My whole life I’ve wanted to wear watches. They are small, techy, and carry a world of possibilty inside a compact space. The problem, though, has been the bands. I have small wrists, and as a teen they were even thinner. I could never find the right distance between the lug holes (yes I had to look that up) on the band. The watch either felt too tight or too loose. 

When I was sixteen I was gited a casio watch with a bunch of cool functionality, including the ability to take a few short notes. It was fun. I felt like Inspector Gadget. Later I tried various Fitbit devices and loved fiddling with them.

But it wasn’t until the Apple Watch that I finally landed with something I could stand to wear for months (now years) on end. Its the band. Having an elastic loop on the Apple Watch that can be adjusted in tiny bits to just the right comfort level is amazing. 

My current wear is the Apple Watch Ultra with trail loop. It’s great.

After a year its beginning to show some wear around the points where it comes in contact with the watch, but overall I’ve been very happy with it. 

A few months ago I purchased a milanese loop band from Apple (the cheap one, not the expensive one) for a wedding. I wanted something a little nicer, a bit more formal to go with my suit. The adjustability is fantastic. I can tweak it and find just the right fit, not too snug and not too lose. 

However, and this seems to be a problem with all metal bands I’ve tried so far, it pulls at my wrist hairs. While wearing the metal band I feel the tug against my skin a few times a day. Just once would be fine, but it happens at odd intervals and its painful.

I even trimmed my arm hairs to see if it would help. Nothing, it still pulls. Frankly I don’t know how people manage to wear these types of bands. It’s unfortunate because I really like the look. 

With that said, I’m glad I can wear the trail loop and move on.