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What is your favourite strap/band in your collection?

The Cockney Rebel

The Cockney Rebel

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Mine has to be my slate Milanese loop, that I just got.

I have 80 straps, but this one instantly became my favourite.

How about you?

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The magnetic stainless steel Milanese Loop was always my favorite until I got the titanium S10. Straight out of the box, the band had sharp edges that pulled my hair and threads from my cloth. I went to the Apple Store last week and exchanged it for the titanium Milanese Loop, which is much lighter and more comfortable!

I do not like that the side that loops sticks out

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ISKOTB said:
The magnetic stainless steel Milanese Loop was always my favorite until I got the titanium S10. Straight out of the box, the band had sharp edges that pulled my hair and threads from my cloth. I went to the Apple Store last week and exchanged it for the titanium Milanese Loop, which is much lighter and more comfortable!

I do not like that the side that loops sticks out

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👍 ultra Milanese loop with 46mm titanium series 10 is a great combo! So you had all SS AWs the entire time?
 
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ISKOTB said:
Thank You! and Yes, I had an AW7 SS but the AW10t Milanese felt real cheap/sharp compared to the AW7 ones
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Neat! I liked the polished titanium with the ultra titanium straps. Did you also try it with the trail loop or the alpine loop?
 
goldmac2006 said:
How bout link bracelet? And Hermes grand h? Which one you’d prefer? Grand H is a heavy one!
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The Hermes band is too heavy, the Milanese and the Link Bracelet are actually stainless steel (SS) with a PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) coating, though they do match the S10t watch color. After some "aggravation" at the Apple Store, they gave me a $100 credit toward the defective Milanese band I had, the metal choices were limited so I end-up paying $100 for the Titanium Milanese Loop. At least is it "titanium" lol.
Check out this site they have some inexpensive titanium bands.
 
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ISKOTB said:
The Hermes band is too heavy, the Milanese and the Link Bracelet are actually stainless steel (SS) with a PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) coating, though they do match the S10t watch color. After some "aggravation" at the Apple Store, they gave me a $100 credit toward the defective Milanese band I had, the metal choices were limited so I end-up paying $100 for the Titanium Milanese Loop. At least is it "titanium" lol.
Check out this site they have some inexpensive titanium bands.
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was that the regular Milanese loop strap the defective one? Yep I heard about that vendor that sells real titanium link bracelets. A YTer that wears ultras had some of those.
 
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goldmac2006 said:
was that the regular Milanese loop strap the defective one? Yep I heard about that vendor that sells real titanium link bracelets. A YTer that wears ultras had some of those.
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Yes, the one I ordred with the watch with last year.
 
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The Cockney Rebel said:
Nice.

I was going to buy one of these, about a week ago, but decided to wait for the S11, in case there are material changes.
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I had a last look at the link bracelet in slate with the black ultra (they don’t have 42mm link bracelets on display which is weird considering all other bands you can try them on)
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They are still heavy like its predecessor from 2015-2024 and it’s still stainless steel.


ISKOTB said:
I’m not a big fan of gold in general : )
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You all have silver Apple products from iPhone to Mac, right?

The OP is all into silver and white iPhones, macs and Apple Watch. ⌚️
 
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goldmac2006 said:
I had a last look at the link bracelet in slate with the black ultra (they don’t have 42mm link bracelets on display which is weird considering all other bands you can try them on)
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They are still heavy like its predecessor from 2015-2024 and it’s still stainless steel.



You all have silver Apple products from iPhone to Mac, right?

The OP is all into silver and white iPhones, macs and Apple Watch. ⌚️
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No, Black iPhone and Macbook, except Natural Titanium ⌚️
 
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goldmac2006 said:
 official straps:

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Third party straps:
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For your first band listed under Third Party, I noticed that band is sticking out the sides of the watch. Is that intentionally or did you put a 'large band' on a 'small watch'?
 
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