver link bracket with the graphite looks so nice and works together so try them together I’m keeping this combo
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Agreed.
I'll have to get used to the slight tint, depending on the lighting, after using a SSSB for two years, but it does match the Space Grey Pro Max nicely.
Well thanks to this thread I decided to check availability at my local store and sure enough, graphite 44mm 6 available for pickup today. Guess I’m switching from my white gold wedding band to my silicone one until the titanium arrives sometime in the next couple of weeks.
Gotta say, I’m actually pretty excited for this one after reading it matches the SG 11 Pro (favorite iPhone finish since the jet black 7).
Gotta say, I’m actually pretty excited for this one after reading it matches the SG 11 Pro (favorite iPhone finish since the jet black 7).
you will love it, glad I can help
Bad Bomb. At some point I need to work on my patience (probably not going to happen if it hasn’t yet).
There’s something for everyone which is why the AW has been very successful. I’m half Swiss and have had a lifelong love of watches. I’ve over 20 watches, some cheap some expensive. I still have an Omega I bought with my first pay cheque 50 years ago. But they all sit in a draw now because I have a powerful computer on my wrist that looks like a watch.
How did you get the Chronograph Pro face to have that color scheme? Mine looks different.
Here a comparison with my prior Silver loop and my black was the same. The Graphite was very stiff and inflexible. As you can see it didn't want to be flat coming around the loop, not even with light force.
Probably a manufacturing defect. They replaced it and the replacement is flexible as my prior bands.
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I also tried both and thought that the silver link bracelet looked way better than the black.
I disagree with you guys. I think the Black Link looks better. I’m currently wearing it.
I’m currently wearing it.
No one knows for definite at the moment, but if you watch any comparison videos between PVD and DLC on YouTube you will see that DLC is much tougher than PVD.
So I expect it to be fine.
SB was really about how the display blended into the body. Graphite is more like silver and that blending is lost. I give apple a thumbs down for removing SB at this level.
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Not helpful without the "Why".
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Not helpful without the "Why".
Agreed, at that point I think I would rather go for the regular stainless or the regular titanium and really lean into the “classic watch” aesthetic. I think graphite is a nice option though. I just wish it had been added as a new option in addition to the space black rather than replacing it. And yes, I know you can still get SBSS if you get the Hermès. But I’m not paying that much for the exact same SS watch with extra faces. I’d much sooner get a space black titanium.
Yeah, maybe I'm being too traditional, but that's why I'm returning my Graphite model. When I think of watch finishes, I think of brushed steel or titanium, polished steel, or DLC black (I'm not personally into gold.)