Silver Al with Link bracelet

[jjd]

(I promise I searched and tried to find a discussion on this... )

I am 80% set on ordering a Silver Aluminum watch together with a black rubber band (I think I am the only person on here that doesn't prefer the Space Grey in Al).

I am hoping that the Link bracelet will also be a fairly good match for the Al. I know they're two different metals, but the bracelet is quite matte in finish (as opposed the the highly polished SS to which it is "matched").

Any thoughts on the link bracelet with the Al Silver Sport?

 

[BvizioN]

Apparently the aluminum and ss don't get along very well together, from what I have read in this forum.

 

[5105973]

It depends on if the silver is the same color temperature (blue white - yellow white tint of silver) for the Aluminum watch and the steel band. If there is a readily visible difference it's going to look wonky. Also, I think someone on another thread said the two metals might interact badly with each other. I did read that they usually do. But I don't know if that's true of the alloys Apple has used.

 

[zacheryjensen]

Both are textured, neither have the same texture. There is nothing polished on any of the metal on the sport, but, the sides/edges of the entire link bracelet is polished. The colors do not match.

I vote that it will look bad

P.S. it is more matched to the SS case than you might think.

 

[CharlieCat666]

(I promise I searched and tried to find a discussion on this... )

I am 80% set on ordering a Silver Aluminum watch together with a black rubber band (I think I am the only person on here that doesn't prefer the Space Grey in Al).

I am hoping that the Link bracelet will also be a fairly good match for the Al. I know they're two different metals, but the bracelet is quite matte in finish (as opposed the the highly polished SS to which it is "matched").

Any thoughts on the link bracelet with the Al Silver Sport?

You do realize that you'd be spending more on the band than you would on the actual watch, right?

If you've got $850 ($400 for the watch, $450 for the band) to spend, why not either; A, fork over an extra $150 upfront for the SS with a sport band and wait an extra paycheck to grab the link, B, just get the SS with the link up front and skip the sport band all together, or C, buy some lower version of the SS (sport, classic buckle, milanese) and wait for the inevitable 3rd party link bracelets to come out at a cheaper price.

I guess I sort of get copping a sport and pairing it with something like the Leather Loop (actually looks pretty good with this one) or another $150 tier band but I do think it's kind of extreme to spend more on the band than the actual watch.

But that's just me!
I'm not saying $950/$1000 isn't a ton of money to spend on a watch (I'm getting the milanese lol), I'm just saying, if you're already going to drop $800/$850, why not get the better watch and nab the band once your funds replenish, as opposed to mismatching?

 

[makotoisle]

You do realize that you'd be spending more on the band than you would on the actual watch, right?

If you've got $850 ($400 for the watch, $450 for the band) to spend, why not either; A, fork over an extra $150 upfront for the SS with a sport band and wait an extra paycheck to grab the link, B, just get the SS with the link up front and skip the sport band all together, or C, buy some lower version of the SS (sport, classic buckle, milanese) and wait for the inevitable 3rd party link bracelets to come out at a cheaper price.

I guess I sort of get copping a sport and pairing it with something like the Leather Loop (actually looks pretty good with this one) or another $150 tier band but I do think it's kind of extreme to spend more on the band than the actual watch.

But that's just me!
I'm not saying $950/$1000 isn't a ton of money to spend on a watch (I'm getting the milanese lol), I'm just saying, if you're already going to drop $800/$850, why not get the better watch and nab the band once your funds replenish, as opposed to mismatching?

I can't speak for the op, but when I was reading the post, my impressions were that they preferred the matte finish of the aluminium watch, opposed to the shiny finish of steel one. I doubt it was a money thing.

 

[iBreatheApple]

You do realize that you'd be spending more on the band than you would on the actual watch, right?

If you've got $850 ($400 for the watch, $450 for the band) to spend, why not either; A, fork over an extra $150 upfront for the SS with a sport band and wait an extra paycheck to grab the link, B, just get the SS with the link up front and skip the sport band all together, or C, buy some lower version of the SS (sport, classic buckle, milanese) and wait for the inevitable 3rd party link bracelets to come out at a cheaper price.

I guess I sort of get copping a sport and pairing it with something like the Leather Loop (actually looks pretty good with this one) or another $150 tier band but I do think it's kind of extreme to spend more on the band than the actual watch.

But that's just me!
I'm not saying $950/$1000 isn't a ton of money to spend on a watch (I'm getting the milanese lol), I'm just saying, if you're already going to drop $800/$850, why not get the better watch and nab the band once your funds replenish, as opposed to mismatching?

Just because the Apple Watch is more expensive than the Watch Sport, doesn't make the Sport inferior. Sure the materials cost more on the production line, but the functionality remains the same. I like the look of the aluminum better than I do the polished version. I was pretty shocked to see this thread because I almost made an identical one a few minutes ago. I really want to see how the space grey link bracelet looks with the space grey Watch Sport.

 

[jjd]

Thanks everyone for your replies. As to Charliecat's comment, the others have it right: I am not getting the Aluminium because it's cheaper. I am getting it because I (much) prefer it. (Marc Newson's design cues are most evident in the Sport watch with the matte case and rubber strap and in my view best suit a new class of watch like this... see here).

I like the rubber strap on the sport watch and will wear it most of the time. (I have a Panerai with a rubber strap that I prefer over the leather or metal straps). It would just be nice to have the link bracelet as well, but I agree it may not work with the Al.

 

[Appl3FTW]

Queue the galvanic corrosion haha

 

[Night Spring]

I am 80% set on ordering a Silver Aluminum watch together with a black rubber band (I think I am the only person on here that doesn't prefer the Space Grey in Al).

You do realize that you can't buy the Silver Aluminum with a black sports band? You'd have to buy it with one of the other colored sports band, then buy the black band separately. Or find someone to swap bands with.

 

[bnekic]

Aside from the rubber bands the leather loop would look best on the sport watch.

 

[touchstoned]

I'm also going for the 42mm Stainless Steel Case with Black Sport Band. I thought about the Milanese loop but I'm not sure how well that will hold up to water and My arms are also pretty hairy, worried it will pull my hair out.

Personally I think the $200 is well worth it for Sapphire Crystal and massively more bands, although I'm sure there will be awesome aftermarket bands for the sport too.

 

[cmChimera]

(I promise I searched and tried to find a discussion on this... )

I am 80% set on ordering a Silver Aluminum watch together with a black rubber band (I think I am the only person on here that doesn't prefer the Space Grey in Al).

I am hoping that the Link bracelet will also be a fairly good match for the Al. I know they're two different metals, but the bracelet is quite matte in finish (as opposed the the highly polished SS to which it is "matched").

Any thoughts on the link bracelet with the Al Silver Sport?

As Night Spring said, you can't order the silver aluminum with a black sport band.

Also, I think the link band will look fine with the sport.

 

[jjd]

You do realize that you can't buy the Silver Aluminum with a black sports band? You'd have to buy it with one of the other colored sports band, then buy the black band separately. Or find someone to swap bands with.

Yes I do realise that, now that I can read... As others have commented here, very frustrating that Apple sees fit to offer silver with white, blue, green or pink but NOT black. Sigh.