Earlier today, we
shared a service called BandSwapper, designed to let people who purchase an
Apple Watch Sport trade their extra unused
Sport Bands for a
Sport Band in a different size and color. As it turns out,
Sport Band trading is **t going to be possible, due to the way that the
Bands are configured.
Ahead of pre-orders, the
Apple Watch Sport was advertised as shipping with two separate
Bands in S/M and M/L sizes, leading people to believe there were two
Full Bands included with each
Apple Watch Sport purchase.
Shortly after we shared the BandSwapper site,
MacRumors readers began letting us k**w that customers do **t, in fact, receive two complete
Sport Bands when purchasing an
Apple Watch that comes with a
Sport Band. Instead, the watches
Come with
Three Band pieces that when put together, allow for two different
Band sizes in S/M or M/L to fit all wrists.
TechCrunch has confirmed ("with very good authority") that buyers do **t get two
Full watchbands with an
Apple Watch Sport, so sites like BandSwapper will **t be able to offer customers a way to trade for a complete band.
You see, Apple Sport Watch models technically do Come with two bands, but in practice, it's **t two Full bands, but rather Three pieces. There's one piece that attaches to one end of the Watch with the fastener, and then two additional Bands (the side with the holes) that attach to the other side of the watch. These two Bands Come in two different lengths -- a S/M size for smaller wrists and an M/L size for larger wrists.
In other words, you won't have an entire extra Band to swap.
The
Band Swapping sites could potentially allow customers to swap for half
Bands to have a
Watch strap that's multi-colored, but it's unlikely that this will be an appealing option to many consumers. It appears that acquiring multiple
Sport Band colors will require
Full Band purchases.
Image of Sport Band packaging showing two different straps with holes, but only one strap with a pin. Still shot taken from an unboxing video.
On
Twitter, BandSwapper has been suggesting that the three-piece
Apple Watch Sport Band configuration is "speculation," but it has **w been confirmed by reputable sources and
through images shared on the
MacRumors forums.
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