None of my local stores in the UK have 42mm silver sport either. The employee told me that every Apple Store just got sent 1 model of each watch in each size. So no space grey AND silver. One or the other.
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Silver Aluminum Sport Watch With Other Bands
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I went into my local store in Bath today for a try-on appointment and was, likewise, disapointed to find they didn't have any 42mm silver sport. Plenty of small ones, which my fiancée tried on; I think I've won her over on the idea of getting one of her own. It was quite odd really, since they have almost every combo in both sizes of steel model. It definitely feels like they're pushing two combo specifically; SG/large, silver/small. A pity, because I really wanted to see what the white strap looked like on my arm.
On the subject of straps, I did ask the guy if I could try a leather loop and he straight up told me that other bands weren't compatible with the sport models. I didn't come out and call him a liar, but I did tell him that I'd seen a lot of pictures of the sport with other bands, at which point he back-peddled and told me that while they fit fine, the mechanism wouldn't lock properly. I dropped it at that point; I'd chalk it up to towing the company line - the store was pretty quiet and there were plenty of other staff members around.
Still feels off to me that they're perpetuating that message. I can understand their wanting to push the steel model, but I get the feeling that they'd get more money in the long run by sells my after market bands to all watch owners, if the statistics are correct and there have been more sports ordered than steels.
On the subject of straps, I did ask the guy if I could try a leather loop and he straight up told me that other bands weren't compatible with the sport models. I didn't come out and call him a liar, but I did tell him that I'd seen a lot of pictures of the sport with other bands, at which point he back-peddled and told me that while they fit fine, the mechanism wouldn't lock properly. I dropped it at that point; I'd chalk it up to towing the company line - the store was pretty quiet and there were plenty of other staff members around.
Still feels off to me that they're perpetuating that message. I can understand their wanting to push the steel model, but I get the feeling that they'd get more money in the long run by sells my after market bands to all watch owners, if the statistics are correct and there have been more sports ordered than steels.
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Dude, how are you so dense:
I HAVE looked at the site. It's why this quote from you confused the hell out of me. Case material is literally the only distinguishing factor between the actual watches.
Kinda cute to get mad about your lack of knowledge when asked about it
Dude, how are you so dense:
I HAVE looked at the site. It's why this quote from you confused the hell out of me. Case material is literally the only distinguishing factor between the actual watches.
Kinda cute to get mad about your lack of knowledge when asked about it
What?? The crystal and the back are additions to the case so they ARE the OTHER things beside the case material. When dealing with watches the shell is literally the only part called a case. So not really cute at all. And I never got mad?
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...the crystal and the back are parts of the watch casing. They are also identical, but made of a different materials, between the watch types.
Just keep on back pedaling.
"No man, they are like... technically not on mechanical watches so I consider them additions... not part of the case. I was still totally right!"
Oh okay... You are so wrong. When listed on Apple's site these items are listed as differences not just one over all thing. So there ARE more differences than JUST case material. How can you not understand that??? I never said there was other differences beside over all materials I specified other than CASE material. So no "back pedaling" needed. I stand by what I said from the start. The original post I was responding to said "the only difference is the SS? Does that justify a $200 increase?" And I responded to it by saying there are other differences.
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