Spring Apple Watch band collection updates colors, Nike Sport Loop now available to all
Apple has rolled out its spring 2018 collection of Apple Watch bands including a Hermes color refresh, and the Nike Sport Loop available separately for the first time.
The spring updates include Woven Nylon bands with a stripe that alternates white with color, exclusive Nike bands that color-match with the latest Nike running shoes, and a new edge-paint color for Apple Watch Herms bands.
The Sport Band now comes in Denim Blue, Lemonade and Red Raspberry, with the Woven Nylon band arriving in Black Stripe, Blue Stripe, Gray Stripe and Pink Stripe. The Sport Loop has new Flash Light, Hot Pink, Marine Green, and Tahoe Blue colors, and the Classic Buckle has added Spring Yellow, Electric Blue, and Soft Pink.
The Nike Sport Loop will now be sold separately in Black/Pure Platinum, Bright Crimson/Black, Cargo Khaki, Midnight Fog and Pearl Pink, joining new Nike Sport Band colors in Barely Rose/Pearl Pink, Black/White and Cargo Khaki/Black.
The Single Tour Rallye and Double Tour bands now display contrasting paint details. The 38mm Double tour is available in Indigo with rouge H polished edge and rouge H contrasted loop and in Blanc with rouge H polished edge and rouge H contrasted loop.
The 42mm Single Tour Rallye now comes in Indigo with rouge H polished edge and rouge H contrasted loop, or in Blanc with rouge H polished edge and rouge H contrasted loop.
The Sport, Sport Loop and Woven Nylon bands are $49 and the Classic Buckle is $149. The Nike Sport Band and the Sport Loop are $49. The Hermes Single Tour Rallye is $439 and the Double Tour is $489. All of the bands are arriving at retail and online later in March or the beginning of April.
The spring updates include Woven Nylon bands with a stripe that alternates white with color, exclusive Nike bands that color-match with the latest Nike running shoes, and a new edge-paint color for Apple Watch Herms bands.
The Sport Band now comes in Denim Blue, Lemonade and Red Raspberry, with the Woven Nylon band arriving in Black Stripe, Blue Stripe, Gray Stripe and Pink Stripe. The Sport Loop has new Flash Light, Hot Pink, Marine Green, and Tahoe Blue colors, and the Classic Buckle has added Spring Yellow, Electric Blue, and Soft Pink.
The Nike Sport Loop will now be sold separately in Black/Pure Platinum, Bright Crimson/Black, Cargo Khaki, Midnight Fog and Pearl Pink, joining new Nike Sport Band colors in Barely Rose/Pearl Pink, Black/White and Cargo Khaki/Black.
The Single Tour Rallye and Double Tour bands now display contrasting paint details. The 38mm Double tour is available in Indigo with rouge H polished edge and rouge H contrasted loop and in Blanc with rouge H polished edge and rouge H contrasted loop.
The 42mm Single Tour Rallye now comes in Indigo with rouge H polished edge and rouge H contrasted loop, or in Blanc with rouge H polished edge and rouge H contrasted loop.
The Sport, Sport Loop and Woven Nylon bands are $49 and the Classic Buckle is $149. The Nike Sport Band and the Sport Loop are $49. The Hermes Single Tour Rallye is $439 and the Double Tour is $489. All of the bands are arriving at retail and online later in March or the beginning of April.
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Though pricing them lower might make them be seen as not-quiet-so-premium.
Doesn't usually work like that.
I'd like a ceramic link bracelet.
You say “doesn’t usually work like that” but look at the iPhone 5/5s now called the SE. Its price is much lower now than when it first came out but I would argue that the quality hasn’t dropped. Likewise, the Sport Bands have been out since 2015. What is the reason the price can’t go lower? Just that Apple updates the colors every so often?
I wouldn’t touch any of these...
The margins on these have to be huge. It would be a shame if Apple priced them as such so as to not compete with 3rd party bands.
I love my Milanese loop silver band, never thought about why I would change it.
You're asking Apple to give up margins for sales. When in the history of Apple have they ever done that? Do you really think Apple cares if they sell 1 million bands versus 2 million bands? Apple prices their products where they feel it's representative of the quality of the product. This is an extremely niche accessory product the sole purpose of which is to add a perceived value to the AppleWatch. The more someone pays for that accessory, the more valuable their AppleWatch is to them.
If someone invests hundreds of dollars in bands for the Apple Watch, the likelihood of them not buying another Apple Watch in the future, is extremely slim.