AppleInsider Staff
At its special event on Wednesday, Apple introduced a new lineup of Apple Watch Sport colors, a fall collection of Sport Band colors including a Product Red version, leather band accessories created by Hermes, while announcing a Sept. 16 release date for watchOS 2.
Apple's Jeff Williams announced new gold and rose gold colorways for the Apple Watch Sport, a take on the pricey Apple Watch Edition series, but in anodized aluminum. The new colors are available today in 38mm and 43mm versions with pricing remaining identical to shipping models.
In addition to new hardware, Apple also announced a partnership with luxury brand Hermes, which has created special leather bands for well-heeled Watch owners. Pricing has yet to be announced, but the band comes with bespoke Hermes watch faces.
Apple is fielding a huge range of pastel Sport Band colors in what its calling a fall collection, suggesting more colors are in the works for next year. Included among those being a special Product Red band. Hardware/band packages have also been revamped.
Finally, Williams also announced that watchOS 2 will ship on Sept. 16. With the next-gen operating system, users will be able to run native apps, install third-party complications and more.
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Seriously, nobody was expecting Apple to keep up with fashion trends, with their Fashion-centric push with the ?Watch?
The whole idea behind those easily interchangeable bands screams for regular band updates.
Pretty geeked about this. Think I may get the wife a Rose Gold Sport for Christmas. She loved the Rose Gold Watch Edition but obviously it was way out of my budget
Sog35? As I predicted Gold and Rose gold with matte sheen as iPhone. Will see rose gold iPhone today to match Apple watch.
In addition to new hardware, Apple also announced a partnership with luxury brand Hermes, which has created special leather bands for well-heeled Watch owners. Pricing has yet to be announced, but the band comes with bespoke Hermes watch faces.
Come on AI, the pricing is right there on Apple's website. 38mm + band start out at $1100, and go up to $1500.
If they made the double loop on the 42mm I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Looks amazing
Love that Hermés watch. And smart branding too. I won't be surprised if we see other collections like Louis Vuitton or Chanel. Just this morning I posted here that Apple should team up with fashion houses on bands and watch faces to go with them. And that exactly what they did. Smart.