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making it sound like no one swapped bands pre apple is a stretch I suspect the author is too young or rural to remember when watch stores were common (stand-al
by reaperducer 3y ago
making it sound like no one swapped bands pre apple is a stretch
I suspect the author is too young or rural to remember when watch stores were common (stand-alone, in malls, in department stores, in airports, etc...), and you'd go in to have a battery changed, or pick a new strap from the hundreds on display.
- icepat 3y agoYes, a very odd take. I had watches ever since I was a child, and changing the watch band was a regular occurrence. Mostly because I would wear through them.
- Kon-Peki 3y agoIn more recent times, the Timex Weekender had a very large ecosystem of swappable bands. But it was designed such that you needed no tools and just slid the bands in and out. The Apple system is really nice, in that you can quickly and easily change attached bands without tools.
- icepat 3y agoOh the Apple watch system is definitely nice! And I prefer it to having to fiddle around with small pins to shim my watch band off. But that's not so much the issue, the rather odd idea of "hardly anyone changing watch bands before Apple" is.
- ghaff 3y agoWhat probably is true is that pre-Swatch (and maybe some other brands/lines), people certainly replaced watch bands. But it was more because the band was worn out as opposed to casually swapping them for fashion reasons.
- icepat 3y agoYep, I only swapped my band because it was trashed, and always to the exact same one as before.
- justsomehnguy 3y ago> too young or rural to remember >> Antonio G. Di Benedetto, a writer covering tech deals and The Verge’s Deals newsletter, buying guides, and gift guides. Previously, he spent 15 years in the photography industry. He is on Twitter since 2009 so he is at least 35? Probably just never paid any attention for the pocket watches. Or just "journalism".