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Title: Upcoming Apple Watch Models Could Get New Magnetic Band Option Post by: HCK on August 11, 2023, 04:05:04 pm Upcoming Apple Watch Models Could Get New Magnetic Band Option
Apple is planning to release a new band for the Apple Watch Series 9 (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-watch-series-9/) later this year, according to the Apple device collector known as "Kosutami (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/kosutami/)." <div class="center-wrap">(https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2023/08/Apple-Watch-Woven-Magnet-Strap-Mock-Feature.jpg)Mockup of woven band with magnetic buckle.</div> The new Apple Watch band will reportedly be made out of a woven fabric material and feature a magnetic buckle, similar to the existing Modern Buckle band. It is set to be introduced alongside new Apple Watch models this year (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/26/apple-roadmap-2023-24-15-new-devices/). Kosutami told MacRumors that the band is likely designed for the ‌Apple Watch Series 9‌, rather than the second-generation Apple Watch Ultra (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-watch-ultra/). The magnetic band will retail for $99, the same price tag as the Braided Solo Loop. <div class="center-wrap"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">#Apple (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Apple?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) will release a new Watch band with weaved fabric materials and magnetic buckle (might like Modern Buckle Leather Band one) this year later with new watch. (Photo only for concept looks)#appleinternal (https://twitter.com/hashtag/appleinternal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) @markgurman (https://twitter.com/markgurman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) @URedditor (https://twitter.com/URedditor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) @ProfessorTox (https://twitter.com/ProfessorTox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) pic.twitter.com/9wD75v6go5 (https://t.co/9wD75v6go5)</p>— Kosutami (@KosutamiSan) August 9, 2023 (https://twitter.com/KosutamiSan/status/1689245986252861440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> Apple announced the Modern Buckle leather band with the original Apple Watch back in 2014. "What looks like a solid buckle is actually a two-piece magnetic closure that's delightfully simple to secure," Apple writes. It is only available for the smaller Apple Watch casing size and costs $149. The ‌Apple Watch Series 9‌ and second-generation ‌Apple Watch Ultra‌ are expected to be "basically unchanged (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/08/04/apple-watch-series-9-basically-unchanged/)" compared to the current models, other than the S9 chip for improved performance and a couple of new color options including a pink aluminum (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/08/01/apple-watch-series-9-pink-color/) and a black titanium (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/08/01/apple-watch-ultra-2-black-titanium-rumor/) finish. The refreshed devices are likely to be announced alongside the iPhone 15 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-15/) lineup in September (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/08/08/iphone-15-september-12-event/).<div class="linkback">Related Roundup: Apple Watch Series 8 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-watch/)</div><div class="linkback">Tags: Apple Watch Series 9 (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-watch-series-9/), Kosutami (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/kosutami/)</div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: Apple Watch (Don't Buy) (https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Apple_Watch)</div> This article, "Upcoming Apple Watch Models Could Get New Magnetic Band Option (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/08/09/new-apple-watch-magnetic-band/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/upcoming-apple-watch-models-could-get-new-magnetic-band-option.2398175/) in our forums Source: Upcoming Apple Watch Models Could Get New Magnetic Band Option (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/08/09/new-apple-watch-magnetic-band/) |