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ehemelay said:
The Hermes edition is comparable to the stainless steel case "regular" watches. So, for $500 more you get a superior band and also the Hermes watch faces.

The Hermes bands are leaps and bounds nicer than the leather bands sold by Apple. In my opinion they elevate AW from an everyday wearable tech piece to a genuinely nice watch. Technically you could buy a regular SS AW and purchase an Hermes band separately, which would save around $100 on the overall cost, but you wouldn't get the Hermes faces.

I don't think anyone in my personal life (pre-pandemic when I interacted with other humans on a regular basis) has ever noticed that my AWH is an upgraded edition. But since it's on my wrist and I look at it all day, I really appreciate the quality of the Hermes bands!
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Oh absolutely. I proudly currently wear a series 4 hermes Apple Watch and love it. However the fact remains that you can buy the Stainless Steel GPS + LTE standard 40mm Apple Watch with sports band and a separate beautiful single tour Hermes leather band for a total of $1038 or the Hermes Stainless Steel GPS + LTE 40mm Apple Watch prepackaged with both a sports band and a beautiful hermes leather band for $1249. That is a $211 difference and for that money the “only” difference is access to the exclusive Hermes Watch faces and exclusive orange sportsband (in place of whichever other color you could have selected). To me it’s worth it but to others it may not be. :)
 
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acrowcounted said:
Apple releases new watches every September (series 5...series 6...etc). Each series has an Hermes version (“Hermes Apple Watch series 6”). New watch band options are released at the same time, and then additional bands are sometimes offered randomly during the year, but not often.

The only difference between a standard Apple Watch and the Hermes Apple Watch is that the Hermes model comes with additional Hermes watch faces in the Apple Watch software that can’t be unlocked in the standard watch models. The Hermes version also comes with an exclusive orange rubber apple sport watch band that you can’t get anywhere else. Resale value is typically not that great on older models but so far the Watch bands have been fully compatible with future models so at least you don’t lose usability of those. Apple sometimes offers buy back credit for turning in your old watch when you upgrade but typically their offers on H watches are abysmal.
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Thank you for taking the time to educate me. I was wondering if there was a trade in program, however abysmal. So, it seems that an H Apple Watch would last maybe 2-3 years before I’d get the itch to upgrade.

Just another question...when you trade in the old one you would have to buy the new one from Apple? (Stupid question I know). I mean, if I wanted to buy a new, upgraded H Apple Watch from the H boutique, would the boutique take the trade in on behalf of Apple? (I guess I am confused where do people normally buy their H Apple watches from—Apple or H?)

Many thanks!
 
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First time AW purchaser here, and excited to order the H version. Do most own 40 or 44? Seems like I should get the 40 based on my wrist measurements but wondering if there’s a strong size preference based on aesthetics or use case. Also, sort of hate that the all black doesn’t come with the H orange sport band. Thanks in advance!
 
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Foxy trini said:
First time AW purchaser here, and excited to order the H version. Do most own 40 or 44? Seems like I should get the 40 based on my wrist measurements but wondering if there’s a strong size preference based on aesthetics or use case. Also, sort of hate that the all black doesn’t come with the H orange sport band. Thanks in advance!
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It comes with a nice black sports band. You can find the orange H ones on eBay usually....
 
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Annawakes said:
Thank you for taking the time to educate me. I was wondering if there was a trade in program, however abysmal. So, it seems that an H Apple Watch would last maybe 2-3 years before I’d get the itch to upgrade.

Just another question...when you trade in the old one you would have to buy the new one from Apple? (Stupid question I know). I mean, if I wanted to buy a new, upgraded H Apple Watch from the H boutique, would the boutique take the trade in on behalf of Apple? (I guess I am confused where do people normally buy their H Apple watches from—Apple or H?)

Many thanks!
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I suspect Apple doesn't have a buyback program for AW, other than trading in for a new model. It's worth asking, I suppose. Last winter I bought a new MacBook Air and when I was in the store I mentioned I had an older MacBook at home but it hadn't occurred to me to trade it in (it was probably 10 years old!). The salesperson explained to me for the laptops, you can just walk in the store with an old model and they'll buy it back from you - no new purchase required. I went back a few weeks later and got $100 for my ancient MacBook which is just a drop in the bucket compared to buying a new model, but still $100 more than I ever expected to get for the old machine.

I've heard the trade-in value for AWH is disappointing. When I upgrade to S7 or S8, I'll probably look to sell my S5 on eBay or maybe TRR.

I ordered my watch and a couple of in-season H bands from Apple, because they ship more quickly than Hermes online (my city does not have an Hermes boutique). I stalked the H website for a few months after buying my AWH and they occasionally have older, previous season bands pop up individually. Eventually I ordered 2 bands from Hermes, and it was nice because you get the same quality of packaging as ordering jewelry or other items from the H website, versus the basic packaging you get from Apple.
 
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ehemelay said:
I suspect Apple doesn't have a buyback program for AW, other than trading in for a new model. It's worth asking, I suppose. Last winter I bought a new MacBook Air and when I was in the store I mentioned I had an older MacBook at home but it hadn't occurred to me to trade it in (it was probably 10 years old!). The salesperson explained to me for the laptops, you can just walk in the store with an old model and they'll buy it back from you - no new purchase required. I went back a few weeks later and got $100 for my ancient MacBook which is just a drop in the bucket compared to buying a new model, but still $100 more than I ever expected to get for the old machine.

I've heard the trade-in value for AWH is disappointing. When I upgrade to S7 or S8, I'll probably look to sell my S5 on eBay or maybe TRR.

I ordered my watch and a couple of in-season H bands from Apple, because they ship more quickly than Hermes online (my city does not have an Hermes boutique). I stalked the H website for a few months after buying my AWH and they occasionally have older, previous season bands pop up individually. Eventually I ordered 2 bands from Hermes, and it was nice because you get the same quality of packaging as ordering jewelry or other items from the H website, versus the basic packaging you get from Apple.
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a series 5 trade in at Apple for the watch (no bands) right now is $240 (i think). You just take it in and “sell” it once you are ready like any other Apple product they do buy backs with. I do it with Apple because it is hassle free, although I’m sure I might sell it for more elsewhere.
 
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Foxy trini said:
First time AW purchaser here, and excited to order the H version. Do most own 40 or 44? Seems like I should get the 40 based on my wrist measurements but wondering if there’s a strong size preference based on aesthetics or use case. Also, sort of hate that the all black doesn’t come with the H orange sport band. Thanks in advance!
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How fun to get your first! I own the 40, and I tried the larger face on my first AW. Even though I’m 5’8” and it looked ok, I found it bothered me size-wise. I found the 40 to still be just as readable and just liked the fit better. It’s whatever suits you - glad I wisee up after my first one and got what I liked as I can use all the 40 bands with each new watch. Let us know what you decide! Can’t wait to see it.
 
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After reading everything here I went on Apple to order. Two questions...is the orange sport band still included? I didn’t see it anywhere. Thoughts...if I do a size 40 and get the new smaller double tour do you think it will fit my smallish wrist? (No try ons at Apple Stores) TIA.
 
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Jujuma said:
After reading everything here I went on Apple to order. Two questions...is the orange sport band still included? I didn’t see it anywhere. Thoughts...if I do a size 40 and get the new smaller double tour do you think it will fit my smallish wrist? (No try ons at Apple Stores) TIA.
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yes the orange sport band still included with the stainless steel version.
 
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Jujuma said:
After reading everything here I went on Apple to order. Two questions...is the orange sport band still included? I didn’t see it anywhere. Thoughts...if I do a size 40 and get the new smaller double tour do you think it will fit my smallish wrist? (No try ons at Apple Stores) TIA.
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DK for sure if it will fit your wrist, but the H DT bands tend to run small. For some of us with normal size wrists they sometimes don’t fit. The DT fits me but on last hole or 2nd to last and my wrists are fairly small. So perhaps it will fit perfectly for you. They do provide measurements on the website, but not always easy to figure out. Good luck!
 
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