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| Buying a new Apple Watch band gets even more confusing |
The Apple Watch Series 7 is one of the many announcements made at Apple's livestream event in California when it hit the stage with the new iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPad mini with charging capability.
This watch uses new sizes of 41 and 45 mm, eliminating the standard 40 and 44 mm sizes of previous generations of Apple Watch.
As expected, the company has updated its inventory of watch straps online with the new size. But not many of them anymore include 38, 40, 42 and 44 mm size options for all belts.
Although at first glance it seems that the company has unofficially stopped supporting all previous models. but not.
However, the company made it even more confusing to quickly find an accessory to fit your watch size. If you see that you like the 41mm tape, that means it works on 38mm and 40mm chassis as well.
The 45mm band is suitable for Apple Watch models with 42mm or 44mm frames. To ensure you get the size that fits your watch, the company's website provides compatibility details under the size options. So if you are in doubt, click on it.
Buying a new Apple Watch band gets even more confusing
Buying a Solo Loop is more complicated. But there is nothing new in that. These bands are only compatible with Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Series 4 and later models.
Single loop bands are available in sizes 1-9 for Apple Watch models 40 and 41mm, while 44 and 45mm models feature sizes 4 through 12.
With the Solo Loop Sling, you will need to measure the circumference of your wrist to find the size that matches the company's size guidelines.
The smaller bands of the two new sizes are suitable for older and smaller Apple Watch models, and vice versa.
The larger Apple Watch strap ensured that it would be used primarily with early wearables, which were the largest size options at the time.