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Show off your Apple Watch
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..indeed it does - looks awesome.
I often wish that I had bought either the SS or the SB watch, instead of my Space Grey 42mm, however, the price jump from Space Grey to SB or SS is quite huge!!
Same here... After the first happy weeks, I also whish I had bought the SB version. It's just a whole other look and feel. Especially in the sun, the space grey looks kind of cheap
Well, I did indeed receive my black Nylon band yesterday and I gotta say, I love it (I had NO issues with it sliding in/out of the watch grooves, as some posters have had). I ordered it from Apple UK (via the Apple Store app) and it arrived in just under one week.
It feels super comfy on my wrist and seems to be the same size as the S/M Sport band (on my Sport band, the pin sits in the 4th hole, from the edge of the watch - the nylon band is the same). I love how the black band has all different colours in it, it kinda makes it shimmer in different lighting! It also doesn't at all look like its made from nylon - it almost has a metallic look about it. Also love that the colour of the buckle matches (its not a 100% colour match but close enough) my Space Grey 42mm watch.
Finally, its kinda weird but I think it somehow makes my 42mm watch look bigger on my wrist, and makes it stand out more. I used a wide metal bracelet previous to this so perhaps my watch got a little 'lost' within the chunky metal links - the nylon band is slick, narrow and shows off the curves of the watch beautifully!!!
Definitely recommended.
I too have the Pearl with my SS. Just got the black woven last week. Took the store a long time to finally get in but it fits great so worth the wait. I was skeptical about the black with adapters and buckle in black too with my SS but honestly it matches the deep black of the display so I think a great look regardless of how you turn your wrist. Can't go wrong for the weight or feel for summertime. Here's mine.
Thanks for this. It does look much better than I thought it would.
As many have mentioned the nylon band has a kind of shimmer to it. Suspect it's the way the sunlight sometimes reflects off the nylon threads. Sometimes I think my black band has a slight bronzy cast to it in certain light. Tried to capture the "shimmer" on a photo and this was the best I could get while sitting in line at Starbucks this morning. Not really metallic really but a neat occasional look all the same. Click on photo for a closer look.
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First order of several 3rd party bands I ordered has arrived.
It's looking good, looks like the original one from Apple.Feels very comfortable, and it's classy!
Which one is that? There are so many knock offs and some look like crap, that one actually looks nice!
People keep commenting on pictures I've posted with my black milanese thinking it's the real thing.
Looks like a watch face app to me. There's a couple out there. The time display in the upper right corner is the same for any other app you'd normally run (apart from a few like Workout and the Camera remote). It has to be running as an app, and the best way to see it is to start it and set "Show Last Activity", or whatever it is, when it wakes on wrist raise.
If you're looking for that Hermez watch face, you can find it here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...le-watch-merged.1919291/page-20#post-22716187
Of course it's just an app, that's not working with notifications and glances und you have to sideload it with Xcode.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...le-watch-merged.1919291/page-20#post-22716187
Of course it's just an app, that's not working with notifications and glances und you have to sideload it with Xcode.
Yep, just my app. It was more of a self introduction into iOS and watch kit dev. It does nothing other than display the time.
Unfortunately it's crap. I bought it from Aliexpress, and the second time I wanted to use the band, after my workout ( using the sport band ), the metal mechanic that clicks into the watch broke off. Argh, i'm pissed off
Yikes less than a day. How disappointing. From your photo it did have a nice black mesh band look.
Do you have any recourse for a refund? Despite your bad experience it was nice you let us know about it so people go in knowing these things. Especially tough I imagine with being an overseas item. I have only ordered 2 things being shipped from China from a foreign seller off ebay and fortunately did okay (One shipped promptly with great trcking; one a long wait and I was getting concerned since there was no tracking even offered) and was happy enough but it is a risk. Hope you can get something back. and hope you have better luck with your other bands on order.
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I just opened a dispute so I'm hoping for a refund.
It's a bit annoying for me cause I bought a secondhand Apple Watch like 2 weeks ago, and my first choice was to try out 3rd party bands, but my first experience is already a bad one. So I'm hoping the other I ordered are good. Else I'll force myself to buy those original from Apple.
There are good ones out there. I don't have the links anymore but if you search this thread I did post links to some Amazon sellers with AW bands and I've been quite pleased with all of them. I got a black link from Yesoo and their support was excellent. The original band was just a touch to small for my wrist. I contacted them and they sent me a complete 2nd link bracelet I could harvest an extra link from to make mine fit.
I have 3 ML bands and they are all good. Just don't remember who the seller was now.
I have 3 ML bands and they are all good. Just don't remember who the seller was now.
