Very similar color as the Space Gray but more shiny, which can be due to the fact that my iPhone has been used for nearly 3 years.
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Stainless steel graphite watch = Former space black??
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Very similar color as the Space Gray but more shiny, which can be due to the fact that my iPhone has been used for nearly 3 years.
No fair, mines been dispatched today for delivery on 25th September
And shoot, it looks like it is a downgrade after all. The space black stainless steel was just that, black.
I’m still hopeful. The picture up-thread makes the watch look very similar to the Space Grey bit of the iPhone 11 Pro. Here is my Space Black S5 with Link against my phone, and they look very similar in real-world lighting:Damn it, looks like I’m going for the more expensive Hermes
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Good article comparing the two.
Comparing Space Black to Graphite
Comparing Space Black to Graphite
I picked one up as I'm torn between Titanium Space Black and SSGranite. It's quite lighter in color, but not going to lie it's kind of sharp looking. Sunlight definitely gives off a different color that the SBSS.
Picking mine up today. Have the black ti 5 now but kinda want a new color. Have the black ti on order and may return it if I like the graphite better. I wonder if its a thinner dlc coating to make it lighter? Hope not.
I wondering the same thing regarding the DLC coating. I do think they lightened the color in hopes that more bands could match.
Yes I kinda wanted something with a little more subtle bling. I’m bored of the Ti. The novelty of Ti has worn off
Then you'll like the bling of the SS Granite. It's nice and shows quite a variance In the light.
I think this may have been correct and intentional. The Space Black PVD Milanese Loop was essentially the only material that could scratch the Space Black watch. So you had a super scratch-resistant watch attached to a band that easily scratched it. There have been many complaints and, I believe, a lawsuit over it. So making the graphite Milanese Loop using PVD would make it slightly less “hard” than the DLC watch, reducing the likelihood that the band scratches the watch.,
Wow, this video makes it look way lighter than I was expecting. It looks like a smoked version of the regular stainless.
Just received mine, it is in fact a LOT lighter than the Space Black. So is the ‘black’ band it comes with.
I will try the link bracelet on it in a few, and let you know how bad the mismatch is.
I will try the link bracelet on it in a few, and let you know how bad the mismatch is.
Ugh, the whole point was to order something dark (and tough,) or I would have just ordered the regular stainless to match my links bracelet. I may have to trade mine for a stainless or titanium when it arrives.
Ok, since the sides of the bracelet are high gloss, you really don’t notice it that much. In darker settings you don’t notice at all, in direct sunlight depending on reflections you can definitely see a difference. In some direct sunlight cases, the graphite looks like normal SS.
Don’t mind the dirty nails just got off work. 🙃
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I feel Apple screwed up on this one. What was the point, other than we have to buy new link and Milanese loops if we’re anal about the difference. (Which they aren’t offering the link in graphite yet)