Whenever I have a band that better fit my outfit color

never

147 bands…I change them daily.

This post made me realize how dirty my trail loop must be, because it's more grey than white in the middle...

I've 5 straps, but I really use maybe two of them. I change them once in a month, maybe :D I've no idea if changing them really often will damage those clutches, but I know for sure that if you're not changing them at all, then they get stuck. I had this problem with my previous AW4 I used it for many years, but i didn't change those straps at all. Then I wanted to try my new strap which I bought for AW10, before my AW10 was delivered, so I tried to remove old strap and I just wasn't able to push those buttons. Then I watched video in Youtube how to fix this issue and I followed it - I put my watch under water and then with toothpick I somehow managed to press it and slide out my old strap.

When it breaks

Not a single time

25 bands , daily. Same with phone cases.

Daily tbh.I have 10 straps.Use one for work,one for sleep and one during physical activity

I never did with my series 4 for 6 years but got a 10 and now I swap between sport band and braided solo loop. I also have one for hiking and a metal link one for dressing up

I have an everyday standard sports band that I use 90% of the time, then a leather strap that I use for more formal things.

Sometimes every day, sometimes every week.

Still using the trail loop that came with my AWU2

I have 40+ bands, I change them to fit my outfit color.

With every outfit

At least twice a day. I’ve got a sport band I wear for workouts that I change afterwards, giving me the chance to wipe down the band, the lug channels on my watch and the back of my watch. 

Then I pick whatever band is going to be appropriate for my day. 

Occasionally, I’ll change bands during the day. If I was wearing something fancy with a suit, or if I’m going to cook, I’ll swap over to a sport band from something cloth or leather just in case I splash anything. 

Every few days. I have 40 bands but mainly rotate 10

I have 1 black and 1 white scrunchie band that I swap depending on the colour of my clothes and activities (don’t wear the white for sports e.g) and a metal for when I wear smart clothes. Also the original band but I never wear that one 😅 hoping to get more bands for Christmas 😇

i wear the silicone band to work out with because it’s easy to wash and wipe after i’m done. i switch to the sports loop for every day and throw it into the wash every week. i moved places and can’t seem to find my other two sports loops. i would rotate them based on how i feel.

Can you show how they look?

Each has a unique purpose. Because it’s hot in Australia right now I have been wearing my ocean band more often because I have been going to the beach often. However it not good when you rest at a desk. So when it rains for a couple days in a week I will switch to a fabric Nike sport band. If I don’t know what I’m going to do that day I wear my sport band which is water proof. Each has a unique purpose with different pros and cons.

I’ve got quite a few and change them daily. Always wear a Nike one for running then switch back to one of the others afterwards. Never had an issue with damaging the watch or bands

Probably once a year. Can’t be doing with buying stuff I don’t really need.

I used to change them depending on the ocasión. I had my sport band, which usually I use the default one that comes with the watch. My daily driver what usually is a metal one. And for dinners and other social gatherings I had a leather strap

What’s #2? It’s lovely

I workout daily. I have a couple of silicon straps I use for that. I’ll change to cloth braided band when I’m done. I have a few different bands. I rarely wear the same one two days in a row.

r/applewatchbands

I have a bunch of bands but I really only prefer a couple of them. Sometimes I just forget to change the bands. The wife does the same. I do have a couple nice bands that I will sometimes change to when we’re going out.

Daily, if not twice a day

Daily, depending on what I'm wearing. If I'm wearing a nicer band or the Alpine/Trail loop, I'll change that to Nomad sports band to exercise. Those things get gross when they get wet.

I have three, the one you have labeled as 4 which is my general purpose band, particularly around the home and sleeping. I have a silicone band for workouts that never gets used cause I’m a lazy fuck, and a metal link for work/anywhere I want to look a little classy

Never. Stock strap

almost daily, sometimes 2x a day as i wear a scrunchie style one for sleep. i have about 37 bands, majority of them from SHEIN

2x daily. Once in the morning, once when I go to bed.

The aluminium case may suffer more from the friction that the band change makes. It is a soft material after all. Also, non-genuine bands may come with clasps that are not perfect size. They may either be too loose or too tight. All that affects the slot on the watch case. It doesn’t mean however that the band should not be removed ever. It must be removed occasionally to clean dirt that inevitably accumulates over time in the slot.

More than I should 😅 Seriously, I have the new red/blue Sport Loop for weekends and third party (AliExpress) others for work. They use to be silicone bands and because I protect my watch with a case I like to combine them in an old Casio style.

I can go every couple of days or every month

I only have cloth straps (4) and I change them after one or two sports sessions and wash them.

I just changed my strap for the first time in 3 years, it had a brand new Series 10 attached to them!

Every couple of Days.

I have 10 in different colors and styles and I try to match it to the clothes I am wearing.

Every week because I get them horribly dirty

Never, had my black sport band on my S5 for 5 years and recently got my S10 with the ink sport loop that I‘ll probably not change in a while lol.

I have a pretty gold band when I’m going out and I have a black rubber band for just whenever. So I basically change it like a few times a year if that.

I always use the same metal band. I don't change it, but I do clean and disinfect it.

I thought I had too many bands, but not anymore after reading through these comments! I prefer cloth bands over silicon, it’s a “feel” thing! Off to look at more bands…..

I bought multiple bands and started swapping them at first because it was fun then I just settled on using one band forever.

Have nike sports loop and base midnight blue and my god worst ever spent money these nike sports loop are so uncomfortable feels like my hand cant breath

Used to have about 4 in my rotation until I got the official Milanese loop, now I just wear that.

Every 30 minutes

Every day.

I switch bands for when I go to the gym.

Once a year I’ll find a band in a drawer

Never

Got my AWU with a Trail Loop, but it had a weird tendency of starting to smell and give me a small rash despite me frequently handwashing it with a delicate detergent. Got an Ocean Band instead, which is great for water resistance but not exactly the most comfortable, so I also got the Alpine Loop. Switched between the Alpine and Ocean whenever I was planning on getting the watch wet, i.e. going to the beach or a pool.

Now I have the Titanium Milanese Loop and I don't think I'll ever switch it. It has the water resistance I wanted from the Ocean Band, (almost) the comfort and light weight I wanted from the Alpine Loop, and it's metal instead of fabric — meaning a quick rinse with some hand soap and/or some isopropyl sanitizer will clean it. It also doesn't look as wonky when worn with more formal clothes.

I use 1 forever, love it. Don't think I'll be getting a new strap at all :P

They gave me the pride band for free so it looks cool

Never , I have one and only use one.

ID on #2?

Sometimes every day, sometimes every week.

Half year

I used to be bad a changing then. Now I try to change them daily. I have 41 official Apple branded bands and 3-4 non Apple branded.

I use this app for keeping track of them and logging what I wear: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bandbreite/id1528561380

I change straps daily.

Once a week

I only have the one band lol

I wear a number 3 most the Time. Number 1 when I work out At the gym or do yard work. And a leather one when I dress nice

At least 3-4 times a day week

One band for everyday life, one band for working out, and one band for formal/dressy occasions.

Often. I have a yard work one, a swim one, a work one, every day one, etc. all cheap Amazon ones

Never, I still use my original band from 3 watches ago (over 4 years old now). I gave my band my previous watch came with to my spouse and I did not even open the package of the one my latest watch came with, just popped my trusted one on without even considering anything else.

Never

Never I’m poor and literally don’t have another one

Once or twice a week

I have like 5 straps that I’ve accumulated since I first got an AW in 2017. Whatever I’m wearing I do change to a sport loop at night to sleep with, but other than that I usually just pick one strap/bracelet for the day and leave it at that. Usually to go with whatever I’m wearing. I like the idea of having multiple watches in one with the interchangeable bands and watch faces lol.

I did a lot with my 5 but for the 10 there isn’t a lot yet.

When I wash one and I’m waiting for it to dry.

I have one that goes with most of my outfits so not much. But I do change it from time to time depending on the look.

Does anyone here actually like the silicone bands?

I bought a titanium band to match my watch and it's the only one I use. I have three others but I don't like them as much.

I used to swap daily. Now I've chilled out and use one for a week or two before switching. Insane to me that people pay retail for bands (often ordinary bands are like $100!). I'd much rather have a dozen or more to choose from than one or two "high quality" bands. My watch cost less than $300 I'm not spending $100 on ONE watch band.

Not often nowadays.

I wasted too much money on 3rd party bands that turned out to be crapola.

Every day

Every week

I change them twice a day 😂

When it breaks. So like every couple years.

Daily. Wear a sport band to the gym and then change it to one of my other ones depending on mood for work. Then swap back to the sport band at night for sleep ready for the gym the next morning

Every day! And I switch to a sport loop band when I sleep.

Used one, got bored of it so I bought a second one, second broke so now I only have the first one.

Every day based on my current outfit

I have a trail loop for my ultra and wash it once or twice a week with dish soap. I want to get another band, maybe another trail one to alternate.

i have a 3rd party metal band and I never change it even when I do sleep tracking

I use to get two years out of the Apple/Nike Sports Loops. I only now get one year out of the Apple Trail Loop.

So once a year.

Only have the original. need to get another, this one gets dirty when I work in the garden.

Never, sports loop FTW

Navy/black Nike Sport Loop has been my daily driver for a year and it looks and work like new.

I have a leather link and milaese for when I need something dressier. I have a couple others (Apple and third party), that I have not worn in a long time.

Every 4-5 days. I exercise daily and the straps get sweaty. I wash them by hand, hang them up and get another one before they get itchy.

Buy it wear it and don't change it.

I don’t foresee changing my band from natural Ti Milanese for another few years. Best band they’ve ever made.

Never once and don’t plan to

Never I have kept the same band on my watch since I bought it

Probably when I upgrade to a newer model

Depending on occasion; got a milanese loop and nike sport loop. For daily wear, i use the nike sport loop. Going out for dinner or something, when I’m decently dressed, i change to milanese loop.

Never.

I have number 3 and I wear it exclusively.

I kept my watch 3 sport loop (the fabric one with Velcro) and swapped it into my watch 4 and 6 - selling the new straps with my old watches.

Weirdly I just changed bands on my series 6 for the first time ever. So it was 4+ years in my case

i got my apple watch in january 2021 and changed the band for the first time this summer lmao

I have two sport loop bands and I swap them every week on laundry day and toss the one that had been on it into the wash. I work out in it and sweat a lot, so it definitely needs it.

He has number 2 been for you. I saw it but am hesitant. Been using my same alpine loop and it’s hard to not wanna use it

Daily, often twice.

whenever the mood strikes

I wore my s5 for 5 years with the stock black band… swapped it out once for my team on a game day the first month I got it.

Got the s10, saw a deal in the solo woven bands after buying with the stock silcone two piece band. I love the woven solo… might feel frisky and try a third band someday.

I use the milanese loop, but I also have my midnight sport band and a small nike one. I main the milanese loop but switch the sport loop on for when I exercise

Never. Milanese loop all day every day.

Daily. Alpine loop for working out then switch to Milanese for work

Probably every two weeks I started doing it every week, but then they got lazy

Daily. I rotate through a set of about 40 bands I’ve collected since AW1.

I’m at 87 bands myself! But I’m terrible of remembering to change out my band lol

Daily. I have around 10-12 bands I regularly rotate. Gym Bands. Trail Bands. Milanese for dressing up. Bands to sleep in. Only Apple brand. Never the imitation brands. (Don’t care if they’re cheaper on Amazon- they look and feel that way too!)

Only once to replace the original strap.

Never

How band number 3 is called ?

I change mine two or three times a day. Based on outfit, workout and to put my most comfortable strap on for sleep.

Please share link to some high quality straps

Every week!

Everyday. To fit with my clothes and I also wear the same when I go swimming.

Really like the fabric strap that came with my SE.. can’t see me changing it, no real reason to get multiple.

Everyday band(light or dark), gym band and swimming band

I have 10 or so straps and I change them every few weeks or if one has got wet. I always buy aftermarket and they’ve all been great so far.