Apple has one of the best wearables on the market today with the Apple Watch Series 8. It comes with powerful health- and fitness-tracking features, like 24/7 continuous heart rate monitoring, ECG, fall detection, SpO2 monitoring, body temperature monitoring, sleep tracking, and more. And with watchOS 9 , you can track pretty much any workout and even set up custom workouts to fit your needs.
The Braided Solo Loop bands are compatible with Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Series 4 or newer, just make sure you measure your wrist correctly to get the right band. As the Solo bands have no buckle or any other way to reduce in size, you'll want to make sure you're getting the right fit. Apple Modern Buckle Apple Milanese Loop Pros Cons If metal is more your style, Apple has you covered. The company's stunning Milanese Loop, a modern interpretation of a design developed in Milan at the end of the 19th century, touts a stainless-steel gold, silver, or graphite design, wraps around your wrist, and adjusts with the help of magnets.
The silver color costs $349, while the Space Black version is $449. It's pricey, but traditional watches and styles don't come cheap. Nomad Horween Leather Strap More Kades Metal Band for Apple Watch Pros Cons Though Apple's Link Bracelet is excellent, it's also very pricey. The Kades Metal Apple Watch band offers an affordable way to sport a stainless-steel band. Like most stainless-steel watchbands, it features a double clasp in a butterfly style and is easily adjustable via removable links. It comes in both silver-colored stainless steel and black.
Casetify Cats Apple Watch band Nomad Sport Band Pros Cons Nomad's Sport Bands are made with a comfortable and lightweight silicone material. They're similar to Apple's Sport Band with the pin and tuck kind of enclosure, but it has a more rugged look and feel to them with the lugs and buckle enclosure. Even though it's designed to be a sporty band for fitness aficionados, anyone can wear it and it makes a bold statement.
Ullu Premium Leather Band The Strap Smith Baseball Glove Straps Pros Cons Handcrafted from vintage baseball gloves, this band is perfect for the sports enthusiast. This band is not only stylish but durable as well. If you're more of a football fan, the Strap Smith also makes a custom football band. Just be aware you have to pay an extra $25 if you want the necessary hardware fitted to attach the strap to the watch. Bonus: you can choose the color to match your choice of watch case.