can apple watch bands be changed?

Of course! Apple Watches are, in our opinion, some of the best watches for easy and quick customization. Thanks to their unique connection system for bands, it's for just about anyone to swap out their bands in seconds. 

Unlike other bands that have "quick-release" pins and connectors, Apple Watches use a proprietary system that allows you to simply press a small button on the inside of your watch face to release the band from your watch face. As you slide a new band in, it clicks into place and won't continue to slide, as long as you have it facing the proper direction. 

What stores sell Apple Watch Bands?

You can find Apple Watch Bands at a variety of retailers in person and online. If you're looking for new bands for your iWatch, you're probably looking for something a bit more comfortable or stylish than what came with your watch originally. 

While you can get them directly from Apple, many people find that cost prohibitive. While Apple certainly makes and sells the highest quality watch bands, their pricing is usually far higher than others on the market.

For people who are looking for customization of their watch and would like the ability to swap their bands out to match their mood or outfit, ZOX create an entire line of Apple Watch Bands after thousands of customer requests. These bands are affordably priced at just $25, making it easy to buy one or several that fit your lifestyle. If you're looking for a store that sells Apple Watch Bands, you can shop ZOX's line of watch bands here. 

Apple Watch Bands Near Me

Even though we've been around since 2011, we've always focused on creating experiences our customers will love and building our own relationships with them. Over the past few years, we've found a few stores that share our approach on customer relationships and we've started to sell to them. However, if you're looking for watch bands near you, what is closer than the palm of your hand? 

Shopping for watch bands online is easy with ZOX and our happiness guarantee. We know you're going to love your watch band, which is why if you don't love it more than your original band, we'll give you a full refund as long as you pass your ZOX Watch Band along to a friend who will wear it. 

If you'd like to find your new favorite Apple Watch Band now, you can start shopping here.

Which Apple Watch Bands are the best?

The answer to that question really depends on what activities you're looking to do with your watch. If you're someone who's wearing it in mostly inactive settings such as an office or out to dinner or a movie, there are bands on the market that work better for these types of occasions such as leather, acetate, or other types. 

However, if you're using your Watch for more athletic activities such as workouts, swimming, hiking, soccer, or cross-fit, you'll want something more dynamic.

While Apple does sell as Silicone Sport band with holes to help make the watch more breathable, we don't feel that this is a great option for those staying active. 

We believe the best Apple Watch Bands for exercise are ones that are soft, stretchy, and breathable while still being easy to clean. ZOX Apple Watch Bands are a great option. They're made from super soft and stretchy elastic that's breathable and quick-drying. Along with that, an adjustable clasp makes it easy to adjust your watches fit on the go for customized comfort based on your activities. 

Plus, as needed, they're easy to clean. You can wear them in the shower, in the pool, the ocean, or anywhere. Whenever they need to be cleaned, we recommend washing them on cold with a load of laundry, preferably inside of a washer bag, and then tumble drying on low. 

Which Apple Watch Band Size

One of the most frequent comments we see is confusion on Apple Watch Band sizing. 

Thankfully, due to Apples strict usage of only 2 different sizes over the entire lifetime of the Apple Watch, it's extremely simple to size your Apple Watch Band. 

There are what we call:
- Small Connectors
- Large/Ultra Connectors

These connectors fit with the Smaller or Larger sized models for each year. Apple Watch Ultra uses the exact same connector as a Larger model Apple Watch. So if you're upgrading to an Ultra from a larger model, your old watch bands will continue to fit your Ultra. 

If you're not sure if you have the smaller or larger model, you can:

> Open your watch face
> Navigate to settings
> General Info

Inside there, you'll see your watch series and size in MM. 

Small Connectors work with:
- 38mm Apple Watch
- 40mm Apple Watch
- 41mm Apple Watch

Large Connectors work with:
- 42mm Apple Watch
- 44mm Apple Watch
- 45mm Apple Watch
- Apple Watch Ultra
- Apple Watch Ultra 2

No matter what series you have, your Apple Watch is compatible with one of these two sizes. 

Why are Apple Watch Bands So Expensive?

For one, you're buying a band for a $250-800 Watch. Apple expects people who have this level of income to be able to afford a premium watch band that costs roughly 20% of the watches price. 

Along with that, Apple has some of the most meticulous production standards of any company in any industry. Their level of engineering goes far beyond what any smaller business such as ours could do. Simply put, they're over engineering their bands for the ultimate level of quality. 

For people who aren't needing the ultimate level, the question then becomes, what is a good price point for an Apple Watch?

During our testing, we tested dozens of different watch band brands and types to see what level of quality they were. 

When it comes to the cheaper options on Amazon, we found a very noticeable difference. Their silicone/rubber was far harsher than what Apple offers. While we found Apple to have a silky smooth silicone, similar styled bands from Amazon under $15 really didn't come close to the level of quality of Apple.

While testing fabric bands, we found several issues such as rougher material. They were definitely more comfortable than the silicone bands, however, their fabric was a bit more rough and rugged than what we wanted. 

The reason we had some many customer requests over the years to make watch bands was because our world-famous elastic wristbands are super soft, super stretchy, and super comfortable. Our customers recognized it before we did, ZOX Elastic would make the perfect Apple Watch Bands. 

They were right. At ZOX, we wanted to make affordable watch bands that were high quality and easy to collect. At just $25 per band, you can get one or several to upgrade and personalize your watch daily. 

Apple Watch Band Without Nickel

When developing our Apple Watch Bands, we wanted to create beautiful bands that anyone could wear. 

While it's nearly impossible to make something that's fully allergy free to all humans, we knew that Nickel Allergies are very prevalent. That's why we use Nickel-Free clasps for our adjustable sliders on the band. These are made from a Zinc Alloy and are fully nickel-free and safe to wear.