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Graphite 41mm S7 with a cheap leather band from Amazon. I haven’t opened the Milanese loop. May try to flip the it because I’m deathly scared of scratches.
Graphite looks great. A lot less darker than what you see in marketing pictures. It’s a good middle ground between black and the silver. I’d describe as a shiny gunmetal gray.
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I posted this in another thread, but it also belongs here on new Apple Watch day.

This is my Midnight Aluminium S7 45mm.

It came with the Midnight Sport Band, however I also ordered a 45mm Midnight Leather Link Band in Size S/M.

I had to set it up as a new watch to download the 8.0.1 software update (so I could access the backup from my S6 which was already on 8.0.1).

After the software update it found my S6 backup and everything is up and running.

I was tempted by the cellular watch, but ended up going GPS only again.
I've always owned SS Apple Watches, but I'm tempted by this one.
 
The exact combo I ordered. It’ll be my first Solo Loop and I’m feeling like I’m gonna love Graphite after SBSS. Looks awesome!

How do you like the Solo Loop?
I always thought you had Graphite from the pics I saw. I wonder if the SBSS photographs a bit lighter than it appears in person?
 
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This is my space black titanium 45mm that I received today. I ordered it with the tornado/gray band, but to my surprise, this grey sport band was also included in the watch box. Totally unnamed. What’s the name of this band?
Anyway, I’m very happy with my new watch 😎

Light Gray sport band
That’s the SBTi so it comes with the Dark Gray sport band. The Light Gray band is bundled with the silver titanium. By the way, that band is exclusive to the black titanium watch and can’t be bought in stores. If you lose or damage yours, you can get a replacement for $49 by calling Apple Support and giving them the SN of your watch.
 
the starlight and midnight look awesome. I have a series 4 gold SS. I want to upgrade but want something lighter.
Is there a noticeable weight difference between aluminum and stainless steel?
 
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That’s the SBTi so it comes with the Dark Gray sport band. The Light Gray band is bundled with the silver titanium. By the way, that band is exclusive to the black titanium watch and can’t be bought in stores. If you lose or damage yours, you can get a replacement for $49 by calling Apple Support and giving them the SN of your watch.
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I originally ordered a Starlight watch last Friday because SS was already showing delivery dates in mid November. Much to my surprise, I was able to score an in-store pickup for today for a graphite SS. I've had the Apple Watch since it first came out in 2015 but this is my first SS watch and I'm loving it!

I bought it with the graphite Milanese loop but it also pairs beautifully with my Nike Pride sport band.
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the starlight and midnight look awesome. I have a series 4 gold SS. I want to upgrade but want something lighter.
Is there a noticeable weight difference between aluminum and stainless steel?
If you go back and forth quickly between aluminum and SS, you notice a slight difference, but only for a minute or so. There's no functional difference between the two, at least for me. I switch daily between Alu, SS, and ceramic, and after the first moments, I barely notice I'm wearing a watch, especially with the solo loops or braided solos.
 
So is everyone happy with the new S7? After reading the “tech reviews on Wednesday” has it lived up to your expectation? I’m really enjoying the bigger screen and the starlight colour imo looks very nice. Saw the stainless steel models at the apple store and they looked amazing, even the blue one!
 
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This is my space black titanium 45mm that I received today. I ordered it with the tornado/gray band, but to my surprise, this grey sport band was also included in the watch box. Totally unnamed. What’s the name of this band?
Anyway, I’m very happy with my new watch 😎
Looks amazing. Could you share some more shots of it? I have until November 9th waiting for the same combo
 
I always thought you had Graphite from the pics I saw. I wonder if the SBSS photographs a bit lighter than it appears in person?

I always took photos in brightly lit environments so maybe that’s why it might have been confused for Graphite but in brightly lit environments Graphite pictures way more silvery than the photos I posted of my SBSS. Definitely looking forward to my Graphite but will definitely miss my SBSS as I’m not willing to pay Hermès tax just to get SBSS.

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Im sure it’s just me, but midnight sort of reminds me of the old slate color on the iPhone 5.
I was just thinking the same thing earlier. It's a much darker shade though. Midnight looks like black unless the light hits it just right, then it appears to have a teeny little hint of blue. I was worried about that, but now that I have it in hand the worry is gone! I would have preferred Space Gray of course, but oh well.
 
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