The experimental silicone band has a metal buckle on it, making it very stand-out-ish. The design was, of course, never released by Apple. Instead of the traditional pin on the band, it comes with an adjustable metal buckle and clickable mechanisms. The band here is red, but it is said that a white prototype was also created.
Here’s an Apple Watch band design that never made it into production.
Apple Deployment Band!
The Sport variety is known to come in White and Red (pictured), and a few leather versions exist I n Saddle Brown, Red, and Ultraviolet
Less than 15 are known to exist of all types. pic.twitter.com/i6NHNuYCK1
— Stella – Fudge (@StellaFudge) May 28, 2024
On top of that, it’s said Cupertino also made leather prototypes in Saddle Brown, Red, and Ultraviolet. The leaker also added that the adjustment is similar to a sport band but has a greater degree of support for wrists. It’s not clear why Apple decided to ditch this model, but the leaker believes it’s because adjusting the buckle could be annoying. On top of that, probably that design is more difficult to produce as well.
I personally think the prototype band looks quite good and is so much more interesting than the regular bands we’ve become accustomed to. I wish Apple doesn’t entirely scrap this idea, and maybe works on having it sometime in the future as an option for a future Apple Watch.
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