how is this goldish? are people colorblind or something?
are you sure it’s not you that’s colourblind?
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Some Customers Unhappy With Apple Watch Series 7 Color Options
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are you sure it’s not you that’s colourblind?
I was so hoping for an upgrade. I have series 4. But with this new Frankenstein watch and awful colors, I'm waiting another year. This was not Apples original design, but a quick save. And then making it worse with not having a basic black and silver option. My money stays in my pocket for another year 
You know what?! I have a AW4 and the AW7 does not excite me one bit to actually research what upgrades it entails, it looks like the same watch exterior wise. Sure it might have better/different sensors now but you cant see it.
I bought my new ipad mini 6 in spacegrey because i dont like the subtle purple hue despite being a purple fanatic.
I bought my new ipad mini 6 in spacegrey because i dont like the subtle purple hue despite being a purple fanatic.
Can't say that about the glass. Why do you think most watches made in Switzerland is using steel or titanium?
Can you? It only let me “save” my configuration— no link to buy. Also, it wasn’t live when ore-orders started, and I was hoping for launch day delivery. Sadly, I think they silver SS was already delivering late October when it all started. It was just weird that gold SS had multiple band configs but not silver.
After saving my config, I am redirected to the shopping cart where I can order it. Which exact config did you try?
The thing to remember is that Apple, unlike internet forum members with anecdotal personal choices and limited global insight, is in possession of customer color preferences data and trends after selling many millions of watches (roughly 30 million/year 2020) and phones (roughly 200 million/year 2020), over many years.
I suspect Apple knows what it is doing and in the end will enjoy another record breaking quarter in sales of watches and phones, and continue being one of the most successful companies in the world.
You should see the watch with a white band, like the Nike combination shown elsewhere in this thread, and you'll see the difference.how is this goldish? are people colorblind or something?
I prefer silver or white as well. My iPhone 13 Pro is silver but my new iPad mini will be starlight since I have no choice. I will wait for Apple Watch serie 8 for new design with silver titanium for next year.
Please take your toxicity to someplace else. This is a great community and we don’t need this non-constructive criticism here.
So according to you news would be to copy & paste every Apple press release. Doesn't matter what's the general thinking in one of the main social networks. Silly
I believe they will always try to bring more excitement with colors when they aren't doing very big updates in hardware. It wouldn't have any sense at all having exactly the same colors than Apple Watch series 6 when they already are almost identical.
I do think they also to tried to have that variant of graphite, silver and gold only for stainless steel just like the Pro line of iphones.
Im updating from series 4 space gray to graphite stainless steel since Im travelling and going to give the old one to Mom, lol. Otherwise I would stick with series 4 as it's perfectly fine. I did want to update to silver but only graphite and gold were available on my uk network (beautiful 24 months payment) so going for the first one.
I do think they also to tried to have that variant of graphite, silver and gold only for stainless steel just like the Pro line of iphones.
Im updating from series 4 space gray to graphite stainless steel since Im travelling and going to give the old one to Mom, lol. Otherwise I would stick with series 4 as it's perfectly fine. I did want to update to silver but only graphite and gold were available on my uk network (beautiful 24 months payment) so going for the first one.
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I'm one of the unhappy customers.
Apple is going to do what Apple is going to do, but I really don't like the absence of real black and silver on the new aluminum watches.
It puts me in an uncomfortable position of "settling" for one of the existing colors.
I really wanted to get a watch, but now I'm thinking twice. I wish they'd added the new colors instead.
That said, I'm well aware that these things will sell like hotcakes regardless.
Apple is going to do what Apple is going to do, but I really don't like the absence of real black and silver on the new aluminum watches.
It puts me in an uncomfortable position of "settling" for one of the existing colors.
I really wanted to get a watch, but now I'm thinking twice. I wish they'd added the new colors instead.
That said, I'm well aware that these things will sell like hotcakes regardless.
Yes, Apple’s research showed them that the two most popular colors were so hated that they had to go…
Just so you know, this was the first time I ever inserted an emoji in a MR post. Your comment was that ridiculously condescending.
And a significant weight increase. And higher repair/AppleCare costs. And poor resale value.
Why are people upset the BMW 330 no longer comes in white? The M3 comes in white…
You can get knockoffs for much less anyway. Not quite as thick, but I have been wearing knockoff nike style bands for years and they are great. You can choose the main and hole colors at a much wider gamut than Apple.
With pre-orders for the Apple Watch Series 7 opening today, dissatisfaction with Apple's new color options has been expressed by some customers and pundits on social media.
The aluminum Apple Watch Series 6 was available in Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Blue, and (PRODUCT)RED aluminum color options, while the aluminum Apple Watch Series 7 overhauled the lineup of colors, and is available in Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, and (PRODUCT)RED.
These are the same colors offered with the iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13, except there is a Pink option instead of Green. The new iPad mini is also available in a mix of colors, mirroring Starlight and Pink from the Apple Watch Series 7 and iPhone 13, carrying over Space Gray, and introducing a new Purple color.
The Apple Watch's Blue and Red tones have been slightly tweaked from last year's offerings, while Green is a totally new option. Midnight replaces Space Gray with a very dark navy, while Starlight replaces Silver and Gold with a subtle champagne color.
With such significant changes coming to the Apple Watch's color options this year, some customers have expressed confusion and irritation with the new hues. The replacement of Silver and Gold with Starlight has attracted particular ire, with some fans of the previous options being disappointed with the single new champagne-style color. Some fans of Silver have criticized Starlight for being too warm, while some fans of Gold have found it to be too desaturated.
While there are still Silver and Gold stainless steel Apple Watch options this year, Space Black has been replaced by Graphite, except on the Hermés models.
Stainless steel Link Bracelet users have also noted incongruity with some Series 7 models. This is particularly evident with the Graphite Stainless Steel Apple Watch, which no longer matches its accompanying Link Bracelet.
Although the Link Bracelet is a stainless steel band designed to twin with a stainless steel Apple Watch, some users have enjoyed using the band with the Silver aluminum Apple Watch in previous years. With Starlight replacing Silver, some users have noted that the cool silver of the Link bracelet now clashes with the warm tone of Starlight.
Other mismatching band and casing combinations have been noted by users across various social media platforms and websites, with some claiming that the Series 7's colors mismatch with more bands, more severely compared to the color options offered in previous years.
There is now an unprecedented level of fragmentation with Apple's color options across its product lines. The iPhone 13 and Apple Watch Series 7 now contrast with the iPad Air and AirPods Max models, as well as the 24-inch iMac and iPhone 12, with other devices like the iPad mini overlapping the divide.
Apple effectively now has three separate color palettes for its devices, in addition to the pre-existing tonal differences with the same shade that was common to see with the likes of Space Gray. Other product lines, such as the iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and HomePod mini, also no longer have any matching colors with the aluminum Apple Watch Series 7 or standard iPhone 13 models. This appears to have irked some users who like to have matching colors across multiple Apple devices.
As yet, there are no rumors about what colors Apple's redesigned MacBook Pro and Mac mini machines could be available in. When they do arrive, likely at an event later this month, there may be some more clarity about Apple's plans for color options going forward.
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I think that an adult buying a 400 / 500 $ aluminium smartwatch probably is looking for a black, graphite or silver one. Sober coloros.
All the Apple Watch 7 aluminium color options are good for teens, and some are really ugly ("supernova"... *bleah!*)
The only (low) chance to see a black Series 7 Apple Watch is a new "Black Unity" edition.
I was going to upgrade from a Series 4 but decided not to because of these bad color choices. I just want a silver watch with a simple white/black band.
Alright. But the watch still always comes with a band that you pay for. Solo Loop is available in 4 (!) shades of orange but there was no room for the color black? What bigger strategy or concept am I missing here?
Who has time for basics like color-matching when you’re busy being woke? Priorities, man. Matching colors is a symbol of oppression and privilege, anyway.