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Would you buy the Watch Ultra without the wrist band to save 100$?


  • Total voters
    23

maxsandis

macrumors member
Original poster
Nov 7, 2011
51
14
New York
Ordered the Ultra with Green Alpine Loop in "Small" (160mm) since I wanted to get it on the 23rd.
Hope it can stretch to a 170mm wrist. Otherwise I will use my older bands, which I have a couple.

Don't know why they bundle the straps with the watch. They should allow us to buy the watch without any straps and save us some money (-120$) :)
 

highdefjunkie

macrumors 6502a
Apr 12, 2010
922
1,619
Chicago
Ordered the Ultra with Green Alpine Loop in "Small" (160mm) since I wanted to get it on the 23rd.
Hope it can stretch to a 170mm wrist. Otherwise I will use my older bands, which I have a couple.

Don't know why they bundle the straps with the watch. They should allow us to buy the watch without any straps and save us some money (-120$) :)
Agreed, but the mark up on the bands has to be significant. Apple wasn't born yesterday. :)
 

Itinj24

Contributor
Nov 8, 2017
4,521
2,597
New York
I dislike all the Ultra bands. Wish I could bundle it with just a black silicone band but I went with the closest thing, midnight ocean.
 

OriginalAppleGuy

Suspended
Sep 25, 2016
971
1,140
Virginia
Ordinarily, I would consider buying a watch without a band. But Answered no this time since the Ultra is a larger size (49mm vs 44mm of my watch). i would not buy it without one of the bands they offer. Am curious, though, how my 44mm bands will look with the Ultra.
 

azhava

macrumors 6502a
Aug 29, 2010
615
609
Arizona, USA
If I was going to buy an Ultra, I would. I'm honestly not a big fan of any of the Ultra bands, would gladly pay $100 less and use one of my existing bands or buy a different one (either Apple or third party).
 
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