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Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 Get Wave of New Bands

The Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 feature a refreshed band lineup for the fall, adding new colors and materials.

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Here's a breakdown of what's new across the band lineup:

  • Sport Band: New Navy Blue, Magenta, Olive, Burgundy, Wildflower Blue, Pale Succulent, Sand, and Black colors for Apple Watch Series 12.
  • Sport Band (ceramic hardware): Sand and Navy Blue to match the new ceramic Apple Watch Series 12 models; not available as a standalone purchase.
  • Sport Loop: New Olive, Burgundy, Limestone, Magenta, and Chambray Blue colors, plus a new inkjet-printed plaid pattern in Burgundy and Light Umber.
  • Nike Sport Band and Nike Sport Loop: Five new colors; Essential White, Chalk Calm, Pavement Grey, After Dark Black, and Green Spark.
  • Milanese Loop: New Radiant Gold and Natural colors to match the titanium case, plus a new Dark Bronze option, priced at $99.
  • Link Bracelet: A new stainless steel bracelet in Radiant Gold and Natural, priced at $349.
  • Modern Buckle: New woven material with flecks of color, in Mulberry, Camel, Sage, and Navy Blue, now available with gold hardware for the first time alongside natural hardware, priced at $199 (42mm only).
  • Magnetic Link: Available in Wildflower Blue, Burgundy, Camel, and Midnight, priced at $99.
  • Solo Loop: New Wildflower Blue, Burgundy, Olive, and Navy Blue colors, priced at $49.
  • Braided Solo Loop: New Olive, Magenta, Wildflower Blue, Burgundy, Navy Blue, and Black colors, priced at $99.
  • Trail Loop: New Dark Umber, Sand, and Burgundy colors for the Apple Watch Ultra 4, priced at $99 (49mm only).
  • Alpine Loop: New Desert, Dark Olive, and Burgundy colors for the Ultra 4, priced at $99 (49mm only).
  • Ocean Band: Now made from a translucent silicone material, offered in Translucent Gray, Translucent Kelp, and Translucent Black, priced at $99 (49mm only).
  • Hermès Noir Satin Clou de Selle: A new band with a gold-finish clasp and saddle stud, exclusively paired with the new Hermès radiant gold titanium case, priced at $499.
  • Hermès Rocabar Club: A new knitted H pattern band inspired by horse-jumping competitions, in four Bleu Nuit colorways paired with Gris Titane, Orange, Bleu Brighton, and Vert accents, priced at $499.
  • Hermès En Mer: A new water-resistant knit band for the Apple Watch Ultra 4 with a pillowed stripe and titanium buckle, in Argile, Bordeaux, Bleu Nuit, and Orange colorways, priced at $549 (49mm only).
  • Hermès Scub'H Diving: A new rubber band for the Ultra 4 with circular porthole-like cutouts, in Vert Vertigo, Gris Titane, and Bleu De Malte colorways, priced at $549 (49mm only).
  • Hermès Grand H Titane: A new titanium version of the Grand H bracelet for the Apple Watch Ultra 4, priced at $2,199 (49mm only).
  • Hermès Kilim Single Tour: Bleu De Malte, Cuivre, and Béton colorways, priced at $499.

The new Apple Watch bands are available to order today, with availability in stores beginning Friday, September 18.

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Dulcimer Avatar
9 hours ago at 03:33 pm


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HouseLannister Avatar
9 hours ago at 03:39 pm
Pearl white ceramic and no white bands. Is it because the event was after Labor Day?
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
9 hours ago at 03:33 pm
Wow, so many of them look so drab. Remember when Apple used to criticize other companies for using beige?

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8 hours ago at 04:24 pm

This looks to be an incorrect statement:

* Sport Band (ceramic hardware): Sand and Navy Blue to match the new ceramic Apple Watch Series 12 models; not available as a standalone purchase.

as it seems like they are indeed available for standalone purchase.
Not with the matching ceramic hardware, I believe
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
9 hours ago at 03:43 pm
I like the Magenta and Wildflower Blue Sport Band.
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8 hours ago at 04:24 pm
It’s not true that this is the first time the modern buckle has been offered with colour matched gold hardware. They used to offer that a long time ago before they took it away. Glad to see it’s back, although with the “FineWoven” garbage material it’s essentially a non starter
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