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Apple refreshes Apple Watch band lineup with new colors and styles

As it has done after every Apple Watch release, Apple on Wednesday updated its Apple Watch band offerings with new colors and styles, including a new gold Milanese loop.

All the new watch bands are compatible with the just announced Apple Watch Series 4, as well as all previous Watch generations.

Starting off, Apple has updated the popular with a new gold option to match the new gold stainless steel Watch. It most closely matches the stainless steel model, but will also work with the gold aluminum model. It runs $149 and only supports the larger 44mm model.

Apple Watch Gold Milanese Loop

Next, we have two new hues of the leather loop.

apple watch leather loop

The is available now in Forest Green and Cape Cod Blue for $149, again only supporting the larger Watch model.

Sport Loop

The popular Sport Loops were updated with many fresh colors including Cape Cod Blue, Nectarine, Hibiscus, Storm Gray, and Indigo. They for either of the two sizes.

Standard Sport Bands were updated with three new colors — Nectarine, Blue Horizon, and Lavender Gray. They still run .

Modern Buckle is back with four new colors — Forest Green, Peony Pink, Cape Cod Blue, and Ruby (PRODUCT)Red. They each .

Leathter Single Tour Rallye

For the Herm&eacutes bands, a new 44mm . It costs $439 for the privilege.

Hermes Band

There is also two new colors in the Herm&eacutes 44mm Swift Leather Single Tour — Bordeaux/Rose Extr&eacuteme/Rose Azal&eacutee and Indigo/Craie/Orange. They cost .

Apple also updated their case lineup for the latest iPhone XS, XS Max and XR models.

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I don’t see where on the website you can mix and match to see what combinations look good together. I’m really interested in the gold SS but not sure how it will look with many of my bands which have white lugs.

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Pretty surprised Apple maintained compatibility with prior version straps, was not expecting that. So much for the harebrained theories that they make engineering decisions based on upselling new accessories. 

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My guess is that Apple is making decent coin from the people who buy bands at Apple stores while also realizing that all the cheap bands on amazon and ebay still help sell their watch and are a plus for them. (Which is good, because I hate when Apple acts ignorant of the things that hp them.)

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Pretty surprised Apple maintained compatibility with prior version straps, was not expecting that. So much for the harebrained theories that they make engineering decisions based on upselling new accessories. 

Wait, are you trying to say Apple’s switch to Lightning wasn’t simply to force me into replacing all my 30-pin cables?!?

(/s, in case it wasn’t obvious)

I tend not to like bands other than the Sport and Link Bracelet. I really try, though! I like the look of the Milanese Loop, but not the way it feels. My current go to is a Nike Sport Band, I really like it. My wife, though, she loves a bunch of different bands so I’m always checking them out. 

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Pretty surprised Apple maintained compatibility with prior version straps, was not expecting that. So much for the harebrained theories that they make engineering decisions based on upselling new accessories. 

I never thought Apple would do that. Mostly because the new Watch design isn’t that different. Plus so many Watch users have multiple bands it really would have pissed people off.