When I called Hermès on Madison Ave they told me that unless I purchased it in their store that I should direct all inquiries to Apple.
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Who else plans to get the Apple Watch Hermès?
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When I called Hermès on Madison Ave they told me that unless I purchased it in their store that I should direct all inquiries to Apple.
Let's get back to the original topic. We need more YES votes. Stop thinking about this as a tech product. Think about it as an Hermes product that happens to be high tech. A quartz Hermes watch goes for $3000. An Hermes handbag goes for about $9,000 and a (Grace) Kelly or Birkin handbag has a months-long waiting list.
I don't think is the right crowd. The right crowd was definitely at the store on Madison we went to, but they're not here.
I've seen posts in this thread encouraging me not to wear it. To keep it in the box 'just in case'. There are other threads worrying about scratches to the stainless steel, peeling on the sport band, etc.
In short - this is a miserable lot who I sometimes worry get no enjoyment out of life.
Please, please, please, do not buy this unless you can get 10 of them - so you can actually enjoy it.
LOL!
Well, cleeeeeeeearly I am not THAT motivated. I might have been, pre-SS/ML AW... but not right now. I do love yours, though!!!THANKS for the reply!
I don't have one but I did vote YES! If I didn't already have my SS/ML I would be sooooooooooorely tempted, I assure you!!!
If I got one, I'd wear that baby everyday and enjoy every minute of it. The little marks, scratches, and developing patina on the leather band would delight and fascinate me!
I missed that. But it's a polished stainless steel pin. Doesn't match the annodized aluminum finish. And none of the separate bands come in gold or rose gold, annodized or 18Kt. And only the black band comes in Space Black, which is not annodized Space Gray either. And none of the other bands come in any annodized finish, and few come in 18kt gold. Really, the only watches Apple fully supports for multiple matching bands are the silver stainless steel Watch models.
Yep, if you return your stainless steel Watch with an issue, you keep your band and they hand you a box with just a watch body, from what I've read. I don't believe they "explode" (separate) the band and case on site.
Yeah, I'm imagining they think steel makes the most since, since it's the most neutral of the colors.
Overall, I count around 50 straps that are available a la cart.
No, all Sport bands (even those that come bundled with the Sport watches) have the pin in stainless steel and it's not really polished like the SS case. The inner side is circular brushed. It's sort of a in-between finish that looks good with both Sport and SS cases and hence less work/SKUs for Apple.
This is true, except for the fact that they changed what they call the black band with the dark pin from "Black Band with Space Gray Stainless Steel Pin" to "Black Band with Space Black Steel Pin" despite being modeled on a Space Gray Sport. Presumably as this same band is also one of two stock bands with the Space Black models. It seems to be in name only.
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Even the sport bands that come bundled with the AW Sport are stainless steel. There are no straps with anodised pins.
EDIT: ^ Beat me to it.
But back to my original point, with all those combinations, and all the case offerings, what happens when the gen 2 watch comes out, which uses the exact same shaped watch lugs as the previous watch, but comes in a new gorgeous rose gold case finish that a customer wants. But they have a stainless Watch with multiple stainless lug bands. Do they forfeit their old bands in order to upgrade to the new color finish they want, and buy all new bands to match it? Or do they wear their old bands for a two-toned effect? Most people I know who care about such things and have this kind of disposable income will simply replace the bands to match the new watch.
Now transplant this onto changing the case lug design. Most of the extra bands people will likely need to replace are going to be the Sport bands anyway, which are equivalent to iPhone cases at $50, something people have no problems replacing from year to year. For the more expensive bands, anything that attaches to a bar, will likely be easily replaced with a third party kit, as we have seen lugs are now separately available for $10 a piece. So that really only leaves the leather loop, the Milanese and the link band, which are likely going to be the bands that sell the least anyway. But again, I see some clever Kickstarter coming up with an adapter for the old lugs to the new watch case. I don't know how the lugs attach to the link bands or Milanese, but if they can be easily removed, then there's a whole sub industry in adapting the straps -- those shops that fix broken iPhones will likely start replacing watch crystals and could easily getting into lug upgrades.
So what are the rose gold and yellow gold pins on the Sport bands? Stainless plated?
They're also stainless steel pins. They're not "plated," but stainless steel can be colored.
Not a clue how they do it but scroll down to "Apple Watch Sport features" and you'll see:
http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-wa...hite-sport-band?product=MLCJ2B/A&step=detail#
Yes, they send the watch body itself. I had an issue with my original watch and they had to send it in. It came back in a little white box. I kept my band.
Which band is being sold on the double tour etain calf leather Hermes Apple Watch? Hermes shows stitching in the same color as the band, while on Apple's website the stitching is in contrasting white. Does anyone know?
http://www.hermes.com/applewatchher...paign=Ombrelle_Vignette_Apple_Watch_US_201509
http://www.apple.com/apple-watch-hermes/
http://www.hermes.com/applewatchher...paign=Ombrelle_Vignette_Apple_Watch_US_201509
http://www.apple.com/apple-watch-hermes/
Also, has anyone seen this listing on eBay? I can't believe there is no reserve.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Watch...bb62d7&pid=100011&rk=1&rkt=10&sd=121780332410
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Watch...bb62d7&pid=100011&rk=1&rkt=10&sd=121780332410
Someone will have to chime in, but it's quite possible that the etain with the white stitching is a pre-production model. The pre-production 38mm rose gold Edition with the rose gray modern buckle actually had a white crown, as opposed to the black crown that the production models have.
I do see two different font styles on Apple's site. Can someone with an AW Hermes clarify whether you have different font options on the Hermes watch face?
Yes. There are three. Each inspired by a traditional Hermès face.
You can also set it to have 12, 4, or 1 numbers. And you can also customize one complication. Default is the day of the month.
For for the Hermes Apple Watch?!?
Hope you're not serious, saw it yesterday at the soho Apple Store, it was nice but not anything better then apples own bands
Well, I shan't be buying one...all the bands are too big! My wrist is 130 cms and all the bands are larger!