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bricktop_at

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Apr 4, 2017
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Received the braided loop today and luckily it not only fits nicely (thank god I went a size down to 7) but also looks great šŸ˜Š
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Sal09

macrumors 601
Sep 21, 2014
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United Kingdom
Not the best lighting, but a few new bands Iā€™ve picked up recently for my Nike Series 6. The Obsidian Mist/Black is the only one I paid full price for from Apple (and Iā€™m glad I did since they discontinued it). The Hasta/Light Silver was purchased using my Apple Card daily cash back that Iā€™d accumulated.

Hasta/Light Silver

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Obsidian Mist/Black

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Desert Sand/Black

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Royal Pulse/Black

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Gray Nomad band (I absolutely love this one)

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The Desert Sand and Royal Pulse were both bought new on eBay for half their original price.
Is that 40mm or 44 mm?
 

MacDevil7334

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Oct 15, 2011
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I told myself I wasnā€™t picking up any bands this season. But, couldnā€™t resist Hasta after seeing real world pictures. Definitely a sleeper hit! akes me want to go for a hike!

Once again though, I am slightly annoyed by Appleā€™s refusal to allow Nike colors on the non-Nike watches. Cactus is a decent match.
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the future

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Jul 17, 2002
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I told myself I wasnā€™t picking up any bands this season. But, couldnā€™t resist Hasta after seeing real world pictures. Definitely a sleeper hit! akes me want to go for a hike!

Once again though, I am slightly annoyed by Appleā€™s refusal to allow Nike colors on the non-Nike watches. Cactus is a decent match.

I'm pretty sure it's not Apple but Nike that doesn't want that; after all, the colours and the watch faces are the only elements differentiating the Nike+ models from the regular aluminum models.
 

MacDevil7334

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Oct 15, 2011
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I'm pretty sure it's not Apple but Nike that doesn't want that; after all, the colours and the watch faces are the only elements differentiating the Nike+ models from the regular aluminum models.
Yeah you are probably right. And, I completely understand when it comes to needing to keep the watch faces exclusive as a differentiator. But all the Nike bands (with a few early exceptions) have been sold separately to owners of any Apple Watch. Itā€™s rather annoying to only get the matching colors on the watch faces if you have a Nike watch too. I know HermĆØs is similar, with the orange watch face color only available on the HermĆØs watches. But that is a bit different since there is no way to buy the HermĆØs sport band separately.

The good news is, since there have been almost 6 years of Apple Watch band releases, there are now so many colors available that is getting easier and easier to find a ā€œclose enoughā€ match on a non-Nike watch.
 

KentuckyHouse

macrumors 68030
Jan 29, 2010
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Lexington, KY.
I added the new Tomales Blue Solo Loop to my 44mm Series 6 Nike a few days ago. Itā€™s my first Solo Loop and I really love it, although Iā€™m not sure how much Iā€™ll wear it during the summer since it basically traps sweat underneath it. I usually wear the Nike Sport bands because the holes allow my wrist to breathe more.

Iā€™d love to see Apple bring a Nike Solo Loop eventually with the holes. That would be my perfect everyday band.

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quietkaos

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Aug 13, 2019
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Petaluma, California
I added the new Tomales Blue Solo Loop to my 44mm Series 6 Nike a few days ago. Itā€™s my first Solo Loop and I really love it, although Iā€™m not sure how much Iā€™ll wear it during the summer since it basically traps sweat underneath it. I usually wear the Nike Sport bands because the holes allow my wrist to breathe more.

Iā€™d love to see Apple bring a Nike Solo Loop eventually with the holes. That would be my perfect everyday band.

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I have a solo loop too and find it to be incredibly comfortable. Like you forget youā€™re wearing your watch comfortable, but it is a swear trap. Not sure if Iā€™ll be wearing it much during the summer.
 
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